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Max Homa shares all-time hilarious story about when he once aimed at grandstand during event

Published

3 years ago

Jun 15, 2023

Jason Daniels

World #7 Max Homa took to the screen this week, appearing on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast.

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Appearing initially with youngest son Cam, the popular 32-year-old discussed all manner of topics with hosts Big Cat and PFT, including his chances this week and his course record at LACC.

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Bouncing out of the stalls, Homa first denied that he had that much local advantage, a factor that has seen him rise up the odds boards over the last few months.

Is it his local course? “Not even remotely!” he denied, before explaining that he simply “played and won a college event here and suddenly is a favourite to win.”

Surely his much-quoted round of 61 sees him in favour?

“It’s 20 miles from my home but far from my home golf course,” he said after giving up the view that the course, “is too exclusive for me!”

The hosts then turn to an incident from last weekend’s Canadian Open.

During the play-off with eventual winner Nick Taylor, sole rival Tommy Fleetwood hit his second shot into the hospitality tent at 18, received a free drop, matched his opponent’s birdie, and moved on.

Big Cat wondered why players just don’t keep doing that, before they agreed he was talking to a professional!

The chat prompted the re-telling of Homa’s “favourite Joe [caddy Joe Greiner] story.”

“We were in Minnesota, 3 years ago, maybe,” Homa starts.

“The last hole is a par-5, second shot all over water. We were between a 3-iron and 3-wood,” he explains before continuing.

“The pin is just past the water and there is a decent amount of green, a bunch of rough, and then the grandstand. And I remember 3-iron into the water, 3-wood too much.”

“So Joe says, ‘Listen, I got a great idea. Let’s hit 3-wood. If it comes out really good, it will just fly long into the back-stop, basically. It will bounce into the grandstand, stop in the rough. And, maybe, if you hit it hard enough, it will shoot back onto the green.'”

Homa liked this idea. “And he was kind of cocky, the way he said it. And I thought, ‘Brilliant – genius!’ This is why I pay you the big bucks!'”

“So we hit 3-wood, and it’s right at it, but it’s…I hit it good so it’s definitely going over the green into the stands, and he’s yelling, ‘Hit that back stop! Hit that back stop!'”

Homa recalls the incident like it was yesterday.

“It was 280 yards away and I can still hear the ping of one of the metal parts of the structure,” he remembers.

“It hit the dead centre of the middle of the middle pole, straight back past the flag and into the water.”

“I go to look at Joe,” Homa continues to a studio of laughter. “Honestly, of all the bad shots….I go to look at Joe ‘cos I was going to lose my mind laughing.”

“Everything went perfect, he thought it was great. But he was 30 yards ahead of me with his head down.”

“He thought he broke the game!”

You can watch the entire interview here.

How much each player won at the 2026 Masters

Published

1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Rory McIlroy made it two wins in as many years at Augusta National, seeing off the challengers on a dramatic Sunday to slip on the green jacket once again. The victory earned Rory a whopping payday of $4.5 million, with Scottie Scheffler his closest challenger earning $2.43 million for his sole runner-up finish.

With a total prize purse of $22.5 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player won at the 2026 Masters tournament.

For players that did not make the cut, they still earned $25k for their efforts at the year’s opening major.

