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Emiliano Grillo explains why he prepped for Charles Schwab Challenge playoff by inviting two kids on the tee with him to hit balls

Good karma for Grillo’s good deed?

Emiliano Grillo chose one of the more interesting ways to warm up for a potential playoff after making a 72nd-hole double bogey to blow his two-stroke lead in the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge. He invited two boys to hit balls on the first tee at Colonial Country Club while he waited for Adam Schenk and Harry Hall to finish their rounds Sunday.

Grillo, a 30-year-old from Argentina, signed for 2-under 68 and a 72-hole total of 8-under 272 after making a mess at the last hole. But he remained calm, crediting better perspective after becoming a parent for the first time 14 months ago, and earned his second PGA Tour title in a sudden-death playoff.

“It wasn’t going to change me,” Grillo explained of the outcome of the tournament. “It wasn’t going to change my excitement to call my family and see my little boy.”

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Grillo retreated to the first tee at Colonial to keep sharp and perhaps figure out what went wrong on his tee shot at 18, which cost him the victory in regulation. Before long, he invited two young boys to “hit a few” balls with his clubs. A parent lifted Peyton and Sutton over a fence and into the arms of a friendly police officer on the scene, and then Grillo paid it forward and let them take turns hitting shots.

“It was a little bit of a trick to get my head out of the situation,” Grillo explained. “There’s two kids right next to the 1st tee, and I’m like, ‘Hey, you guys want to hit balls?’ They’re 7, 8 years old or however old they are. Jose Coceres (a 59-year-old Argentine pro, who won twice on the PGA Tour in 2001) did it with me when I was 7, 8 years old, and that was the greatest experience of all, just watching him and hitting his clubs. I kind of got to do it with them, and hopefully they’ll remember that.”

There’s a good chance they will. When asked in a video posted on the PGA Tour’s social media the boys said, “That was probably like the best thing ever,” and added, “One day I’ll be like that and be on the PGA Tour.”

One of them also said to Grillo, “I need a hug,” and then proceeded to hug the golfer.

But to Grillo, the time with Peyton and Sutton helped him too.

“I just made a double. I basically gave the tournament away,” he said. “It was a moment that I needed to get my head out of that.”

Hall ended up making bogey to miss the playoff and Schenk’s birdie effort for the win came up empty. On the second playoff hole, Grillo benefited from a fortuitous bounce on his tee shot at the par-3 16th and ended his nearly eight-year victory drought on the PGA Tour.

Good karma for Grillo’s good deed? Perhaps, but either way it was one cool gesture that Peyton and Sutton will never forget.

UPDATE: Make it two cool gestures as Grillo invited the boys inside the clubhouse after he won and gave them each a cap and made them play rock-paper-scissor for an autographed glove.

WATCH: Scottie Scheffler nails hole-in-one at Colonial

Scheffler’s shot on eight sparked a huge crowd eruption at the Colonial.

Scottie Scheffler jumped back into the mix at the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday with a hole-in-one on the par-three eighth hole.

The No. 1 player in the world started six shots back of the lead entering the final round of play. His hole-in-one helped Scheffler get into contention down the stretch.

Scheffler’s moment was especially cool as it took place in North Texas. He grew up attending the tournament and spoke with GolfWeek about what it means to him to play at the Colonial.

“I remember showing up here with my dad and just coming out and watching… So come out here on practice round days and watch guys,” per Golfweek. “I typically liked the practice round days more just because you could get closer to guys and I liked just watching.”

Scheffler’s shot on eight sparked a huge crowd eruption for the Dallas native. Here is how social media reacted to Scheffler’s clutch hole out.

Prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player at the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour.

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour. Just ask this week’s winner, Emiliano Grillo.

The 30-year-old from Argentina won the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday for his second PGA Tour victory. Grillo shot a 2-under 68 to claim the title after a two-hole playoff with Adam Schenk as well as the top prize of $1.56 million. Schenk will pocket $948,300, while Scottie Scheffler and Harry Hall earned $513,300 for finishing T-3 at 7 under.

