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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.

Infobox

Full name
John Maxwell Homa
Born
(1990-11-19) November 19, 1990 (age 35)Burbank, California, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight
180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Residence
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Spouse
mw- Lacey Croom (m. 2019)
Children
2
College
University of California, Berkeley
Turned professional
2013
Current tour
PGA Tour
Former tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins
9
Highest ranking
5 (April 2, 2023)(as of December 14, 2025)
PGA Tour
6
European Tour
1
Korn Ferry Tour
2
Masters Tournament
T3: 2024
PGA Championship
T13: 2022
U.S. Open
T47: 2022
The Open Championship
T10: 2023

Tables

· Professional wins (9) › PGA Tour wins (6)
Wells Fargo Championship
Wells Fargo Championship
No.
1
Date
May 5, 2019
Tournament
Wells Fargo Championship
Winning score
−15 (69-63-70-67=269)
Margin ofvictory
3 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Joel Dahmen
Genesis Invitational
Genesis Invitational
No.
2
Date
Feb 21, 2021
Tournament
Genesis Invitational
Winning score
−12 (66-70-70-66=272)
Margin ofvictory
Playoff
Runner(s)-up
Tony Finau
Fortinet Championship
Fortinet Championship
No.
3
Date
Sep 19, 2021
Tournament
Fortinet Championship
Winning score
−19 (67-72-65-65=269)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner(s)-up
Maverick McNealy
Wells Fargo Championship (2)
Wells Fargo Championship (2)
No.
4
Date
May 8, 2022
Tournament
Wells Fargo Championship (2)
Winning score
−8 (67-66-71-68=272)
Margin ofvictory
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Keegan Bradley, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young
Fortinet Championship (2)
Fortinet Championship (2)
No.
5
Date
Sep 18, 2022
Tournament
Fortinet Championship (2)
Winning score
−16 (65-67-72-68=272)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner(s)-up
Danny Willett
Farmers Insurance Open
Farmers Insurance Open
No.
6
Date
Jan 28, 2023
Tournament
Farmers Insurance Open
Winning score
−13 (68-70-71-66=275)
Margin ofvictory
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Keegan Bradley
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin ofvictory
Runner(s)-up
1
May 5, 2019
Wells Fargo Championship
−15 (69-63-70-67=269)
3 strokes
Joel Dahmen
2
Feb 21, 2021
Genesis Invitational
−12 (66-70-70-66=272)
Playoff
Tony Finau
3
Sep 19, 2021
Fortinet Championship
−19 (67-72-65-65=269)
1 stroke
Maverick McNealy
4
May 8, 2022
Wells Fargo Championship (2)
−8 (67-66-71-68=272)
2 strokes
Keegan Bradley, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young
5
Sep 18, 2022
Fortinet Championship (2)
−16 (65-67-72-68=272)
1 stroke
Danny Willett
6
Jan 28, 2023
Farmers Insurance Open
−13 (68-70-71-66=275)
2 strokes
Keegan Bradley
· Professional wins (9) › PGA Tour wins (6)
Genesis Invitational
Genesis Invitational
No.
1
Year
2021
Tournament
Genesis Invitational
Opponent
Tony Finau
Result
Won with par on second extra hole
No.
Year
Tournament
Opponent
Result
1
2021
Genesis Invitational
Tony Finau
Won with par on second extra hole
· Professional wins (9) › European Tour wins (1)
Nedbank Golf Challenge
Nedbank Golf Challenge
No.
1
Date
Nov 12, 2023
Tournament
Nedbank Golf Challenge
Winning score
−19 (66-68-69-66=269)
Margin ofvictory
4 strokes
Runner-up
Nicolai Højgaard
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin ofvictory
Runner-up
1
Nov 12, 2023
Nedbank Golf Challenge
−19 (66-68-69-66=269)
4 strokes
Nicolai Højgaard
· Professional wins (9) › Web.com Tour wins (2)
BMW Charity Pro-Am
BMW Charity Pro-Am
No.
1
Date
May 18, 2014
Tournament
BMW Charity Pro-Am
Winning score
−20 (68-65-70-63=266)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner-up
Jonathan Randolph
Rust-Oleum Championship
Rust-Oleum Championship
No.
2
Date
Jun 12, 2016
Tournament
Rust-Oleum Championship
Winning score
−13 (71-69-68-67=275)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner-up
John Mallinger
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin ofvictory
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
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
2013
CUT
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
Tournament
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Masters Tournament
Open
CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
· Results in major championships
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
2020
CUT
2021
CUT
2022
T48
2023
T43
2024
T3
2025
T12
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
2019
T64
2020
CUT
2021
CUT
2022
T13
2023
T55
2024
T35
2025
T60
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
2020
CUT
2021
CUT
2022
T47
2023
CUT
2024
CUT
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
2020
NT
2021
T40
2022
CUT
2023
T10
2024
T43
Tournament
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Masters Tournament
CUT
CUT
T48
T43
T3
T12
PGA Championship
T64
CUT
CUT
T13
T55
T35
T60
Open
CUT
CUT
T47
CUT
CUT
The Open Championship
NT
T40
CUT
T10
T43
· Results in major championships › Summary
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Top-5
1
Top-10
1
Top-25
2
Events
6
Cuts made
4
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Top-5
0
Top-10
0
Top-25
1
Events
7
Cuts made
5
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Top-5
0
Top-10
0
Top-25
0
Events
6
Cuts made
1
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Top-5
0
Top-10
1
Top-25
1
Events
4
Cuts made
3
Totals
Totals
Tournament
Totals
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Top-5
1
Top-10
2
Top-25
4
Events
23
Cuts made
13
Tournament
Wins
2nd
3rd
Top-5
Top-10
Top-25
Events
Cuts made
Masters Tournament
0
0
1
1
1
2
6
4
PGA Championship
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
5
Open
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
The Open Championship
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
3
Totals
0
0
1
1
2
4
23
13
· Results in The Players Championship
The Players Championship
The Players Championship
Tournament
The Players Championship
2021
CUT
2022
T13
2023
T6
2024
T64
2025
CUT
Tournament
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
The Players Championship
CUT
T13
T6
T64
CUT
· Results in World Golf Championships
Championship
Championship
Tournament
Championship
2021
T22
Match Play
Match Play
Tournament
Match Play
2020
NT1
2021
T18
2022
T35
2023
R16
Invitational
Invitational
Tournament
Invitational
2019
T61
2020
T52
2021
T51
Champions
Champions
Tournament
Champions
2020
NT1
2021
NT1
2022
NT1
Tournament
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Championship
T22
Match Play
NT1
T18
T35
R16
Invitational
T61
T52
T51
Champions
NT1
NT1
NT1

References

  1. "Week 13 2023 Ending 2 Apr 2023"
    http://www.owgr.com/archive/PastRankings/2023/Rankings/owgr13f2023.pdf
  2. Times News
    https://www.tnonline.com/20130615/despite-missing-u-s-open-cut-its-been-quite-a-run-for-homa/
  3. Los Angeles Daily News
    https://www.dailynews.com/sports/20140211/painter-homa-feeling-at-home-at-riviera
  4. Golf365.com
    https://www.golf365.com/the-19th-hole/wells-fargo-champion-homa-happy-to-be-known-for-more-than-his-tweets/
  5. jweekly.com
    https://jweekly.com/2022/05/09/jewish-golfer-max-homa-berkeley-alum-enters-world-top-30-after-tourney-win/
  6. ABC7 Los Angeles
    https://abc7.com/6148276/
  7. "Max Homa Bio"
    https://calbears.com/news/2013/4/17/208191985.aspx
  8. California Golf News
    https://calgolfnews.com/a-bright-future-for-former-cal-star-max-homa/
  9. signalscv.com
    https://signalscv.com/2019/05/valencia-alumnus-max-homa-grabs-first-pga-tour-win/
  10. AmateurGolf.com
    https://www.amateurgolf.com/Players/43412/Max-Homa
  11. "Five AJGA alums selected to U.S. Walker Cup Team"
    https://www.ajga.org/news/five-ajga-alums-selected-to-u-s-walker-cup-team
  12. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/26680153/max-homa-journey-18008-142-million
  13. "Max Homa Among Q-School Grads"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140519035725/http://www.usga.org/news/2013/December/Max-Homa-Among-Q-School-Grads/
  14. Greenville News
    http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/2014/05/18/homa-wins-bmw-pro/9259589/
  15. "Max Homa"
    https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.39977.max-homa.html
  16. Associated Press News
    https://www.apnews.com/f53a02bdc18540a693a4362f4eafe244
  17. mynewsla.com
    https://mynewsla.com/education/2019/05/10/valencia-professional-golfer-throws-first-pitch-at-dodgers-game/
  18. The Charlotte Observer
    https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/article240808466.html
  19. "Homa wins hometown Genesis, beating Finau in playoff"
    https://apnews.com/article/max-homa-tony-finau-tiger-woods-cbc6aedc97ea0c40b6d78271f398a90e
  20. "Max Homa rallies to win Fortinet Championship at Silverado"
    https://apnews.com/article/sports-california-napa-max-homa-maverick-mcnealy-50bac405a09affef6b5e73fb7a03b429
  21. Sports Illustrated
    https://www.si.com/college/cal/other-sports/max-homa-wells-fargo-final-round
  22. "Homa chips in, wins in Napa after Willett's shocking 3-putt"
    https://apnews.com/article/sports-united-states-the-masters-jordan-spieth-danny-willett-998fc909bc4c468909fd135478eef6c3
  23. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/presidents-cup-grades-spieth-scheffler-kim-scott
  24. Sportsnet.ca
    https://www.sportsnet.ca/pga/article/max-homa-comes-from-five-back-to-win-farmers-insurance-open/
  25. Associated Press News
    https://apnews.com/article/homa-nedbank-golf-challenge-hojgaard-8f241b9fc84954dcced87e96219c6cf8
  26. Golf Magazine
    https://golf.com/news/max-homa-longest-pga-tour-drive/?amp=1
  27. Yahoo Sports
    https://sports.yahoo.com/masters-amen-corner-dooms-max-homa-ludvig-aberg-and-collin-morikawa-004806204.html
  28. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6371502/2025/05/21/max-homa-golf-pga-tour/
  29. "Max Homa Signs As Cobra Ambassador & Partnership with lululemon"
    https://golfreviewsguide.com/max-homa-cobra/
  30. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/pga/2025/04/03/max-homa-splits-childhood-friend-joe-greiner-caddie-since-2019/82798297007/
  31. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/max-homa-caddie-joe-greiner-masters-2025
  32. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/04/28/golf-max-homa-laments-missing-april-masters-westworld-too-fricking-confusing/
  33. Yahoo Sports
    https://sports.yahoo.com/article/why-scottsdales-max-homa-carried-192842445.html
  34. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/pga/2025/02/07/wm-phoenix-open-2025-max-homa-wears-los-angeles-dodgers-jersey/78335642007/
  35. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2022/11/01/pga-tour-max-homa-lacey-baby-boy-cam/76421478007/
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