Rooting For Rocco?
Rocco Mediate, tied with Tiger Woods by one stroke after 18 holes of today's U.S. Open playoff, would be the first player to win the Open after claiming multiple PGA Tour wins in Greensboro. He won here in 1993 and 2002.
Byron Nelson and Billy Casper are the other multiple GGO champs whose resumes also included U.S. Open titles.
If Mediate wins today and plays at the Wyndham Championship in August -- I know this may represent jumping the gun -- he'll be only the fourth major champion since 1990 to compete here after claiming a major in the same year. The others: 2003 U.S. Open winner Jim Furyk; 1998 Masters winner Mark O'Meara; and 1992 Masters champ Fred Couples.