Check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Forth Worth, Texas.

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2023 Charles Schwab Challenge prize money

Position Player Score Earnings
1* Emiliano Grillo -8 $1,566,000
2 Adam Schenk -8 $948,300
T3 Harry Hall -7 $513,300
T3 Scottie Scheffler -7 $513,300
5 Paul Haley II -6 $356,700
T6 Rickie Fowler -5 $293,625
T6 Michael Kim -5 $293,625
T6 Sam Burns -5 $293,625
T9 Kevin Streelman -4 $237,075
T9 Max Homa -4 $237,075
T9 Mark Hubbard -4 $237,075
T12 Chad Ramey -3 $178,350
T12 Aaron Rai -3 $178,350
T12 Harris English -3 $178,350
T12 Justin Rose -3 $178,350
T16 Justin Suh -2 $132,675
T16 Viktor Hovland -2 $132,675
T16 Austin Eckroat -2 $132,675
T16 Russell Henley -2 $132,675
T16 David Lipsky -2 $132,675
T21 Kramer Hickok -1 $82,324
T21 Austin Smotherman -1 $82,324
T21 Carson Young -1 $82,324
T21 Aaron Baddeley -1 $82,324
T21 Ryan Fox -1 $82,324
T21 Thomas Detry -1 $82,324
T21 Ben An -1 $82,324
T21 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -1 $82,324
T29 Kurt Kitayama E $50,104
T29 Collin Morikawa E $50,104
T29 Brian Harman E $50,104
T29 Alex Noren E $50,104
T29 Lee Hodges E $50,104
T29 Sam Stevens E $50,104
T29 Andrew Putnam E $50,104
T29 Peter Malnati E $50,104
T29 Si Woo Kim E $50,104
T29 Sepp Straka E $50,104
T29 Robby Shelton E $50,104
T40 Scott Piercy 1 $31,755
T40 Andrew Novak 1 $31,755
T40 Billy Horschel 1 $31,755
T40 Min Woo Lee 1 $31,755
T40 Jimmy Walker 1 $31,755
T40 Luke Donald 1 $31,755
T40 Chez Reavie 1 $31,755
T40 Alex Smalley 1 $31,755
T48 Nick Hardy 2 $22,881
T48 Patton Kizzire 2 $22,881
T48 Vincent Norrman 2 $22,881
T48 Matt NeSmith 2 $22,881
T52 Ben Griffin 3 $20,837
T52 Will Gordon 3 $20,837
T52 Tom Hoge 3 $20,837
T52 Maverick McNealy 3 $20,837
56 Akshay Bhatia 4 $20,271
T57 Luke List 5 $19,662
T57 Brendon Todd 5 $19,662
T57 Ben Martin 5 $19,662
T57 Patrick Rodgers 5 $19,662
T57 K.H. Lee 5 $19,662
T57 Justin Lower 5 $19,662
T63 J.J. Spaun 6 $18,705
T63 Cameron Champ 6 $18,705
T63 Erik Compton 6 $18,705
T63 Zecheng Dou 6 $18,705
T63 Cody Gribble 6 $18,705
T68 Joel Dahmen 7 $18,096
T68 Stephan Jaeger 7 $18,096
T70 Matthias Schwab 10 $17,748
T70 Beau Hossler 10 $17,748
72 Russell Knox 13 $17,487

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Emiliano Grillo ends nearly 8-year winless drought in playoff win at 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge

“They say the second is harder than the first and it definitely was.”

Seven years, seven months and 10 days.

That’s how long Emiliano Grillo waited to secure his second PGA Tour victory.

“They say the second is harder than the first and it definitely was,” Grillo said.

The 30-year-old Argentine overcame a double bogey at the 72nd hole to shoot 2-under 68 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday and defeat Adam Schenk in a two-hole playoff at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

Grillo’s 9-iron at the second playoff hole headed right but landed on the fringe, just to the left of a greenside bunker and kicked on the green, stopping 5 feet from the hole and he took advantage of his fortuitous bounce by sinking the winning putt.

