Max Homa

John Maxwell Homa (born November 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer. During his amateur career at the University of California, Berkeley, he won both the individual Pac-12 Men's Golf Championship and NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship in 2013. He turned professional later that year, and he has since won six times on the PGA Tour. He reached the top five in the Official World Golf Ranking in 2023.

Early life Homa was born in Burbank, California, on November 19, 1990. He is Jewish, and attended six years of Hebrew school and had a bar mitzvah, but has stated he is not religious. He said in 2018: "The most Jewish I've ever felt came after looking at a home with extravagant Christmas lights and immediately thinking 'that electric bill must be brutal'."

Amateur career Homa attended Valencia High School in the Santa Clarita Valley. There, he was a four-time first-team All-Foothill League selection, and 2009 Foothill League MVP, graduating in 2009.

He then played college golf at University of California, Berkeley, on scholarship, earning a degree in Consumer Behavior.

In 2008, Homa was selected to represent Southern California on the Junior America's Cup team.

Professional career In October 2013, Homa finished T-9 at the Frys.com Open, his first PGA Tour event as a pro. 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, defeating fellow rookie Jonathan Randolph by one stroke, earning $117,000.

In the 2017 PGA Tour season, Homa made only two cuts in 17 events and lost his card.

In the 2018 Web.com Tour season, Homa regained his PGA Tour card for the 2019 PGA Tour season. Homa received $1.422 million for his win, a two-year extension of his PGA Tour card, as well as spots in the PGA Championship and in the 2020 Masters Tournament.

On February 21, 2021, Homa earned his second PGA Tour victory at the Genesis Invitational in a playoff over Tony Finau.

In September 2021, Homa won his third PGA Tour title at the Fortinet Championship, the opening event of the 2021–22 season. In May 2022, Homa won the Wells Fargo Championship for a second time. He ended the season finishing in a tie for 5th at the Tour Championship.

In September 2022, he successfully defended the Fortinet Championship, chipping-in for a birdie on the final hole to beat Danny Willett by one stroke. He was selected to play on the U.S. team in the 2022 Presidents Cup; he won all four of the matches he played.

In January 2023, Homa won the Farmers Insurance Open. He came from behind with a final round six-under par 66 for a two shot victory over Keegan Bradley. In September 2023, Homa played on the U.S. team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia, Lazio, Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Homa was the leading U.S. point getter with a record of 3–1–1 including a win in his Sunday singles match against Matt Fitzpatrick. In November 2023, won the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa, shooting 19-under-par to claim his first victory outside of the United States.

In January 2024, Homa hit a 477-yard drive during the third round of The Sentry, the longest drive in the PGA Tour's ShotLink era (since 2003). In April 2024, Homa tied for third place in the 2024 Masters Tournament at −4, winning $1,040,000 and marking the first top-5 finish in a major of his career. In October, began working with a new swing coach, John Scott Rattan, the director of instruction at Congressional Country Club.

On January 1, 2025, it was announced that Homa was joining Cobra Golf, Puma Golf, and apparel company lululemon as an ambassador, bringing an end to his relationship with Titleist. Homa split with his caddie, Joe Greiner, in April 2025, amidst a downturn in performance. Homa and Greiner were childhood friends, and Greiner had been on Homa's bag first in 2013 and continuously since 2019, including for each of his six PGA Tour wins.

Personal life In November 2019, he married Lacey Croom. The couple live in Scottsdale, Arizona, and have two sons.

Amateur wins

2013 NCAA Division I Championship

Professional wins (9) PGA Tour wins (6)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

European Tour wins (1)

Web.com Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020.

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2021 Open – 2022 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2023 Open Championship – 2024 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

NT = No tournament "T" = Tied QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 2013 (winners)

Professional Presidents Cup: 2022 (winners), 2024 (winners) Ryder Cup: 2023