At the UNM Championship Course in Albuquerque, Dylan Block stands at -1 (70) after the opening round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School. It’s a respectable start, but the cut line—projected around -3—is close enough to taste. He’s chasing it in his own style: big swings, bold personality, and a growing reputation as one of golf’s most polarizing young players.

Block is part of golf’s most recognizable father-son story. His dad, Michael Block, became a folk hero at the 2023 PGA Championship when he made a hole-in-one playing alongside Rory McIlroy at Oak Hill. Dylan, though, isn’t content to be known as “Michael’s kid.” He’s carving out his own identity—one forged through social media, speed, and a fearless approach to competition.

“I like to hit the golf ball very far. I like to make the ball sound like a jet flying through the sky.” — Dylan Block, Manors Golf Journal

For those who follow golf online, Dylan’s presence is hard to miss. On Instagram (@pootycuts) and YouTube, he ’s built a following by blending entertainment and instruction — posting 400-yard drives, tricky short-game shots, and unfiltered lessons filmed at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Southern California. He’s an ambassador for MANORS Golf and a frequent face in Ghost Golf and Good Good content. But behind the screens, he’s been quietly chasing legitimacy in competitive golf.

From Junior Titles to Professional Aspirations

Long before the social media fame, Block’s golf résumé was already growing. In 2021, he w on the Jr. PGA Championship Qualifier at Los Robles and finished 4th at the Toyota Tour Cup in Palos Verdes, part of a steady run of top-20 junior finishes across California. That same summer, he placed 15th at Industry Hills and 18th at Coto de Caza, proving his consistency in elite junior circuits.

His amateur development was quick but unconventional. He competed in the U.S. Open Qualifying in 2023, posting an 81 followed by a grind of a final round to finish 10-over. By 2024, his path merged with his father’s again — and the duo produced a feel-good moment, winning the Good Good Midwest Open in front of thousands of online viewers. It was a viral victory and a glimpse of the chemistry that makes the Block family golf story so unique.

A year later, Dylan teed it up at the 125th California State Open, finishing 47th — not spectacular, but solid against a professional-caliber field. Each stop added experience, the kind that Q-School tends to test most: patience, recovery, and belief.

Stage I: A Different Kind of Spotlight

The UNM Championship Course is playing firm and fast, its par-72 layout rewarding precision off the tee and punishing anything short-sided. The leaderboard after Day 1 features Justin Biwer (-8) in control, with Kevin Yuan and Max Schliesing (-6) close behind. Block’s opening 70 has him in a large pack around T26 — the edge of contention, but close enough to build momentum.

“Q-School isn’t about highlight reels,” one spectator noted near the scoring tent. “It’s about surviving.” For Dylan Block, that survival means channeling the power of his 210 mph drives into consistency — the skill his dad has mastered for decades teaching at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club. It’s poetic, really: the father who became golf’s everyman hero, and the son chasing a hero’s stage of his own.

The Father-Son Parallel

Few stories in golf bridge eras like the Blocks. When Michael Block captured America’s imagination at Oak Hill, Dylan was watching from home — proud, inspired, and itching to prove he could carry the name forward. Their bond was visible when they lifted the trophy together at the Good Good Midwest Open in 2024: the veteran club pro and his viral, big-swinging son — a generational handshake between traditional and digital golf.

The difference this week is that there’s no camera crew or viral moment waiting at the green. There’s just Dylan, his game, and the pressure cooker that has launched and broken careers for decades. If he can find a few more birdies and keep his driver in play, he’ll not only advance — he’ll begin to prove that the Block name in professional golf isn’t a one-generation story.