Grillo erased a four-stroke deficit entering the final round, carding six birdies in regulation and pumping his fist as his last of the bunch, a 20-foot birdie putt at 16 during regulation, dropped in to take the lead. But there would still be plenty of drama to come.

Grillo, who left Argentina at age 16 to study and hone his golf skills at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, notched his first win in near record time. After triumphing at the 2015 Korn Ferry Tour Championship in October, Grillo was victorious in his next start, two weeks later, at the PGA Tour’s season-opening Frys.com Open, to become the sixth player from Argentina to win on the PGA Tour and the first player to win in his first start as an official Tour member since Russell Henley at the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii. But that turned out to be the last trip to the winner’s circle for Grillo until he slipped into the traditional tartan-plaid jacket awarded to the Charles Schwab Challenge winner.

Grillo made four birdies on the front nine – all from inside 10 feet – and then his putter, which has been the biggest weakness in his game, warmed up. Grillo entered the week ranked No. 134 in Strokes Gained: Putting, but he ranked second this week in that category. He canned a 17-foot birdie putt at 12 and the 20-footer at 16.

But winning is never easy and Grillo squandered a two-stroke lead coming home. His tee shot at 18 headed wide right of the target and he had to take a penalty stroke when his ball landed in an aqueduct. The strength of the stream sent it some 50 yards back towards the tee, but he was allowed to drop where it originally entered the water and chose to place it on the cart path. The damage was done as he slipped back into a tie, signing for a 72-hole total of 8-under 272.

Harry Hall, a 25-year-old rookie, had led since opening with a tournament-best 8-under 62, and built an early three-stroke lead at 12 under with birdies at his first two holes. But he didn’t make another birdie and his fifth bogey of the day, this one at the last after he drove left into the water, knocked him out of the playoff. He closed with a final-round 73 and T-3 finish, which marked his best result to date. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler aced the eighth hole, shot 67 but finished tied with Hall, a stroke shy of the playoff.

Schenk, 31, who grew up in Vincennes, Indiana, on a 1,500-acre sod and grain farm, didn’t make a birdie until the 16th hole of his final round and signed for 2-over 72, but it was enough to join Grillo in a playoff in search of his first Tour title. Schenk had birdie putts to win at 18 in regulation and the playoff but couldn’t get either of them to drop.

“He deserved to win, in my opinion, just because he doubled the last hole. How many times out of a hundred is he going to do that? One maybe? Two? That would have left a pretty sour taste in his mouth to do that and lose,” Schenk said. “Then for him to hit the shot on 16, he probably deserved it a little more than I did.”

Schenk’s tee shot at the par-3 16th flew the green and he made a brilliant chip to 3 feet, but Grillo grabbed hold of victory by sinking the winning putt.

“It made everything worth it. The playing, all the hours practicing, the effort from my family. It makes you think when you started playing all the emotions come through your head,” Grillo said. “It’s been tough, but it’s worth every second.”

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Watch: Scottie Scheffler makes ace at 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge

The world No. 1 had a hole to remember on Sunday at Colonial.

Scottie Scheffler didn’t need any help from his struggling putter at the par-3 eighth hole at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday.

The world No. 1 made the second hole-in-one of his PGA Tour career in the final round of the 2023 Charles Schwab Championship.

The native Texan’s 7-iron at the 189-yard par-3 bounced twice on the green and made a bee line for the hole. Scheffler lifted his arms to the heavens and celebrated by hugging caddie Ted Scott.

“Just a three-quarter 7-iron. Pretty much the exact same shot I hit there yesterday. Tee box was a little further up, and there was a little bit more wind in our face, so it kind of set up nicely,” Scheffler said. “Yeah, it landed and went in. That was definitely a lot of fun.”

