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Winner’s Circle: Max Homa Claims Victory at Wells Fargo Championship

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May 9, 2022

Max Homa wins 2022 Wells Fargo Championship — Max Homa celebrates with his caddie Joe Greiner after winning the Wells Fargo Championship at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm on May 8, 2022 in Potomac, MD. (Photo by Gregory Shamus via Getty Images)

Max Homa shot a Sunday round of 68 to claim a two-shot victory at the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship.

The 31-year-old Californian finished his final day at TPC Potomac with three bogeys against five birdies to post 8-under par – two clear of Cam Young (66), Matt Fitzpatrick (67) and Keegan Bradley (72), who tied for second on 6 under.

For his second win of the 2021-22 season, Homa earned $1,620,000 and 500 FedExCup points. He will move to No. 7 on the PGA Tour’s money list and sixth in the FedExCup standings. He also picked up 44 Official World Golf Ranking points to jump to No. 29 – his best career position.

PGA Tour Pro-File

Full Name: Max Homa
Nationality American
Height: 6′ 1″
Weight: 180 lb
Birthdate: November 19, 1990 (age 31)
Native: Burbank, Calif.
Residence: Scottsdale, Arizona
College: UC-Berkeley
Turned Pro: 2013
PGA Tour Rookie: 2015
Highest World Rank: 29th

Wells Fargo Championship: Top Performers

Top-5 Scores

Pos-Name-Score (Rd 4)
1. Max Homa -8 (-2)
2. Cameron Young -6 (-4)
2. Matt Fitzpatrick -6 (-3)
2. Keegan Bradley -6 (+2)
5. Rory McIlroy -5 (-2)

Top-5 Check Cashers

Pos-Name (Money)
1. Max Homa ($1,620,000)
2. Cameron Young ($681,000)
2. Matt Fitzpatrick ($681,000)
2. Keegan Bradley ($681,000)
5. Rory McIlroy ($369,000)

Leaderboard: Money, Points, Scores

Max Homa’s Winning Numbers

Topline Stats

Driving: 291.5 yards (29th)
Fairways: 40/56, 71.43% (20th)
Greens: 46/72, 63.89% (28th)
Putts: 1.609 (4th)
Birdies: 18 (4th)
Strokes Gained: Total: 15.039 (1st)

Scoring

Round-By Round
Rd 1: 67/-3 (-3, T17)
Rd 2: 66/-4 (-7, 2nd)
Rd 3: 71/+1 (-6, 2nd)
Rd 4: 68/-2 (-8, 1st)

Hole Scoring
Par-3: +3
Par-4: -5
Par-5: -6

Max Homa’s 2022 PGA Tour Season

Starts: 14
Cuts Made: 12
Wins: 2 (Fortinet, Fargo)
Additional Top 10: 1
Earnings: $4,134,510 (7th)
FedExCup Pts: 1,342 (6th)
World Rank Before/After: 38/29

Homa’s Career Victories

PGA Tour: 4
2022 Wells Fargo Championship
2021 Fortinet Championship
2021 Genesis Invitational
2019 Wells Fargo Championship

WITB: Max Homa

The 31-year old L.A. native won his fourth PGA Tour title playing a full Titleist bag, from driver (TSi3) to golf ball (Pro V1).

Max Homa’s Winning Bag

Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10˚)
3-wood: Titleist TSi2 (15˚)
5-wood: Titleist TSi2 (21˚)
Iron: Titleist T100S (4)
Iron: Titleist T100 (5)
Irons: Titleist 620MB (6-9)
Pitch: Titleist Vokey SM9 (46°)
Gap: Titleist Vokey SM9 (50°)
Sand: Titleist Vokey SM9 (56˚)
Lob: Titleist Vokey SM9 (60˚)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X T5.5 Prototype
Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Source: GolfWRX.com

Credits: Getty Images, PGA Tour Media