Block captivated those watching on television. He became an adopted son of Rochester, New York.
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BrooksKoepkawonthe2023PGAChampionship.
ButMichaelBlockwonfans’hearts.
Blockcaptivatedthosewatchingontelevision.HebecameanadoptedsonofRochester,NewYork,wherelastyear’sPGAChampionshipwascontestedatOakHillCountryClub.Andduringhisfinalround,hehitoneofthetournament’smostmemorableshotsinrecentmemory:ahole-in-oneatthe15thhole,playingalongsideoneofthesport’sbiggeststars,RoryMcIlroy.
MICHAELBLOCK!
HOLE-IN-ONE!pic.twitter.com/AGckvo8F7B
—GolfonCBS⛳(@GolfonCBS)May21,2023
“Icouldn’tbelievethatmygameheldupforfourstraightdaysatOakHill,”BlocksaidTuesday.“Thatgolfcourseissohard.Justaspectaculargolfcourse,especiallywhenwelosttheroll(onthefairways)goingintoSaturdaywhenitrained.…Icouldn’tbelievethatthe47-year-oldclubpro’sswingandputtingstrokesomehowheldupduringthattime.”
Oneyearlater,BlockreturnstothePGAChampionship,heldatValhallaGolfClubforthefirsttimesince2014.
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