PGA of America club professional whose run at the 2023 PGA Championship made him one of golf's most recognizable club pros.
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Meet Michael.
Michael Block is the head professional at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in California and a fixture in PGA of America competition, with multiple appearances in the PGA Championship as a club professional.
His breakout came at the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill, where he contended deep into the weekend, aced the 15th in the final round, and finished inside the top 20, a run that turned a working club pro into a national story.
At Pursell Farms, Block joined Team Grant as the stop's wildcard, entering at the turn under YGT's mandatory back-nine substitution.
Quick facts
- 01Head professional at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club.
- 02Top-20 finish at the 2023 PGA Championship.
- 03Team Grant's wildcard at Pursell Farms.
What to watch
Block was Team Grant's wildcard at Pursell Farms, a proven competitor who brings real tournament pedigree to the back nine.
By the numbers
Pursell Farms stats.
Strokes gained on every shot Michael hit at Pursell Farms. Ranks are within the 20-player field.
Strokes gained · Putting
−0.437th of 208 shots
- Total SG
- +1.16
- Field rank
- 7 / 20
- Total17 shots+1.167th of 20
- Off the tee2 shots+0.7311th of 20
- Approach7 shots+0.868th of 20
- Around the green0 shots0.00no shots
- Putting8 shots−0.437th of 20
- Fairways hit2 of 2 drives
- 100%
- 53%
- Driving distanceAverage
- 317 yd
- 314 yd
- Greens in regulation6 of 7 approaches
- 86%
- 65%
- Proximity to holeAverage
- 7.3 ft
- 7.4 ft
- Putts made, 4 to 10 ft0 of 1 attempts
- 0%
- 15%
Distances on the green in feet, everywhere else in yards.
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