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Max Homa double-bogeyed his next-to-last hole during the first round of the Memorial Tournament, which was not what his 400K Twitter followers wanted to see.
A frustrated Homa is not a funny Homa, which is a downer for the social media mavens for whom the 31-year-old Californian is a big reason they pay closer attention to the PGA Tour. To them, Homa is the best thing going in golf, so when he is not tweeting – and many hours of social media silence followed his Thursday finish – they are left not hanging on every word.
Many golfers in the cracking-sound-in-the-knees age bracket do not relate to Twitter. And many among the younger crowd who sleep with their phones still detest the social media site, which can be a vehicle for venom-spewing hate. Fair enough. But millions enjoy following their favorite athletes and celebrities, and consider it a bonus if the athlete/celeb interacts.
Homa engages his audience like few other upper echelon Tour players — he is 28th in the world rankings and has four Tour wins. He not just types his thoughts but responds to replies sent to @maxhoma23. And his snarky comments, frequently covering inane Q&A topics, often are comedy gold.
A sampling:
“Why are all the photos of Sasquatch blurry when every cellphone has a fantastic camera?” a follower asked.
“Because people who are actively looking to photograph Sasquatch don’t have time to buy a new phone. It’s a full-time job,” Homa answered.
“What are baby names you or your wife vetoed immediately,” asked a follower named Jeremy.
“Jeremy,” Homa shot back.
Switching to golf topics …
“Blonde Koepka or brunette Koepka?” a follower wondered.
“Blonde.”
Max Homa watches his second shot on the 7th hole during Round 1 of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on June 2, 2022.
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And queried whether he would rather fight 1,000 tiny Francesco Molinaris or one giant Jason Kokrak, Homa did not hesitate: “1,000…
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