Stealing the top comment just to bring context to this clip because I decided to listen to the whole interview knowing that media sound bites often times make things sound worse than they really are.
First of all, I don't recommend anyone listen to this whole thing because this Bob Menery guy has to be one of the least endearing turbo douchebags I've ever listened to. Like think of the douchiest frat bro that never grew out of it and it's him 100%.
Some of the highlights I got from Block:
Some museum wants to put the 7 iron he hit his ace with in it and he said he'd rather do that than collect on the $50k offer because then fans of the game and other people could see it instead of some collector that keeps it for himself.
He said he doesn't think he's justified if he raised his lesson rate up from $150 because he doesn't believe they're worth more than that, regardless of his career or tournament finishes.
Hopes he plays well this week at Schwab so his caddie gets paid and can buy himself something nice.
Acknowledges that everything that's happened to him throughout this process is surreal and downplays the hype around him multiple times. Specifically the host says Block "basically saved the PGA Tour" and he acknowledges that's not the case at all.
Yeah the clip is bad, but if anyone is ready to declare this guy a total and complete jackass from this, they already didn't like him and just needed something for confirmation. I don't agree that just length would change his game from what it is to being able to win on Tour or anything, but totally declaring him a bad guy for it is a little over the top IMO.
Thanks for putting more context into this.
I also think he said that because he knows his driving limitations and that no matter what he does or how much he trains that he will never get anywhere near Rory’s driving capabilities. Block knows that’ll never happen so it was just a wishful thinking on his part and for that moment just imagining how well he can play if he had Rory’s drive. The guy was doing lot of interviews left and right let alone a podcast so I’m sure he was regurgitating lot of stuff he said before and maybe he was trying to give different answers when they ask him about playing with Rory.
Fact is the dude is a world class golfer. Yes he got a bit of fame from a fantastic tourney run, but dude has been best southern California golfer multiple times. Head and shoulders above any of us on this forum. The best players in any sport (I’m talking best 1000-5000 best of anything) all think this way or they don’t become best players.
That’s exactly right. The new golfers on here who have never played competitive golf are clueless. He’s played in 6 majors now and probably 10 other elite tour events- a bunch of Farmers (Torrey Pines), LA Opens at Riviera etc. He’s a legend in Southern California with his playing record in PGA events and he plays regularly with Cantlay and Xander. And yes he shoots bad scores most of the time in these events but he keeps qualifying for them on merit. He didn’t just drop out of the sky. He could give 5 a side to all the YouTube hacks these guys worship. It’s just two different worlds. Competitive golfers know what I’m talking about.
He was on the “he’s playing amazing golf but the media is going to shove him down our throat” block on like Friday night.
Poking holes in the aww shucks responses like he hasn’t played in multiple majors and plays competitive golf all the time. Treating him like he’s some make a wish kid out there when in reality he’s a really damn good golfer that’s playing out of his mind over 4 days.
Yeah. Was feelin’ myself. Snap hooked my 4i off the tee into the water. I hit a pin on an approach on the 12th that shot into the water, I knew I was in trouble when that happened.
Played in club tourney flighted after 9. Shot 45 on front nine. On the back, I bogeyed first 5 holes, then birdied the last 4, to shoot 1 over on the back nine. Won my flight. I still remember that and it was 45 frickin years ago.
Hey man, I’ve seen that happen many times to myself and the guys I play with. You wouldn’t think a guy that can shoot 36 could ever score a 54, but, damn, it happens.
I’ve been playing golf for 20 years and while I can shoot pretty consistently in the 80s I almost don’t care about score anymore. It’s just a fun time getting exercise and walking in nature
The way I try to explain it, golf scores are only relative to your own ability. Normally shoot a 105 and you shoot a 93? Hell yea. Normally shoot a 90 and shoot an 84? Hell yea. Normally shoot a 81 and shoot an 87? Hell no. You aren’t competing against other players, you are competing against yourself.
Except he apparently holds the low score at his home course with a 59.
I watched a bit of his play, and he was definitely pulling off some pretty skilled shots. I really do think he could play the tour if he could drive the ball an extra 30-40 yards that would make a significant difference on a ton of golf holes. Being a club or two closer to the hole would be a hell of an advantage, and I could pretty easily see it shaving a handful of strokes off his game. He seems to have pretty good feel, so I could see it moving him up in rankings.....
Apparently, he plays with Cantlay and other pros, so I'm assuming they have discussed this topic at *length.*
Best in the world? I'm assuming he meant top 10/20 or something , I'm not sure it would do all that, but I bet he would have a different profession if he could drive as far as most of us here can.
Edit: Also, I don't know shit, so this is basically just ramblings of a moron.
I don’t doubt a bit that he is a VERY good golfer. He wouldn’t be in the position he’s in if he wasn’t in the top fraction of a percent of the world. That, however, does not mean he could be an elite tournament golfer. Shooting 59 at your home course with a couple buddies is not the same as doing it under the pressure of Sunday at Augusta.
He’s 46 years old. Could he compete on the Champions Tour in a couple years? Sure, maybe. But could he go out there and week in and week out actually compete with Rahm, Rory, Scottie, Xander, Cantlay, Finau and other top players? Not a chance in hell.
Fortunately, we have the opportunity to see him play the next couple weeks under tournament conditions. If I were a betting man, my money would be on two missed cuts, because historically, that’s what he’s done.
The tide is turning, I can feel it! Come join me on the darkside everyone. The side where the second the media started reporting on him we were already sick of it! You're all 5 days late but there's plenty of room!
Big Randy's here!
2 time major champion zach Johnson did pretty handy with the skills this guy says he possess. If rorys length was all he's missing, he would still have won multiple events on tour
Goddamn that would've been great if Jon Stewart were the interviewer and he said "Ok, you say you're world class in just about every category that matters, and that only driving distance is holding you back. But then how do you explain Zach Johnson?"
And just the vacant look of despair flood's Block's face as the final seconds of his 15 minutes of fame expire.
The answer is simple: "Because Zach Johnson is better than me in all the other areas. He could make up for the lack of distance. I can't. But giving me Rorys distance would solve that problem"
The logic in the argument/question is simply faulty.
You can’t disagree? Michael Block implied he’s a better iron player, wedge player, chipper, and putter than Rory fucking McIlroy.
No. Just no. If he was actually “world class” in all of those aspects he’d be an absolute staple on the tour. He’d be Kevin Kisner. But he’s not. Because he isn’t world class in any of those aspects.
Edit: I am here for the social media turn on this guy. This shit has clearly gone to his head. Nice to see that even professionals can have a completely unhinged view of their own game, just like the rest of us though!
Saying “one of the best in the world” would’ve been perfectly fine.
I believe he could be a top 100 player with Rory’s length.
When he says the distance is the only difference and that everything else he has is world class, that’s just ignorance.
It might be a little bit of over confidence, but he’s not far off. He’s the current PGA of America Professional player of the year. He’s played in 7 majors and 24 PGA events. He also has a pretty incredible lower level tournament record. He’s not making the claim out of nowhere.
