Michael Block’s story somehow gets even more fascinating once you take a look at the golf clubs he’s using at the 2023 PGA Championship.
Block is a PGA professional at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California, where he reportedly charges $125 for a 45-minute lesson. He’s all booked up on PGA Championship Sunday, though, because has a tee time with Rory McIlroy at Oak Hill Country Club. Semi-Circular Graphite Boat
With his fine play, a dash of showmanship, and a ton of appreciation for the moment, Block finished his third round in the PGA Championship at even par, sitting at T8. Soon after the round ended, he learned he’d be playing with McIlroy on Sunday.
Michael Block will be paired with Rory McIlroy in the final round of the PGA Championship tomorrow.
His reaction to finding out will make you smile ? pic.twitter.com/hjs6G8Nopj
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 21, 2023
Block isn’t a complete stranger to major championships – this is his seventh appearance in a major, and he won the 2022 PGA Professional Player of the Year award.
Although he works as a teaching pro day-to-day, he’s a professional gamer on the golf course.
MICHAEL BLOCK JUST DUNKED A HOLE-IN-ONE! pic.twitter.com/Qin8FYXFQV
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 21, 2023
As if Block’s perfect week couldn’t get any better, he also made a hole-in-one on the par-3 15th hole while playing alongside McIlroy.
Block probably won’t win the event, but he’s certainly won the hearts of golf fans everywhere.
The gearheads will love him, too, because he’s using TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC irons from 2014, an original Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball (Tour Filled) putter, a TaylorMade MG3 TW-Grind 60-degree wedge with a custom grind on the sole for added heel relief, and a TaylorMade M5 5-wood from 2019. He also received a fresh TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus driver this week, which is equipped with a Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft.
He has the type of club setup where you see him on the first tee at the club and immediately know it’ll be a tough match. The clubs have seen a lot of success, and they’re seeing even more this week.
Check out Block’s 2023 PGA Championship WITB below!
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (9 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-Wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (15 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange 70TX
5-Wood: TaylorMade M5 (19 degrees) Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange 70TX
Driving Iron: TaylorMade Stealth UDI (4 iron, 23 degrees) Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 85 Hybrid X-Flex
Irons: TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2014 (5-9 iron)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG3 (48 and 60 degrees), TaylorMade Milled Grind (52 and 56 degrees) Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot 2-ball (Tour Filled)
See more photos of Block’s WITB here
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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
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Driver: Ping G430 Max (9 degrees) Buy here. Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Ping G430 LST (15 degrees) Buy here. Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees) Buy here. Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Ping i230 (3-PW) Buy here. Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: Ping Si59 (52, 58) Buy here. Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Ping Cadence TR Tomcat C Buy here. Grip: SuperStroke Claw 1.0P
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align
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The new Mizuno ST-Max 230 is joining Mizuno’s ST 230 series of drivers. According to the company, it is a “low-profile, wide-footprint driver.” Given that billing, GolfWRXers will know the company is offering its answer to the “give me MOI, but distance, too” request OEMs have been paying particular attention to as of late with a formula of larger profile (high MOI), lightweight crown (low CG/ease of launch), and a tuned, tech-infused face (distance).
Shallower and longer from heel to toe, the 460cc head is stretched further than any previous Mizuno driver. Here, a picture is worth 1,000 words.
Mizuno makes use of the 40-percent larger, single-piece sole by expanding its face-flexing Cortech chamber in the ST-Max 230. In addition to being longer, the chamber is positioned closer to the face for greater ball speed over a wider area.
Weight savings also allowed engineers to incorporate a 54-gram back weight into the design for greater stability, which is 20 grams more than the ST-X is outfitted with.
Another important puzzle piece, Mizuno’s beta-rich Ti-LFS face features 9 percent greater tensile strength than what the company previously relied on in the ST-Z and ST-X drivers. It’s a better canvas for a multi-thickness face, which Mizuno engineers happily incorporated, allowing them to deliver better ball speed across the face.
Finally, thanks to the ST-Max 230’s forgiveness, engineers have extended the stock shaft length to 45.75 inches to aid golfers in swinging the club faster.
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At the 2010 Houston Open, Kim won his third title on the PGA Tour, seeing off Vaughn Taylor in a playoff to become, at the time, only the fifth player in 30 years to have won three times on the PGA Tour before the age of 25.
The win remains Kim’s final victory on Tour.
Check out his 2010 Houston Open-winning gear below.
Driver: Nike VR Pro LTD (9.5 degrees @10) Shaft: UST AxivCore Tour Black 79 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Burner TS (13 degrees) Shaft: UST AxivCore Tour Black 89 X
5-wood: Nike Sasquatch Dyno (19 degrees) Shaft: UST AxivCore Tour Black 89 X
Irons: Nike VR Pro MB (3-P) Shafts: Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Wedges: Nike VR Pro “MT Grind” (54, 59 degrees) Shafts: Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Select Circle T Newport 2
Grips: Golf Pride BCT 60R Logo Down
Anthony Kim made his last PGA Tour start at the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship. AK withdrew from the event in Charlotte citing pain in his left thumb, right wrist, and right elbow.
Check out the gear he had in play 12 years ago in Charlotte below.
Driver: Nike VR Pro LTD (9.5 degrees @10, 3 degrees open) Shaft: UST Mamiya Attas RK Proto 7 X (44.75 inches, tipped 1.75 inches, D4)
3-wood: Nike VR Pro LTD (15 degrees @15.5, 3 degrees open) Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana Ahina 80 X (43 inches, D4)
5-wood: Nike VR Pro LTD (19 degrees @17, 4 degrees open) Shaft: UST Mamiya AxivCore Tour Red 89 X (42 inches, D4.5)
Irons: Nike VR Pro Split CB (3), Nike VR Pro MB (4-PW) Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (D3, standard length)
Wedges: Nike VR Pro “MT Grind” (54, 59) Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (D4, D4.5)
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet 60R (logo down)
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