LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Four blissful, borderline mystical days at Oak Hill last spring opened up the world for Michael Block.It also forced the PGA club pro-tur
Michael Block celebrates after his hole-in-one on the 15th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Pittsford, N.Y.
A year ago, Block arrived in Upstate New York as one of 20 club pros who qualified their way into playing against the best in the world. By Friday afternoon, he found himself in contention as the gallery chanted “ One of us!” By Sunday evening, he was putting the finishing touches on the kind of storybook ending that rarely spawns a sequel.
“I couldn’t believe that the 47-year-old club pro’s swing and putting stroke somehow held up during that time,” he said. “My door has to stay shut in my office, which is a bummer,” he said. “Usually it’s open and I can say ‘hi’ to the assistants and everyone that’s walking through, but it’s been such an onslaught of people and things like that, I can’t keep my door open.”
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