On the 13th, Hughes had already made par and was waiting on a bridge off the green to the next tee while Homa dealt with a five-footer to tie the hole and stay just 1 Down.
For the next 50 seconds, Homa’s preshot routine took noticeably more time than usual. First, he leaned down to remove some loose impediments on his line. Then he started an AimPoint routine, straddling his line with his feet both facing forward and away from the hole.
Watching golf can be quite tedious at times for us as well as MacKenzie Hughes – pic.twitter.com/mDg4ZqgXSI
The NBC broadcast cut to Hughes, who was waiting on the bridge to the 14th tee for Homa to finish out. A clip of the broadcast made rounds on Twitter, garnering more than 200k videos as of this writing.
After about 45 seconds, Hughes can be seen turning away from watching right as Homa actually strokes the putt. Homa made the putt for the tie but bogeyed two of the next three holes as Hughes closed him out with a birdie on 16 and a 3 and 2 win.
With Daylight Saving Time starting two weeks ago and this week’s field featuring only 64 players and already whittled down to 16 by Saturday, the light wasn’t as much of an issue. But the context didn’t take away the negative light the video put on Homa.
Jack Hirsh is the Associate Equipment Editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack also still *tries* to remain competitive in local amateurs. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.
