John Maxwell Homa (born November 19, 1990) is an American

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who plays on the

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. In college, he won the individual 2013

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. As a professional he has won five times on the PGA Tour.

Early and personal life

Homa was born in

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. He is Jewish. In December 2018, he tweeted: "Despite 6 years of

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and the completion of my Bar Mitzvah, the most Jewish I've ever felt came after looking at a home with extravagant Christmas lights and immediately thinking “that electric bill must be brutal". In November 2019, he married Lacey Croom, and the couple lives in

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with their dog, Scotty.

High school and college

Homa attended Valencia High School in the

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. There, he was a four-time first-team All-

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selection, and 2009 Foothill League MVP, graduating in 2009. He then played college golf at

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on scholarship, earning a degree in

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. There, as a junior in 2011-12 Homa was a third-team

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Division I All-American and second-team All-

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and PING Division I All-West Region. As a senior in 2012-13 he was ranked No. 19 nationally by ''

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'' (5/19) and No. 22 according by ''Golfstat'' (5/21), was first-team All-Pac-12, ranked No. 17 on the final

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Ranking, and won the Pac-12 Championship with an opening-round nine-under par 61 breaking the course record at the North Course at

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and tying for the lowest round posted in the U.S. He was named a first-team All-American and to the All-Nicklaus Team by the

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Amateur career

In 2008, Homa was selected to represent

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on the Junior America's Cup team. In 2009, he won the Ventura County Junior Golf Association

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(72-73=145). In 2010, he reached the quarterfinals of the

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before losing to reigning champion and Cal teammate

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. Homa ended the year ranked 4th in California, 33rd in the U.S., and 78th in world according to amateurgolf.com. In 2011, Homa won the amateurgolf.com Silicon Valley Amateur (63-70=133). He ended the year ranked 8th in California, 36th in the U.S., and 89th in the world according to amateurgolf.com. In 2012, he ended the year ranked 5th in California, 18th in the U.S., and 50th in the world according to amateurgolf.com. Homa competed as an amateur at the 2013 U.S. Open, and won the individual 2013

. He was selected to the 2013 Walker Cup squad, and turned pro after the event.

Professional career

In October 2013, Homa finished T-9 at the Frys.com Open, his first

event as a pro. In December 2013, he tied for 6th place in the Web.com Tour qualifying school. In May 2014, he earned his first professional win at the

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, defeating fellow rookie

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by one stroke, earning $117,000. He finished 17th on the Web.com Tour regular-season money list, to earn his

card for the 2014–15 season. In the 2015 PGA Tour season, Homa entered 27 events. He made 12 cuts and won $380,339. He finished 163rd in the

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standings and lost his tour card. In the 2016 Web.com Tour season, Homa won the

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, coming from seven shots back, and ultimately regained his PGA Tour Card for the 2016–17 season. In the 2017 PGA Tour season, Homa made only two cuts in 17 events and lost his card. That year he made just $18,008. In 2017 he tweeted: "Had a few caddies hit me up recently hoping to team up. They heard they usually get weekends off which is apparently a great selling point." In the 2018 Web.com Tour season, Homa regained his PGA Tour card for the

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season. On May 5, 2019, Homa won the

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for his first PGA Tour victory, with a three-shot victory over

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. Homa received $1.422 million for his win, a two-year extension of his PGA Tour card, as well as spots in the

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and in the 2020 Masters Tournament. On February 21, 2021, Homa earned his second PGA Tour victory at the

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in a playoff over

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. In September 2021, Homa won his third PGA Tour title at the

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, the opening event of the 2021–22 season. In May 2022, Homa won the

for a second time. He ended the season finishing in a tie for 5th at the

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. In September 2022, he successfully defended the

, chipping-in for a birdie on the final hole to beat

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by one stroke. He was selected to play on the U.S. team in the 2022 Presidents Cup; he won all four of the matches he played.

Amateur wins

*2013 NCAA Division I Championship

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (5)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Web.com Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to

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Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2021 Open – 2022 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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(winners) Professional *

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(winners)

References

External links

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