Professional golf at 23 sounds like a dream come true. For Max Homa , it became a parking lot full of grown men crying by their cars.

The six-time PGA Tour winner recently teamed up with Sam Heung Min Golf for a casual 2v2 match at TPC Scottsdale’s Champions Course. What started as lighthearted banter turned unexpectedly heavy when Homa shared a memory that still haunts him over a decade later.

During the November 14, 2025 YouTube video , the conversation shifted to Homa’s second stage Q-School experience in December 2013. He was fresh off winning the NCAA Championship and turning pro. Golf felt exciting. Everything seemed possible. Then reality hit hard.

Homa played alongside a mid-40s competitor who had never made it to the final stage. The man had three kids. He talked about real

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