Rocco Anthony Mediate commonly known as Rocco Mediate is an American Professional golfer. The fifty-five years old has won six times on the PGA Tour as well as three on the Champions Tour. In the 2007 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines South Course.
Mediate won the Senior PGA Championship, one of the five senior majors. After a divorce from a former spouse, the pro golfer has a blissful personal life too. As of 2021, he has a jaw-dropping net worth of $20 million.
Rocco Mediate has an estimated net worth of $20 million in 2021, including all of his properties and earnings. What's more, Mediate has PGA Tour career earnings of over $16,824,617 and has earned a total of $18,100,640 from official and unofficial matches from golf. While the highest-earning golfer, Tiger Woods earned about $115 million.
Rocco Mediate has earned more than $18 Million from his Career. SOURCE: Instagram- @rocco_golf In addition, he also made good earnings through his endorsement deals. In 2015, he signed an equipment endorsement deal with Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG). He also had a deal with Osteo Bi-Flex, the highly regarded health equipment brand, signed in 2017. He was even spotted displaying the company’s logo on his hat at tournaments. Besides, he has also partnered with Lumos Networks and Nature's Bounty.
Rocco Mediate is currently married to his wife Jessica Somers. He was previously married to his former wife Linda Newell Mediate. The lovely tied the knot in 1988. Rocco first met Linda while she worked in his father's barbershop.
Rocco Mediate and his wife Jessica Mediate SOURCE: Odt Additionally, the pair together has three children named Macro Mediate, Nicco Mediate, and Rocco Mediate. After several difficulties in their relationship, Rocco and Linda ended their marriage in 2008 and the divorce was finalized in 2013. Rocco Mediate got engaged to his girlfriend Jessica Somers the same year in 2013.
The couple tied the knot, the next year on January 20, 2014, in Hawaii. The couple met through mutual friends in 2008 and got to know each other as friends before their romance blossomed in 2011. His wife Jessica used to work in sales in Phoenix, Arizona
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Rocco Anthony Mediate was born on December 17, 1962, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Mediate is a distinguished American professional golfer with a successful career in the sport. Rocco has achieved notable victories, securing six wins on the PGA Tour and three on the PGA Tour Champions.
Rocco Mediate on Timber Tech Championship. SOURCE: Instagram- @rocco_golf Mediate's passion for golf began during his college years at Florida Southern College, where he was a vital member of the golf team, leading them to victory in the 1985 Division II national team championship. Turning professional in 1985, Mediate's exceptional putting skills and early use of a long putter became his trademark.
Among his notable accomplishments are triumphs at the 2000 Buick Open and the 2016 Senior PGA Championship. Despite finishing as the runner-up in the 2008 U.S. Open, narrowly losing to Tiger Woods in a thrilling sudden-death hole after an 18-hole playoff.
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In 1985, Mediate began his golf career professionally. On 4th March 1991, he won his 1st PGA Tour at Doral-Ryder Open. Later two years, he won his second PGA tour at KMart Greater Greensboro Open. Likewise, he is a PGA tour winner in 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2010 respectively.
Furthermore, the golfer has been characteristic in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking and is regarded to be one of the best putters in golf. In 2016, he won the Senior PGA Championship. The following year, the championship was won by Bernhard Langer.
Overall, he has won six PGA tours, 3 champion tours and has a total of 12 professional wins throughout his career. An active PGA Tour and Champions Tour winner, he has bagged numerous awards and rewards.
