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Despite shank, club pro Michael Block will make first PGA cut

Related Topics: Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club

Michael Block earned himself some TV time by climbing onto the first page of the leaderboard Friday morning at the 105th PGA Championship.

Then came the untimely shank.

The 46-year-old head pro at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California, reached 3 under, a shot off the lead, after a birdie at the par-4 first hole, his 10th of the day, and held steady with a couple pars to follow. He then bogeyed the par-5 fourth hole, short-siding himself with his third shot, before stepping on the tee box at the par-3 fifth and catching all hosel.