2 months agoJust as much of last season went, 2025 is much of the same for Max Homa. The 34-year-old is coming to Bay Hill having missed his previous two cuts. His woes are pretty cut and dry, with ball striking being the biggest detriment to his game. Over his last four starts, Homa is averaging an abysmal -1.835 strokes gained on approach, which would rank second-to-last for the season. Luckily, he's managing to produce positive metrics in most other areas, but bleeding that many shots with the irons is impossible to overcome. The former CAL golfer has had a successful run at Bay Hill, having never finished outside the top 25 in five career starts. He desperately needs that trend to continue, but for DFS players, it's best to let other suckers take this bait.
--Todd McGill - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
2 months agoMax Homa heads to the Genesis Invitational in shaky form, and it will likely be hard for fantasy managers to justify rostering him once again this week. Since the turn of the calendar year, he's finished T26 at The Sentry in a watered-down field, withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open at nine over par, finished T53 at last week's Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and missed the cut at last week's WM Phoenix Open. The six-time Tour winner could be in for another disappointing week at Torrey Pines, as he ranks 65th in total driving, 54th on approach, 60th in birdie-or-better percentage, and 70th in bogey avoidance over the last 36 rounds. Fantasy managers should strongly consider waiting for a return to form before rostering Homa in the foreseeable future.
--Ryan HickeySource: PGA Tour
3 months agoMax Homa heads to the WM Phoenix Open in shaky form, and it will likely be hard for fantasy managers to justify rostering him. Since the turn of the calendar year, he's finished T26 at The Sentry in a watered-down field, withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open at nine over par, and finished T53 at last week's Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The six-time Tour winner could be in for another disappointing week at TPC Scottsdale, as he ranks 108th in good drive percentage, 77th on approach, 100th in par 5 scoring, 80th in birdie-or-better percentage, and 115th in bogey avoidance over the last 36 rounds. While he does have a T6 and a T14 to his name at this event, he lost strokes in every category except around-the-green last year en route to a missed cut. Fantasy managers should consider waiting for a return to form before rostering Homa, instead seeking higher-upside golfers in the $7,000 range on DraftKings.
--Ryan HickeySource: PGA Tour
3 months agoMax Homa withdrew from last week's Farmers Insurance Open with three holes remaining in his second round after posting a five-over in his first round. He will now focus on preparing for this week's ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he finished tied for 66th at last year's tournament. Over the past 12 months, Homa ranks in the 66th percentile for proximity to the hole on approach shots from 100-150 yards in the fairway. This is significant because over 26% of approach shots at last year's tournament came from this distance. Homa's withdrawal last week raises some concerns, and including him in DFS lineups this week carries some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
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