As if Michael Block’s fairytale week could not be any more storybook, the PGA Professional on Sunday delivered an pair of all-time PGA Championship moments. Playing alongside world No. 3 Rory McIlroy in the final round at Oak Hill Country Club, the 46-year-old slam dunked his tee shot on the par-3 15th for a hole-in-one.
Block’s first career hole-in-one in competition propelled him to a memorable finish that ultimately resulted with him placing inside the top 15 on the leaderboard and therefore securing a spot in the field for the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla. (Block also received a special exemption to next week’s Charles Schwab Challenge.)
“I’ve never made a hole-in-one in a tournament in my entire life,” Block told CBS Sports’ Amanda Balionis. “To make it at that time on hole 15 with the crowd and everyone there and the support I’ve had from the Rochester fans was probably the