He was game for 53 holes at the Dick’s Open, even getting within a shot of the lead late Sunday after three birdies in a row on holes 14 through 16, but it all ended with a thud for Michael Block: a triple-bogey 7 on the par-4 closing hole.
Maybe he wasn’t going to win regardless, but the air was let out of the balloon on the 18th hole after a pretty solid week for Block in his PGA Tour Champions debut, just 13 days after he turned the requisite 50 years old. After signing for 5-under 67, Block talked about that disastrous 54th hole at En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott, New York.
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“I didn’t hit a bad shot on 18. That was the most frustrating part about it,” he said. “I only made a couple bogeys the entire week and for me to triple bogey the last hole when I hit it down the middle of the fairway, hit a 52-degree wedge directly at the pin, and it hit the tree, which I guess that pin honestly wasn’t in the right spot, to be honest. Then it plugs in the bunker and then all hell breaks loose, I make a triple bogey. But that cost me a lot of points, a lot of money, a lot of everything, which is very frustrating. I’m just here trying to make my way possibly onto this tour and that hurt a lot.”
Michael Block waves to the crowd after a putt on the first hole during the final round of the 2026 Dick’s Open at En-Joie Golf Club.
Block opened with a 66 on Friday but bounced back from a Saturday 70 to get into contention.
“I understand that after this week that I can definitely compete here, I can definitely, I can win here. My game is pretty good and I look forward to being out for the next one. Honestly, I’m very fortunate to be playing the [Senior] U.S. Open next week in Columbus at Scioto and I can’t wait to get after it, to be honest, because I’m hitting it pretty good.”
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Michael Block contends on PGA Tour Champions until a triple bogey on 18th hole
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