It was the second ace of the week at the hole – Harris English did the same on Friday – and the second ace for Scheffler on the PGA Tour, who made his previous hole-in-one down the road in Dallas during the third round of the 2014 AT&T Byron Nelson. (Scheffler also counts an ace he made during the Par-3 Contest at the Masters in April, saying, “I’m going to count it for myself. I feel like that’s fair at Augusta.”)

The ace lifted Scheffler to 7 under for the tournament and in fourth place despite ranking last among the field of 72 to make the cut in Strokes Gain: putting this week. The ace was a continuation of Scheffler’s ball-striking prowess. He ranks first in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green.

Scheffler lost in a playoff at this event a year earlier to Sam Burns.

Scheffler’s sister, Callie, was on the bag for his previous ace in 2014. When asked who gives a better post-ace hug, his sister or Scott, Scheffler laughed and said, “I’m not going to answer that.”

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2023 Charles Schwab Challenge tee times, TV info for Sunday’s final round

Everything you need to know for the final round at Colonial.

After a major championship in New York it’s back to your regularly scheduled PGA Tour programming at a classic course in Texas.

The 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge is at Colonial Country Club’s John Bredemus/Perry Maxwell design, which is playing as a par 70 at 7,209 yards. It’s hosting the Tour for the 78th time, making Colonial the longest-running non-major on Tour.

Despite a third-round 2-over 72, Harry Hall still holds part of the 54-hold lead alongside Adam Schenk. Schenk shot a 3-under 67 for the second consecutive day and is in prime position to earn his first win on the PGA Tour. Hall, like Schenk, is searching for his first victory.

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From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the final round of the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club.

Sunday tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
7:50 a.m.
Erik Compton, Matthias Schwab
7:59 a.m.
Beau Hossler, Russell Knox
8:08 a.m.
Zecheng Dou, Maverick McNealy
8:17 a.m.
Cody Gribble, Cameron Champ
8:26 a.m.
Matt NeSmith, K.H. Lee
8:35 a.m.
Nick Hardy, Kurt Kitayama
8:45 a.m.
Aaron Baddeley, Vincent Norman
8:55 a.m.
Chez Reavie, Ben Griffin
9:05 a.m.
Patton Kizzire, Alex Noren
9:15 a.m.
Luke List, Justin Lower
9:25 a.m.
Brendon Todd, Jimmy Walker
9:35 a.m.
Stephan Jaeger, Joel Dahmen
9:50 a.m.
Carson Young, Billy Horschel
10:00 a.m.
Kramer Hickok, Lee Hodges
10:10 a.m.
Austin Smotherman, Collin Morikawa
10:20 a.m.
Robby Shelton, Sepp Straka
10:30 a.m.
Sam Stevens, Scott Piercy
10:40 a.m.
J.J. Spaun, Thomas Detry
10:50 a.m.
Luke Donald, Patrick Rodgers
11:00 a.m.
Alex Smalley, Tom Hoge
11:15 a.m.
Peter Malnati, Andrew Novak
11:25 a.m.
Min Woo Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
11:35 am.
Russell Henley, Michael Kim
11:45 a.m.
Will Gordon, Rickie Fowler
11:55 a.m.
Justin Rose, Austin Eckroat
12:05 p.m.
Akshay Bhatia, Max Homa
1215 p.m.
Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim
12:25 p.m.
Ryan Fox, Mark Hubbard
12:40 p.m.
Scottie Scheffler, Paul Haley II
12:50 p.m.
Chad Ramey, Andrew Putnam
1 p.m.
Aaron Rai, Ben Martin
1:10 p.m.
Byeong Hun An, Brian Harman
1:20 p.m.
Kevin Streelman, David Lipsky
1:30 p.m.
Emiliano Grillo, Viktor Hovland
1:40 p.m.
Harris English, Justin Suh
1:50 p.m.
Adam Schenk, Harry Hall

How to watch

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fuboTV. ESPN+ is the exclusive home for PGA Tour Live streaming. All times Eastern.

Sunday, May 28

TV

Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Peacock: 1-3 p.m.
Paramount+: 3-6 p.m.

