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Feb 21, 2021; Pacific Palisades, California, USA; Max Homa reacts following his playoff victory against Tony Finau in the final round of The Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports/REUTERS
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Feb 21, 2021; Pacific Palisades, California, USA; Max Homa reacts following his playoff victory against Tony Finau in the final round of The Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports/REUTERS
The PGA Tour announced sensational news recently. The tour informed that it will award a $40 million bonus prize pool to the top 10 players who stay on top of the social media game and publicize the tour. There are a lot of factors that determine the tour’s new ‘Player Impact Program,’ and it has already got Max Homa hyped!
Max Homa currently stands 41st on the Official World Golf Ranking. He’s also in the Top 25 of the current FedEx Cup standings, but these factors will not play a huge role in determining the Top 10 players of the PGA Tour’s new ‘Player Impact Program.’
Max Homa is drooling over the $40 million bonus pool
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The tour’s new initiative is majorly focused on a player’s brand ranking and how he promotes the game positively. A lot of other factors also make up the criteria, which involves popularity on google search and the number of mentions a player gets across media channels.
This is solely focused on players who promote their game through social media. Max Homa had a couple of reactions to the tour’s new initiative since the bonus prize pool is a lucrative amount. The 30-year-old is one of the top tour pros who’s extremely active on Twitter, and fans thronged to his handle to witness his reactions.
https://t.co/grRqdz0C0H pic.twitter.com/EbtF8cCWVS
— max homa (@maxhoma23) April 20, 2021
Max Homa saw the PGA Tour’s new initiative and instantly made a reaction post about it on Twitter. It was everything we expected from him. Homa posted a GIF to express his feelings about the new player impact initiative, and it was spot on!
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But the two-time PGA Tour winner did not stop there. He felt the urge to post his opinion about the number of tour pros who will now facilitate their social media handles to stand a chance at winning a share of the bonus pool.
Basically me to all the PGA Tour guys who will be upping their activity on this soul sucker of an app pic.twitter.com/RkoaHsgNKB
— max homa (@maxhoma23) April 20, 2021
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Max Homa is clearly pumped up about the tour’s new initiative. While the bonus pool is staggering, it is surprising that on-course results would not play a big part in determining the Top 10. So it’s time for the players to get their social media game going strong!
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