Max Homa

John Maxwell Homa (born November 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Max Homa
Personal information
Full nameJohn Maxwell Homa
Born (1990-11-19) November 19, 1990
Burbank, California
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceValencia, California
Career
CollegeUniversity of California, Berkeley
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking71 (March 8, 2020)[1]
(as of June 21, 2020)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT64: 2019
U.S. OpenCUT: 2013
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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)
  • 2013 NCAA Division I Championship

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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 201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T64
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational T61
Champions
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Week 10 2020 Ending 8 Mar 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. Schmitt, Michael (May 6, 2019). "Wells Fargo champion Homa happy to be known for more than his tweets". Golf365.com.
  3. Shefter, David (December 18, 2013). "Max Homa Among Q-School Grads". United States Golf Association.
  4. Keepfer, Scott (May 18, 2014). "Homa wins BMW Pro-Am". Greenville News.
  5. "Max Homa". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  6. Ferguson, Doug (May 5, 2019). "Homa comes full circle and wins Wells Fargo Championship". Associated Press. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
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