Max Homa left Augusta National higher than the tips of the club’s pine trees. He’d tied for third at last week’s Masters, his best-ever finish in a major. He said he handled his nerves well. He said he didn’t let expectations affect his play.
He said he had an image.
It came Sunday, during the final round, in the heat of battle, while walking from the 11th green to the 12th tee. There, Homa paused. Looked around. Inhaled.
“I had a good buddy of mine remind me going into Saturday that I need to look around and smell the roses and appreciate what I get to do,” Homa said earlier this week at the RBC Heritage, “because I’ve seen some not-so-great parts of professional golf. So I was very aware on the weekend to smile. Joe [Greiner, his caddie] kept reminding me this is the most fun we’ve ever had. Appreciate that and then get back to work.
“I tried every day to walk up to that 12th tee with my eyes up and look around and scan the crowd. I got basically like a standing ovation walking to that tee, and I just tried to stare at it as long as I could and enjoy it. We got it on Saturday, as well. Just something about walking to that 12th tee is a pretty amazing feeling.”
Good stuff. At the least, it’s an interesting thought in a story where you can find out who made how much.
Below, you can check out the complete payout breakdown for this week’s RBC Heritage, played at Harbour Town Golf Links. The total purse is $20 million.
How much every player made at the 2024 RBC Heritage
1. Scottie Scheffler $3.6 million
2. Sahith Theegala $2.16 million
T3. Wyndham Clark $1.16 million
Patrick Cantlay $1.16 million
T5. Justin Thomas $702,750
Patrick Rodgers $702,750
J.T. Poston $702,750
Sepp Straka $702,750
9. Collin Morikawa $581,000
T10. Chris Kirk $521,000
Ludvig Aberg $521,000
T12. Tony Finau $393,000
Brian Harman $393,000
Russell Henley $393,000
Sungjae Im $393,000
Seamus Power $393,000
17. Austin Eckroat $321,000
T18. Rickie Fowler $220,100
Andrew Putnam $220,100
Akshay Bhatia $220,100
Jason Day $220,100
Si Woo Kim $220,100
Brice Garnett $220,100
Xander Schauffele $220,100
Tom Kim $220,100
Stephan Jaeger $220,100
Tom Hoge $220,100
T28. Harris English $136,500
Denny McCarthy $136,500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout $136,500
Matt Fitzpatrick $136,500
Thomas Detry $136,500
T33. Kurt Kitayama $106,166
Alejandro Tosti $106,166
Lucas Glover $106,166
Eric Cole $106,166
Erik van Rooyen $106,166
Rory McIlroy $106,166
T39. Grayson Murray $86,500
Jordan Spieth $86,500
Mackenzie Hughes $86,500
T42. Webb Simpson $76,500
Adam Hadwin $76,500
T44. Justin Rose $62,660
Corey Conners $62,660
Sam Burns $62,660
Adam Svensson $62,660
Will Zalatoris $62,660
T49. Cam Davis $49,450
Tommy Fleetwood $49,450
Matthieu Pavon $49,450
Adam Schenk $49,450
Nick Taylor $49,450
Peter Malnati $49,450
T55. Keegan Bradley $46,200
Max Homa $46,200
Chandler Phillips $46,200
T58. Lee Hodges $44,800
Erik Barnes $44,800
Brendon Todd $44,800
Taylor Moore $44,800
T62. Jake Knapp $43,600
Cameron Young $43,600
T64. Gary Woodland $42,600
Shane Lowry $42,600
Emiliano Grillo $42,600
67. Byeong Hun An $41,800
68. Kevin Kisner $41,400
69. Nick Dunlap $41,000
