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Michael Block

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Michael Block

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United States
PGA Championship Appearances
4
Age
47
Turned Pro
1998
Hometown
Mission Viejo, Calif.

Corebridge Financial PGA Team

PGA Membership
2012
PGA Section
Southern California
Home Club
Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, Mission Viejo, CA
PGA Classification
A-1, PGA Head Professional

Bio

PGA Head Professional at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club...He is competing in his fifth PGA Championship…Finished T-2 in the 2023 PGA Professional Championship, which was his ninth consecutive PGA Professional Championship since debuting in 2014...Finished T-2 at the 2022 PGA Professional Championship to qualify for the PGA Championship for the fourth time (2018, ‘16, ‘14)...His 2018 PGA Championship appearance at Bellerive came in his hometown of St. Louis...Winner, 2022 PGA Professional Player of the Year; Southern California PGA Player of the Year for the 10th time (2013, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21 & ‘22)...Played for the U.S. Team at the 2022 PGA Cup in Surrey, England...Rallied from a four-hole deficit in the opening singles match on the final day to earn a crucial point and help the U.S. win its first overseas PGA Cup since 2009...Won his third Southern California PGA Professional Championship by five strokes (2-under par 214)...Winner 2014 PGA Professional Championship after a two-hole playoff with Jamie Broce in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina...Winner, 2021 Southern California PGA Section Match Play Championship; 2019 Southern California PGA Section Stroke Play Championship; 2017 & ‘18 Southern California PGA Section Professional Championship; 2001 California State Open...Member of the 2015 U.S. PGA Cup Team (3-1-0 record)...Qualified for the 2007 (Oakmont) and 2018 (Shinnecock Hills) U.S. Opens...In 2007, made a 22-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a Sectional playoff...Has played in over 20 PGA Tour events and made four cuts, with the most recent coming at the 2015 Barbasol Championship (71st)...He has imprinted on his TaylorMade golf balls the words, “WHY NOT?”

Scorecard

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 35 70
R1 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 36 6 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 34 70
R2 3 4 3 6 5 4 4 4 4 37 3 3 3 5 3 3 4 5 4 33 70
R3 5 3 3 5 3 6 4 4 4 37 4 2 4 6 3 2 4 4 4 33 70
R4 5 4 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 37 4 3 4 5 4 1 5 4 4 34 71
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+

Stats

Strokes Gained R1 R2 R3 R4 Rank
Off the Tee 1.306 1.770 -1.110 -1.532 41
Approach the Green 0.676 0.272 1.918 0.164 25
Around the Green 0.089 -0.636 -1.407 1.094 56
Tee to Green 2.071 1.407 -0.600 -0.276 35
Putting 1.608 1.414 3.218 -0.065 6
TOTAL 3.679 2.821 2.618 -0.341 T15
Driving R1 R2 R3 R4 Rank
Average Driving Distance 296.0 321.0 265.3 282.5 T61
Driving Accuracy 57.14% 78.57% 57.14% 57.14% T2
Longest Drive 326 347 287 301 T42
Approach R1 R2 R3 R4 Rank
Greens in Regulation 50.00% 55.56% 72.22% 61.11% T39

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Previous Performances

Year
Location
Finish
Year
2023
Location
Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Rochester, New York
Finish
T15
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 35 70
R1 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 36 6 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 34 70
R2 3 4 3 6 5 4 4 4 4 37 3 3 3 5 3 3 4 5 4 33 70
R3 5 3 3 5 3 6 4 4 4 37 4 2 4 6 3 2 4 4 4 33 70
R4 5 4 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 37 4 3 4 5 4 1 5 4 4 34 71
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+
Year
2022
Location
Southern Hills Country Club
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Finish
CUT
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 35 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 70
R1 5 5 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 37 3 3 4 5 4 6 6 6 4 41 78
R2 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 3 5 37 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 36 73
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+