1: Rory McIlroy, $4.5 million
2: Scottie Scheffler, $2.43 million
T3: Tyrrell Hatton, $1.08 million
T3: Russell Henley, $1.08 million
T3: Justin Rose, $1.08 million
T3: Cameron Young, $1.08 million
T7: Collin Morikawa, $725,625
T7: Sam Burns, $725,625
T9: Xander Schauffele, $630,00
T9: Max Homa, $630,00
11: Jake Knapp, $562,500
T12: Jordan Spieth, $427,500
T12: Brooks Koepka, $427,500
T12: Hideki Matsuyama, $427,500
T12: Patrick Reed, $427,500
T12: Patrick Cantlay, $427,500
T12: Jason Day, $427,500
T18: Viktor Hovland, $315,000
T18: Maverick McNealy, $315,000
T18: Matt Fitzpatrick, $315,000
T21: Keegan Bradley, $252,000
T21: Ludvig Aberg, $252,000
T21: Wyndham Clark, $252,000
T24: Matt McCarty, $182,083
T24: Adam Scott, $182,083
T24: Sam Stevens, $182,083
T24: Chris Gotterup, $182,083
T24: Michael Brennan, $182,083
T24: Brian Campbell, $182,083
T30: Alex Noren, $146,250
T30: Harris English, $146,250
T30: Shane Lowry, $146,250
T33: Gary Woodland, $121,500
T33: Dustin Johnson, $121,500
T33: Brian Harman, $121,500
T33: Tommy Fleetwood, $121,500
T33: Ben Griffin, $121,500
T38: Jon Rahm, $105,750
T38: Ryan Gerard, $101,250
T38: Haotong Li, $96,750
T41: Justin Thomas, $92,250
T41: Sepp Straka, $87,750
T41: Jacob Bridgeman, $83,250
T41: Kristoffer Reitan, $78,750
T41: Nick Taylor, $74,250
46: Sungjae Im, $69,750
47: Si Woo Kim, $65,250
48: Aaron Rai, $61,650
T49: Corey Conners, $57,600
T49: Marco Penge, $57,600
51: Kurt Kitayama, $55,250
52: Sergio Garcia, $54,000
53: Rasmus Hojgaard, $52,650
54: Charl Schwartzel, $51,300

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CBS’s Sunday Masters coverage slammed by golf fans

Published

1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

While Sunday was a dramatic day at the Masters, many golf fans were left feeling frustrated by the CBS final round coverage.

There were plenty of moments that golf fans took to social media to air their frustrations on Sunday over, including a lack of shots being shown throughout the day, being behind the live action, confusion over the approach shots of the final group on 18, and providing an angle for the winning putt where the cup couldn’t be seen.

Here’s a look at some of the criticisms that were directed at the CBS coverage throughout the day on X:

This has been a brutal broadcast for CBS. When the folks from Augusta sit down with them this year, you can bet they’ll talk about this 15 seconds where we have no idea where Rory’s ball went, and Dottie moans. #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/ak3mkpIN7V

— Ryan (@PossiblyRy) April 12, 2026

It’s rare criticism coming in for CBS, who are usually heavily praised for their Masters coverage each year.

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The surprise club Tommy Fleetwood says is key to his Masters chances

Published

1 month ago

Apr 7, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Tommy Fleetwood goes in search for the first major victory of his career again this week, with the Englishman proving to be a popular pick at Augusta National.

Fleetwood’s best showing at Augusta came back in 2024 where he finished T3, and while speaking at his pre-tournament press conference, the 35-year-old emphasized the importance of his 9-wood in his pursuit of the green jacket.

Speaking on Tuesday to media, Fleetwood said:

“It’s a great 9-wood golf course. I think it’s always been — I can’t remember when I first put like a 9-wood in or a high lofted club, but it’s a perfect like 9-wood golf course. I’ve had that in the bag for a few years.”

The Englishman continued, revealing that his strategy for the week won’t just be to hit driver off the tee as much as possible:

“Yeah, it’s funny really because I know Augusta is probably associated with being fairly forgiving off the tee in a way, so you think you can whale around driver a little bit. But I don’t necessarily think that’s always the play for me. I think there’s holes that set up really well where I can draw it with the mini driver if I’m feeling less comfortable with the driver and things like that.”

That strategy he believes will make his TaylorMade Qi10 9-wood extra critical this week in Georgia:

“The biggest thing is the 9-wood for me. If I can put myself in position on the par-5s or the 4th long par-3, like it — for me, I can’t really hit that high 4-iron, so 9-wood helps me a lot.”