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Harry Hall, Adam Schenk lead, Viktor Hovland and Justin Suh make a move and more from Saturday at the Charles Schwab Challenge

Catch up on Saturday’s action here.

Harry Hall posted a third-round 2-over 72, but he still holds a share of the 54-hole lead at the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge.

The Englishman made back-to-back double bogeys on Nos. 6 and 7 and it looked like he was going to nosedive down the leaderboard. However, he bounced back nicely once he made the turn, making birdies on Nos. 12 and 17 to sign for a 72.

Atop the board with Hall is Adam Schenk, who got around Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, with a 3-under 67 on Saturday. Schenk birdied his first two holes of the day before giving one back on No. 4, his lone bogey of the day. After making the turn with a 1-under 34, Schenk made birdie at the par-5 11th and closed out his day with another circle at the last.

Hall, who has two top-10 finishes this season, is looking for his first win on the PGA Tour. Schenk, who missed three straight cuts before this week, is also searching for his first victory.

If you missed any of Saturday’s action, no worries, we have you covered. Here’s everything you need to know from the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.

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2023 Charles Schwab Challenge tee times, TV info for Saturday’s third round

Everything you need to know for the third round at Colonial.

After a major championship in New York it’s back to your regularly scheduled PGA Tour programming at a classic course in Texas.

The 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge is at Colonial Country Club’s John Bredemus/Perry Maxwell design, which is playing as a par 70 at 7,209 yards. It’s hosting the Tour for the 78th time, making Colonial the longest-running non-major on Tour.

Harry Hall, the 18-hole leader, is still atop the leaderboard after a second-round 4-under 66. Harris English is solo second at 9 under while Emiliano Grillo is solo third at 8 under. Texans Jordan Spieth and Ryan Palmer missed the cut.

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From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the third round of the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club.

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Saturday tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
7:50 a.m.
Aaron Baddeley, Vincent Norman
8 a.m.
Cameron Champ, Maverick McNealy
8:10 a.m.
Nick Hardy, Billy Horschel
8:20 a.m.
Russell Knox, Alex Smalley
8:30 a.m.
Stephan Jaeger, Matthias Schwab
8:40 a.m.
Beau Hossler, Paul Haley II
8:50 a.m.
Joel Dahmen, Kurt Kitayama
9 a.m.
Tom Hoge, Sepp Straka
9:10 a.m.
Austin Smotherman, Brendon Todd
9:20 a.m.
Luke Donald, Collin Morikawa
9:30 a.m.
Jimmy Walker, Luke List
9:40 a.m.
Will Gordon, Erik Compton
9:55 a.m.
Rickie Fowler, Patrick Rodgers
10:05 a.m.
J.J. Spaun, Brain Harman
10:15 a.m.
Kramer Hickok, Russell Henley
10:25 a.m.
Matt NeSmith, Zecheng Dou
10:35 a.m.
Aaron Rai, Viktor Hovland
10:45 a.m.
Ryan Fox, Thomas Detry
10:55 a.m.
Justin Lower, Michael Kim
11:05 a.m.
Min Woo Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
11:15 a.m.
Patton Kizzire, Justin Suh
11:25 a.m.
Mark Hubbard, Ben Martin
11:35 am.
Sam Stevens, Cody Gribble
11:45 a.m.
Sam Burns, K.H. Lee
12:00 p.m.
Si Woo Kim, Chad Ramey
12:10 p.m.
Akshay Bhatia, Alex Noren
12:20 p.m.
Scott Piercy, Kevin Streelman
12:30 p.m.
David Lipsky, Chez Reavie
12:40 p.m.
Max Homa, Peter Malnati
12:50 p.m.
Andrew Putnam, Lee Hodges
1 p.m.
Justin Rose, Ben Griffin
1:10 p.m.
Austin Eckroat, Carson Young
1:20 p.m.
Andrew Novak, Scottie Scheffler
1:30 p.m.
Robby Shelton, Byeong Hun An
1:40 p.m.
Emiliano Grillo, Adam Schenk
1:50 p.m.
Harry Hall, Harris English

How to watch

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fuboTV. ESPN+ is the exclusive home for PGA Tour Live streaming. All times Eastern.

