Michael Block comes up short in US Open qualifier after magical PGA Championship run

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Michael Block, the club professional who won the hearts of every golf fan with his performance at the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill last month, attempted to qualify for this year’s U.S. Open on Monday. 

He came up just two strokes short. 

The teaching pro at Arroyo Trabuca Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California, shot 5-under over 36 holes at Lambton Golf & Country Club in Toronto on Monday, per ESPN, which had him just short of qualifying for the golf major at Los Angeles Country Club next week. 

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Michael Block speaks to the media after the final round of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on Sunday, May 21, 2023 in Rochester, New York. (Scott Taetsch/PGA of America via Getty Images)

Block finished in sixth place out of 27 competitors, and only the top three would head out to LA for the tournament, which is from June 15-18. The third-place finisher, Ryan Armour, was at 7-under for the day. 

Ryan Gerard won the day at 11-under, while Vincent Norman was behind him at 8-under as they look ahead to next week’s major. 

Golf fans were rooting for Block to qualify yet again after such an inspiring week at Oak Hill in Rochester, N.Y. where he ended up T-15th for the week. In a week filled with thick roughs and heavy rain that bothered the likes of Jon Rahm and Tony Finau, Block was consistent with even-par rounds on Thursday, Friday and Saturday before finally shooting 1-over on Sunday. 

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But that Sunday was still magical, as he ended up dunking in a hole-in-one with his partner for the round, Rory McIlroy,