PGA Championship: Following his headline-grabbing performance at the PGA Championship last weekend, Michael Block has announced that NBA star Michael Jordan has joined his increasing fan base.
The six-time NBA champion sent a letter of congratulations to Block, a California club pro who tied for 15th at Oak Hill and shot a hole-in-one after making the cut for the first time in a major.
Block, who is now training for the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas, said, “Getting a text from Michael Jordan, that’s pretty darn cool, to say the least.”
“I’ve been a huge Jordan fan my entire life. When I was a little child in Iowa, I used to save $100 to buy a pair of Jordans.
“I only want to play in one of his 36-hole games, I informed him. Many various individuals have been contacting me, and many more have been supporting me even before everything occurred.”
Block, whose one-over performance at Oak Hill won him a spot in the PGA lineup for next year, acknowledges that he is still riding a wave heading into the competition at Colonial CC in Forth Worth.
“I’ve said it a lot, but it’s just a dream,” he continued. Just cruising. In a way, I’m relieved that I still don’t really understand what’s going at this stage since it allows me to still play a respectable round of golf.
“I’m not sure whether I could swing the club on Thursday if I sit down and think about it too much. Simply continuing to do what I’ve been doing while having fun.
“I like the course since there are several cutbacks off the tee. The greens are fantastic, and you need to be quite straight. Around the green, I’ve got a beautiful small patch of ryegrass. Sincerely, it fits me a lot better than it did the previous week.”
Since his performance at the PGA Championship, when he fired three straight rounds of 70 before a 71 on the final day, Block has gotten offers for the seven-iron he used at Oak Hill that have reached $30,000.
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