The 'Block party' wasn't the only magical memory from 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill
The 'Block party' wasn't the only magical memory from 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill
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The Green Mile at Quail Hollow threatens all contenders
The Green Mile, the closing three holes at Quail Hollow Club, is one of the toughest finishing stretches on the PGA Tour.
The 2025 PGA Championship is being held at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The 2023 PGA Championship, held at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, drew approximately 225,000 spectators.
Brooks Koepka won the 2023 PGA Championship, earning $3.15 million.
Club pro Michael Block made a memorable hole-in-one during the final round of the 2023 PGA Championship.
The final two rounds of the 2025 PGA Championship will play out this weekend as all eyes are on Quail Hollow Club and its famous "Green Mile" in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Landing the PGA Championship is a major accomplishment for a country club and the host city. Around 200,000 spectators are expected at Quail Hollow, which has hosted 21 PGA events since 2003.
Rochester is no stranger to the golf world, with the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club a recent memory for most Rochesterians.
The club is scheduled to host the 2027 U.S. Amateur Championship, the most prestigious men's amateur golf tournament. It will be the 14th time the eyes of the golf world are focused on Oak Hill, according to veteran Rochester Democrat and Chronicle sports reporter Sal Maiorana. The club has hosted three U.S. Opens (1956, 1968, 1989), four PGA championships (1980, 2003, 2013, 2023), one U.S. Senior Open (1984), two Senior PGA championships (2008, 2019), and one Ryder Cup (1995).
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As the 2025 PGA Championship continues at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, let's look back at Rochester's turn in the sun in 2023.
PGA Championship photos: Crowds were huge at Oak Hill in 2023
No post-tournament attendance/economic impact numbers have been reported, but the 2023 PGA Championship was a sellout with about 225,000 spectators expected to attend.
PGA Championship photos: Brooks Koepka wins 2023 PGA Championship
Brooks Koepka took home $3.15 million for his two-shot victory over runners-up Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland at the 2023 PGA Championship. Koepka is currently playing for the LIV Golf League for $100 contract that runs through 2026. His last PGA event was the 2024 PGA Championship.
Greatest moment: 'Block Party' at the 2023 PGA Championship
Michael Block, a club pro, won the hearts of many with his plucky play at the 2023 PGA Championship that culminated in an improbable hole-in-one on the 15th hole on the final day.
"That magical shot at Oak Hill Country Club cemented the 'fairytale story' — as Jim Nantz put it — of Block's week at the 2023 PGA Championship," said Jack Hirsch in a 2023 retrospective.
Rochester had already fallen in love with the underdog by that point of the championship.
— Bill Wolcott is a producer who helps cover the Buffalo Bills, high school and Rochester sports in general. The lifelong New Yorker has been a journalist for 31 years.
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