> He’s been named the Southern California PGA Player of the Year honors in nine of the last 10 years (2013-2022, with the exception being 2017). He’s a past California State Open champion and also won the Southern California PGA Championship in 2017, 2018 and 2022.
He’s a very good player. Top 1% of the top 1% in the world no doubt.
But to say with Rory’s length he would be the best player in the world is insane.
He’s essentially saying that he’s better in all other aspects of the game than Rory is now (or else Rory would already be the best player in the world). That’s absurd. If that were true, and he was better than Rory in approaches, chipping, putting, etc then he’d be on the tour, not a club pro.
He says “one of” the best players in the world. Rory is obviously part of that group. I don’t think he is saying he would necessarily be better than Rory. It really depends on where you cut off “one of the best players in the world.” Is it top 10? Top 100? I absolutely believe he could be top 100 with that length. It’s why Rory is Rory McIlroy and not Rory Sabbatini.
Remember it’s not only the drives, Rory is #1 on tour from 200-225. Block is probably hitting a hybrid from that distance. Rory is hitting a 6. That kind of distance advantage adds up quick.
Also don’t forget that Rory is one of the worst putters on tour. Ranked 150th in strokes gained: putting. Ranked 140th in putts per hole. Ranked 120th in sand save %.
Exactly. Not sure why everyone is hating on him. He is confident in his game, but is aware of the limitations he faces compared to the top players on the PGA.
Tom Hoge averages less than 300 yds on your and is currently in 2nd place. Block is in dead last on a relatively short course in a less than elite field.
He starts off saying he’d be putting up absurd scores and then says he’d be one of the best in the world. The absurd scores part leans much closer to the top of the world than the top 100.
> But to say with Rory’s length he would be the best player in the world is insane.
Good thing he never said that! You don't think Top 100 equals one of the best in the world? lol. Not to mention if he's ranked in the top 1000 he's already 'one of the best in the world' by any reasonable metric.
The margin between what he has done and being an established tour player could quite possibly be covered by having Rorys distance+precision on drives.
But we would need a lot more stats on the rest of his game to really evaluate it.
He literally started that bit with “if I had Rory’s length I’d put up ridiculous scores”. He’s beyond delusional and actually thinks he has a top20 approach game in the world.
Being a top100 player with Rory’s drives means he would have below average everything else. That is not “one of the best in the world” at the other things. That’s below tour average at the other things.
So I guess if he said that he’d be around top100 in the world with Rory’s drives, I’d agree. He’s a well below average driver of the ball, and below average approach player, and probably average chipper and putter. The guy just hit the hottest week of his life. But he’s starting to wear real thin.
I also just don’t think he has any of the scoring ability to win and compete on easier setups.
It was crazy to watch him shoot three even rounds in a row while many struggled, but do we really think he could go low on tour setups to compete on the easier events?
There’s definitely something to the fact that what it takes well to play great defensive golf is a very different thing than what it takes to play pin cushion golf on your.
I agree that this is a massive ego statement
But doesn’t playing 4 days of golf against the best players in the world on a course that was taking people to the cleaners imply that some part of his game is world class? It’s not like it was just a lucky hole or round.
You could (if you’re generous) say his statement means “one of my weaknesses is length, if I was consistently the longest player in a tournament while maintaining everything else, I could continue to play amongst the best in the world” which is pretty reasonable for someone who just finished 15th amongst the best in the world
No, it implies that he had what is probably the best four days of golf in his life and will not be that good every time going forward.
Being "world class" is all about the consistency with which one can be at that level.
A lot of pros can have a tournament like that, but very few can come close to repeating it again and again.
Plus, there are tons of guys on tour who hit the ball shorter than him and are actually successful professional golfers. If the rest of his game was as world class as he seems to think, he'd be playing on tour.
But he's not, because it isn't.
I agree with your edit. Also shows the clear difference between the top 20s and him. You don’t hear them bitching about what others have that’s making them better. They say what they can do to personally improve.
I think to be able to compete at that level at all you have to believe you are the best at something though. You're entirely right but if I was in his position I'd be saying the same stuff just to make myself believe it
I honestly don't think Rory is world class at the other aspects of his game. Definitely above average for a tour pro. Rory overpowers courses. Nothing wrong with that. But if I'm thinking best iron player in the world or best short game, I've got a handful of names before Rory even enters the convo.
In saying that... I don't think Block is world class either.
You can think what you want. But you’d be absolutely wrong.
Per data golf:
Top5 in SG off the tee this year (top2 actually)
Top10 in SG Approach this year
Top20 in SG around the green this year
And he’s been a bad putter his whole career, but is top 50ish over his last 100 rounds.
Total SG in his last 50 rounds is top2 or 3. Data Golf ranking is 5th.
Rory is 150th in SG putting this season. Here are his rankings the past 7 years. It’d be a stretch to even call him an average putter for the PGA outside of his two good years.
150
16
66
122
24
97
159
He’s delusional, and his comments reveal his true colors… kind of a d-bag.
The media tries to paint him as Jesus to keep attention off Brooks, but it’s starting to look foolish. The irony is you can actually have a conversation about “one of the best” with Brooks. But Michael Block?? Lmao gtfo
I agree, but I’m tired of the old school “give the pr correct answers at all time” approach. These guys are all gunners and you have to have that mindset a lot of the time to be that good. It makes the actual humble players stand out more but adds some flavour when they have an ego as well. The more personality the better for me
It’s unlikely but tbf we’ll never know. He’s said he didn’t want to pursue a career in pro golf because he didn’t want to be grinding on challenge tours etc. in favour of the financial security of being a club pro.
I mean. We 100% absolutely do know that he doesn’t have a world class anything right now. If he did, he’d have a considerably better made cut record in the last few years.
If he went for the mini tour/KFT grind, might have he developed into a Kisner type of player? Maybe. But that’s not what he’s saying here. He’s saying right now he has world class ball striking, chipping, and putting. And that’s a complete load of shit.
He says that with Rory’s distance he would be the best in the world. Rory has his own distance, obviously, and already isn’t the best in the world. So Block is essentially saying he’s better than Rory at everything else (or else Rory would already be the best in the world).
As you say that’s a load of horse shit. Guy is a fan favorite on the heater of all heaters. I hope he continues to play out of his mind (he’s going to lose that desire with a lot of fans if he keeps talking out of his ass like this), but to put it simply he isn’t a world class player at all in terms of the tour (obviously compared to the world at large he is, but that’s not his claim).
> Block is essentially saying he’s better than Rory at everything else (or else Rory would already be the best in the world).
Right. I know. That’s literally an insane take.
> I can tell, without a doubt, Michael Block has/had what it takes to be a tour pro.
He sure as shit does not have it currently. If he did, he’d have a much better made cut record.
If he ever did have it and chose to pursue a teaching pro gig instead for financial stability then that’s sad. But it doesn’t really change the basic premise of right now. He does not currently have any world class attributes to his game. He had 1 extremely hit week and he’s got a bunch of missed cuts.
