Max Homa Player Profile And What's In The Bag

Article Updated in November 2023

Max Homa cruised to victory at the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City, his third win of a fabulous season for the American.

A closing 66 saw Homa finish on 19 under, four clear of Nicolai Hojgaard. And it also meant that Rory McIroy was crowned Race to Dubai winner - the Northern Irishman cannot now be overtaken at the top of the rankings.

The American began the final round with a one-shot lead at Gary Player Country Club and was briefly caught by Thorbjorn Olesen despite making birdies on four of his first six holes.

However, no sooner had he been joined at the top of the leaderboard, Homa fired a sensational approach over the water to 18 feet at the ninth and converted the eagle opportunity.

The eagle added to gains at the second, third, fifth and sixth - as well as a bogey at the fourth - saw Homa match Olesen's front-nine 31 to lead by two on 18 under.

Olesen cranked up the pressure once more with a tap-in birdie on the tenth but, although Homa gave the chasing pack hope with a dropped shot on the 11th, the Dane carded consecutive bogeys at the 12th and 13th before a double-bogey at the 16th ended his challenge.

Homa birdied the 15th from seven feet and rattled in a 38-foot effort at the next to put the result beyond doubt.

• Player Profile
• Last 10 Events
• Key Stats
• What's In The Bag

“It’s kind of what you dream of, you want to be in the fight and it was just fun to kind of close it out at the end,” he said. “It was one of those weeks the ball wanted to go in when it needed to go in.”

Homa hadn’t played since the Ryder Cup in Italy and where he collected 3 1/2 points to be the highest scorer for the U.S. as they were thrashed by Europe. His last strokeplay event was the Fortinet Championship in mid-September.

“It’s just been tremendous to get to travel to a new place, meet so amazing people,” Homa said. “The fans have been amazing, everyone has been so welcoming and kind. To be granted the opportunity to even be here, I was truly grateful for, but to come out with a trophy is just the cherry on top.”

Player Profile

Homa was born in Burbank, California in November 1990 and the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open was his sixth PGA Tour victory. 

As an amateur he qualified to play in the US Open in 2013. He represented the USA in the Walker Cup that year and then turned professional. 

A decent year on the Web.com Tour saw him earn his PGA Tour card for 2015 but he lost his privileges after just one season. 

He regained his card but lost it again before returning to the PGA Tour in 2019, when he won the Wells Fargo Championship. In the 2021-22 season he won twice and earned a place in the U.S. Presidents Cup team, where he starred as they defeated The Internationals.

He has had an outstanding season. He won the season-opening Fortinet Championship and followed it with victory at the Farmers Insurance Open in January. He finished second at the Genesis, tied sixth at the FedEx St Jude, tied fifth at the BMW, tied ninth at the Tour Championship and tied seventh at the 2023 Fortinet.

He was a member of the US Ryder Cup team that lost to Europe at Marco Simone Golf Club.

He finished the regular season in ninth place in the FedEx Cup standings and eighth in the world rankings. He has played in 176 PGA Tour events and made the cut 109 times, with six wins, one runner-up, two thirds, 13 top fives and 31 top 10s.

He is married to Lacey and in October 2022 they had their first child, a son called Cam

h3> Last 10 Events

Nedbank Golf Challenge - 1st

Fortinet Championship - T7th

Tour Championship (72-Hole Scores) - T13th

BMW Championship - T5th

FedEx St Jude Championship - T6th

The 151st Open - T10th

Genesis Scottish Open - T12th

Rocket Mortgage Classic - T21st

Travelers Championship - CUT

US Open - CUT

Key Stats

Driving Distance - 304.8 Yards

Driving Accuracy - 60.15%

Greens in Regulation - 66.86%

Sand Saves - 52.38%

Putts Per Round - 28.12

Scoring Average - 69.516

WITB

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 Degrees), Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65 TX

3-Wood: Titleist TSR3 (16.5 Degrees), Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 8 X

7-Wood: Titleist TSR2 (21 Degrees), Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD XC 9 TX

Irons: Titleist T100S (4), T100 (5), Titleist 620 MB (6-9), Shafts: KBS Tour $-Taper 130 X

Wedges: Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 50-12F, 56-14F, 60-04L), Shafts: KBS TOUR $-Taper 130 X (46), KBS Hi Rev 2.0 125 S (56-60)

Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5.5 Prototype

Ball: 2023 Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet