Michael Block
- PGA Championship Appearances
- 3
- Age
- 46
- Turned Pro
- 1998
- Hometown
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
Team of 20
- PGA Section
- Southern California
- Home Club
- Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, Mission Viejo, CA
- PGA Classification
- A-1, PGA Head Professional
Bio
Is making his fourth career PGA Championship appearance, first since 2018…Winner, 2014 PGA Professional Championship after a two-hole playoff with Jamie Broce in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina...Has played in three previous PGAs, including 2018 at Bellerive in his hometown of St. Louis...Qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock...Southern California PGA Section Player of the Year (2013, '14, '15, '16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20 & ‘21)...Member of the 2015 U.S. PGA Cup Team (3-1-0 record)...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…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…Had 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 | 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 |
Stats
| Strokes Gained | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off the Tee | -0.418 | 0.172 | - | - | - |
| Approach the Green | -3.538 | -1.495 | - | - | - |
| Around the Green | -2.073 | 0.718 | - | - | - |
| Tee to Green | -6.029 | -0.604 | - | - | - |
| Putting | 0.862 | 0.207 | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | -5.167 | -0.397 | - | - | - |
| Driving | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 340.6 | 330.5 | - | - | - |
| Driving Accuracy | 57.14% | 57.14% | - | - | - |
| Longest Drive | 368 | 366 | - | - | - |
| Approach | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greens in Regulation | 27.78% | 50.00% | - | - | - |
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Previous Performances
| 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 |