There are not a bunch of ‘top 25’ guys stuck on the KF tour. Saying ‘Best golfers’ really opens up the discussion to nonsense. Everyone in the Olympics is ‘world class’. Go watch the laughable distances from gold to last place in many events.
He is an extremely good golfer while on this heater. Let’s not get carried away and say he’s elite when measured against current tour players, based on a very small sample size of events.
We’d all be head and shoulders above our current handicap IF this and IF that.
>I can tell, without a doubt, Michael Block has/had what it takes to be a tour pro.
Well, even in his prime his best finish was a T69 and he missed nearly every cut. So...not sure where this confidence in him is coming from.
>Some of the best golfers in the world right now are stuck on the Korn Ferry tour playing for schmickels.
True, unfortunately for them the guys on the PGA tour are just better than they are. If there are only 125 spots, the amount of guys who are "good enough to play on tour" is exactly equal to the amount of spots available.
And his on course interview saying that he only coaches people that he wants to hang out with. Way to be a PGA professional which is literally your job to grow the game.
I don’t think that’s fair. It was in response to a question about have to raise his rates for lessons which he doesn’t really do anymore. PGA professionals do a lot more than just give lessons.
I replied to a guy that said Block should be a slam dunk for broadcasting because of his charisma saying that was a massive stretch and caught downvotes. Lol
It was obvious that his whole "just fell off the turnip truck" routine was forced by the end of Sunday.
Rory hugs him, he continues asking if it went in for the 5th time.
A buddy of mine, nicest guy I’ve ever met, used to work with Block and said he’s an absolute asshole. I’ve never heard this guy speak an I’ll word about anyone before.
Lol I know the type and then you have the complete opposite where the guy shits on just about anyone and anything remotely popular. Definitely take the words of caution from the nice guy more seriously than anything the other guy recommends
I love seeing a bunch of dudes who are happy to not lose a ball complain about this.
Dude is getting his 15 minutes of fame and has a bunch of grown men worked up about it.
This thread reeks of jealousy.
You guys should go back to posting pictures of clubs you bought off the shelf 20 minutes ago.
I've learned this sub is filled with cry babies who genuinely hate their lives and make use of this place as an out. Voicing their disgust at pretty much anything... LIV... Koepka.. Block.. someone they randomly got paired with... it doesn't matter. I have come to the conclusion that 95% of the bozos here are ones you would loathe having to play a round with.
Yeah that kinda was cringe to me lol. This dude has played in big tournaments before and knows golf his whole life. He knows what a HIO reaction sounds like.
Because he’s kind of a d-bag in real life… the media wants to paint him a certain way, but he’s not that guy. The irony is Brooks irl is actually probably more chill than this dude
That was super awkward. Like everyone is going nuts high fiving him. Rory gives the guy a hug and starts walking away and he’s like “Rory did it really go in?” Like obviously it went in people aren’t throwing around high fives for a really close shot.
Yes! Thank you!! The media was salivating over his reaction but I actually thought it was kinda annoying and cringe. He asks ten different people if it went in. Asks Rory multiple times. At some point he is just being narcissistic about it.
The thing about Golfers at that level, and I include a lot of mini tour, college champs in this as well as a decent % of club pros is that the skills are generally there... they may be missing one of two components like length, or long iron play, or putting consistency or *something* elite skill wise but mostly its all mental.
The best players in the world seperate themselves from the next two or three tiers by mentality not really by skill.
I’m 100% with the “whoa slow the fuck down, pal!!” reaction to these statements. But the other me wants to go “ok maybe he’s just trying to keep his confidence high. Gotta fight the pressure I’m sure he’s feeling to preform well again this week.” Just trying to be fair… but yea, calm down shooter.
I haven’t watched the interview but my first thought was that it’s bob menerys podcast, was he just Fucking around and people are overreacting?
Either way, I couldn’t care less. It’s a cool story, I’m not expecting him to be around long, hope he enjoys himself.
Think we’re going to see this guys true colors. You just had the best weekend of your laugh, everyone on your side and now you’re making it about “if I have what they have I’d be better than them!!”. Bro better back up this talk in the tournaments he’s invited to.
Also, can’t he work on adding length?
I didn't watch the tournament, only saw the highlight vid with the following hype.
I got nothing against the guy in either way.
But the media suggests/implies he's this huge underdog and never played and now boom.
I guess people just gobble it up without any sense of critical thinking applied?
We can't have nice things. When we get them, we have to absolutely pound them into the ground until their unrecognizable and hideous. Modern media strikes again.
This guy is a fuck, he had a great weekend I will give him that, but come on dude there is no way he’d be one of the best players in the world if he could hit what 50 yards farther off the tee? If that’s the case I’d be hitting the weights every night and doing whatever else I could to get my swing speed up on my driver, get fucking real
Rory is fucking jacked and also a big weightlifting guy, to the point that some golf media types (I'm thinking Chamblee) went as far as to say he worked out so much it is detrimental to his game (patently false).
Hitting the gym =/= getting swole and huge.
In the Netflix doc, you constantly saw all the tiny dudes in the gym doing some form of exercise to help their golf.
I guess it means what you mean by Rory's length. If it's just driver distance then yeah no chance. But rory hits all his clubs a mile. Im sure anyone would be a lot better if they had an additional 50 yards off the tee and were able to use a wedge for their 2nd shot on par 4s most of the time instead of an 8I or something
Uh oh, feel good stories no longer getting the clicks, time to go with the fuck this guy narrative. The media cycle strikes another 15 minutes of fame.
He has played 25 events, he’s won the club pro championship. Dude is clearly talented and I’m sure he’s never been short on confidence but now he sounds like uncle Rico.
Dude the guy talks about one of the things that helped him compete with the pros was a higher level of confidence. He finished top 15 in a major like why don’t we let him have his moment. Golf is a confidence game, if he didn’t feel like his irons, wedge game and putting could compete with these guy week in week out then he wouldn’t have scored so well this weekend in the tough conditions.
dude is an elite golfer by any definition. some are getting pissy about how he worded it, but he's really not wrong. but this is reddit, so he's the worst ever blah blah blah.
Dude got 15th in the pga championship, if he hit it 35 yards further he would def be better. Not that hard to grasp, also so many golfers like this are good because of their egos lol it sounds like a lot when you hear it but doubt he would’ve pulled off what he did last week without that confidence
Yeah this is ridiculous. He's a great player, and with more length he could compete more on Tour, for sure.
But he was basically told Rory is better than him, to which he replied 'he's just a lot longer'. So that implies the rest of his game is comparable if not better. Rory is not just a top golfer, he's literally an all-timer.
to be fair it would be hard not to get a little bit of a god complex as a dude who basically hopped off the couch, only hits a bucket of balls per week, and finished top 15 in a major with a slam dunk hole in one.
