Mediate wins 'ugly' battle Thorpe tips Jacobs on first playoff hole to claim Tradition

Rocco Mediate admitted he couldn't have won ugly 10 years ago. Hepulled it off Sunday without a hitch in the Greater GreensboroChrysler Classic.

Mediate, holding his nerves together while battling 30 mph windgusts and a shaky swing, shot a 1-under 71 for a three-stroke victoryover Mark Calcavecchia in Greensboro, N.C.

"Today I had nothing," said Mediate, who also had rounds of 68, 67and 66. "I just felt bad out there. I didn't feel like I could putthe ball where I wanted to because I didn't know what the wind wasgoing to do.

"It was just about survival. This was ugly and I just kept goingforward and going forward. That's what's most satisfying to …