John Maxwell Homa (born November 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
He said in 2018: "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'.
17 on the final Palmer Cup Ranking, and won the Pac-12 Championship with an opening-round nine-under par 61 breaking the course record at the North Course at the Los Angeles Country Club and tying for the lowest round posted in the U.S.[10] He was named a first-team All-American and to the All-Nicklaus Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
[10] Homa competed as an amateur at the 2013 U.S. Open, and won the individual 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship.
[20][21] On February 21, 2021, Homa earned his second PGA Tour victory at the Genesis Invitational in a playoff over Tony Finau.
[22] In September 2021, Homa won his third PGA Tour title at the Fortinet Championship, the opening event of the 2021–22 season.
In September 2022, he successfully defended the Fortinet Championship, chipping-in for a birdie on the final hole to beat Danny Willett by one stroke.
[27] In September 2023, Homa played on the U.S. team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia, Lazio, Italy.
The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Homa went 3–1–1 including a win in his Sunday singles match against Matt Fitzpatrick.
In November 2023, won the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa, shooting 19-under-par to claim his first victory outside of the United States.
[29] In April 2024, Homa tied for third place in the 2024 Masters Tournament at −4, winning $1,040,000 and marking the first top-5 finish in a major of his career.