As the sun set on Augusta National Golf Club, Max Homa found himself among a group of Masters contenders vying for their first major title. The pressure was palpable as Homa stepped onto the iconic course, knowing that every shot could make or break his chances of donning the coveted green jacket.
Homa's journey to this moment had been filled with highs and lows, but he had persevered through it all to reach this pinnacle of his career. With nerves of steel and a steely determination in his eyes, Homa teed off on the final round with a sense of purpose and focus that belied his relative lack of experience on such a grand stage.
Most tour pros carry themselves in a similar manner, but it’s not what you expect from Max Homa. He’s the funny guy, the goofy guy, the guy who can give as much as he can take. That’s not this guy, who’s tearing his glove off with his teeth, ignoring the calls of his name by the many who surround his group. Who’s staring a hole through the ground as he walks with a hurried soberness. Homa has the seriousness of a substitute teacher, anticipating the nonsense his presence seemingly welcomes but having none of it.
Eventually, the realization comes that who he is online is merely a persona, and the player standing before you is a man at work. Through two days of the Masters, the work has been good and then some, as Homa’s near the top of the board with a two-day six-under total.
Despite the wind over the past two days, Homa played great. The 33-year-old made the cut for the third-straight year and carded a career-best 67 on Thursday. Friday was about weathering the conditions and not letting anything get away from him, which he did to near perfection. He finished his second round with a 1-under 71, highlighted by birdies on Nos. 2 and 4.
On Friday, a much more contemplative Homa held the clubhouse lead after two rounds of the 2024 Masters. After the club-throwing incident, Homa started journaling. He shared his entry from Thursday, before he began his fifth Masters:
“However good I am is however good I am. I don’t need to try to be better than I am.”
He was good enough to finish 1-under in Round 2 and 6-under for the tournament, tied at the top with Round 1 leader Bryson DeChambeau, the strength freak who (briefly) ripped out a signpost on No. 13 and shot 1-over with 3-D-printed clubs that weren’t approved until Monday, and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler, who shot even par.
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