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Golf Club Pro Shocked at Historic PGA Championship Performance, Receives Sponsor Exemptions

Overview

  • year-old Michael Block became the first club pro to finish in the top 15 at the PGA Championship in 37 years.
  • Block saved par from a bunker on 18 to secure a tie for 15th, automatically qualifying him for the 2024 PGA Championship and earning him nearly $290,000.
  • Block made a hole-in-one on 15 in front of playing partner Rory McIlroy, who delivered the news to Block
  • Block received sponsor exemptions to play in the Charles Schwab Challenge and RBC Canadian Open on the PGA Tour.
  • Brooks Koepka won his third PGA Championship and fifth major overall, the first won by an LIV Golf player, finishing two shots clear of Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler.