Max Homa

Max Homa
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name John Maxwell Homa
Born (1990-11-19) November 19, 1990
Burbank, California
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Valencia, California
Career
College University of California, Berkeley
Turned professional 2013
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2013
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

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

Biography

Homa was born in Burbank, California to John Homa and Bonnie Milstein. 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.

In October 2013, Homa finished T-9 at the Frys.com Open, his first PGA Tour event as a pro.[1] 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.[2] He finished 17th on the Web.com Tour regular-season money list to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

Amateur wins (1)

Professional wins (2)

Web.com Tour (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 United States Jonathan Randolph
2 Jun 12, 2016 Rust-Oleum Championship −13 (71-69-68-67=275) 1 stroke United States John Mallinger

Results in major championships

Tournament 2013
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shefter, David (December 18, 2013). "Max Homa Among Q-School Grads". United States Golf Association.
  2. ↑ Keepfer, Scott (May 18, 2014). "Homa wins BMW Pro-Am". Greenville News.
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