The Block Party is over! When the news of Michael Block qualifying for the 2025 PGA Championship broke out, everyone was hoping to see him recreate the magic from 2023. His outstanding ace on the 15th hole of the final round of the major saw him make the headlines. Block was not the only one celebrating back then, as he had his group partner, Rory McIlroy, joining in on the fun and the crowd around the tee cheering him on. Still, he wasn’t happy with his performance.

Hungry to achieve wins, the 48-year-old has said, “I don’t want to have my A+ game and still finish 15th. If I have my A+ game vs. club professionals, I’m going to win.” The 15th-place finish was not enough for the veteran golfer, who was in it for the titles. So his joy over qualifying for the 2025 edition of the major put expectations on his shoulders. Expectations that he couldn’t fulfil in 2023, and he dropped even further away from them this year. Shockingly, the Nevada-born golfer had a few too many excuses to give for his abysmal run in the first couple of rounds at Quail Hollow.

As tweeted by NUCLR GOLF, “🚨❌⛳️ #MISSED CUT — After firing an 82 on Friday, Michael Block told @GOLF_com that smaller crowd size resulted in poor performance on route to a MC: “That’s kind of the funny part is I wish there was a huge crowd on every hole because that’s when I hit my shots…. When there’s no one around, is when I hit my worst shots. That’s something that I need more in my life is a bigger crowd. I just need to play a little better, so it could happen. I could only imagine what would have happened if I would have been playing really good this week.”

Simply put, a bigger crowd means better performance for Block! While we understand the motivation he might get from it, there is no way that just having more people around him would have helped him avoid the mess he created all through the two rounds. If we look back at his performance, the horror is self-evident. Block’s second round was riddled with bogeys and only two birdies across 18 holes. These two came at the 7th and the 11th, respectively.

By the end of the day, he carded 11-over 82, which brought his total to 15-over 157 over the course of 36 holes. Such a horrid performance can’t be blamed on the absence of fans!

The internet also agreed with the fact, as they bashed Michael Block for the horror show. Let’s see what the fans had to say over this bizarre excuse.

Netizens block out Michael Block’s bizarre reasoning 

Fans saw right through the rubbish Michael Block was trying to pull. No one was going to believe his audacious statement after he showed 11-over on Friday. As someone bluntly replied, “Could it possible be the fact that you’re a bad golfer, Mikey?🤡.” Considering his PGA Tour record of 6 cuts in 33 events, Block is undoubtedly an average golfer. He hasn’t even had a top 10 finish throughout his career. To make a bold claim of being able to perform better with a larger crowd sounds a little bit too preposterous.

Someone also took the sarcastic route as they tweeted, “I hit my best shots when NO ONE & I mean NO ONE is around. Trust me, you’ll hear about how great those shots were. Few hole in 1’s, that albatross….” It’s easier to believe that the fan may have achieved what they stated than what Michael Block claimed. Interestingly, Collin Morikawa wouldn’t ever make such claims as he had his best run of two major wins during the COVID Pandemic.

Frustrated with the kind of response the PGA Tour pro is getting, one fan mentioned that they are “Tired of this attention starved maniac.” While there was no reason for Block to put the spotlight on himself, his outrageous claims sure got him the wrong kind of attention. This is not even the first time he has acted this way, as his reaction to the 15th hole ace in 2023 was also unnecessarily dramatic.

The self-absorbed response from Block did not sit well with another fan who thought he had overused his fame from 2023. They commented, “Yeah, it was fun the first time around but the dude kinda s–ks. I need fans to motivate me, dog, you don’t have any fans. This man is a narcissist that let 4 good days of golf go to his…” Well, ‘head’ is where we assume they were going with that tweet.

The 15 minutes of fame and fans he enjoyed from his ace have certainly boosted his ego a little too much. Enough to make him think that he would be able to get away with excuses after scoring an 82 on a 71-par course. Speaking of ruining his 15 minutes of fame, someone also mentioned, “He’s the most insufferable guy of all time. If there’s a way to drive your moments of fame into the ground, follow this guy.” 

From becoming an icon at Oak Hill Country Club to turning into a joke at Quail Hollow is all Block’s doing. If there is anything he could learn from this, it’s that he should let his golf do the talking for him if he wants to be in the spotlight again. Otherwise, it’s all but over for the 48-year-old.