News Nearby: John Daly and Rocco Mediate to Compete in Mylan Classic

Officials from the  announced Monday that the 2011 tournament field will include PGA TOUR fan favorites John Daly and Rocco Mediate.

In addition to playing in the Mylan Classic, Daly and Mediate will host a joint clinic Aug. 31, beginning at noon.

Two-time major championship winner Daly, who played and won on the Nationwide Tour in 1990, will compete in the Mylan Classic for the first time this year.

He has amassed five career PGA TOUR victories, plus four international wins in South Africa, Asia and Europe.

The Arkansas resident has also committed to play in the Nationwide Tour’s News Sentinel Open in Knoxville, Tenn., which will be held the week before the Mylan Classic.

Rocco Mediate, of nearby Greensburg has six wins on the PGA TOUR over the course of his 25-year career and is the defending champion of this year’s Frys.com Open in northern California. Mediate finished second at the 2008 U.S.

Open at Torrey Pines when he and Tiger Woods played in only the third sudden death round in U.S. Open history. The second place finish catapulted Rocco from 158th to 47th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

"We are extremely excited to have had two seasoned veterans of the PGA TOUR commit to play in the Mylan Classic,” said Rodney L. Piatt, Southpointe Golf Club president. “ and now Rocco and John competing in the event, this year’s tournament is really going to be special.”

As a community event, the Mylan Classic offers both championship golf and entertainment for the whole family.

Weekly tournament tickets for the Mylan Classic are priced at $25 and include admission for the tournament itself, as well as concerts by Jerrod Niemann, Steel Magnolia, Scott Blasey, Joe Grushecky and The Spinners.

Also scheduled for tournament week are the Youth Clinic presented by Highmark, Women’s Golf Clinic presented by Washington Hospital, pro-am events, Pink on the Links and a Military Appreciation Day.

To purchase tickets online and support your favorite charity, please visit www.MylanClassic.com.