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Funny on social media, Max Homa takes his golf seriously
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Leave it to Max Homa to be so extremely sincere that it quickly passes as humor, even when he’s the topic.
Homa set the phase for the best minute of his profession on Sunday at the Genesis Invitational. He was connected for the lead at Riviera, his preferred golf course worldwide. The storied clubhouse was high on a hill over the 18th green, looking spectacular versus a blue sky. Tiger Woods, the competition host, was viewing and waiting to provide the prize.
Homa sent out a sand wedge high and real, and it settled 3 feet from the hole, a winning shot.
Other than that he missed out on the putt.
Homa strolled up the stairs towards the clubhouse, signed for a 5-under 66 that put him a playoff with Tony Finau, and after that called his spouse, Lacy.
“I said, ‘I think I choked a little bit.’ And I laughed,” Homa stated.
This had a pleased ending, a real Hollywood surface for somebody who matured 30 miles away and whose daddy brought him to the competition because he was a young child.
He worships Riviera. He admired the competition host. He was close to tears, having a hard time to go out words, after his exceptional chip from the base of a tree on No. 10 for the very first playoff hole, and his gaining par on the next hole at No. 14.
Other than for winning a significant – he got approved for the Masters once again – it will be difficult to beat this. And even a green coat will deal with competitors from Homa’s love affair with Riviera and all things LA.
“I don’t know if I could ever do anything cooler in golf than this,” Homa said. ”Tiger Woods is handing us a trophy – that’s a pretty crazy thought. We grew up idolizing him, idolizing Riviera Country Club, idolizing the golf tournament. To get it done, it’s almost shocking. It feels like it just can’t be topped for me.”
Lost in this storybook finish is the kind of golf it required, and the work that goes into it.
Even with a victory at Quail Hollow two years ago – Tommy Lasorda called to congratulate him – Homa was best known for his wit on social media, especially a series of roasts to anyone who wanted him to critique the golf swing.
Most of them were recreational players, and there was no mercy. “Trust ur gut,” he replied to one who sent a video of his game and said he was prepared to quit.
The roasts even included Justin Thomas, who asked Homa for his thoughts while swinging left-handed.
As for his golf? He was a 30-year-old former NCAA champion from Cal who fell into such a slump that he missed 70 cuts during a five-year stretch.
The message Homa delivered during the West Coast Swing, capped off by his victory at Riviera, was that he takes his golf seriously. And that starts with not taking himself too seriously, which is harder than it might seem.
He has worked tirelessly on what he calls “mental growth,” filling his head space with positive affirmation. His wife and others around him have been a big help, and Lacy delivered the goods on Sunday.
The main bullet point: Forgive quickly.
“She would give some really dumb advice every day before I play – they were very random,” he said. “Sometimes they’re somewhat wise, but they’re just out of left field, whatever she could think of. So it was kind of ironic that’s the one she came up with.”
He quickly forgave himself the missed putt for the win. Why not? He had gone the final 24 holes without a bogey at Riviera. There was nothing wrong with his game.
“I forgave myself,” he said. “I remembered the (birdie) putt I hit on 17 – I think that was clutch on 17. Wasn’t as clutch on 18, but she was helping me remember the good stuff I did today, which was a lot.”
When he walked to the left of the 10th green in a playoff and saw his ball next to a tree, he didn’t pitch a fit.
“What are you going to be mad about when you make a good swing when you’re nervous?” he said. “Obviously had a weird looking shot but I had a shot, which is cool.”
He hooded a gap wedge to start as far left as he could toward the front edge of the green, hit it with top spin knowing that the kikuyu grass can be sticky going up the slope. It was a great shot. He made par, and got a reprieve when Finau missed a 7-foot putt for the win.
One hole later, it was over.
Finau went left into the bunker. Homa hit one of the best shots all day on the par-3 14th for a look at birdie, a certain par. He narrowly missed, and won when Finau missed his 10-footer for par.
“It was obviously kind of a rollercoaster to everybody else, but to me I was just continuing to play golf and fortunately I came out with a win,” Homa said. “I would have probably had a bad taste in my mouth had I not, but that’s golf. Golf is hard. I make it look especially hard at times.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Leave it to Max Homa to be so extremely sincere that it quickly passes as humor, even when he’s the topic.
