Ask Max Homa ahead of the Masters Tournament what he feels about his games heading into the tournament, and he will tell you, based on his practice rounds, that “I know it’s in there.” Homa’s confidence also comes from his “incredible” swing changes. But his faith in his game is always fraught with the fact that Homa hasn’t made a cut in a full-field event since the 2023 British Open. And that’s why it wasn’t surprising when in the same comment, he accepted that “it’s got to show up when it actually matters at some point!” But while the backlash against his inconsistent performances may continue, Max Homa has a reply for it all now that he has made the cut at the 2025 Masters.

Max Homa sat down for a post-round interview at Augusta National. Last year, Max Homa finished T3 at Augusta National, but how does he feel about heading into the weekend, “given where the state of your game is what does that mean?” We will take a look at his games in a moment, but let’s hear his answer first.

Homa, currently struggling on the greens, replied as honestly as he could. He said, “Yeah, it’s awesome. This has been just not fun at all. Yeah, I don’t know. It’s been decent. Like I think today and yesterday were similar to how it’s been. Like make a lot of really good swings in a row and one weird one. I was mostly just proud of — yesterday played a brilliant first 12 holes and lost my swing, and I feel like I did a better job of like playing the game and fixing it when I’m done.”

“And today was a bit similar. I got off to a really good start with the swing; wasn’t holing putts. Stayed patient. Made one loose swing on 9 and didn’t let it freak me out. So you’re always a trying to learn and evolve. I know I’m only even and whatever, eight back, but it does feel good to not beat myself out here. So that was nice.”

Max Homa isn’t wrong, however. He did play his two rounds beautifully. It is true, however, that he made a total of four bogeys on Magnolia (5), Juniper (6), Camellia (10), Redbud (16) and a double bogey on Azalea (13). His score after the first round? 74. He was expected to make similar mistakes in the next round, enough that fans said “The fact I’m forced to watch JJ Spaun and Max Homa at the Masters is an utter joke.” However, Homa carried himself much better in the second round and made just one bogey on Tea Olive (1). His current position? T31.

But, part of the reason why Homa is getting so much flake is because of his poor performance this season. For instance, in his 8 appearances so far, Homa has missed the cut in five of them and WD in one. His best performance? T26 at The Sentry. But if everything goes well at Augusta National, Max Homa will have another defense. But did you know not everything was in Max Homa’s favor today at Augusta National?

Max Homa’s approach shot on Yellow Jasmine hit a helpless caddie

For Max Homa, the stunning scores after a poor run in the 2025 season were the highlight of his first two days at Augusta National. So, what went horribly wrong–not for Max Homa, but for the unfortunate caddie present during Homa’s shot? After hitting the pines on his Yellow Jasmine (8), Homa found himself punching out of the trees to get back in play when trouble struck. A forecaddie in a white boilersuit was positioned in the middle of the fairway, and Homa’s ball bounced and hit him on the back.

Clearly angry, Homa shouted, “Come on dude!” Fortunately, the forecaddie was unharmed, and Homa’s ball remained in the fairway. He then hit his third shot onto the green and two-putted for par. But, hey, we haven’t received any news from the caddie himself. We will wait until then–and hope that patrons place a little more faith in Homa’s sudden change of form this season.