After Max Homa qualified for The Open Championship with a second-place finish at last week's @JDClassic, no one would have blinked an eye if he withdrew from the @ISCOChamp.
Had Homa known he was in The Open before last week, he would have played the Genesis Scottish Open, he admitted Tuesday at the ISCO. It would have been the more natural preparation for Royal Birkdale, both course-wise and convenience-wise.
Even without competing at the Genesis, Homa could've traveled overseas a few days early to begin preparing for The Open, his favorite golf tournament in the world. But he believed his commitment to the ISCO Championship in Kentucky mattered more, and an interaction with a young fan Tuesday validated his decision.
"It honestly all got paid back to me by the fourth hole of my practice round yesterday because there was a kid standing off to the side in his backyard with a sign for me," Homa said Wednesday. "It's just those things as you get older, you realize maybe the impact coming to an event can have both on the city and the fans but also on yourself."
At 49th on the FedExCup, Homa can earn valuable points toward his FedExCup Playoffs push this week too.
If you put your end of bench guys into the game, let them play to the buzzer.
If you’re just gonna hold the ball because you wanna be respectful, let your regulars do that.
Annoying to me that guys that barely get to play have to go out there and stand with the ball.