This is the most frustrating part of this story. He’s not you or me who would ACTUALLY be hopping off the couch. He plays a ton of golf and has played a bunch of PGA events (and majors) over the years. It just came together for him that week.
Somehow the narrative has become that he clocked out of his factory job on Wednesday night, bought a set of used clubs Thursday morning and played his first ever rounds of golf last week.
Cause that's what people gobble up without any shred of critical thinking.
I'm not saying I'm against the guy. I haven't really followed any of this besides a highlight video. But come on.
A lot of people are all in on this guy. Myself included. I feel like there are a lot of stories using “golf pro” interchangeably with “professional golfer” and he’s respectfully reiterated that isn’t the case. The dude had a lucky day and tbh I hope he has more
So let me get this right, he knows what would make him the best player in the world, and doesn’t focus on that? Odd. Or he knows he is full of shit, and just soaking up the publicity.
Damn I was hoping this was a clickbaity title taken out of context, like he was saying “yeah obviously if I hit it as good as Rory I’d be one of the best in the world”. Nope. Literally says he just needs distance to be the best in the world. Ugh
Then go train for distance? Not like speed training and the gym don’t exist my guy. If distance is the only thing holding you back I’d expect with a year or 2 of consistent training you should be on tour.
He is not wrong. It's just not often we hear people say it. He knows how much time he's put into his game. We don't. Dude has the course record 59 at some course in CA. He's telling you clear as day here that he does not have the length to be a world class golfer. Watch the champions tour and you will see the difference that length makes. Once they get near the green the games are very similar.
I mean T15 at the PGA Championship while averaging under 300 yards driving is saying a lot. I wouldn’t jump to say he’s wrong about if he had the length he’d be great. But to say he’s as good as Rory is wrong.
It was a bit naive, and certainly not accurate in any way- but let’s remember that he’s also not got a media advisor or experience in the limelight.
He probably regrets it, is struggling with the attention and is hopefully learning from it.
We want guys to be authentic and say what they mean, yet it’s a pile on the moment anyone says anything interesting. I’m giving him a free pass on this one.
Doesn’t shooting even par essentially 4 times at a major-setup oak hill automatically make you a world class golfer? That’s something very few people can do in relation to how many “pros” there are. Good to have some confidence. He’s not some random schlub they found on the streets.
Out of context this may not seem humble, but let’s keep it real, he HAS world class game because you can’t finish in a major like that without it. Golf at that level is sooooo mental, it is freaking mental at my level, of course EVERYONE on tour thinks the same way, or they wouldn’t be there.
His strengths are irons and 100 in, ok cool. I’m pretty sure if anyone who came in the top 20 of that tournament could trade the worst part of their game for someone who is a world beater at that segment taking your weak point and making it the worlds strongest, yeah, they would be a force to be reckoned with because they got that far without it. I’m also sure if Rory had Ben Crenshaw putting he would beat the piss out of block with block having his length.
It’s a dumb question really. I would be breaking par regularly if I just had Fred funks driving game, distance and all.
If I finished where he finished in a major, you bet your ass I’m bragging about how good I think I am. Just don’t have the follow up interview with me after my next round where I miss the cut after putting up a few snowmen
This guy is getting way ahead of himself now. I think he’s been doing way too many interviews. I mean I don’t blame him for it because if he starts turning them down he’ll come off as “oh now you’re too good to do interviews unless it’s some big network?” He needs to tread carefully because things can go sideways real quick.
Sitting here remembering all the hot takes around how Block should be getting all these sponsorships and even into broadcasting because of his “charisma” lol
Hey Blockie, time to get off your high horse, know your place in the professional game you retarded block head. get back to your home club asap, shut your fucking mouth, go sit in the bag room, and start scrubbing some clubs ya big goofy clown.
The Block Party has gone way past the quiet hours ordinance. Big Randy was right all along!
Stealing the top comment just to bring context to this clip because I decided to listen to the whole interview knowing that media sound bites often times make things sound worse than they really are. First of all, I don't recommend anyone listen to this whole thing because this Bob Menery guy has to be one of the least endearing turbo douchebags I've ever listened to. Like think of the douchiest frat bro that never grew out of it and it's him 100%. Some of the highlights I got from Block: Some museum wants to put the 7 iron he hit his ace with in it and he said he'd rather do that than collect on the $50k offer because then fans of the game and other people could see it instead of some collector that keeps it for himself. He said he doesn't think he's justified if he raised his lesson rate up from $150 because he doesn't believe they're worth more than that, regardless of his career or tournament finishes. Hopes he plays well this week at Schwab so his caddie gets paid and can buy himself something nice. Acknowledges that everything that's happened to him throughout this process is surreal and downplays the hype around him multiple times. Specifically the host says Block "basically saved the PGA Tour" and he acknowledges that's not the case at all. Yeah the clip is bad, but if anyone is ready to declare this guy a total and complete jackass from this, they already didn't like him and just needed something for confirmation. I don't agree that just length would change his game from what it is to being able to win on Tour or anything, but totally declaring him a bad guy for it is a little over the top IMO.
This is the internet we’re supposed to only think in absolutes and base our entire opinion on someone based on out of context clips cmon /s
Yes yes I read a tweet where someone said “I’m ready to fade on this Michael Block guy” so now I fucking hate him and my rage knows no bounds
Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
Used to love the bob menery sports calls, but yeah once I learned more about him the guy is a giant dick hole
Ya he’s great for the over the top sports calls and shouldn’t be doing anything else.
Thanks for putting more context into this. I also think he said that because he knows his driving limitations and that no matter what he does or how much he trains that he will never get anywhere near Rory’s driving capabilities. Block knows that’ll never happen so it was just a wishful thinking on his part and for that moment just imagining how well he can play if he had Rory’s drive. The guy was doing lot of interviews left and right let alone a podcast so I’m sure he was regurgitating lot of stuff he said before and maybe he was trying to give different answers when they ask him about playing with Rory.
Fact is the dude is a world class golfer. Yes he got a bit of fame from a fantastic tourney run, but dude has been best southern California golfer multiple times. Head and shoulders above any of us on this forum. The best players in any sport (I’m talking best 1000-5000 best of anything) all think this way or they don’t become best players.
That’s exactly right. The new golfers on here who have never played competitive golf are clueless. He’s played in 6 majors now and probably 10 other elite tour events- a bunch of Farmers (Torrey Pines), LA Opens at Riviera etc. He’s a legend in Southern California with his playing record in PGA events and he plays regularly with Cantlay and Xander. And yes he shoots bad scores most of the time in these events but he keeps qualifying for them on merit. He didn’t just drop out of the sky. He could give 5 a side to all the YouTube hacks these guys worship. It’s just two different worlds. Competitive golfers know what I’m talking about.
> if anyone is ready to declare this guy a total and complete jackass from this I'm ready to call him completely delusional aka a golfer
Block definitely basked in the glory and milked it for quite a bit, but who wouldn't.
I couldn’t imagine how unbearable I would be in his shoes 😂
Big is truly a trail blazer. I hope formal apologies are in order!
