Max Homa doesn’t have his A-game proper now on the course. The final couple of months have been downright brutal for him, and he is aware of it.
Final week on the FedEx St. Jude Championship, he completed lifeless final.
His poor play continued in Colorado as he competed with the Prime 50 FedEx Cup gamers at the BMW Championship. To start out his event, he carded a 2-over 74 on Thursday.
Homa selected to make enjoyable of himself the one manner he knew how — by clowning himself on X, previously often called Twitter. He might have saved to himself, however as a substitute, he dropped the mic and reminded everybody how good his banter on the app was.
“Hopped off Twitter some time again cuz I assumed it would assist my sport. Boy, was I mistaken. Hoping tomorrow is the day it clicks. On the very least, I’m lastly going to develop an ass after strolling Fort Pines this week,” Homa wrote in a submit after his spherical on Thursday.
Hopped off Twitter some time again cuz I assumed it would assist my sport. Boy was I mistaken hoping tomorrow is the day it clicks. On the very least I’m lastly going to develop an ass after strolling Fort Pines this week
— max homa (@Maxhoma) August 22, 2024
This submit marked the primary time the previous Cal-Berkley golfer had been energetic on the app since June 15, a day after he missed the lower on the U.S. Open. Homa famous that he took time away from social media as a result of he thought it might assist.
Nonetheless, Homa has not completed contained in the Prime 25 since he left X.
Within the 4 begins since that week in June, Homa went T-61 on the Vacationers Championship, T-70 on the Genesis Scottish Open, T-43 on the Open and naturally, seventieth on the first playoff occasion.
The Scottsdale resident acknowledged his dangerous stretch of golf with humor, which is the Max Homa manner.
His joke about rising an ass was hilarious and so off the cuff. Followers beloved it and have been glad to see Homa again on the app.
Max let’s be sincere you haven’t been the identical because you stopped shitposting. It’s part of you and you’ll’t deny it any longer
— S H A N Okay S I N B I O (@ShanksInBio) August 22, 2024
Homa has three high 10s and eight Prime 25s in 19 begins.
He had a fantastic begin to the season, with three top-20s in his first 5 begins. Homa went on to complete T-8 on the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March and T-3 at the Masters in April.
The No. 19 participant on the earth at the moment sits at No. 43 within the FedEx Cup standings, so he’ll want a extremely good end to make it to Atlanta for the Tour Championship.
If he doesn’t end properly, his season is over for now. Homa might be part of the Presidents Cup workforce, however along with his present kind, it stays unsure whether or not Jim Furyk will choose him.
Homa and Sunjae Im tee off at 11:45 a.m. ET for Spherical 2 of the BMW Championship. There is no such thing as a lower within the three playoff occasions, which means he’ll play all 72 holes.
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