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Max Homa's decision to surrender his popular as well as often humorous golf podcast to focus on his game is currently paying off.
Homa holed out from the rough from 95 yards for eagle on the par-4 12th to start a back-nine comeback as well as added three birdies for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke success Sunday in the season-opening Fortinet Championship.
"I had complete control today," claimed Homa, that conserved the same level out of the sand 3 times. "I had a truly good workout, hit my wedges actually well. The only bogey I made was going kind of right at it so simply felt like I had good control. It simply feels actually great."
3 strokes behind Maverick McNealy with seven openings left, Homa followed the eagle with a birdie on the par-4 13th. The 30-year-old former College of California gamer tapped in for an additional birdie on the par-5 16th and ran in an 18-footer on the par-4 17th. He parred the par-5 18th to complete at 19-under 269.
Homa won for the 2nd time this year as well as the 3rd time on the PGA Tour. He won at Riviera in Los Angeles in February.
His most current victory came a week after Homa finished the "Get A Hold" podcast he co-hosted for almost 2 years.
"I love doing it ... but eventually it was refraining my any type of prefers having to regurgitate all the bad things that took place. It had not been healthy for me," Homa claimed. "My video games getting to the point where it could be really good."
McNealy shot a 68 to end up 2nd. He birdied the 16th, after that made a dual bogey on 17 and also an eagle on 18. The kid of billionaire as well as former Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy, the 25-year-old player grew up in Palo Alto and also starred at Stanford.
"I was respectable in the morning, yet had a couple of brief game incidents late in the day," McNealy stated. "If I struck that fairway on 17, I'm putting for birdie, it's a different tale."
Mito Pereira (68) was 3rd at 16 under. Marc Leishman (65) as well as Talor Gooch (68) complied with at 15 under. Masters champ Hideki Matsuyama (66) linked for 6th at 13 under. PGA Champion winner Phil Mickelson (75) was 7 under.
Jim Knous (74) started the day linked for the lead with McNealy, but could never locate his rhythm and completed at 12 under. Knous, who has one more beginning on a clinical exemption, landed his opening tee fired right into a spectator's chair as well as had a triple bogey on No. 14.
Playing in the pair just in front of McNealy, Homa birdied three of the last four openings on the front nine, then went down a stroke on No. 10.
He got back on track and also transformed his round around two holes later on when his technique on 12 arrived on the front of the green as well as rolled right into the cup as Homa raised his finger in the air.
"You want to have a Tiger (Woods) moment," Homa claimed. "He's made it from almost everywhere to win. Occasionally when you put on your own because mindset, excellent points happen."
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