Name: Rocco Mediate breaks down path to PGA TOUR
Uploaded: 2025-11-04T15:00:00.000Z
Duration: 194 s
Description: Rocco Mediate discusses how he made it through Q-School in 1985 to earn his PGA TOUR card and how he developed his game early in his career.

 To celebrate Tiger Woods' 50th birthday, Rocco Mediate talks about the impact Woods would have on the Champions Tour, where players must be at least 50 years old to play.

Rocco Mediate on Tiger Woods potentially joining PGA TOUR Champions

Rocco Mediate discusses how he made it through Q-School in 1985 to earn his PGA TOUR card and how he developed his game early in his career.

Rocco Mediate breaks down path to PGA TOUR 

Over the years, Rocco Mediate answers questions from the media about his loss to Tiger Woods in a playoff at the 2008 U.S. Open. Mediate reflects on the five-day tournament and how he remains positive.

Rocco Mediate reflects on 2008 U.S. Open playoff with Tiger Woods

Hear from Tiger Woods, Rocco Mediate and more as they recount the events of the final two days of the 2008 U.S. Open where Woods converted a 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to tie Mediate and force a 19-hole playoff the following day at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California. Woods' victory on what later turned out to be a fractured leg, represents one of the most dramatic championship weeks in U.S. Open history.

Tiger Woods’ 2008 U.S. Open victory, playoff revisited

Incredible hole-outs and great shots from the bunkers during the Safeway Open at Silverado Resort and Spa (North) in Napa, California.

Best of: bunker shots at the Safeway Open

Check out the top 5 shots of the week from the 2019 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Oasis Championship, featuring Jordan Spieth, Scott Stallings, Brandt Snedeker, Tony Romo, and Rocco Mediate.

Rocco Mediate's eagle hole out leads Shots of the Week

Check out the top 10 shots in the history of the Safeway Open, featuring an ace, one stellar eagle hole-out, and a few memorable winning shots.   


All-time shots from the Safeway Open

During the third round of the 2016 Barracuda Championship, players compete for the "Barracuda Bonus," a $50,000 charitable donation given in the name of the player who collects the most Modified Stableford points on the par-5 18th hole over the course of the four competitive rounds.

Barracuda Bonus highlights of hole No. 18 from Round 3

Check out the top five shots of the week from Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation and Mitsubishi Electronic Championship featuring Bill Haas, James Hahn, Matt Kuchar, Rocco Mediate, and Phil Mickelson.

Bill Haas' swing from the bunker leads Shots of the Week

Prior to the 2014 Wyndham Championship, Rocco Mediate talks about the moment he received a sponsor exemption for this year's tournament and also talks about the physical toll golf takes on the human body.

Rocco Mediate comments before Wyndham

Check out the top five shots of the week from the 2014 Humana Challenge and 2014 Mitsubishi Championship featuring Keegan Bradley, Fred Couples, Ken Duke, Rocco Mediate & Patrick Reed.

Keegan Bradley and Ken Duke record aces to lead Shots of the Week

Check out Rocco Mediate's incredible hole out for eagle at the short par-4  17th hole in the final round of the 2010 Frys.com Open that helped earn him a one stoke victory.

Rocco Mediate holes out from 116 yards at 2010 Frys.com Open

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In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Kristoffer Reitan holed an 84-foot eagle on the par-5 15th hole. 

Kristoffer Reitan’s amazing 84-foot eagle is the Shot of the Day

Check out the best shots of the day from Round 2 of the 2026 Truist Championship, featuring Sungjae Im, Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy, and Chandler Blanchet, among others.

PGA TOUR Highlights | Round 2 | Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Chandler Blanchet gave the people fireworks with a hole-in-one on the 188-yard, par-3 17th hole for birdie.

Chandler Blanchet just needs one, with hole-in-one on No. 17 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Nicolai Højgaard's drive on the 525-yard, par-5 seventh hole traveled 339 yards into the left rough, leaving 198 yards to the hole. His 192-yard approach landed in the left rough 57 feet 2 inches from the pin. Højgaard's 46-foot 2-inch shot from the rough found the left green 11 feet 4 inches away, and he made the 11-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Nicolai Højgaard drains 11-foot putt for birdie on No. 7 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Rickie Fowler's drive on the 515-yard, par-4 16th went 304 yards into the right fairway, his 198-yard approach landed on the left green 18 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 18-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Rickie Fowler's 198-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 16 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Tommy Fleetwood's tee shot on the 188-yard, par-3 17th hole landed on the right green 4 feet 11 inches from the cup, and he made the 4-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood hits tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Rory McIlroy's drive on the 515-yard, par-4 16th went 393 yards into the right rough, his 105-yard approach landed on the left green 11 feet from the hole, and he made the 11-foot putt for birdie.

Rory McIlroy's 105-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 16 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Alex Fitzpatrick's drive on the 590-yard, par-5 15th traveled 294 yards into the left fairway, leaving 279 yards to the hole. His 266-yard approach from the fairway found the left bunker, 59 feet 6 inches from the pin. Fitzpatrick's 57-foot-5-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the right green 2 feet away, and he made the 2-foot putt for birdie.

Alex Fitzpatrick sinks 2-foot putt for birdie on No. 15 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Rory McIlroy's drive on the 590-yard, par-5 15th went 332 yards into the left fairway, his 236-yard approach landed on the right green 40 feet 9 inches from the hole, he missed a 41-foot 6-inch putt finishing 2 feet 5 inches short, and he made the 2-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Rory McIlroy's 236-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 15 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Matt Fitzpatrick makes birdie on No. 15 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Rickie Fowler's drive on the 346-yard, par-4 14th hole traveled 334 yards and landed on the right green, finishing 15 feet 5 inches from the hole. His 18-foot-1-inch putt missed, stopping 2 feet 4 inches from the cup, and he missed the short putt for bogey.

Rickie Fowler drives the green, sets up birdie on No. 14 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Brian Harman's drive on the 346-yard, par-4 14th traveled 313 yards into the right fairway, his 88-foot-10-inch shot from the fairway landed on the right green 5 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 5-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Brian Harman makes 6-foot putt for birdie on No. 14 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Tommy Fleetwood's drive on the 346-yard, par-4 14th traveled 281 yards into the left fairway, leaving 62 yards to the hole. His 59-yard approach landed on the left green 13 feet from the cup, and he made the 13-foot putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Rory McIlroy's tee shot on the 177-yard, par-3 13th found the left green, finishing 2 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made the putt for birdie.

Rory McIlroy drops tee shot to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Justin Rose's tee shot on the par-3 13th hole landed on the left green, 7 feet 11 inches from the cup, and he made the putt for birdie.

Justin Rose hits tee shot to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Rickie Fowler's drive on the 443-yard, par-4 12th hole traveled 302 yards into the left fairway, his 140-yard approach landed on the right green 8 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made the 8-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Rickie Fowler's approach sets up birdie on No. 12 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Kristoffer Reitan's drive on the 590-yard, par-5 15th hole traveled 309 yards into the left fairway, leaving 268 yards to the hole. His 247-yard shot from the fairway found the right fairway, settling 84 feet 9 inches from the cup. Reitan then holed the 84-foot-9-inch shot from the fairway for eagle.

Kristoffer Reitan from off the green nails 85-foot putt for eagle on No. 15 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2026 Truist Championship, Cameron Young's drive on the 340-yard, par-4 eighth hole went 315 yards into the left fairway, his 85-foot-11-inch shot from the fairway landed on the right green 2 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made the 2-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.