Even though Michael Block didn’t win the PGA Championship, he made a huge impact with his play. Block’s making a hole-in-one went viral and had everyone talking. His play earned him a spot in next year’s tournament.
But after the tournament, he found himself in hot water when he tried to compare his game to Rory Mcllroy.
“What I would shoot from where Rory hits, it would be stupid. I think I’d be one of the best players in the world. Hands down,” said.
Comparing himself to Mcllroy did not sit well with a lot of folks and now he is trying to clarify his comments.
He said this recently about his comments in an interview with Golf Monthly.
“It was totally misconstrued, misconceived, the whole thing. I really feel like if you’re a real golfer, you kind of understood what I had meant,” he said.
“That was an incomprehensible thing where yeah,'”he continued. “If I gained 60 yards, if I had a gap wedge into every green rather than a four iron into every green, would I be better? I’d be a whole hell of a lot better.”
Block has nothing but respect for the four-time major champ and his game.
“Would I be better than Roy McIlroy? Absolutely not. Rory is an absolute stud and at no point, in any shape or form, was I ever trying to say anything about Rory or the tour professionals,” he concluded.
Mcllroy doesn’t seem to be bothered by the comments and his yet to say a word about Block.
About Stacey Mickles
Stacey is a 1995 graduate of the University of Alabama who has previously worked for other publications such as Sportskeeda and Saturday Down South.