Saturday, May 27

TV

Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Peacock: 1-3 p.m.
Paramount+: 3-6 p.m.

Sunday, May 28

TV

Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Peacock: 1-3 p.m.
Paramount+: 3-6 p.m.

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Harris English’s ace, Harry Hall’s consistency among 5 things to know from second round of Charles Schwab Challenge

Colonial Country Club is preparing for a proper shave and Friday’s second round brought lots of hairiness.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Colonial Country Club is preparing for a proper shave, as work on an extensive renovation is set to begin as soon as the PGA Tour’s Charles Schwab Challenge concludes this weekend.

So maybe it was only appropriate that Friday’s second round provided plenty of “hairiness” — as in Harry Hall and Harris English topping the leaderboard at the tournament’s midpoint.

Meanwhile, a pair of local favorites found themselves on the wrong side of the cutline and another beloved Texan said he played better than the 67 that he posted.

That’s all part of our five things you need to know after the second round of play.

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Michael Block knew he’d connect with ‘dadbods,’ but not the others at Charles Schwab Challenge

Michael Block again insisted it was his driver that was his downfall in missing the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

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FORT WORTH, Texas — The stats don’t bear it out, but days after proclaiming that he’d “be one of the best players in the world” with Rory McIlroy’s length, Michael Block again insisted it was his driver that was his downfall in missing the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

However, a quick look shows that the 46-year-old PGA Championship darling and full-time teaching pro had a worse Strokes Gained: Approach to Green game at Colonial Country Club than he did Strokes Gained: Off the Tee.

In other words, Block’s game simply failed him at a place where short hitters often have their best chance.

Still, Block said on Friday that he was humbled by the support he received from a large crowd at the PGA Tour event this week. He’s heading back home now to California, giving himself a chance to unpack all the emotions from a two-week stretch that saw him on an ESPN featured group and making appearances on numerous networks.

“I’m not going to let it all out until I get probably in the … when I get to my house and I’m sitting in the backyard,” Block said after carding a 74 on Friday, not nearly good enough to get into weekend contention, but much better than the 81 he posted on Thursday. “I can’t talk about this stuff right now. My black lab Messy, he’s waiting for me. I haven’t seen him in almost two weeks, and I can’t wait to get home and throw the ball with him.”

Block had more double bogeys (five) than birdies in his 36 holes at Colonial and his 15-over 155 put him five shots below everyone else on the board.

“The tee shots killed me, honestly, this week. I still had the short game. I still had the irons. I still had the putter and everything else, but I’m usually a very straight driver and I love a cut, and I was not feeling it,” he said. “From the first tee shot where I blocked it right, I was either blocking it right or pulling it left. Block it right, pull left.”

Still, he connected with fans, many who cheered him on well into the second round. Block had a respectable group following him throughout the day, even while Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa and Jordan Spieth were on the course.

Block said he was in awe of the response, even with groups he did not think he’d connect with.

“I appreciate everybody that’s shown their support. The people here, the pros here, the members here, the volunteers here, and the fans have been amazing,” Block said. “I thought I was just going to hit a chord with like 40-year-old … what do they call it? Dadbods. I thought I was going to hit a chord with the dadbods, which I think I did, but I think I hit a chord with all the other ones too, which is really, really cool. I met a lot of young people and old people and middle-aged people and whatever else.

“It’s my appreciation to them all. I just want to say thank you.”

Block will keep chugging away, practicing as he always has between lessons as the golf instructor at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California. In fact, he estimates that if you add up all the minutes he spent practicing that it would be “10 years worth.”

And he’ll be back on Tour during the RBC Canadian Open in early June, playing on another sponsor’s exemption.

“I can’t wait for Canada, to tell you the truth,” Block said. “I cannot wait. I cannot wait to get to Toronto.”