what’s up with michael block?

[ChipStrokes]

+9 and can’t keep it on the planet. what gives?!

 

…too soon?

 

😂😂😂

Edited May 25, 2023 by ChipStrokes

[Tiptx1122]

Here we go again, Another topic with What’s Up as The bait has been set. Lock this up now as it’s a waste of time 

Edited May 25, 2023 by Tiptx1122

[BNGL]

It’s interesting for sure fixin to tune in and watch will take a peek

[jimecherry]

1 hour ago, ChipStrokes said:

+9 and can’t keep it on the planet. what gives?!

 

…too soon?

 

😂😂😂

to soon he finished +11

[ChipStrokes]

1 minute ago, jimecherry said:

to soon he finished +11

makes you wonder if everything is ok at home. 

[OBbogey5]

Guy needs to change his putting coach ASAP

[golfortennis]

1 hour ago, Tiptx1122 said:

Here we go again, Another topic with What’s Up as The bait has been set. Lock this up now as it’s a waste of time 

 

Or, you know, you can just ignore the thread.  Nothing says you need to reply to every thread.

[NJBigFish22]

Gravity can be harsh

[golfandfishing]

Jokes aside, dude is cooked. He’s in for a long couple weeks here. 

[BNGL]

6 minutes ago, golfortennis said:

 

Or, you know, you can just ignore the thread.  Nothing says you need to reply to every thread.

Wasn’t gunna post anything till I read that post

[kmbean]

I hope he jumped on that $50,000 offer for his 7 iron.  Talk about a rapidly depreciating asset.

[ChipStrokes]

1 minute ago, kmbean said:

I hope he jumped on that $50,000 offer for his 7 iron.  Talk about a rapidly depreciating asset.

i called him an hour ago and told him if he gives me $50, i’ll take the 7i too. 

[AdmiralPicard]

Who’s Mark Block? Never heard of the guy. 

[jimecherry]

16 minutes ago, golfandfishing said:

Jokes aside, dude is cooked. He’s in for a long couple weeks here. 

he gets next week off though. maybe he can decompress and regroup by heading back to cali early 

Edited May 26, 2023 by jimecherry

[MtlJeff]

Could a guy who took up golf yesterday beat Michael Block if his caddy was a 4 handicap?

[Tiptx1122]

Needs to change his putting coach, something must be going on at home, maybe he didn’t take the $50,000 for his 7i and now wish he did. Let’s everybody start speculating or dies it make sense as maybe after being in the spotlight from last weeks performance was over whelming as he never had much time to enjoy it and to get right back out there and try to meet everybody s expectations was too much pressure on him. There is a very good reason why he is teaching and not a full time professional PGA player on tour

Edited May 26, 2023 by Tiptx1122

[Rob G 89]

I’ll tell you what’s up with Mike block he made more money for 4 days of work then most people make in a year 

[bobfoster]

20 minutes ago, MtlJeff said:

Could a guy who took up golf yesterday beat Michael Block if his caddy was a 4 handicap?

He definitely couldn't beat an LPGA pro.

[MtlJeff]

His website now offers lessons for 81$ and says "plenty of weekend times available"

 

 

[OBbogey5]

If Michael Block wins the US Open is his career better than Brooks? He’d be 1 win and that’d be a major. There’s no comparison here. It’s Block. 

[ChipStrokes]

2 minutes ago, OBbogey5 said:

If Michael Block wins the US Open is his career better than Brooks? He’d be 1 win and that’d be a major. There’s no comparison here. It’s Block. 

better yet:

 

does block get the career grand slam before rory does?

[OBbogey5]

Does he even need it. Rory is so yesteryear. Block is who we can’t blink or we’ll miss. We’ll see who’s better at the Ryder Cup. Match 10 on Sunday will be Rors vs Block. 

[bobfoster]

Folks - I was really worried about him after the PGA. Get why he suddenly got invited to things, thought it was a bad idea to accept, and thought he should have actually known better. 

