Michael Block signs deal with popular sports agency WME!
PGA professional Michael Block has been handed a deal with the agency WME Sports.
Club professional Michael Block has signed a deal with the popular agency WME Sports, they announced on Wednesday.
Block, 46, burst onto the scene last week in Rochester, New York for his incredible performance at the PGA Championship.
He finished the tournament, being played at Oak Hill Country Club this year, at 1-over par in a tie for fifteenth.
With the result, he qualified for next year's tournament at Valhalla and was invited to the PGA Tour's Charles Schwab Challenge and the RBC Canadian Open.
Now, Block has signed a deal with the popular WME Sports agency.
The company announced their latest singing in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
They said:
"Michael, a 46 year-old club professional from Southern California, took the world of golf by storm at Oak Hill, finishing in a tie for 15th place – the highest finish from a club professional at a Major Championship in nearly 40 years. He was the story of the week, trending on social media for most of the weekend and written about by nearly every member of sports media. His humble personality and candor about the experience, coupled with his seriously impressive performance, have made him an instant star."
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