Max Homa

I'm going to 'shock the world' and win the Masters this week.

I say we shock the world to win the thing. I've been thinking a lot about it. I feel like not winning's less fun than winning. So I'm kind of just gonna go for it.

The Masters' new range tracking app feature makes players feel self-conscious about their practice sessions.

It does [feel like an invasion of privacy] a little now that we know that it happens. You start to worry a bit about your spreads. Like if you just hit like one stinker, you're like ah, that's gonna look like an outlier. Some people are gonna think I'm sucking pretty bad. I am even more self-conscious now that someone was seeing all that.

My 12th place finish last year was more impressive than my 3rd place finish because I was playing terribly coming in

My third was awesome but last year I was playing like dog nuts coming into it and I played awful here. But I like definitely to answer your question, think I like learned where to leave it and learned certain golf shots. Last year's 12th was significantly more shocking than the year before's third.

Golfers overthink the 12th hole at Augusta National way too much and should just attack the pin if the shot fits them.

I a hundred percent agree [people overthink it]. Last year I got to that hole... I just remember I was like, what am I so afraid of? Like, if anything fits me, it's this. So I was like, just aim a couple steps left of it and hit the fucking nine iron and I did it... Unless I got a five shot lead, I'm playing it like that. Because it is like you're sometimes too passive.

I am going to shock the world at the Masters this year

Against all odds I am [playing the Masters]... I think this is the year I do too. Shock the World. I think this is the year. Zero expectation.

Tiger Woods is just a regular guy and people should let him enjoy golf instead of constantly asking if he'll play

I try to tell everybody, man, like Tiger's just like a guy. And I honestly do feel bad for him a lot of the times when we do these interviews because he hasn't played golf in a while. And every question's just like, so are you gonna like golf for us next year or next week at the Masters? And it's like, can you just let him live? He's won a shit ton of golf tournaments. I'd just like for him to enjoy playing golf.

I'm the freshest person in the Masters field

I am the freshest person here. I have not played a weekend in over like a month and a half and I, I have been getting more rest, more time on my couch. Like all these guys are gonna be exhausted by the time the tournament comes and I'm just cruising on it.

The road to being a good golfer is to eliminate big mistakes by not overswinging

I respect that you've come to that, that that is how I would say the, that's the road to good is to eliminate the, the big mistakes by not over swinging.

My great golf is good enough to win a major

I know for a fact my great golf's good enough. It just needs to come out the right week. So let's just hope it's this week. It's a big difference. It's a little bit more calming knowing that like, it doesn't need to be perfect. It just needs to be good.

I am anti the 'P-word' [Potential] and I don't condone fans yelling it at me on the golf course

I'm anti-P-word. I will not laugh. I don't condone it. I'm not cool with that one... I also am trying to win things. I'll take anything that's just not the P-word.

It would be crazy if I didn't get a Ryder Cup pick

I've been in the getting a pick category this whole time. I felt like last week, last week solidified it. Where now I think it would be crazy if I didn't.

Cal should join the Big 10

Pitch me on Cal coming to the Big 10... would you like a couple easy wins? You like to expand your fan base to the West coast... we could help you guys change your name to Big 10 to big however many actual teams there are.

Taylor Swift has more banners at Staples Center than the Clippers do

Anytime a Clippers fan talks shit to me, I tell them that Taylor Swift has more banners at [Crypto.com Arena] than the Clippers do.

My struggles in Majors are due to being too anxious and trying too hard

I can just tell I'm like more anxious, trying too hard... it's not a mental block. It's like I know what I'm doing but I just feel more like high strung, more wound up instead of just playing golf.

Most casual golf fans don't care about the golf ball being too good or moving too far.

I just don't think that for the majority of the fans that [the golf ball being too good] that big of a deal. And so it's, I'm just a little bit, I'm, I'm not so sure where I stand on it. ... I just don't know any of my many friends who casually watch golf who have themselves, 'I'm not turning this shit on on Sunday. I'm so fucking sick of watching Rory McIlroy hit Driver and then a wedge.'

Expected rain at the Masters will lead to low scores and lots of birdies

I saw a lot of rain next week, so you guys might have a tough week there. I think it'll be soft, so might be a lot of birdies. Big hole. I think 13 always plays, they changed it a little bit this year, but that one always seems to be really important... I think there might be [low scores].

I am going to win the Masters this week and be wearing a green jacket by Sunday night

I'm gonna be wearing a green jacket and smiling ear to ear. You'll have whatever y'all need. I mean, that's easy.

