Max Homa
| Max Homa | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | John Maxwell Homa |
| Born | November 19, 1990 Burbank, California |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Valencia, California |
| Career | |
| College | University of California, Berkeley |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Highest ranking | 5 (April 2, 2023)[1] (as of November 10, 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T64: 2019 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2013 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
John Maxwell Homa (born November 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Homa was born in Burbank, California to John Homa and Bonnie Milstein. He is Jewish.[2] He graduated Valencia High School in 2009 and played college golf at University of California, Berkeley where he was a first-team All-American as a senior. In 2010, he reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur before losing to reigning champion and Cal teammate An Byeong-hun. Homa competed as an amateur at the 2013 U.S. Open and won the individual 2013 NCAA Division I Championship. He was selected to the 2013 U.S. Walker Cup squad and turned pro after the event.
Professional career
In October 2013, Homa finished T-9 at the Frys.com Open, his first PGA Tour event as a pro.[3] 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.[4] He finished 17th on the Web.com Tour regular-season money list to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.
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. In the 2016 Web.com Tour season, Homa won the Rust-Oleum Championship in Ivanhoe, Illinois and ultimately regained his PGA Tour Card for the 2016–17 season.[5] In the 2017 PGA Tour season, Homa made only two cuts in 17 events and lost his card.[5] In the 2018 Web.com Tour season, Homa regained his PGA Tour card for the 2019 PGA Tour season.[5]
On May 5, 2019, Homa won the Wells Fargo Championship for his first PGA Tour victory.[6]
Amateur wins (1)
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 5, 2019 | Wells Fargo Championship | −15 (69-63-70-67=269) | 3 strokes |  Joel Dahmen
|
Web.com Tour wins (2)
| 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 | Jonathan Randolph
|
| 2 | Jun 12, 2016 | Rust-Oleum Championship | −13 (71-69-68-67=275) | 1 stroke | John Mallinger
|
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | ||||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | T64 |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | T61 |
| Champions |
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 2013 (winners)
See also
- 2014 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
- 2016 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
- 2018 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
References
- ^ "Week 13 2023 Ending 2 Apr 2023" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Schmitt, Michael (May 6, 2019). "Wells Fargo champion Homa happy to be known for more than his tweets". Golf365.com.
- ^ Shefter, David (December 18, 2013). "Max Homa Among Q-School Grads". United States Golf Association.
- ^ Keepfer, Scott (May 18, 2014). "Homa wins BMW Pro-Am". Greenville News.
- ^ a b c "Max Homa". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (May 5, 2019). "Homa comes full circle and wins Wells Fargo Championship". Associated Press. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
External links
- Max Homa at the PGA Tour official site
- Max Homa at the Official World Golf Ranking official site