 

Look, a lot of us on WRX have been playing for a long time, some of us a very long time. Anyone that has knows what their "normal" is at any given time (that will go up and down over the years). But almost everyone that has played for years knows what the "magic" round (or week) is. Those rare times when every aspect of the game seems to effortlessly gel. You aren't even thinking, you are Zen. But these are incredibly uncommon. In fact, the USGA actually recognizes the "exceptional round", and makes certain it does not too badly lower your handicap. You can't predict when you have a magic week. You can't practice it or program it, every now and then it just happens. It is random.

Last week was absolutely memorable because of the bizarre convergence of two things: He had one of those incredibly rare magical weeks where everything just worked, but it randomly happened at the same time as he was playing (as an invitee that wasn't even supposed to make the cut) in a freaking major. Yes, made for a positively spectacular event for us as fans. But thinking an "expectational round" would be the norm is just dumb. 

 

He should have let that magnificent week stand. All he'll do know is embarrass himself. He's back from the peak to his normal golf. Club Pros aren't PGAT golfers. Double digits over par is what you'd expect of a club pro at Schwab. 

[grm24]

12 minutes ago, bobfoster said:

He had one of those incredibly rare magical weeks where everything just worked, but it randomly happened at the same time as he was playing (as an invitee that wasn't even supposed to make the cut) in a freaking major.

He played as an invitee in what way? He and 19 other Club Pros qualified (out of 312) in their own PGA Professional championship to play in the PGA. He was T2 in the event. You seem to act like he was in on a sponsor exemption. He earned his way in. It's not like the PGA just picked him off some  random list. 

[Bigarch]

 

[third-times-a-charm]

30 minutes ago, bobfoster said:

Folks - I was really worried about him after the PGA. Get why he suddenly got invited to things, thought it was a bad idea to accept, and thought he should have actually known better. 

 

Look, a lot of us on WRX have been playing for a long time, some of us a very long time. Anyone that has knows what their "normal" is at any given time (that will go up and down over the years). But almost everyone that has played for years knows what the "magic" round (or week) is. Those rare times when every aspect of the game seems to effortlessly gel. You aren't even thinking, you are Zen. But these are incredibly uncommon. In fact, the USGA actually recognizes the "exceptional round", and makes certain it does not too badly lower your handicap. You can't predict when you have a magic week. You can't practice it or program it, every now and then it just happens. It is random.

Last week was absolutely memorable because of the bizarre convergence of two things: He had one of those incredibly rare magical weeks where everything just worked, but it randomly happened at the same time as he was playing (as an invitee that wasn't even supposed to make the cut) in a freaking major. Yes, made for a positively spectacular event for us as fans. But thinking an "expectational round" would be the norm is just dumb. 

 

He should have let that magnificent week stand. All he'll do know is embarrass himself. He's back from the peak to his normal golf. Club Pros aren't PGAT golfers. Double digits over par is what you'd expect of a club pro at Schwab. 

How do you know if you've had a magical week if you dont follow it up with a barrel of trash afterwards? The man has to try. "Selling the news" is one thing; but you can also sell on the way down and still make money. He got a sponsor invite to a play in a real-a** PGA tour event. No one is going to say no to that.

Edited May 26, 2023 by third-times-a-charm

[ChipStrokes]

34 minutes ago, third-times-a-charm said:

He got a sponsor invite to a play in a real-a** PGA tour event. No one is going to say no to that.

could you imagine? that’d be the biggest flex of all time. 😂😂

 

“hey michael we wanna congratulate you by inviting you to colonial for the charles schwab”

 

”nah, im good. i just wanna come back to the pga next year and beat jon rahm again. by the way, what’s up with that guy?”

[ClintDagger]

A dude here was trying to tell me Block was now a living legend and people would talk about him for decades.  I mean what he did was very impressive but he didn’t win or even come close to it.  Nice story but he’ll be forgotten by July.

[Zitlow]

He should have gotten his clichés down.

 

I'm happy to be here, one shot at a time, the fans are great, these guys are good, I'm getting ready to chow down on some Texas barbeque etc etc. 

[nsxguy]

What a shame. Such a good story.

 

But open mouth, insert foot. [sigh]

 

"Oh my God, what I would shoot from where Rory hits it would be stupid," Block said. "I think I'd be one of the best players in the world. Hands down. If I had that stupid length — all day. My iron game, wedge game around the green and my putting is world-class."

 

Edited May 26, 2023 by nsxguy