The Masters and The Open are the two tournaments I want to win most

The Masters is special... that in the open are my two favorite events... that would be, that would be definitely way up on that list.

Kyrie Irving would not have fixed the Lakers because they aren't just one piece away

Was [Kyrie] gonna fucking fix us? I don't think we're one piece away here. So no it wasn't super devastating.

Most humor starts with sadness and comedy is often a mask for athlete struggles

I also think like, you know, like comedians, a lot of 'em say like they're depressed. So I think a lot of funny starts with like a lot of sadness. So most of my tweets started with just like constantly having the weekend off to think and then I would probably mask all the sadness with like, 'Hey, how about that sun being so hot?'

You don't need to be the best at every area of the game to be successful in golf

You absolutely do not need to be the best at every area of the game to be successful. So I'm chasing something that I, I know like that that was unattainable to be that good at, honestly. But besides Tiger Tiger's the only person in history that's been the best at like four to five things in golf.

Learning to 'win ugly' when my game feels terrible is the key to my success

What I've worked on with my sports psychologist... for the last couple months is like we've been talking about winning ugly. Like I'm looking at it as exciting to, for a day where my shit feels terrible and I can still be like, 'All right, I'm still beating your ass.'

If I play my best golf, I can win the Masters

[PFT]: You would say that at your best... you could win at Augusta? [Max Homa]: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hell yeah.

Having a baby will give me 'dad strength' to win a major

I've I've, I've heard that. That is in a big part of momentum. And also I've heard a lot of guys see, you get dad strength for a little bit. So maybe at Augusta I'll just be bombing it. Outta nowhere. So I'm looking forward to the, to the perspective I will gain. And the dad strength. I think that those are the things I've been missing in the majors.

Winning tournaments when no one is watching is my MO

I fly way, way, way under the radar. I'm glad this tournament didn't sound like a video game... I saw the Derby yesterday. Everyone's very, very focused on other things other than the golf. And that's, I feel like when I'm the most, most powerful.

I am going for my third made cut in a row in majors at the PGA Championship and I feel very confident

I'm going for three made cuts in majors in a row, which hasn't been done in a while for most people. So that's definitely step one. But yeah, I feel confident. I feel comfortable. I'm excited. I've been playing good on hard golf courses lately.

I am 100% guaranteed to make the cut at the 2022 Masters

The only thing that's made me nervous is for the first time in my life, I've kind of laid my nuts on the table and said I'm going to do something... I texted you that I was a 100% making this.

Laser tag is far superior to escape rooms for building workplace team chemistry

I've got a better way to build your work vibe and your team vibe. [Laser tag] feels way better than an escape room... solve your problems with aggression.

There is a path for me to win the Masters this year

There's definitely a world where I can see myself winning the Masters... I definitely need to accomplish one goal [making the cut], but I'm coming off of a made cut at my last major... so I'm streaking at the moment.

Despite the field and the timing, my win at the Fortinet Championship counts as a real golf tournament win

Even if we had to do it in the background, not on TV, I'm going to count it as a real, a real golf tournament. Number one player in the world [Jon Rahm] played. So how can you do better than that?

A golfer who chokes should immediately become a sports tout on Twitter to distract fans from their failure.

Just become like the sports better guy on Twitter. Be like, 'Oh, I love the Nets plus-minus six and a half tonight. It's a lock of the century. Five-star play.' Just become a sports tout because then every bet that you miss, that's what people are talking about... Everyone forgets about the fact that you missed that putt.

I can win the Masters this year

I think I have a better chance than I did last year... I think we're climbing. We're definitely trending... I can win the Masters. It's definitely pos...

I can win the 2020 Masters

Can you win? That's a that's a great question. Yes would be answer one. Yeah. Yes, like literally and like technically I think I can. Oh, yeah, I mean that's the goal.

Bryson DeChambeau's 48-inch driver is cheating

I've never even tried 48 inch driver, but I would be lying if I said Bryson's not making me like kind of considering... sounds like it's cheating. I think it's cheating. [Big Cat: We decided it is cheating.] I'm a third party so that's not you as the fans can decide.

A professional golfer should be allowed to blame their caddy for literally anything, including tripping on the course

I could blame [my caddy] whenever I want... if you trip walking to the Tee Box you can be like, 'What the fuck dude? Why didn't you tell me that was there yesterday?' ... you can just blame your caddy. I do feel like he wins out a lot... but we can always blame him if I always listen to him.

Finish 13th at the Masters is the worst possible outcome because you just miss out on the automatic invite back

13th place would suck here... because top 12 gets you into the next Masters. So there's another happy—I think I'd be really happy with 12th if it wasn't first.