Rocco Mediate and Bob Estes were in contention throughout the 2024 Constellation Furyk & Friends, so it was only fitting that the two went to a playoff where the 61-year-old Mediate outlasted Estes for the tournament victory.
Both finished the three-day PGA Tour Champions showcase with a score of 12-under and after they each pared the No. 18 hole, Mediate eventually won the battle after Estes bogeyed No. 18 the second time around in the sudden death playoff format.
Mediate parred the hole once again and claimed the win, his fifth since joining the PGA Tour Champions in 2013, including winning the 2016 Senior PGA Championship.
He is probably best known for going toe-to-toe with Tiger Woods during an 18-hole playoff at the 2008 U.S. Open, where he eventually finished runner up.
Estes opened the tournament shooting six-under, while Mediate was one behind him at five-under, however, the scores would flip in the second round, as it was Mediate posting a six-under and Estes with a five-under round.
The scores hovered more around par during the final round on Sunday, Oct. 6, as the playing conditions were difficult with rain on and off in the area for much of the day, which made a tough Timuquana Country Club course even more challenging.
Both Mediate and Estes shot a round of one-under on the final day, which was good enough for a two-shot lead overall for the tournament, as Greg Chalmers of Australia made a push with a four-under final round but finished at 10-under.
One of the few that the wet conditions did not seem to bother was American Shane Bertsch, who shot a final round low score of 64 to come home in a tie for 18th at six-under for the tournament.
With the win, Mediate made a major leap up the Schwab Cup standings, from 30rd to 13th and has earned $912,452 in 16 events on the season.
This was the fourth annual Furyk & Friends, all of which have been held at Timuquana Country Club in Jacksonville each year, and it continues to be strong relationship as the event continues to further create its tradition as a marquee October event on the PGA Tour Champions calendar.
