Max Homa

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Max Homa

John Maxwell Homa (born November 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In college, he won the individual 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. As a professional, he has won six times on the PGA Tour.

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Personal information
Full nameJohn Maxwell Homa
Born (1990-11-19) November 19, 1990 (age 34)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Spouse
Lacey Croom
(m. 2019)
Children1
Career
CollegeUniversity of California, Berkeley
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking5 (April 2, 2023)[1]
(as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour6
European Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT3: 2024
PGA ChampionshipT13: 2022
U.S. OpenT47: 2022
The Open ChampionshipT10: 2023
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Early and personal life

Homa was born in Burbank, California, on November 19, 1990.[2][3] He is Jewish, and attended six years of Hebrew school and had a bar mitzvah, but has stated he is not religious. He said in 2018: "The most Jewish I’ve ever felt came after looking at a home with extravagant Christmas lights and immediately thinking 'that electric bill must be brutal'."[4][5] In November 2019, he married Lacey Croom. The couple live in Scottsdale, Arizona, and had a son in October 2022.[6][7][8]

High school and college

Homa attended Valencia High School in the Santa Clarita Valley.[9] There, he was a four-time first-team All-Foothill League selection, and 2009 Foothill League MVP, graduating in 2009.[10]

He then played college golf at University of California, Berkeley, on scholarship, earning a degree in Consumer Behavior.[11][12][3][10] There, as a junior in 2011-12 Homa was a third-team PING Division I All-American and second-team All-Pac-12 and PING Division I All-West Region.[10] As a senior in 2012-13 he was ranked No. 19 nationally by Golfweek (5/19) and No. 22 according by Golfstat (5/21), was first-team All-Pac-12, ranked No. 17 on the final Palmer Cup Ranking, and won the Pac-12 Championship with an opening-round nine-under par 61 breaking the course record at the North Course at the Los Angeles Country Club and tying for the lowest round posted in the U.S.[10] He was named a first-team All-American and to the All-Nicklaus Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America.[13]

Amateur career

In 2008, Homa was selected to represent Southern California on the Junior America's Cup team.[10] In 2009, he won the Ventura County Junior Golf Association at River Ridge in Oxnard (72-73=145).[10]

In 2010, he reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur before losing to reigning champion and Cal teammate An Byeong-hun.[10] Homa ended the year ranked 4th in California, 33rd in the U.S., and 78th in world according to amateurgolf.com.[10]

In 2011, Homa won the amateurgolf.com Silicon Valley Amateur (63-70=133).[10] He ended the year ranked 8th in California, 36th in the U.S., and 89th in the world according to amateurgolf.com.[10] In 2012, he ended the year ranked 5th in California, 18th in the U.S., and 50th in the world according to amateurgolf.com.[10]

Homa competed as an amateur at the 2013 U.S. Open, and won the individual 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship.[3] He was selected to the 2013 Walker Cup squad, and turned pro after the event.[14][15]

Professional career

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In October 2013, Homa finished T-9 at the Frys.com Open, his first PGA Tour event as a pro.[16] In December 2013, he tied for 6th place in the Web.com Tour qualifying school. In May 2014, he earned his first professional win at the Web.com Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am, defeating fellow rookie Jonathan Randolph by one stroke, earning $117,000.[17][18] He finished 17th on the Web.com Tour regular-season money list, to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.[18]

In the 2015 PGA Tour season, Homa entered 27 events. He made 12 cuts and won $380,339. He finished 163rd in the FedEx Cup standings and lost his tour card.[15] In the 2016 Web.com Tour season, Homa won the Rust-Oleum Championship in Ivanhoe, Illinois, coming from seven shots back, and ultimately regained his PGA Tour Card for the 2016–17 season.[18]

In the 2017 PGA Tour season, Homa made only two cuts in 17 events and lost his card.[18] That year he made just $18,008.[15] In 2017 he tweeted: "Had a few caddies hit me up recently hoping to team up. They heard they usually get weekends off which is apparently a great selling point."[4]

