‘Hurt’ Max Homa Becomes People’s Masters Champion, Fans ‘Completely Impressed’ Despite Last Day Struggle

Max Homa had his chance of shining bright in the Masters this year, and well, he left no stone unturned to do that! He began the championship with a bang, carding 7 birdies in the first round, scoring a 5-under 67! However, he ended up with a 1-over 73 in the final round, tying for the 3rd position at the Masters Championship alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Collin Morikawa, just 7 strokes away from the lead.

Although Homa carried out the entire game beautifully, the highlight was tying for the top position with Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau after the second round. However, he dropped down in the last two rounds. But well, that did not cripple his spirits. Although he was aiming for the green jacket this year, according to Homa, the Masters taught him a lot more than just that this year!

Max Homa’s dream of progressing

Hours after the Masters Championship came to an end, Max Homa took to his official Instagram account and shared a picture of himself and his caddie, Joe Greiner, on the greens of the Augusta National Golf Club. And for the caption, he left a long emotional message for his followers! He began by writing, “A potential “too long didn’t read” upcoming: Winning doesn’t always come with a trophy.”

He went on to state that the feat of victory can never be predicted. However, what matters most is that you continue to learn from our efforts and, most importantly, grow through each experience. He added, “I’d love to have won a green jacket today. It hurts. Losing sucks. But, with the right mindset, losing leads to better.” And now, all he hopes for is to keep improving and let life take charge of the flow with the results.

For him, the Major championship is way beyond just the trophy, but at the same time, there’s no denying that he aspires to win it soon, and well, he is doing everything in his capable hands to make that a reality. He is all set to take back all that he has been able to learn from this tournament and put it to use to come out victorious soon enough. Homa wrote, “I have a sneaky suspicion it will, but that’s to be determined by future Sundays.”

Homa concluded his post by thanking all his fans and followers who showered the 33-year-old with immense support on the greens of Augusta National. And that is what makes him grateful! Even though the event has culminated, Homa fans surely had more love to give to their favorite golfer.

The golf community appreciates Max Homa’s efforts

The entire golf community has been immensely impressed with the run Max Homa gave on the greens of the Augusta National. And well, the flooding comments of admiration for both, his post and his game, is a standing testament to it. One of the followers taking to Max Homa’s outstanding performance throughout the week of the Masters, simply commented, “Hell of a week 🙏🏼”.

Another, pretty optimistically stated that he had been hoping Max Homa to win this year, and was supporting him throughout the tournament. He pulled an amazing show, but the fan is already excited to see him play and win next year. He wrote, “Love rooting for you for 4 straight days. I’m here for it and Green is going to look good on you in ‘25.”Some of them showering their love for him, and also showing how proud and happy they are, left comments like, “Proud of you Max” and “Always a pleasure to watch you play! Proud of you! 👏”.

The highlight of the comment section was his wife, Lace Homa, cheering him up. She wrote, “Proud of you!!! Keep going, babe!🤍” Another fan, appreciated the effort he took, despite not winning, and wrote, “Great message great guy great week. We love Max Homa.”

There is one thing that is certain from the Masters 2024. Although Max Homa did not take home the trophy this ear, there is no doubt in the fact that he did indeed win over millions of hearts with his game!