Homa has had one top-20 finish in his last 17 starts, three missed cuts, a coaching change and has fallen to No. 70 in the world rankings.
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PALMBEACHGARDENS–ThelasttimeMaxHomacametoPalmBeachCounty,hewastheeighth-rankedplayerintheworldandhad11top-20finishesinhislast13starts.
MadMaxwastheKingofsocialmediawithhiswittyresponsesanduniquesenseofhumor,nottomentionhisstatusasoneoftheworld’sbestgolfers.
HissuccessandpopularitywaswhyhewaschosentoplayinTheMatchatTheParkalongsideRoryMcIlroy,LexiThompsonandRoseZhanginaprime-timecontestonTNT.
ThatwasayearagoThursday,butitlikelyseemslikealifetimeagoforHoma.EvenwhenhefinishedthirdintheMasterssixweekslater,hisgamewasabouttobottomout.
TheHomawhoshowedupTuesdaynightatSoFiCenterfortheTGL’sJupiterLinksGolf’smatchagainstTheBayGolfClubstillhadhisbeardandshaggyhairfallingoutofthebackofhishat,buthisgameisMIA.Andwedon’tmeaninMiami.
Homahashadonetop-20finishinhislast17starts,threemissedcuts,acoachingchangeandhasfallentoNo.70intheworldrankings.ThelastofhissixPGATour
