82 PGA Tour wins. 15 major victories. Imagine the kind of golfing advice someone like Tiger Woods would be able to give you. Invaluable! That is exactly how Max Homa felt when he got help from the legend. However, if the golfer was at the receiving end of it before a certain point in time, then the 48-year-old would have ‘killed him’ while helping him out. What changed, then? Well, it all happened after Charlie Woods entered the picture, interestingly so.
Homa was talking about how he received Woods’s advice in an episode of the Join The Lobby podcast, hosted by FaZe Clan’s Swagg and Matcrackz. While doing so, he pointed out how the Hall of Famer had helped him with some advice before highlighting how being a father and a mentor to Charlie Woods changed him for the better.
The year saw Augusta National crown Scottie Scheffler as its champion. But just below him, at the 3rd spot, was none other than Max Homa with a score of 4-under par overall. Over the four days of play, he put up figures of 67-71-73-73 to finish T3, while tied with Tommy Fleetwood and Collin Morikawa. What’s more, he even got to tee off with his idol, Tiger Woods, on the first two days of the major championship
That’s not all. The 6-time PGA Tour champ has also managed to help out the Hall of Famer many times over the year. In the interview, the California native divulged how close he had gotten with Woods before highlighting the many charity events that he helped him out with (remember the recent Tiger Woods Invitational clinic that he and Gary Woodland hosted?).
Anyhow, who would have ever thought that the 6-year-old kid watching the legend clinch his first major victory in 1997 on TV would be able to play with him, and form a friendship with him?! Talk about Max Homa being a successful fanboy!