Golfer shares tale of Tiger stiffing him

Rocco Mediate recently shared a story about Tiger Woods that gives us an interesting glimpse at the golf legend?s personality. Mediate sat down with Golf Channel?s David Feherty for an interview on ?Feherty? (Mondays 10:00 p.m. ET on Golf Channel) last week and said he still hasn?t had a chance to chat with Tiger about their dramatic playoff at the 2008 US Open. Woods, playing on a bad knee that would require season-ending surgery, sunk a birdie putt on the 72nd hole to tie him with Mediate, who was in the clubhouse at -1. The two played an 18-hole playoff on Monday to determine the winner. Tiger again made birdie on the last hole of the playoff round to tie Mediate. Woods then beat Mediate in a sudden-death playoff hole to win the tournament. Battling Woods head-to-head for the entire day is Mediate?s biggest claim to fame. So when he saw Tiger the next year at the 2009 Players Championship, he was hoping his competitor could give him a nice personalized autograph. Mediate told F...

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