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Max Homa leans off ‘divisive’ Twitter, into his game

By: James Colgan
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July 26, 2020
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Max Homa earned a loyal audience (and following of more than 150,000 people) with his Twitter account, but now appears to be stepping away from the platform at least temporarily.

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Max Homa, owner of golf’s preeminent swashbuckling, swing-roasting social media account, appears to be stepping away from Twitter.

Weeks after tweeting his plans to sound more like “other professional golfers’ agents” to his 150,000-plus followers, Homa told reporters Saturday that he’s stopped using the social media platform altogether.

“I couldn’t tell you, I don’t go on it anymore,” Homa said. “Yeah, hopefully — I couldn’t really care.”

Homa’s response might sound surprising, especially after a third-round 64 at the 3M Open put him just three strokes off the lead. But ardent Twitter followers likely noticed a shift in tone tracing back to the final round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic in early July.

“I’m gunna tweet like the other professional golfers’ agents tweet (for them) for a while,” Homa said. “See if it’s less mind-numbing and divisive lol reading some responses can’t be good for winning tournaments and I wanna win tournaments. On to Muirfield Village”

Homa’s tweet came after several particularly vitriolic responses to his take on Bryson DeChambeau’s dominant victory at the Rocket Mortgage — responses he linked to explain his decision.

I’m gunna tweet like the other professional golfers’ agents tweet (for them) for a while. See if it’s less mind-numbing and divisive lol reading some responses can’t be good for winning tournaments and I wanna win tournaments. On to Muirfield Village pic.twitter.com/7oOictpxH4

— max homa (@Maxhoma) July 5, 2020

It’s also likely that performance played a factor. Heading into the week of the Rocket Mortgage, the one-time PGA Tour winner had missed cuts in two of three events since the restart and looked a long way from the player who’d finished top-20 in four straight events at the beginning of the year.

In the three weeks since his original announcement, Homa has largely stuck to his word (and to ‘#golf’) — tweeting what could best be described as agentspeak after the completion of each round.

3 birdies, 3 bogeys, 12 pars (math) today. Mediocre across the board but excited for the opportunity to take it low tomorrow at Muirfield Village. Thx everyone for the support #golf

— max homa (@Maxhoma) July 9, 2020

Disappointed to miss another cut by 1. Need to clean some stuff up but the game is very close. Thx to Workday for putting on such a great event at an awesome venue. Can’t wait to play Muirfield Village for the @MemorialGolf next week. One of my favorite courses of the year! #golf

— max homa (@Maxhoma) July 11, 2020

Tee times for @MemorialGolf are out and I’m playing at 7:33 off of number 10 on Thursday and 12:33 off of number 1 on Friday. Looks like 3’s are wild. Both rounds will be played with PGA Champion Keegan Bradley and Masters Champion Danny Willett #golf

— max homa (@Maxhoma) July 14, 2020

Given what has come from Homa’s camp over the last several weeks, it appears he might not have been kidding about taking a break from Twitter to refind his golf game. And given his performance at the 3M Open this week, it appears his social media hiatus might have had its intended effect.

Homa heads into Sunday alone in 5th at 12 under, three strokes back of the lead. Just don’t expect to see any of his trademark Twitter humor discussing the performance.

The game is close. Working too hard not to see a breakthrough soon. Thanks again for all the support, it means a lot. Gunna play some great #golf for the rest of the season. On to Minnesota

— max homa (@Maxhoma) July 18, 2020

It remains to be seen when (if ever) Homa’s absence will end, but for the time being, it appears as though one of golf’s most unique voices is joining the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and others in welcoming a dose of Twitter silence.

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James Colgan

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James Colgan is a news and features editor at GOLF, writing stories for the website and magazine. He manages the Hot Mic, GOLF’s media vertical, and utilizes his on-camera experience across the brand’s platforms. Prior to joining GOLF, James graduated from Syracuse University, during which time he was a caddie scholarship recipient (and astute looper) on Long Island, where he is from. He can be reached at james.colgan@golf.com.

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