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Are You Kidding Me?

The Story of Rocco Mediate's Extraordinary Battle with Tiger Woods at the US Open

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By John Feinstein

By Rocco Mediate

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June 2008’s US Open produced one of the most unexpected and dramatic showdowns in golf history. Day after day the invincible Tiger Woods was challenged by Rocco Mediate, a respected journeyman. On Sunday, both ended play tied at par, forcing a playoff. Defying expectations, Mediate played Woods to yet another tie, losing only after forcing a sudden-death showdown.

Through it all, Rocco Mediate emerged as one of the most likable, open, and fascinating golfers. In Are You Kidding Me?, he tells the full story of these five life-changing days. With John Feinstein, whose insider knowledge of the golf world is unparalleled, Mediate relives one of sport’s greatest feats, how one man overcame every obstacle to challenge the game’s finest.

  • RESOUNDING PRAISE FOR AMERICA'S FAVORITE SPORTSWRITER:
    "John Feinstein...has done perhaps as much for golf writing as Arnold Palmer has for golf."
    Ron Rappaport, Washington Monthly
  • "Feinstein is the most successful sportswriter in America....He has the gift of re-creating events known to us all while infusing them with excitement, even suspense."
    Jay Nordlinger, Wall Street Journal
  • "The best chronicler in sports journalism."
    Craig Smith, Seattle Times
  • "John Feinstein has become sportswriting's John Grisham."
    David Kindred, Sporting News
  • "Feinstein makes you care."
    Bruce Fetts, Entertainment Weekly
  • "One of the best sportswriters alive."
    Larry King, USA Today

On Sale
May 26, 2010
Page Count
352 pages
Publisher
Back Bay Books
ISBN-13
9780316049115

John Feinstein

About the Author

John Feinstein is the author of forty-five books, including two #1 New York Times bestsellers, A Season on the Brink and A Good Walk Spoiled. His mystery novel, Last Shot, won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for mystery writing in the Young Adult category. He is a member of six Halls of Fame and is a contributing columnist for The Washington Post. Additionally, he does color commentary for VCU basketball, George Mason basketball, and Longwood basketball. He is also does commentary for the Navy radio network and is a regular on The Sports Junkies in his hometown of Washington, DC.

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Rocco Mediate

About the Author

John Feinstein is the bestselling author of Living on the Black, Tales from Q School, Last Dance, Next Man Up, Let Me Tell You a Story (with Red Auerbach), Caddy for Life, Open, The Punch, The Last Amateurs, The Majors, A Good Walk Spoiled, A Civil War, A Season on the Brink, Play Ball, Hard Courts, and three sports mystery novels for young readers. He writes for the Washington Post, Washingtonpost.com, and Golf Digest and is a regular commentator on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition.

Rocco Mediate has been playing professional golf since 1985. He lives in Los Angeles.

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