Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 4, 2008; Page E10 Rocco Mediate has gained legions of fans since he dueled with Tiger Woods in a 19-hole playoff at the U.S. Open a little more than two weeks ago. Yesterday at the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club, Mediate drew some of the biggest galleries on the course. At No. 10 -- his first hole of the round -- fans lined up 10 deep to watch him tee off. One man held up a sign that read: "Greensburg, Pa. Loves Rocco." Mediate was born in Greensburg, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Another fan yelled: "Thanks for making Tiger earn one!" as Mediate came off the 11th green. The previously anonymous journeyman has been receiving warm receptions everywhere he's been since losing his showdown with Woods. Last week at the Buick Open, fans were yelling and screaming his name. "It's...
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