Michael Block makes incredible hole-in-one at PGA Championship

Michael Block turned his popularity into legendary status after slam-dunking a hole-in-one while playing with Rory McIlroy in the final round of the PGA Championship

As if his week could’ve got any better…

PGA Professional Michael Block made a hole-in-one in the final round of the PGA Championship, and he was playing with Rory McIlroy.

He sent his tee shot on the par 3 15th hole sailing at the pin and his ball slam-dunked in the hole.

He didn’t realise it at first. He asked McIlroy where his ball went before the crowd made it abundantly clear his ball had slammed into the cup.

It was one of those aces where the edge of the cup collapsed around the stick. It was a truly sensational moment for a man already loved by the spectators in Rochester, New York.

Block was the only PGA professional to make the cut at Oak Hill and in six previous major appearances, he has missed every cut.

The 46-year-old, who charges $125 per lesson back in California, was knocked off his feet when he was told he’d been paired with McIlroy in the final round.

His ace on the 151-yard hole took him into the top 14 places – a top-15 finish would confirm his place at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla.

Block endeared himself to the viewers at home when he conducted an on-course walk-and-talk where he spoke about his teaching ethos.

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