{"id":15517250,"date":"2023-05-20T12:12:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T16:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golf.com\/?post_type=article&p=15517250"},"modified":"2023-06-20T09:42:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:42:27","slug":"michael-block-underdog-story-viktor-hovland-attire-pga","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/michael-block-underdog-story-viktor-hovland-attire-pga\/","title":{"rendered":"An unexpected underdog story, Viktor Hovland’s unapologetic attire | Inside Day 5 at the PGA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to GOLF.com’s new “Seen & Heard<\/a>” video series, where we’ll endeavor to give you an inside look at golf’s biggest events through the eyes and ears of our onsite crew. On deck this week: The 2023 PGA Championship<\/a> at Oak Hill. Let’s go!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICYMI: Wicked rough, wild hair and weird flags | Inside Day 1 at the PGA Championship<\/a>
Questions with Rory and Rahm, ice cream with Bones | Inside Day 2 at the PGA<\/a>
Wednesday predictions, Josh Allen appears | Inside Day 3 at the PGA<\/a>
Bryson DeChambeau’s resurgence, Tom Kim’s viral moment | Inside Day 4 at the PGA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We’ve reached moving day at this year’s PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. While part of the field has already been cut, we think<\/em> we’re starting to get an idea of which players may find themselves in contention by the end of the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or have we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second major of the year has been lethal, with the course proving to be unforgiving<\/a>, and some of the top names in golf looking like an Average Joe<\/a> given the course and weather conditions \u2014 which saw a rainy, soggy track to begin the third round on Saturday. So the final two rounds remain wide open, with players capable of moving up and down the leaderboard with either one good or one bad hole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One name that everyone’s surprised to see in the top-10<\/a> after round 2? Michael Block<\/a>, a 46-year-old Southern California club pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our own Dylan Dethier caught up with social media star Roger Steele<\/a>, who said he loved the confidence that Block had entering the PGA Championship this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of how things end for Block at Oak Hill, he’s enjoying himself and soaking it all in<\/a> \u2014 and why shouldn’t he \u2014 he’s competing with the best and most recognizable players in the world this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n

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PGA professional Michael Block is even through Friday at Oak Hill. He\u2019s got a nice little afternoon planned pic.twitter.com\/DylIUHl2JC<\/a><\/p>\u2014 GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) May 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>