Michael Block has been the story of the US PGA Championship this weekend, sitting at even par heading into the ultimate day. Block is a membership professional in southern California, whose day job is to show {golfing} classes for about £100.

Block is considered one of 20 membership execs who're given the possibility to play the course and make the lower, one thing that not too many have completed with a lot success. But this weekend, the 46-year-old has shocked {the golfing} world by making the lower and occurring to play an incredible few rounds at Oak Hill Country Club.

Various world class gamers, together with Jon Rahm, had struggled massively on Saturday as they performed by way of robust circumstances with the rain and wind coming down laborious all through the day.

But Block had an distinctive spherical, climbing up the leaderboard and making all of it the way in which to tied eighth, when he shot 70 on the day with the New York crowd cheering him on.

And after he completed his spherical, Block spoke to the media - an uncommon scenario for him to search out himself in, earlier than being informed who he could be paired with on the ultimate day.

A reported informed him that he could be with McIlroy, as he responded: "Are you serious? Wow." Block turned away from the digicam as he smiled and grinned in delight. He added: "That should be fun. We're going to have a good time... Really? Oh boy."

A video of Block's response went viral throughout social media, with McIlroy responding to it on Instagram. He mentioned: "Looking forward to it, Michael."

While Block is seemingly having fun with himself, enjoying with an enormous smile - there's critical monetary implications as he heads into the final day.

Should Block end inside the high 10, he may earn as a lot as $500,000 (£397k), with a possible $700,000 (£556k) if he makes it into the highest 5.

Brooks Koekpa is at the moment main the sector, after successful the competitors in each 2018 and 2019.