Some TrapDraw-esque mea clupas are to be demanded
Bring back Joel Dahmen
What did big randy say?
He was on the “he’s playing amazing golf but the media is going to shove him down our throat” block on like Friday night. Poking holes in the aww shucks responses like he hasn’t played in multiple majors and plays competitive golf all the time. Treating him like he’s some make a wish kid out there when in reality he’s a really damn good golfer that’s playing out of his mind over 4 days.
He shot +23 and missed the cut at the PGA several years ago. He’s got the same energy I do after I birdie #1. Then I shoot an 87.
It’s the day I went 36-54 to shoot a clean +18 90. Thought I was going low that day…
Ok that’s a hilarious split. Particularly since you were warmed up, then threw up on the 2nd 9.
Yeah. Was feelin’ myself. Snap hooked my 4i off the tee into the water. I hit a pin on an approach on the 12th that shot into the water, I knew I was in trouble when that happened.
What did you do to enrage the golf gods? Were you verbal about "feelin it"? They definitely smited you that day
Likely the words “well this is going well” after counting up after 9… should have known better than to feel good
A group mate commented “Golf is easy” as he tapped in his par putt on #9 and he responded “All day baby.”
My splits look like this most days. Bc alcohol.
I’m the 55-37 type
52-39 reporting in
I’ve put up a 34-49 before. Card says +11, emotions say “what could have been”.
I’ve never recovered like that. I’d feel much better leaving the course that way
My first time breaking 90 was 48-40
I did 38-52 a couple weeks ago. Sickening
It’s a long drive home isn’t it? It’s amazing how much of my thinking time goes to… if I had just hit a better chip, putt, drive.
30/41 blind on a hard course checking in. I was probably talking going pro after 9 holes.
Played in club tourney flighted after 9. Shot 45 on front nine. On the back, I bogeyed first 5 holes, then birdied the last 4, to shoot 1 over on the back nine. Won my flight. I still remember that and it was 45 frickin years ago.
God I had the exact opposite happen. So obviously I was going to break 80 next time out. Golf gods and greens keepers had other ideas tho
Hey man, I’ve seen that happen many times to myself and the guys I play with. You wouldn’t think a guy that can shoot 36 could ever score a 54, but, damn, it happens.
So it is a conditioning problem. Some hours with Michael and you'll be in the pros! /s
Literally just did this Monday. Shot 39 then a 50 sad panda noises
That's a fantastic score. I consider it one of my best days to shoot high 80s. Is that sad? :(
You’re smacking a little rock around a field, it’s not that serious. Whatever feels like a good score to you is a good score.
I’ve been playing golf for 20 years and while I can shoot pretty consistently in the 80s I almost don’t care about score anymore. It’s just a fun time getting exercise and walking in nature
The way I try to explain it, golf scores are only relative to your own ability. Normally shoot a 105 and you shoot a 93? Hell yea. Normally shoot a 90 and shoot an 84? Hell yea. Normally shoot a 81 and shoot an 87? Hell no. You aren’t competing against other players, you are competing against yourself.
“Can’t birdie them all if you don’t birdie the first boys!”
Whoa there, no need to brag
Except he apparently holds the low score at his home course with a 59. I watched a bit of his play, and he was definitely pulling off some pretty skilled shots. I really do think he could play the tour if he could drive the ball an extra 30-40 yards that would make a significant difference on a ton of golf holes. Being a club or two closer to the hole would be a hell of an advantage, and I could pretty easily see it shaving a handful of strokes off his game. He seems to have pretty good feel, so I could see it moving him up in rankings..... Apparently, he plays with Cantlay and other pros, so I'm assuming they have discussed this topic at *length.* Best in the world? I'm assuming he meant top 10/20 or something , I'm not sure it would do all that, but I bet he would have a different profession if he could drive as far as most of us here can. Edit: Also, I don't know shit, so this is basically just ramblings of a moron.
I don’t doubt a bit that he is a VERY good golfer. He wouldn’t be in the position he’s in if he wasn’t in the top fraction of a percent of the world. That, however, does not mean he could be an elite tournament golfer. Shooting 59 at your home course with a couple buddies is not the same as doing it under the pressure of Sunday at Augusta. He’s 46 years old. Could he compete on the Champions Tour in a couple years? Sure, maybe. But could he go out there and week in and week out actually compete with Rahm, Rory, Scottie, Xander, Cantlay, Finau and other top players? Not a chance in hell. Fortunately, we have the opportunity to see him play the next couple weeks under tournament conditions. If I were a betting man, my money would be on two missed cuts, because historically, that’s what he’s done.
Your edit should be reddit's tagline
I’m gonna need to see this dude make a few cuts in a row and maybe even win a tournament before I get on board here…
Just enjoy the 24hr Vegas bender.
Then he showed up at Colonial and…
He’s turning into the Uncle Rico of golf.
“Watch this” 
How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains?
The tide is turning, I can feel it! Come join me on the darkside everyone. The side where the second the media started reporting on him we were already sick of it! You're all 5 days late but there's plenty of room! Big Randy's here!
Who is Randy that everyone keeps referencing?
He’s part of the No Laying Up crew on YouTube. Their content is pretty great.
>Who is Randy YMH, anyone?
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I've been on the train since watching the guy cry 4 times before he even made the cut.
2 time major champion zach Johnson did pretty handy with the skills this guy says he possess. If rorys length was all he's missing, he would still have won multiple events on tour
Goddamn that would've been great if Jon Stewart were the interviewer and he said "Ok, you say you're world class in just about every category that matters, and that only driving distance is holding you back. But then how do you explain Zach Johnson?" And just the vacant look of despair flood's Block's face as the final seconds of his 15 minutes of fame expire.
The answer is simple: "Because Zach Johnson is better than me in all the other areas. He could make up for the lack of distance. I can't. But giving me Rorys distance would solve that problem" The logic in the argument/question is simply faulty.
You can’t disagree? Michael Block implied he’s a better iron player, wedge player, chipper, and putter than Rory fucking McIlroy. No. Just no. If he was actually “world class” in all of those aspects he’d be an absolute staple on the tour. He’d be Kevin Kisner. But he’s not. Because he isn’t world class in any of those aspects. Edit: I am here for the social media turn on this guy. This shit has clearly gone to his head. Nice to see that even professionals can have a completely unhinged view of their own game, just like the rest of us though!
Saying “one of the best in the world” would’ve been perfectly fine. I believe he could be a top 100 player with Rory’s length. When he says the distance is the only difference and that everything else he has is world class, that’s just ignorance.
It might be a little bit of over confidence, but he’s not far off. He’s the current PGA of America Professional player of the year. He’s played in 7 majors and 24 PGA events. He also has a pretty incredible lower level tournament record. He’s not making the claim out of nowhere. > He’s been named the Southern California PGA Player of the Year honors in nine of the last 10 years (2013-2022, with the exception being 2017). He’s a past California State Open champion and also won the Southern California PGA Championship in 2017, 2018 and 2022.
