Open qualifier), and he was doing really well," Michael Block said, "and I kind of misclubbed him on something on the back nine, so he missed it last year. "I was caddying for him the year before (at a local U.S. The top 20 finishers earned exemptions.ĭylan Block, who graduated from high school last week, had to get through local qualifying and needed dramatics.ĭuring a May 3 local qualifier at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California – where his father is the head pro – Dylan Block eagled the par 5 18 th hole to move inside the cutline. Open, was exempt from local qualifying this year after finishing tied for second at the PGA Professional Championship May 3 in New Mexico. was in the field with sons Tom and Willie at Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey. Open took place in 1903, when Tom Anderson Sr. ∎ The only father known to have played with two sons in the same U.S. Louis Country Club in Clayton, Missouri and Joe Kirkwood did it in 1948 at Riviera Country Club in the Los Angeles. ∎ Willie Hunter and his son Mac did it in1947 at St. ∎ Jay Haas and his son Bill were the only father-and-son combo to do it twice – in 2003 at Olympia Fields (Illinois) Country Club and in 2004 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York, where they both made the cut. ∎ Gary Player and his son Wayne played in 1982 at Pebble Beach, California. ∎ Jack Nicklaus and his son Gary Nicklaus played in 1997 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. Michael Block is attempting to become the sixth golfer to play in the same U.S. OPEN QUALIFYING Teenage golf phenom expects to turn heads at men's sectional final How rare are father-son combos? HOMECOMING: Golfers rush to Michael Block's home course in California for lessonsīLOCK: Offered $50,000 for 7-iron used to ace No. My heart is already starting to beat hard." "I’m going to be a trainwreck trying to follow my husband with my phone and being there for Dylan," she said. Val Block, Michael’s wife and Dylan’s mother, will be in Los Angeles. The 36-hole competitions will be played at 10 sites. But Michael Block has opted to play at the lone final qualifier in Canada because he received a sponsor’s exemption to the RBC Canadian Open starting Thursday. Open, according to the United States Golf Association.īoth Michael and Dylan were scheduled to play at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles. There are six known times where fathers and sons played in the same U.S. Open, it’d probably be the best experience of my life and would outdo Oak Hill (the site of this year’s PGA Championship)," said Michael Block, 46. "If for some reason the stars align like they did a couple of weeks ago and my boy and I are both playing in the U.S. The qualifying will take place at 10 sites, each hosting 36-hole competitions. The Blocks will be among more than 500 golfers vying for about 60 spots in the U.S. On Monday, two weeks after the club pro from Southern California electrified the golf world with a hole-in-one and a 15 th-place finish at the PGA Championship, he’ll be trying to qualify for the U.S. Michael Block has a chance to defy the odds again – but this time he’ll need help from his son.
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