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Brayden Conover

Photos: Michael Block through the years

Michael Block took the golf world by storm at the 2023 PGA Championship after a T-15 finish at Oak Hill.

The club pro at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, in Mission Viejo, California, had a week to remember in Rochester, New York. Between playing with Rory McIlroy in the final round of a major, a hole-in-one and one of the best up-and-downs we’ve seen in recent history, Block is one of the biggest names in the game at the moment.

After his performance at Oak Hill, the sponsor invites came flooding in and resulted in Block changing his flight back home to California to Fort Worth, Texas, to play at Colonial.

The golf world should know that Block is no flash in the pan. He’s played in over 25 PGA Tour events including two U.S. Opens and five PGA Championships. Block also won Southern California PGA Player of the Year honors nine times between 2012 and 2022.

His T-15 at Oak Hill not only netted him a couple of sponsor invites, but it also gave him an exemption into the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Until then, let’s all enjoy the Block party.

Michael Block is handed a club from his caddie Joe Marcher during the first round of…
Michael Block hits a tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the…
Michael Block hits a tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the…
Michael Block of the United States hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the…
Michael Block of the United States team plays a shot during the singles matches on Day…
Michael Block hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the…
Michael Block tees off the eighth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf…
Michael Block plays his shot from the second tee during the first round of the Farmers…
Michael Block reacts to a tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of…
Michael Block watches his tee shot on the 3rd-hole.
Michael Block of The United States waits to putt on the first hole during the third…
PGA Professional Michael Block tips his cap to fans on the 18th hole after carding a…
Michael Block of the United States, PGA of America Club Professional, lines up a putt on…
Michael Block acknowledges the fans on the 18th green during the final round of the PGA…
Michael Block of The United States is congratulated by his playing partner Rory McIlroy of Northern…
Michael Block of the Corebridge Financial PGA Team celebrates with spectators after hitting a hole-in-one on…
Club pro Michael Block won the hearts of fans at the PGA and also had a…
Michael Block posses for pictures with fans prior to the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country…
Michael Block reacts during an interview prior to the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club…
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