Brooks Koepka won the 2023 PGA Championship, played at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, with a final score of -9, two shots better than Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland. It was the third PGA Championship victory for Brooks to go along with two U.S. Open wins. His five major victories have him tied for 15th on the list of all-time major wins. Brooks is also the first golfer to win a major from the LIV Golf Tour. I enjoy the majors especially more now as it gives me a chance to watch the best golfers in the world compete on one stage.
The PGA Championship is unique in the fact that it’s the only all-professional major. There are no amateurs. Instead, you’ll find the top twenty club professionals from the previous PGA Professional Championship. These club professionals and teachers from the PGA of America are from the same group of professionals that run your local course and provide lessons to you and your family.
Michael Block, a club professional at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California, gained entry into this year’s PGA Championship by finishing runner-up in the 2023 PGA Professional Championship. He went on to make history. Not only was he the only club professional to make the cut, his final score of one over par was good enough for a tie for 15th place and a check for $288,000. His final round included an on-the-fly hole-in-one on the 151 yard par 3 15th hole. It was the best finish at the PGA Championship by a PGA club professional in the last 35 years.
Michael Block made the most of the opportunity with his consistent play, shooting even par 70 the first three rounds and one over par 71 the last round. His scramble for par on the last hole secured his 15th place finish, earning him a spot in next years’ PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. He also received a sponsor’s exemption for this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, and an exemption for the RBC Canadian Open in June.
In Galatians, Paul tells us as Christians to make the most of every opportunity doing good for our fellow man.
Most the most of your opportunities today and every day to serve others in the ways of Jesus.