Michael Blockwho came to play a shot from a bridge to Colonial and signed an incredible par 4 on that hole, ultimately suffering a minor test in Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth (Texas)on the first day of this tournament, the first because he is the great star in PGA Championship last week.
Block, the 46 year old professional already finished 15th in the second ‘Major’ of the yearHe had to work hard to finish 81 shots, 11 over par, at Colonial Country Clubwhich left him in the final classification position out of 120 players and 19 strokes off the leader, the unknown newcomer Harry Hall (62). He world no.1 Scottie Scheffler He carded 67 shots, three under par.
“It is what it is. I’m going to live with it. I thought it was going to happen in the third or fourth round last week at Oak Hill, and it didn’t. It happened today, and I’m not surprised, really just,” Block said. . “My experience last week was on another level. So now, coming out here and not having a game and having a lot of bad luck or whatever you want to call it, you just have to call it golf,” he added. the Arroyo Trabuco club pro. Golf Club of Mission Viejo (Southern California).
Block received a sponsor waiver for Colonial after his performance at the PGA Championship. But the American never recaptured any of that Oak Hill magic on a course he barely touched until this week.
He started the day with three straight bogeys before birdieing from five feet on the par-3 4th hole, where his ball stopped just short of the hole. Block bogeyed the fifth before birdieing the ninth to drop to half at two over par.
After a wide tee shot on 10, Block played his ball to avoid missing a shot off a bridge and hit an impressive shot into the trees and landed just short of the green, where he made par save.
Block followed with three straight bogeys and then hit back-to-back double-bogeys on 15 and 16. Block said he won’t lose any sleep over the weekend. “If I do, great. If not, I’ll see my kids and my wife tomorrow in Orange County, California,” Block said. “Everything is good in one way or another,” concludes the hero of Oak Hill.
Sorting on the first day
par 70:
62 Harry Hall (Eng) -8
65 Harris English (USA) -5
66 Tom Hoge (USA) -4
Adam Schenk (USA) -4
Robby Shelton (USA) -4
Andrew Putnam (USA) -4
67 Sam Burns (USA) -3
Scottie Scheffler (USA)
Max Homa (USA)
…
81 Michael Block (USA)
Source: La Verdad
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