Michael Block caps off emotional week at PGA Professional Championship with big charge
BANDON, Ore. — It was a rollercoaster week of emotions, expectations, scoring and conditions for Michael Block at the 2026 PGA Professional Championship , and that rollercoaster continued after he finished his final round. Block walked off the 18th green at Bandon Dunes on Wednesday with a huge smile on his face, high-fiving everyone in sight and hugging his friends who came to watch.
Block shot 3-under 69 , climbing 26 spots on the leaderboard and into the top 20, which is exactly what he needed to do to have a chance at punching his ticket to Aronimink. When he signed his scorecard, he sat in a tie for 17th. Michael Block just shot 3-under 69 in the final round at Bandon Dunes, climbing 26 spots on the leaderboard and into the top 20.
With how windy it is this afternoon, he’s in great position to punch his ticket to the @PGA Championship for a 5th straight year. pic. twitter.
com/kEmzvBDBLN — Nick Stavas (@nickstavas) April 29, 2026 But the mood turned more solemn when he began thinking about one person who was missing from the gallery. Just a month before he finished T-15 at the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill, he came to Bandon Dunes with a group of friends on a boys trip. One of the friends who was on that trip with him passed away just two weeks ago.
"If he was here right now, it would be insane," Block said while fighting tears. Block was shaken up by the thought of his friend not being present, and said he definitely felt the vibes of that boys trip to Bandon once he arrived there this week. But before that, he wasn't as confident.