Max Homa grew up going to the annual PGA Tour event every year at the legendary Riviera Country Club in his hometown of Los Angeles.
On Sunday, the 30-year-old went out on that same course and won that same tournament in dramatic fashion, beating Tony Finau on the second hole of a playoff.
This is Homa’s second victory on the PGA Tour and it was easily the bigger of the two because of how special this course is to him.
How he did it was even more incredible. Homa missed a short 3-foot putt on the 18th hole that would have won it. He then was able to shake it off and won with a par on the second playoff hole.
Moments after his win he had this emotional moment during his interview with CBS. It’s pretty awesome to see how much this meant to Homa:
Max Homa emotional after his win:
"Been watching this tournament my whole life. It's why I fell in love with golf … I was too scared to talk to Tiger the other day but he's forced to talk to me now so it's gonna be pretty awesome." 😂@maxhoma23 pic.twitter.com/1BWi7kflyH
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) February 21, 2021
So great.
Here was that short putt he missed:
Homa's birdie putt lips out.
He currently sits tied for the lead with @TonyFinauGolf.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/zffPdpKiey
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 21, 2021
And here was an incredible shot he had on the first playoff hole:
MAX HOMA THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. pic.twitter.com/rzHBliGy7G
— The Plugged Lie (@PluggedLiePod) February 21, 2021
What a win.