Homa set the phase for the best minute of his profession on Sunday at the Genesis Invitational. He was connected for the lead at Riviera, his preferred golf course worldwide. The storied clubhouse was high on a hill over the 18th green, looking spectacular versus a blue sky. Tiger Woods, the competition host, was viewing and waiting to provide the prize.
Homa sent out a sand wedge high and real, and it settled 3 feet from the hole, a winning shot.
Other than that he missed out on the putt.
Homa strolled up the stairs towards the clubhouse, signed for a 5-under 66 that put him a playoff with Tony Finau, and after that called his spouse, Lacy.
“I said, ‘I think I choked a little bit.’ And I laughed,” Homa stated.
This had a pleased ending, a real Hollywood surface for somebody who matured 30 miles away and whose daddy brought him to the competition because he was a young child.
He worships Riviera. He admired the competition host. He was close to tears, having a hard time to go out words, after his exceptional chip from the base of a tree on No. 10 for the very first playoff hole, and his gaining par on the next hole at No. 14.
Other than for winning a significant – he got approved for the Masters once again – it will be difficult to beat this. And even a green coat will deal with competitors from Homa’s love affair with Riviera and all things LA.
“I don’t know if I could ever do anything cooler in golf than this,” Homa said. ”Tiger Woods is handing us a trophy – that’s a pretty crazy thought. We grew up idolizing him, idolizing Riviera Country Club, idolizing the golf tournament. To get it done, it’s almost shocking. It feels like it just can’t be topped for me.”
Lost in this storybook finish is the kind of golf it required, and the work that goes into it.
Even with a victory at Quail Hollow two years ago – Tommy Lasorda called to congratulate him – Homa was best known for his wit on social media, especially a series of roasts to anyone who wanted him to critique the golf swing.
Most of them were recreational players, and there was no mercy. “Trust ur gut,” he replied to one who sent a video of his game and said he was prepared to quit.
The roasts even included Justin Thomas, who asked Homa for his thoughts while swinging left-handed.
As for his golf? He was a 30-year-old former NCAA champion from Cal who fell into such a slump that he missed 70 cuts during a five-year stretch.
The message Homa delivered during the West Coast Swing, capped off by his victory at Riviera, was that he takes his golf seriously. And that starts with not taking himself too seriously, which is harder than it might seem.
He has worked tirelessly on what he calls “mental growth,” filling his head space with positive affirmation. His wife and others around him have been a big help, and Lacy delivered the goods on Sunday.
The main bullet point: Forgive quickly.
“She would give some really dumb advice every day before I play – they were very random,” he said. “Sometimes they’re somewhat wise, but they’re just out of left field, whatever she could think of. So it was kind of ironic that’s the one she came up with.”
He quickly forgave himself the missed putt for the win. Why not? He had gone the final 24 holes without a bogey at Riviera. There was nothing wrong with his game.
“I forgave myself,” he said. “I remembered the (birdie) putt I hit on 17 – I think that was clutch on 17. Wasn’t as clutch on 18, but she was helping me remember the good stuff I did today, which was a lot.”
When he walked to the left of the 10th green in a playoff and saw his ball next to a tree, he didn’t pitch a fit.
“What are you going to be mad about when you make a good swing when you’re nervous?” he said. “Obviously had a weird looking shot but I had a shot, which is cool.”
He hooded a gap wedge to start as far left as he could toward the front edge of the green, hit it with top spin knowing that the kikuyu grass can be sticky going up the slope. It was a great shot. He made par, and got a reprieve when Finau missed a 7-foot putt for the win.
One hole later, it was over.
Finau went left into the bunker. Homa hit one of the best shots all day on the par-3 14th for a look at birdie, a certain par. He narrowly missed, and won when Finau missed his 10-footer for par.
“It was obviously kind of a rollercoaster to everybody else, but to me I was just continuing to play golf and fortunately I came out with a win,” Homa said. “I would have probably had a bad taste in my mouth had I not, but that’s golf. Golf is hard. I make it look especially hard at times.”
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