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“That makes me choke up even more thinking about it.” ' Block said before stopping in mid-sentence. “They told me just to be me and not be a club pro, but be a tour pro, which I guess I proved this weekend with a 15th place finish in a major that. His eyes welled again midway through his news conference when he referred to the advice he received from his wife and the general manager at his club. He was just as capable of making a joke or referring to himself as “the new John Daly, but I don’t have a mullet,” as he was growing emotional and breaking down in tears.įollowing a post-tournament television interview that included footage of a packed bar at his golf club holding a watch party, Block grew so emotional he slipped into an empty tent to catch his breath. Michael Block’s common-man approach resonated across Oak Hill. And finally, finally, he came and that’s who he is.” “He doesn’t need to pretend to be someone that he’s not. We’re just dreaming.”Ī dream that came true with a little help from Val, who told her husband to stay loose and be his outgoing self. “He has worked for so long for something like this and he just deserves this.

Wow.’ I’m losing my voice and my hands hurt from clapping so hard,” Val Block said of her husband’s remarkable week. Not bad for a player who had never made the cut in six previous tries at a major.

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(Seth Wenig/AP)īlock’s finish was the best for a club pro at the PGA Championship since Lonnie Nielsen finished in a tie for 11th in 1986 at Inverness Club.

Michael Block hits from the rough on the 18th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship on May 21, 2023.

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