The head golf pro at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club begins a typical work day at the lesson tee around 8 a.m. Michael Block instructs students until nightfall, breaking only to return to the golf shop to answer phone calls and emails or maybe to sneak in a few holes with his sons.
Any aspiring golfers who hoped to take lessons from Block this weekend will have to wait a few more days. The 46-year-old teaching pro from Mission Viejo, Calif., will be at the PGA Championship trying to turn an unlikely success story into an unfathomable one.
Block has carded back-to-back even-par 70s at Oak Hill.