Max Homa On LIV Golfers Returning to the PGA Tour: ‘Welcome Back to What You Could Have Just Been Doing”

Max Homa is a man of few words, but when asked on Tuesday how he would feel if a LIV Golfer whose contract expires were to return to the PGA Tour, the six-time winner had plenty to say.

“Welcome back to what you could have just been doing,” Homa said after plenty of mulling over what would become his most colorful opinion on the subject. Admitting he’d be “frustrated” on his petty side, Homa said he hasn’t been annoyed with anyone leaving. “I’m totally cool with that,” he said.

However, coming back is another story.

He added, according to Golf.com:

“I think that the fact that they went out and, you know, not saying we’re a family out here; I’m not super-duper close with a ton of guys, but like it does feel like we’re all kind of in this together to push competitive golf and push the game forward. So I think my petty side would be a little bit annoyed but also kind of smiling underneath.”

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Welcoming them back to the PGA Tour, especially the more prominent names and larger personalities, would be good. As Homa said, “all of those guys that you can name that left are great for golf.”

Ultimately, having them back would be a good thing.

Golf personalities are polarizing and bring a new element to the game. Some traditionalists believe that hours of range work and dedication to the game in every facet of life will bring you the money, the fame, and the Major Championships all professional golfers dream of winning. Then there are the others who took an unorthodox approach to the game, playing it by their own rules and finding success on their own terms.

Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, for example.

Homa said the mix of personalities brings an interesting element to the game, and players like Bryson, whom he misses on Tour, make things better all around.

“I do think that it is a shame that I find Bryson to be one of the most interesting people who has probably ever swung a golf club. He thinks about it differently. Even his setup of his golf clubs are different. He obviously transformed his body, and I thought that was incredibly interesting.”

Although some of the biggest and more interesting figures in professional golf may have left the Tour, Homa is adamant that it isn’t the end of the big personalities on the Tour:

“I guess one thing that I’ve kind of settled on is, although some of the most interesting players in golf are playing on a different Tour, I don’t think that those are the last of the interesting players that will come through this tour. I think that there will be other interesting aspects or other interesting characters to come play through here. They might be on it now; they might not be. They might be coming up in a bit, in a year or two. But of course, I think the most kind of frustrating part of kind of the fracture of golf right now is that everyone plays a role in entertaining the fans. And since there’s a divide, you’re missing something at the very least, and that’s quite a shame. Again, as a fan of golf, that’s a shame that you have to watch them in two separate events.”

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