World No. 22 Max Homa finished 46th in the FedExCup standings. He didn't advance to the Tour Championship as only the top 30 advanced to the final FedExCup playoffs.
Recently, golf data analyst Rick Gehman posted a list on X, highlighting the 79 golfers who played in the 2024 season leading in at least one statistical category. Homa's led the 2024 PGA Tour in the "Longest Drives" category with a drive of 477 yards.
An X user, Caleb Price, quoted Gehman's list and appreciated Homa's ability to hit the ball far. They wrote on X:
"Dang dude you hit it so far @Maxhoma [Max Homa's handle]"
Max Homa had a two-word reply to the post and said:
"Classic bomber"
As per Gehman's list, Scottie Scheffler, the winner of the 2024 Tour Championship, is listed as the top player in his Greens in Regulation Percentage at 73.16%. Xander Schauffele tops the 2024 season in scrambling at 70.49%. Some of the major players and their statistical superiority in the 2024 season are as follows:
- Scottie Scheffler - Greens in Regulation Percentage (73.16%)
- Wyndham Clark - Total Eagles (16)
- Xander Schauffele - Scrambling (70.49%)
- Sepp Straka - Total Driving Efficiency (4)
- Tony Finau - Approach Putt Performance (1'10")
- Tom Kim - Approaches from 75-100 yards (Rgh) (16'6")
- Sam Burns - Birdie or Better Conversion Percentage (37.35%)
- Rory McIlroy - Consecutive Par 5 Birdies (16)
- Ludvig Åberg - Total Driving (78.81)
- Aaron Rai - Driving Accuracy Percentage (72.02%)
Homa doesn't seem to miss a chance at humor on X. After failing to advance to the Tour Championship, he posted on X:
"A lady called me Adam when I was picking up my lunch today. I can only assume she thought I was Adam Scott. Things are really looking up"
Adam Scott finished tied for second at the BMW Championship. He successfully advanced to the Tour Championship. He finished tied for fourth on the FedExCup standings.
A look at Max Homa's performance in 2024
Max Homa had a mixed 2024 season. In 20 starts, he had three top-10 finishes and eight top-25 finishes. Homa finished 46th on the FedExCup standings.
Homa's best performances include a T3 at the Masters tournament, a T8 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Wells Fargo Championship, and a T13 at the Farmers Insurance Open. His other notable finishes include a T14 at the Sentry and a T16 at the Genesis Invitational.
Here's a look at Homa's performances in the 2024 season:
Max Homa - 2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments
- The Sentry: T14 (67-69-68-66, 270, -22)
- Farmers Insurance Open: T13 (70-70-71-69, 280, -8)
- AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T66 (69-73-72, 214, -2)
- WM Phoenix Open: Missed Cut (73-69, 142, E)
- The Genesis Invitational: T16 (73-65-70-69, 277, -7)
- Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard: T8 (71-69-71-73, 284, -4)
- THE PLAYERS Championship: T64 (68-75-74-71, 288, E)
- Valero Texas Open: T25 (68-74-72-70, 284, -4)
- Masters Tournament: T3 (67-71-73-73, 284, -4)
- RBC Heritage: T55 (71-70-66-75, 282, -2)
- Wells Fargo Championship: T8 (69-70-72-69, 280, -4)
- PGA Championship: T35 (68-70-69-69, 276, -8)
- Charles Schwab Challenge: Missed Cut (78-69, 147, +7)
- the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday: T22 (71-73-72-76, 292, +4)
- U.S. Open: Missed Cut (71-75, 146, +6)
- Travelers Championship: T61 (70-71-70-66, 277, -3)
- Genesis Scottish Open: T70 (67-70-73-69, 279, -1)
- The Open: T43 (76-72-70-74, 292, +8)
- FedEx St. Jude Championship: 70 (69-78-74-70, 291, +11)
- BMW Championship: T33 (74-75-73-67, 289, +1)