[PHOTO: Maddie Meyer]
Max Homa felt helpless in Hawaii. And we don’t blame him.
The PGA Tour’s season-opening event at Kapalua’s Plantation course featured record-setting scoring by winner Hideki Matsuyama. And even those putting up normally good scores like Homa were getting lapped.
Through three days, Homa shot rounds of 69, 69 and 67. But instead of being in contention, he wasn’t even in the top 25. As usual, though, Homa found the perfect words to sum up the situation.
The year is 2025 and 67’s are officially not good #golf
— max homa (@Maxhoma) January 5, 2025
Funny enough, even runner-up Collin Morikawa felt the same way after the tournament. Trailing Matsuyama by one shot entering the final round, the two-time major champion shot a 67 of his own… and wound up losing by three shots.
“Yeah, excuse my language, but f–k, 35-under-par is, that’s low,” Morikawa said. “I mean, he was matching me yesterday shot for shot, and I felt like I was playing lights out, right? Like, yes, you could leave some shots out there, but you shoot 11-under on any golf course, you’re going to be happy, right? Today he just never let up.”
As for Homa, he shot a final-round 68 to finish 19-under. And in a tie for 26th place. Rough. What’s the old motto? Oh, right. These guys are good.
