
Max Homa
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Height: 6'1" (1.85 m)
Weight: 180 (82 kg)
Age: 30 (November 19, 1990)
Birthplace: Burbank, California
Residence: Valencia, California
Family:
Wife, Lacey
Education:
University of California-Berkeley (2013, Consumer Behavior)
Special Interests:
Going to the gym, basketball
Turned Professional:
2013
City plays from:
Valencia, CA, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURWinner, The Genesis Invitational (thru 2023-24)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (2):
2019 (1) Wells Fargo Championship. 2021 (1) The Genesis Invitational.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2):
2014 (1) BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented by SYNNEX Corporation. 2016 (1) Rust-Oleum Championship.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
63 - 2020 The American Express (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#9 : 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#37 : 2021 Valero Texas OpenCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,674,000 : 2021 The Genesis Invitational (Finished 1)2020-21 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
The American Express - Held a share of the lead after the third round of The American Express before finishing T21. Marked his second career 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and first since winning the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship. The Genesis Invitational - Defeated Tony Finau in a playoff to win The Genesis Invitational, earning his second PGA TOUR title and first since the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship. Victory came in his 110th career start at the age of 30 years, 3 months, 2 days. Missed a 3-foot, 4-inch birdie putt at the 72nd hole before advancing to the playoff. Was the only player in the field to record four under-par scores. Co-led the field in Par-5 Scoring Average (4.08).
National Team Selections
Career Records
PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 0) | |||||||||||||
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Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
Total: | 114 | 336 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 55 | $6,775,375 | ||||
2021 | 15 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 14 | $2,664,442 | ||||
2020 | 21 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 70 | $1,453,056 | ||||
2019 | 25 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 60 | $2,063,606 | ||||
2017 | 17 | 37 | 2 | 15 | 244 | $18,008 | |||||||
2015 | 27 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 163 | $380,339 | |||||
2014 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | $195,924 | ||||||
2013 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
(A) - Amateur |
Top Tournaments |
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PGA TOUR | |||||||||
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THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
2021 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T18 | T22 | ||||
2020 | CNL | CUT | T52 | ||||||
2019 | T64 | T61 | |||||||
2013 | CUT |
FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
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THE NORTHERN TRUST | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
2020 | CUT | T59 | ||
2019 | T38 | T61 |
Personal
- Is a 2009 graduate of Valencia (Calif.) High School.
- Earliest golf memory is Tiger Woods winning the 1997 Masters.
- Favorite course played is The National GL of America, host of the 2013 Walker Cup. Favorite TV shows are "The Office" and "Friends." Favorite movies are the Harry Potter series. Favorite city is San Diego. Favorite quote is "Winners never quit, quitters never win."
- Carries two coins with him as a good luck charm. One is from 1991, the birth year of his wife, Lacey, and one from 2018, the year he got Scotty, his yellow lab.
- Watches all sports (mostly professional) and is a big fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers. Legendary Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda made a promise to him in 2017 that he would call him when he won his first PGA TOUR event, and did so following the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship.
- Met his caddie, Joe Greiner, when he was six years old playing golf in Valencia, California.
- Knows more about reality television than he cares to admit due to watching so much with his wife, Lacey.