PGA Tour events get in on Block phenomenon

PGA club pro Michael Block after finishing T-15 at the PGA Championship and "becoming the darling of the tournament" has "received a sponsor's invite to play in next week's Charles Schwab Challenge." It might "not be his only Tour start, either." The RBC Canadian Open yesterday "offered Block a spot in its field via its Twitter account," though there  was "no word yet on an acceptance." Block won the low PGA professional yesterday after a "storybook week that saw him notch the best finish by a PGA professional at the PGA Championship in 35 years," which also saw him "book his ticket to the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla" (GOLFCHANNEL.com, 5/21).

For Block this week, "nothing went wrong." In one week, he went from "little-known club pro who sells golf balls and gives $125-an-hour lessons to a permanent part of the game’s lore" (FIRE PIT COLLECTIVE, 5/22).