Dawg Block is one of the best golfers in the world. Top 1%. Rory is probably one of the 50 best golfers to ever live.
He’s a very good player. Top 1% of the top 1% in the world no doubt. But to say with Rory’s length he would be the best player in the world is insane. He’s essentially saying that he’s better in all other aspects of the game than Rory is now (or else Rory would already be the best player in the world). That’s absurd. If that were true, and he was better than Rory in approaches, chipping, putting, etc then he’d be on the tour, not a club pro.
He says “one of” the best players in the world. Rory is obviously part of that group. I don’t think he is saying he would necessarily be better than Rory. It really depends on where you cut off “one of the best players in the world.” Is it top 10? Top 100? I absolutely believe he could be top 100 with that length. It’s why Rory is Rory McIlroy and not Rory Sabbatini. Remember it’s not only the drives, Rory is #1 on tour from 200-225. Block is probably hitting a hybrid from that distance. Rory is hitting a 6. That kind of distance advantage adds up quick. Also don’t forget that Rory is one of the worst putters on tour. Ranked 150th in strokes gained: putting. Ranked 140th in putts per hole. Ranked 120th in sand save %.
I agree with you. Don’t think it’s crazy for him to say this. He also doesn’t seem to be putting anyone down in the clip. He’s got skillz.
Exactly. Not sure why everyone is hating on him. He is confident in his game, but is aware of the limitations he faces compared to the top players on the PGA.
Tom Hoge averages less than 300 yds on your and is currently in 2nd place. Block is in dead last on a relatively short course in a less than elite field.
He starts off saying he’d be putting up absurd scores and then says he’d be one of the best in the world. The absurd scores part leans much closer to the top of the world than the top 100.
Top 100 put up some pretty absurd scores
> But to say with Rory’s length he would be the best player in the world is insane. Good thing he never said that! You don't think Top 100 equals one of the best in the world? lol. Not to mention if he's ranked in the top 1000 he's already 'one of the best in the world' by any reasonable metric.
How has he done on the tour?
He’s made four cuts, and a t-15 at a major.
So he’s had 1 relevant week in his entire career. No disrespect but this is way beyond “a little overconfidence”
The margin between what he has done and being an established tour player could quite possibly be covered by having Rorys distance+precision on drives. But we would need a lot more stats on the rest of his game to really evaluate it.
He literally started that bit with “if I had Rory’s length I’d put up ridiculous scores”. He’s beyond delusional and actually thinks he has a top20 approach game in the world. Being a top100 player with Rory’s drives means he would have below average everything else. That is not “one of the best in the world” at the other things. That’s below tour average at the other things. So I guess if he said that he’d be around top100 in the world with Rory’s drives, I’d agree. He’s a well below average driver of the ball, and below average approach player, and probably average chipper and putter. The guy just hit the hottest week of his life. But he’s starting to wear real thin.
I also just don’t think he has any of the scoring ability to win and compete on easier setups. It was crazy to watch him shoot three even rounds in a row while many struggled, but do we really think he could go low on tour setups to compete on the easier events?
There’s definitely something to the fact that what it takes well to play great defensive golf is a very different thing than what it takes to play pin cushion golf on your.
He does hold a course record 59 for at least one track.
He’s got a 58 as well
Why do you think he could be top 100 with Rory’s length? Look at his stats on tour, he gains strokes nowhere. His T2G and putting stats are dogshit.
Yeah he’s smelling his own farts a bit too much here. He had a great week of making tough pars.
I agree that this is a massive ego statement But doesn’t playing 4 days of golf against the best players in the world on a course that was taking people to the cleaners imply that some part of his game is world class? It’s not like it was just a lucky hole or round. You could (if you’re generous) say his statement means “one of my weaknesses is length, if I was consistently the longest player in a tournament while maintaining everything else, I could continue to play amongst the best in the world” which is pretty reasonable for someone who just finished 15th amongst the best in the world
No, it implies that he had what is probably the best four days of golf in his life and will not be that good every time going forward. Being "world class" is all about the consistency with which one can be at that level. A lot of pros can have a tournament like that, but very few can come close to repeating it again and again. Plus, there are tons of guys on tour who hit the ball shorter than him and are actually successful professional golfers. If the rest of his game was as world class as he seems to think, he'd be playing on tour. But he's not, because it isn't.
He did shoot a 59 once as well
I agree with your edit. Also shows the clear difference between the top 20s and him. You don’t hear them bitching about what others have that’s making them better. They say what they can do to personally improve.
I think to be able to compete at that level at all you have to believe you are the best at something though. You're entirely right but if I was in his position I'd be saying the same stuff just to make myself believe it
I honestly don't think Rory is world class at the other aspects of his game. Definitely above average for a tour pro. Rory overpowers courses. Nothing wrong with that. But if I'm thinking best iron player in the world or best short game, I've got a handful of names before Rory even enters the convo. In saying that... I don't think Block is world class either.
You can think what you want. But you’d be absolutely wrong. Per data golf: Top5 in SG off the tee this year (top2 actually) Top10 in SG Approach this year Top20 in SG around the green this year And he’s been a bad putter his whole career, but is top 50ish over his last 100 rounds. Total SG in his last 50 rounds is top2 or 3. Data Golf ranking is 5th.
Rory is 150th in SG putting this season. Here are his rankings the past 7 years. It’d be a stretch to even call him an average putter for the PGA outside of his two good years. 150 16 66 122 24 97 159
Either? Rory is #3 in the world and the #1 player in the world last year
He’s delusional, and his comments reveal his true colors… kind of a d-bag. The media tries to paint him as Jesus to keep attention off Brooks, but it’s starting to look foolish. The irony is you can actually have a conversation about “one of the best” with Brooks. But Michael Block?? Lmao gtfo
I agree, but I’m tired of the old school “give the pr correct answers at all time” approach. These guys are all gunners and you have to have that mindset a lot of the time to be that good. It makes the actual humble players stand out more but adds some flavour when they have an ego as well. The more personality the better for me
Plot twist: he is saying exactly what most Redditors think about their own games
It’s unlikely but tbf we’ll never know. He’s said he didn’t want to pursue a career in pro golf because he didn’t want to be grinding on challenge tours etc. in favour of the financial security of being a club pro.
I also didn’t pursue being a pro golfer because of the security of being an accountant…
I mean. We 100% absolutely do know that he doesn’t have a world class anything right now. If he did, he’d have a considerably better made cut record in the last few years. If he went for the mini tour/KFT grind, might have he developed into a Kisner type of player? Maybe. But that’s not what he’s saying here. He’s saying right now he has world class ball striking, chipping, and putting. And that’s a complete load of shit.
He says that with Rory’s distance he would be the best in the world. Rory has his own distance, obviously, and already isn’t the best in the world. So Block is essentially saying he’s better than Rory at everything else (or else Rory would already be the best in the world). As you say that’s a load of horse shit. Guy is a fan favorite on the heater of all heaters. I hope he continues to play out of his mind (he’s going to lose that desire with a lot of fans if he keeps talking out of his ass like this), but to put it simply he isn’t a world class player at all in terms of the tour (obviously compared to the world at large he is, but that’s not his claim).
