Cal Golf: No Super Sunday For Max Homa at Phoenix Open

He shoots a final-round 71 and winds up tied for 14th at tournament in his hometown.

There was no fourth-quarter rally on Super Sunday for Max Homa.

The 31-year-old Cal grad shot an even-par 71 in the final round of the WM Phoenix Open, sliding from a tie for seventh place to a share of 14th.

Ranked No. 37 in the world and the 2013 NCAA champion while representing the Bears, Homa played bogey-free through the first two rounds at TPC Scottsdale in his current hometown. He seemed poised heading into the weekend to challenge for his fourth career PGA tour title.

But as other golfers stayed hot, Homa cooled a bit, shooting a 69 on Saturday then a 71 that included four bogeys and four birdies over the final 18 holes.

Homa wound up in a seven-way tie for 14th, alongside the likes of Bubba Watson and Louis Oosthuizen. His payday was $133,250.

Scottie Scheffler won after a three-hole playoff against Patrick Cantlay. Scheffler made four birdies in a span off five holes on the back nine, but finished 72 holes tied with Cantlay at 16-under 268.

Both parred the first two extra holes before Scheffler birdied the third to earn $1,476,000. Cantlay won $893,800 for his runner-up finish.

It was the first career PGA tour win for Scheffler, 25, the world’s 15th-ranked player who had five top-3 finishers but no victories.

Cantlay and Scheffler each carded 67s on Sunday to force the playoff. Scheffler had rallied magnificently with a third-round 62 that featured nine birdies and zero bogeys.

Sahith Theegala, the 24-year-old who led after each of the first three rounds, shot 70 on Sunday and dropped into a three-way tie for third, one stroke back at 15 under. Ranked 318th in the world, Theegala is a former Pepperdine star who received a sponsor’s exemption to participate.

Also tied for third were defending champion Brooks Koepka and Xander Schauffele.

Other key finishers were Justin Thomas in a tie for eighth and world No. 1 Jon Rahm, who shared 10th place.

Cover photo of Max Homa by Orlando Ramirez, USA Today

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