{"id":8873,"date":"2010-01-27T23:03:26","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T07:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/?p=8873"},"modified":"2010-01-27T23:03:48","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T07:03:48","slug":"mediate-talkls-csi-and-golf-writers-weigh-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2010\/01\/mediate-talkls-csi-and-golf-writers-weigh-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediate Talks ‘CSI’, And Golf Writers Weigh In"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real life golfer Rocco Mediate<\/b> enjoyed appearing<\/a> on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation<\/i>, but others familiar with the sport had a few things to say about the latest episode, “Long Ball”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nMediate was one of several golf personalities to guest-star in the episode. “After Thanksgiving, my agent got a phone call that CSI<\/i> wanted me to be on the show,” he told ESPN Golf. “I thought he was joking. I was like, ‘Should I do it?’ And he goes, ‘I’ll kill you if you don’t.’ True story. So I did it.”<\/p>\n

\n“It was a whole golf-oriented show, with [Gary<\/b>] McCord<\/b>, [David<\/b>] Feherty<\/b>, Duffy Waldorf<\/b>, Natalie Gulbis<\/b> and Kevin Na<\/b>,” Mediate continued. “They did a great job of actually making it look like a PGA Tour event. We helped with all of that; told them what we would do and wouldn’t do. Since I was playing myself, I asked the director if I could change a couple of lines since some of the things I wouldn’t say. If I was going to be me, I wanted to be me instead of someone else and they said no problem. It worked out well.”<\/p>\n

\n“It’s pretty neat how they do those shows,” he told PGATour.com. “I’ve always watched CSI<\/i>, so…it was fun to do it.” He added, “No acting involved, just kind of throwing a few lines out there and they filmed it a few times, and that was it.” But don’t expect Mediate to have a big acting career. “I played myself, so I’m typecast now,” he joked. “I can’t get any other acting jobs because nobody wants me—how many times can I play me? But it was fun. It was a blast. ”<\/p>\n

\nAfter “Long Ball” aired, Golf.com provided some commentary<\/a> on several aspects of the episode, including the “juiced” golf balls and the drug use of a former player-turned-caddie. For fans who are interested, the website also provided a list<\/a> of people who have been injured with a broken golf club like the victim on CSI<\/i>.
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\nSource: ESPN Golf<\/a>, PGA Tour<\/a> and Golf.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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