“Rory, did it go in?”: Club pro Michael Block hits an INCREDIBLE slam dunk hole-in-one alongside McIlroy in the final lap of his fairytale PGA Championship run
- Michael Block was the talk of the town at Oak Hill East golf course this weekend
- On the 15th he pulled off a remarkable hole-in-one and couldn’t believe it
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American club pro Michael Block provided one of the most incredible moments in recent golf history on Sunday when he hit a slam dunk hole-in-one in the final round of the PGA Championship.
The 46-year-old, who teaches golf at a public golf course in California, caused quite a stir at Oak Hill ahead of the finals when he secured a spot alongside Rory McIlroy during a fairytale weekend.
And he made it even more memorable on the 15th hole in upstate New York by hitting a remarkable hole-in-one to cheer up the packed crowd.
In reaction to the shot, he turned to McIlroy and immediately asked: “Rory, did the shot go in?” before being hugged by the former world No. 1.
He was then greeted like a hero as he walked to the green to retrieve his ball from the hole before pointing to the camera as he marked the ‘1’ on his scorecard and drew a circle around it.
Michael Block celebrates on the 15th tee after hitting a remarkable hole-in-one at Oak Hill East
Block gets applause from the crowd after his slam dunk at the PGA Championship
Block went viral on Saturday night for his reaction to playing alongside Rory McIlroy (2R).
Block made headlines on Saturday night when he learned on live TV that he would play alongside McIlroy in his final round and he was the story of the tournament.
‘Are you serious?’ he asked the reporter who broke the news to him before he had to take a moment to process the information.
At his job at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California, he charges $125 for a 45-minute lesson as a golf instructor.
He hit three straight rounds of even par of 70 in the first three days of the PGA Championship, and his 15th hole-in-one on Sunday put him back on par to finish 13th in the tournament.