Greensburg's Rocco Mediate advances in U.S. Senior Open; Knapp, Cooper do not
Rocco Mediate will playing this weekend.
That’s because the Greensburg native made the cut at the USGA U.S. Senior Open on Friday at Notre Dame’s Warren Golf course in South Bend, Ind.
Mediate shot a 1-under par 69 and is 1-over for the tournament. He is tied for 53rd.
Two other local golfers — Oakmont’s Sean Knapp and McKeesport’s Brian Cooper — failed to make the cut.
Knapp shot an 8-over par 78 and finished at 9-over. Cooper shot a 3-over par 73 and finished at 7-over.
Knapp will be back in action Monday at the West Penn Amateur at Oakmont Country Club.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
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