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Max Homa, PGA Tour American professional golfer

Max Homa Biography

Max Homa is an American professional golfer. His full byline is John Maxwell Homa. He was born on 19th November 1990, in Burbank, California, United States.

His parents are John Homa and Bonnie Milstein. He as well as one sibling called Maddie Homa. Max plays on the PGA Tour.

Max Homa

Max Homa playing golf.[Credit/pgatour.com]

Max Homa is an American professional golfer. His full byline is John Maxwell Homa. He was born on 19th November 1990, in Burbank, California, United States.

His parents are John Homa and Bonnie Milstein. He as well as one sibling called Maddie Homa. Max plays on the PGA Tour.

In 2013, he won the individual NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship. That was back in college. His golfing career has blossomed over time.

Max has a golfing talent that has been recognized and celebrated globally, His prowess in the court is one to be admired.

Homa attended Valencia High School in Santa Clarita Valley. There, he was a four-time first-team All-Foothill League selection. He also won the 2009 Foothill League MVP and graduated in 2009.

Max Homa as well played college golf at the University. He attended the University of California in Berkeley.

There, as a junior in 2011-12, Homa was a third-team PING Division I All-American and second-team All-Pac-12.

As a pro, he has won the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship and the 2021 Genesis Invitational. Homa’s career escalated and he made a positive impact in the golfing court.

Moreover, Max was named a first-team All-American. He was also named to the All-Nicklaus Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

In the year 2008, Homa was selected to represent Southern California. That was on Junior America’s Cup team.

Career Progress

On to the next level of his career, Max Homa reached the quarterfinals of the U.S Amateur. He ended the year ranked 4th in California, 33rd in the U.S. and 78th in the world according to amateurgolf.com.

The American golfer went on making more and more wins. In 2011, he ended the year ranked 8th in California, 36th in the U.S.A and 89th in the world according to amateurgolf.com.

In 2012, he ended the year ranked 5th in California, 18th in the U.S., and 50th in the world according to amateurgolf.com.

Max Homa competed as an amateur at the 2013 U.S Open. Moreover, he won the individual 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship.

The golf sensation was selected to the 2013 Walker Cup squad. He impressed the audience when he emerged pro after the event.

In October 2013, Homa finished T-9 at the Frys.com Open, his first PGA Tour event as a pro. In December 2013, he tied for 6th place in the Web.com Tour qualifying school.

Homa went on making positive wins. He bagged his first professional win in May 2014. That was at the Web.com Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am. He earned $117,000 out of the win.

More career wins

He finished 17th on the Web.com Tour regular-season money list, to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014-2015 season.

Wins became his lifestyle season after season. In the 2015 PGA Tour season, Max entered 27 events. He made 12 cuts and won $380,339.

He finished 163rd in the FedEx Cup standings and lost his tour card. In the 2016 Web.com Tour season, Homa won the Rust-Oleum Championship in Ivanhoe, Illinois, coming from seven shots back, and ultimately regained his PGA Tour Card for the 2016–17 season.

In 2019, Max won the Wells Fargo Championship. That was his first PGA Tour victory.

Homa received $1.422 million for his win, a two-year extension of his PGA Tour card, as well as spots in the PGA Championship and in the 2020 Masters Tournament.

On February 21, 2021, Homa earned his second PGA Tour victory at the Genesis Invitational.

Max Homa Net worth

Every player has a certain amount of net worth. Many of them get their earnings from their professional careers and having various endorsement deals.

According to reports, Max Homa is worth approximately $4 million.

Max Homa Salary

“The 2020-21 season has been successful for him, bring in over $2 million in earnings for Homa. He is still early in his career, and is likely to earn more as his career progresses.”

Max Homa. [Credit/sportsnet.ca]

Max Homa endorsements

Max has been endorsed by several global brands. Homa is reportedly a brand ambassador with X-Golf. He as well has signed a deal with the insurance company, Burns & Wilcox. Max Homa is also endorsed by Titleist.

Max Homa family

The 30 years old golfer is married to his longtime girlfriend Lacey Croom. They got married in the year 2019. The two have not sired any kids yet.

Max Homa Foundation and Charity Work

As a way of helping the families that had been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Max raised US$40,000 for food banks around the United States.

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