Max Homa Responds to Social Media Criticism of His Pace of Play at WGC-Match Play

Mackenzie Hughes looked rather impatient waiting for Homa to read his putt.

Every PGA Tour player has their own unique green-reading routine, but it’s safe to say that some are more meticulous than others. Max Homa, who was eliminated from the WGC-Dell Match Play by Mackenzie Hughes, tends to use a rather detailed process, and it was on full display at Austin Country Club.

On Saturday morning, fans circulated a clip of Homa taking a lengthy look a short range putt. Homa uses a green-reading technique called AimPoint, in which a player feels the break of the putt with the soles of their feet by straddling their ball’s path. 

While Homa was busy evaluating the putting surface, cameras panned over to Hughes, who appeared to be impatiently waiting for Homa to finish while inching his way to the next tee box. 

Homa, however, didn’t shy away from the criticism and immediately took to Twitter to address the comments. 

“Got tagged in this. Will work on speeding this process up,” Homa wrote. 

Got tagged in this. Will work on speeding this process up https://t.co/rU039h56p8

— max homa (@Maxhoma) March 25, 2023

At least the six-time PGA Tour champion is self-aware. 

Homa followed the response with another tweet as he heads home to prepare for the Masters. 

“Extra day to prep for The Masters. Excited to get better and ready for the first major of the year! #golf.”

Extra day to prep for The Masters. Excited to get better and ready for the the first major of the year! #golf

— max homa (@Maxhoma) March 25, 2023