Golf is a sport where the partnership between a player and his caddie can shape entire careers. However, for Max Homa, those partnerships have been shifting fast lately. The six-time PGA Tour winner has not won since 2023, and his world ranking has fallen to 163. He also missed the cut at the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. Just two weeks later, he decided to change his bagman.

Golfweek’s Adam Schupak first reported that Homa had parted ways with caddie Lance Bennett. A friend, Peter Pappageorge, has since registered his caddie for this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas. However, no official statement from either Homa or Bennett has been released explaining the split. The duo had worked together for close to a year. Bennett, who briefly caddied for Tiger Woods in 2024, joined Homa at the RBC Canadian Open in 2025, stepping in after Homa parted ways with Bill Harke. The change is not the first time Homa has switched caddies mid-season.

Before Bennett, Homa had spent six seasons with Joe Greiner, a childhood friend who was on the bag for all six of his PGA Tour victories. The two split in April 2025. When that relationship ended, Homa said, “Joe and I have made memories for a lifetime. We have parted ways, and it will be sad to see him go.” Harke replaced Greiner but lasted less than two months before Homa switched his caddie. The situation where Homa finds himself in bears an uncanny similarity to last year.

Max Homa, a six-time winner on the PGA Tour, has been struggling on the greens for a while now. Last year, he had to tee off at the Longest Day in Golf, the U.S. Open final qualifying to earn a spot at the third major of the season. He was seen carrying his own bag.

At that time, he had just split with Harke, and when questioned about that, he rebuffed with a sharp response that he would prefer to talk about his game than about his caddie situation. He failed to qualify for the U.S. Open last year, and from the looks of it, unless he wins the Charles Schwab Challenge this week, once again, Homa will have to sign up for the grueling 36-hole final qualifying.

Bennett joined his bag soon after missing the qualifying last year. Together, Homa and Bennett have worked together at tournaments including the Travelers Championship, John Deere Classic, the Masters Tournament, and most recently, the PGA Championship. Homa’s best result with Bennett on the bag came at the 2025 John Deere Classic, where he finished tied for fifth.

Bennett’s resume includes carrying the bag for Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar, Sungjae Im, and Davis Riley. His most high-profile stint came when he looped for Woods in 2024. And the 15-time major winner has always spoken highly of him, describing Bennett as “very down-to-earth, very loyal,” and noting that the two shared a very similar way of reading golf courses.

With that said, Pappageorge, who steps in this week, is one of Homa’s closest friends off the course.

Homa turns to a familiar face at Colonial

Peter Pappageorge and Homa share a warm bond that runs well beyond the golf course. It started when Pappageorge’s mother, Kathy, was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s. Since then, Homa has been a public supporter of Alzheimer’s awareness efforts along with his best friend.

His new caddy, Pappageorge, has described Homa as the same off the course as he is in public: direct, sharp, and genuine. And now, the duo heads to the Charles Schwab Challenge that runs from May 28-31 at the Colonial Country Club. Homa’s best result at Colonial came in 2023 when he finished tied for ninth. However, he missed the cut there in 2024. He tees off in Round 1 alongside Lanto Griffin and Rasmus Højgaard.

How he performs at Charles Schwab remains to be seen. After that, the tour moves to the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village, a signature event, and will be followed by the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. Homa is running short on time to book a spot at the Shinnecock Hills.