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 useless final.
His poor play continued in Colorado as he competed with the High 50 FedEx Cup gamers on the BMW Championship. To begin his event, he carded a 2-over 74 on Thursday.
Homa selected to make enjoyable of himself the one means he knew how — by clowning himself on X, previously often known as Twitter. He may have stored 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 believed it’d assist my sport. Boy, was I fallacious. 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 believed it’d assist my sport. Boy was I fallacious 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 reduce on the U.S. Open. Homa famous that he took time away from social media as a result of he thought it could assist.
Nonetheless, Homa has not completed contained in the High 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 means.
His joke about rising an ass was hilarious and so off the cuff. Followers cherished it and had 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 may’t deny it any longer
— S H A N Ok S I N B I O (@ShanksInBio) August 22, 2024
Homa has three prime 10s and eight High 25s in 19 begins.
He had an incredible 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 on the Masters in April.
The No. 19 participant on the planet presently sits at No. 43 within the FedEx Cup standings, so he’ll want a very good end to make it to Atlanta for the Tour Championship.
If he doesn’t end nicely, his season is over for now. Homa could possibly be part of the Presidents Cup group, however together with his present type, 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 reduce within the three playoff occasions, which means he’ll play all 72 holes.
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