From club pro to 15th at the PGA Championhship: Block's having a 'crazy good time'
PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Michael Block recalled how only a week ago he was having drinks at the Pittsford Pub -- a few par-5s away from where the PGA Championship was being held at Oak Hill in suburban Rochester, New York -- and no one knew who he was.
Over a four-day stretch at the brutish East Course, Block held his own against the best in the world, became a gallery favorite, conducted national television interviews between shots, made a hole-in-one, and posted a 1-over 281 to finish in a tie for 15th, which qualifies him to compete in the major next year.
Though in Block's dreams he envisioned playing in the final group with Tiger Woods, he was more than happy to do so over a weekend in which he spent Saturday paired with Justin Rose and Sunday with Rory McIlroy. Block added another clutch shot in his round. That came at the 18th. After hitting his approach into the deep rough on a downslope left of the green, Block faced a blind chip shot to the green that settled 8 feet from the hole.
A dream that came true with a little help from Val, who told her husband to stay loose and be his outgoing self.
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