In the 2018 Web.com Tour season, Homa regained his PGA Tour card for the 2019 PGA Tour season.[18]

On May 5, 2019, Homa won the Wells Fargo Championship for his first PGA Tour victory, with a three-shot victory over Joel Dahmen.[19][20] Homa received $1.422 million for his win, a two-year extension of his PGA Tour card, as well as spots in the PGA Championship and in the 2020 Masters Tournament.[20][21]

On February 21, 2021, Homa earned his second PGA Tour victory at the Genesis Invitational in a playoff over Tony Finau.[22]

In September 2021, Homa won his third PGA Tour title at the Fortinet Championship, the opening event of the 2021–22 season.[23] In May 2022, Homa won the Wells Fargo Championship for a second time.[24] He ended the season finishing in a tie for 5th at the Tour Championship.

In September 2022, he successfully defended the Fortinet Championship, chipping-in for a birdie on the final hole to beat Danny Willett by one stroke.[25] He was selected to play on the U.S. team in the 2022 Presidents Cup; he won all four of the matches he played.[26]

In January 2023, Homa won the Farmers Insurance Open. He came from behind with a final round six-under par 66 for a two shot victory over Keegan Bradley.[27] In September 2023, Homa played on the U.S. team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia, Lazio, Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Homa went 3–1–1 including a win in his Sunday singles match against Matt Fitzpatrick. In November 2023, won the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa, shooting 19-under-par to claim his first victory outside of the United States.[28]

In January 2024, Homa hit a 477-yard drive during the third round of The Sentry, the longest drive in the PGA Tour's ShotLink era (since 2003).[29] In April 2024, Homa tied for third place in the 2024 Masters Tournament at −4, winning $1,040,000 and marking the first top-5 finish in a major of his career.[30]

On January 1, 2025, it was announced that Homa was joining Cobra Golf, Puma Golf and apparel company lululemon as an ambassador, bringing an end to his relationship with Titleist.[31]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (9)

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PGA Tour wins (6)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 May 5, 2019 Wells Fargo Championship −15 (69-63-70-67=269) 3 strokes United States Joel Dahmen
2 Feb 21, 2021 Genesis Invitational −12 (66-70-70-66=272) Playoff United States Tony Finau
3 Sep 19, 2021 Fortinet Championship −19 (67-72-65-65=269) 1 stroke United States Maverick McNealy
4 May 8, 2022 Wells Fargo Championship (2) −8 (67-66-71-68=272) 2 strokes United States Keegan Bradley, England Matt Fitzpatrick,
United States Cameron Young
5 Sep 18, 2022 Fortinet Championship (2) −16 (65-67-72-68=272) 1 stroke England Danny Willett
6 Jan 28, 2023 Farmers Insurance Open −13 (68-70-71-66=275) 2 strokes United States Keegan Bradley
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PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

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No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2021 Genesis Invitational United States Tony Finau Won with par on second extra hole
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European Tour wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Nov 12, 2023 Nedbank Golf Challenge −19 (66-68-69-66=269) 4 strokes Denmark Nicolai Højgaard
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Web.com Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 May 18, 2014 BMW Charity Pro-Am −20 (68-65-70-63=266) 1 stroke United States Jonathan Randolph
2 Jun 12, 2016 Rust-Oleum Championship −13 (71-69-68-67=275) 1 stroke United States John Mallinger
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Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

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Tournament 201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
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Tournament 201920202021202220232024
Masters Tournament CUT CUT T48 T43 T3
PGA Championship T64 CUT CUT T13 T55 T35
U.S. Open CUT CUT T47 CUT CUT
The Open Championship NT T40 CUT T10 T43
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  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00111153
PGA Championship00000164
U.S. Open00000061
The Open Championship00001143
Totals0011232111
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  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2021 Open – 2022 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2023 Open Championship – 2024 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 20212022202320242025
The Players Championship CUT T13 T6 T64 CUT
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  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament20192020202120222023
Championship T22
Match Play NT1 T18 T35 R16
Invitational T61 T52 T51
Champions NT1 NT1 NT1
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1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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