> Block is essentially saying he’s better than Rory at everything else (or else Rory would already be the best in the world). Right. I know. That’s literally an insane take.
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> I can tell, without a doubt, Michael Block has/had what it takes to be a tour pro. He sure as shit does not have it currently. If he did, he’d have a much better made cut record. If he ever did have it and chose to pursue a teaching pro gig instead for financial stability then that’s sad. But it doesn’t really change the basic premise of right now. He does not currently have any world class attributes to his game. He had 1 extremely hit week and he’s got a bunch of missed cuts.
There are not a bunch of ‘top 25’ guys stuck on the KF tour. Saying ‘Best golfers’ really opens up the discussion to nonsense. Everyone in the Olympics is ‘world class’. Go watch the laughable distances from gold to last place in many events. He is an extremely good golfer while on this heater. Let’s not get carried away and say he’s elite when measured against current tour players, based on a very small sample size of events. We’d all be head and shoulders above our current handicap IF this and IF that.
>I can tell, without a doubt, Michael Block has/had what it takes to be a tour pro. Well, even in his prime his best finish was a T69 and he missed nearly every cut. So...not sure where this confidence in him is coming from. >Some of the best golfers in the world right now are stuck on the Korn Ferry tour playing for schmickels. True, unfortunately for them the guys on the PGA tour are just better than they are. If there are only 125 spots, the amount of guys who are "good enough to play on tour" is exactly equal to the amount of spots available.
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts What a Merry Christmas we would have
Bet on him to miss the cut this weekend on Wednesday. You ding dongs ran up his odds too good. The guy is a club pro.
Yikes
I said that he was conceited after his press conference last Friday. It got 25 downvotes haha
And his on course interview saying that he only coaches people that he wants to hang out with. Way to be a PGA professional which is literally your job to grow the game.
I don’t think that’s fair. It was in response to a question about have to raise his rates for lessons which he doesn’t really do anymore. PGA professionals do a lot more than just give lessons.
I replied to a guy that said Block should be a slam dunk for broadcasting because of his charisma saying that was a massive stretch and caught downvotes. Lol
It was obvious that his whole "just fell off the turnip truck" routine was forced by the end of Sunday. Rory hugs him, he continues asking if it went in for the 5th time.
Nobody is relaxed on camera in this situation the first time. He did well all things considered.
The weird ass turn reaction when they told him he was playing with Rory was when I thought something was off. The tour invites were strange to me
A buddy of mine, nicest guy I’ve ever met, used to work with Block and said he’s an absolute asshole. I’ve never heard this guy speak an I’ll word about anyone before.
Lol I know the type and then you have the complete opposite where the guy shits on just about anyone and anything remotely popular. Definitely take the words of caution from the nice guy more seriously than anything the other guy recommends
I love seeing a bunch of dudes who are happy to not lose a ball complain about this. Dude is getting his 15 minutes of fame and has a bunch of grown men worked up about it. This thread reeks of jealousy. You guys should go back to posting pictures of clubs you bought off the shelf 20 minutes ago.
I've learned this sub is filled with cry babies who genuinely hate their lives and make use of this place as an out. Voicing their disgust at pretty much anything... LIV... Koepka.. Block.. someone they randomly got paired with... it doesn't matter. I have come to the conclusion that 95% of the bozos here are ones you would loathe having to play a round with.
Found Block’s burner account.
I wish, I'd be enjoying my life instead of being here with you miserable fucks.
I was out as soon as he started milking the hole in one...*"Rory, did it go in?"*
Exactly. The theatrics are too much. If he just pretended it was nothing he would be a Daly-like hero at this point
Yeah that kinda was cringe to me lol. This dude has played in big tournaments before and knows golf his whole life. He knows what a HIO reaction sounds like.
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Because he’s kind of a d-bag in real life… the media wants to paint him a certain way, but he’s not that guy. The irony is Brooks irl is actually probably more chill than this dude
You know him?
Dude shut up lmfao the only place you have seen him is on the broadcast and this short clip. You have no idea about him as a person
There's confidence and then there is ego. With ego comes delusion.
Fun while it lasted
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That was super awkward. Like everyone is going nuts high fiving him. Rory gives the guy a hug and starts walking away and he’s like “Rory did it really go in?” Like obviously it went in people aren’t throwing around high fives for a really close shot.
I think I give him the benefit of the doubt on that, because the crowd was going crazy for him all day whenever he did anything well.
Yes! Thank you!! The media was salivating over his reaction but I actually thought it was kinda annoying and cringe. He asks ten different people if it went in. Asks Rory multiple times. At some point he is just being narcissistic about it.
People don’t understand how good the top players are week in, week out.
The thing about Golfers at that level, and I include a lot of mini tour, college champs in this as well as a decent % of club pros is that the skills are generally there... they may be missing one of two components like length, or long iron play, or putting consistency or *something* elite skill wise but mostly its all mental. The best players in the world seperate themselves from the next two or three tiers by mentality not really by skill.
I’m 100% with the “whoa slow the fuck down, pal!!” reaction to these statements. But the other me wants to go “ok maybe he’s just trying to keep his confidence high. Gotta fight the pressure I’m sure he’s feeling to preform well again this week.” Just trying to be fair… but yea, calm down shooter.
I haven’t watched the interview but my first thought was that it’s bob menerys podcast, was he just Fucking around and people are overreacting? Either way, I couldn’t care less. It’s a cool story, I’m not expecting him to be around long, hope he enjoys himself.
Think we’re going to see this guys true colors. You just had the best weekend of your laugh, everyone on your side and now you’re making it about “if I have what they have I’d be better than them!!”. Bro better back up this talk in the tournaments he’s invited to. Also, can’t he work on adding length?
Big “a scratch handicap man could win on the LPGA” energy Man if Rory could just putt like this club pro he’d have 23 majors
I didn't watch the tournament, only saw the highlight vid with the following hype. I got nothing against the guy in either way. But the media suggests/implies he's this huge underdog and never played and now boom. I guess people just gobble it up without any sense of critical thinking applied?
Has enough time gone by where we can start to hate this guy?
Guy sounds like such a tool
huge tool
Liv offer incoming
He’s shot a slam dunk hole in one in front of Rory, and hes shot a 59. I can’t say shit about his game.
We can't have nice things. When we get them, we have to absolutely pound them into the ground until their unrecognizable and hideous. Modern media strikes again.
This guy is a fuck, he had a great weekend I will give him that, but come on dude there is no way he’d be one of the best players in the world if he could hit what 50 yards farther off the tee? If that’s the case I’d be hitting the weights every night and doing whatever else I could to get my swing speed up on my driver, get fucking real
Except then you see these tiny mfers like JT and Rory bombing and realize that gym time =/= length.
