Despite Finishing T15, What Trophy Did Michael Block Win Alongside Brooks Koepka at the PGA Championship?

Brooks Koepka may have emerged as the winner of the 105th PGA Championship, but club pro Michael Block won the hearts of the golf community at large with his stellar display at Oak Hill. Despite appearing in just over 20 PGA Tour events prior to the major, Block managed to achieve a T15 finish alongside Tyrrell Hatton and Eric Cole.

From securing a prime tee with none other than World No. 3 Rory McIlroy to making an ace in his final round, 46-year-old Block is proof that dreams do come true. Thanks to his Oak Hill heroics, he has now also nabbed his very own trophy alongside Koepka. So, what did he win? Let’s find out!

Michael Block receives top honors at the PGA Championship

Oak Hill in New York proved to be a daunting course for many golf heavyweights. While recent PGA Tour winners Matt Fitzpatrick and Jason Day failed to make the cut, players like Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas had to grind to stay above the cut line. However, club pro Michael Block effortlessly overhauled the big-name players to tie for the 15th position on the leaderboard and even took home a big chunk of the $17.5 million prize purse as well as a unique trophy for his efforts!

While Koepka posed with the Wanamaker trophy, Block showed off his own crystal bowl that he won for being the lowest club professional at the event. Just by successfully making the cut at the tournament’s second round, he had earned the special honor out of 20 club pros who had made their way into playing at the Oak Hill course!

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Block’s 70-70-70-71 (+1) is also the best performance for a club pro at the PGA Championship since Lonnie Nielsen finished at T11 at the major’s 1986 edition. The feat is even more special considering the golfer had never made a cut in his six previous major appearances!

Michael Block steals the limelight with a sensational hole-in-one

The head club pro at Mission Viejo’s Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, Michael Block, has now been rightly thrust into the limelight for his Oak Hill heroics. But the golfer’s craziest moment came at the par-three 15th hole on his final day. Stepping up to the 151-yard hole, Block hit a pure iron, resulting in the ball landing right in the hole! Spectators and commentators absolutely lost their minds. Meanwhile, playing partner Rory McIlroy came up to the golfer to congratulate him on the incredible ace.

Following his run at the year’s second major, Block also took home nearly $290,000 in earnings! His last biggest payout came in 2014 when he pocketed $75,000 at the PGA Professional Championship. Now that he is well and truly in the limelight, golf fans can expect to see more of Michael Block down the road. The player also received the final sponsor exemption for the upcoming Charles Schwab Challenge not long after the final round. Moreover, his T15 finish has also helped the golfer book a berth at next year’s PGA Championship in Valhalla!

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Are you excited to catch Michael Block in action at next week’s PGA Tour event? What was your favorite moment from Oak Hill? Tell us in the comments!