Michael Block - PGA Championship

[odanny]

This guy is the tour pro at Oak Hill C.C. where the championship is being played, his goal was to make the cut, and on the final round, he is tied for 8th place and teeing off with Rory McElroy today. Pretty cool story. No doubt that the poor weather of the last two rounds helped him as a lot of players have struggled and scores are low. If he finishes in the top 15 he gets an exemption into next years PGA Championship.

2024 PGA Championship Leaderboard

Live leaderboard for the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. May 16-19, 2024.

www.pgachampionship.com

 

[odanny]

He hit a hole in one on 15, the ball never touched the green, went in on the fly.

Incredible.

 

[DGS49]

I didn't realize that he was the club pro at that venue. But you still have to make the shots.

If anything can be "heartwarming" in this brutal, costly, boring, and time-consuming sport, this was it.

 

[odanny]

I couldn't believe that Kopeka was not the favorite at the start. He was +2100 to win, so I wagered $17 on him and I won $374.

 

[Meister]

Block is an automatic for next years event by finishing tied for 15th.

 

[DGS49]

Just watched a YouTube video on Block's clubs. Nothing special, fairly old...could be duplicated at a second hand store, including the driver and 2-ball putter, for a couple hundred bucks. Will he get an endorsement deal from a club mfgr? Also, he's not a typical club pro. He regularly wins local competitions among top amateurs and pro's.

 

[odanny]

Block moved up in the world rankings over 3,000 spots, he is currently ranked 577th in the world.