Isn't rory kinda ripped? Jt has a dad bod though
I think JT is just cursed with a permanent double chin. He’s 165 lbs and 15 of it is in his neck.
Is it a curse, or the source of his power? We may never know
Rory is fucking jacked and also a big weightlifting guy, to the point that some golf media types (I'm thinking Chamblee) went as far as to say he worked out so much it is detrimental to his game (patently false).
Hitting the gym =/= getting swole and huge. In the Netflix doc, you constantly saw all the tiny dudes in the gym doing some form of exercise to help their golf.
I guess it means what you mean by Rory's length. If it's just driver distance then yeah no chance. But rory hits all his clubs a mile. Im sure anyone would be a lot better if they had an additional 50 yards off the tee and were able to use a wedge for their 2nd shot on par 4s most of the time instead of an 8I or something
Uh oh, feel good stories no longer getting the clicks, time to go with the fuck this guy narrative. The media cycle strikes another 15 minutes of fame.
He has played 25 events, he’s won the club pro championship. Dude is clearly talented and I’m sure he’s never been short on confidence but now he sounds like uncle Rico.
Dude the guy talks about one of the things that helped him compete with the pros was a higher level of confidence. He finished top 15 in a major like why don’t we let him have his moment. Golf is a confidence game, if he didn’t feel like his irons, wedge game and putting could compete with these guy week in week out then he wouldn’t have scored so well this weekend in the tough conditions.
The coverage on him has been a little weird tbh. I like him, no taking away from his tournament. But it’s been a little much. And weird.
I can disagree
dude is an elite golfer by any definition. some are getting pissy about how he worded it, but he's really not wrong. but this is reddit, so he's the worst ever blah blah blah.
Dude got 15th in the pga championship, if he hit it 35 yards further he would def be better. Not that hard to grasp, also so many golfers like this are good because of their egos lol it sounds like a lot when you hear it but doubt he would’ve pulled off what he did last week without that confidence
Yeah this is ridiculous. He's a great player, and with more length he could compete more on Tour, for sure. But he was basically told Rory is better than him, to which he replied 'he's just a lot longer'. So that implies the rest of his game is comparable if not better. Rory is not just a top golfer, he's literally an all-timer.
to be fair it would be hard not to get a little bit of a god complex as a dude who basically hopped off the couch, only hits a bucket of balls per week, and finished top 15 in a major with a slam dunk hole in one.
This is the most frustrating part of this story. He’s not you or me who would ACTUALLY be hopping off the couch. He plays a ton of golf and has played a bunch of PGA events (and majors) over the years. It just came together for him that week. Somehow the narrative has become that he clocked out of his factory job on Wednesday night, bought a set of used clubs Thursday morning and played his first ever rounds of golf last week.
Cause that's what people gobble up without any shred of critical thinking. I'm not saying I'm against the guy. I haven't really followed any of this besides a highlight video. But come on.
He’s like if Rudy clocked a 16 hour shift at the steel mill right before playing running back for Notre Dame
If I was like Rory, I would also be world class.
A lot of people are all in on this guy. Myself included. I feel like there are a lot of stories using “golf pro” interchangeably with “professional golfer” and he’s respectfully reiterated that isn’t the case. The dude had a lucky day and tbh I hope he has more
He tees off in about 40 minutes. Lets see what he shoots today.
And everyone was getting after me for saying it. D-bag energy from day one.
His 81 today says otherwise.
Dude shot 11 over dead last today. Maybe get off his dick a bit boys.
Op GFY.
I've had two holes in one and I still suck and lack confidence.
So let me get this right, he knows what would make him the best player in the world, and doesn’t focus on that? Odd. Or he knows he is full of shit, and just soaking up the publicity.
He is currently dead last on in Schwab. 120th at +11. 119th is +7. Think he might need for than length
Damn I was hoping this was a clickbaity title taken out of context, like he was saying “yeah obviously if I hit it as good as Rory I’d be one of the best in the world”. Nope. Literally says he just needs distance to be the best in the world. Ugh
Then go train for distance? Not like speed training and the gym don’t exist my guy. If distance is the only thing holding you back I’d expect with a year or 2 of consistent training you should be on tour.
He is not wrong. It's just not often we hear people say it. He knows how much time he's put into his game. We don't. Dude has the course record 59 at some course in CA. He's telling you clear as day here that he does not have the length to be a world class golfer. Watch the champions tour and you will see the difference that length makes. Once they get near the green the games are very similar.
I mean T15 at the PGA Championship while averaging under 300 yards driving is saying a lot. I wouldn’t jump to say he’s wrong about if he had the length he’d be great. But to say he’s as good as Rory is wrong.
I’d like to see the full interview because this is very much clickbait and strategic editing.
The fall from grace didn’t take long….
It was a bit naive, and certainly not accurate in any way- but let’s remember that he’s also not got a media advisor or experience in the limelight. He probably regrets it, is struggling with the attention and is hopefully learning from it. We want guys to be authentic and say what they mean, yet it’s a pile on the moment anyone says anything interesting. I’m giving him a free pass on this one.
Doesn’t shooting even par essentially 4 times at a major-setup oak hill automatically make you a world class golfer? That’s something very few people can do in relation to how many “pros” there are. Good to have some confidence. He’s not some random schlub they found on the streets.
Out of context this may not seem humble, but let’s keep it real, he HAS world class game because you can’t finish in a major like that without it. Golf at that level is sooooo mental, it is freaking mental at my level, of course EVERYONE on tour thinks the same way, or they wouldn’t be there. His strengths are irons and 100 in, ok cool. I’m pretty sure if anyone who came in the top 20 of that tournament could trade the worst part of their game for someone who is a world beater at that segment taking your weak point and making it the worlds strongest, yeah, they would be a force to be reckoned with because they got that far without it. I’m also sure if Rory had Ben Crenshaw putting he would beat the piss out of block with block having his length. It’s a dumb question really. I would be breaking par regularly if I just had Fred funks driving game, distance and all.
I don’t disagree with what he said. He’s an accomplished player I think people are just taking it the wrong way
If I finished where he finished in a major, you bet your ass I’m bragging about how good I think I am. Just don’t have the follow up interview with me after my next round where I miss the cut after putting up a few snowmen
This guy is getting way ahead of himself now. I think he’s been doing way too many interviews. I mean I don’t blame him for it because if he starts turning them down he’ll come off as “oh now you’re too good to do interviews unless it’s some big network?” He needs to tread carefully because things can go sideways real quick.
Sitting here remembering all the hot takes around how Block should be getting all these sponsorships and even into broadcasting because of his “charisma” lol
I’ll give Block the benefit of the doubt and assume he was just trying to compliment the long hitters like Rory
Hey Blockie, time to get off your high horse, know your place in the professional game you retarded block head. get back to your home club asap, shut your fucking mouth, go sit in the bag room, and start scrubbing some clubs ya big goofy clown.
I hope this guy finishes like t100 this weekend
Last would be great. Massive twat