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Max Homa is among respective large names who bash not conscionable the exemptions for the 2025 U.S. Open successful Oakmont, leaving his Oakmost destiny up to a qualifier successful Ohio connected Monday.
Dubbed "Golf's Longest Day," Homa was 1 of galore golfers, including Rickie Fowler, Cameron Young, Bud Cauley, Jake Knapp, Padraig Harrington, and Adam Hadwin attempting to suffice for Oakmont astatine 10 antithetic locations crossed the country.
Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club was location to six of the qualifying spots, and the golfers were successful for 2 rounds connected Monday. But connected his 36th hole, a three-putt enactment Homa into a five-man playoff, on with Fowler, Young, Eric Cole, and Chase Johnson. Young grabbed the last spot with a birdie connected spread 38.
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Max Homa of the United States reacts aft a treble Bogey connected the ninth greenish during the last circular of the PGA Championship astatine Quail Hollow Country Club connected May 18, 2025 successful Charlotte, North Carolina. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
But Homa was by his lonesome passim the full day, arsenic helium and his caddie of 2 months, Bill Harke, are nary longer together, according to a idiosyncratic informed of the divided who said lone that Harke "lost his job."
Thus, Homa carried his ain container for each 38 holes.
"I'd overmuch alternatively speech astir the play alternatively of each the questions astir the caddie," Homa said. "I'm good. Just hoofed it 36."
But apparently, helium didn't look to mind.
Max Homa finishes connected the ninth spread during the 3rd circular of the PGA Championship play tourney astatine the Quail Hollow Club, Saturday, May 17, 2025, successful Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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"It seems to beryllium amended than erstwhile idiosyncratic is lasting adjacent to maine for immoderate reason," helium said. "I mightiness request to locomotion by myself more. Maybe I conscionable looked astatine it arsenic a nice, peaceful walk. Probably got to conflict immoderate demons and person nary 1 to thin on. Maybe that helps a small bit. There's nary 1 ... everything is me. The conflict helped that a small bit."
As for the golf?
"It's going to astir apt beryllium heartbreaking, but it's each right," Homa said. "I haven’t carried my container 36 holes successful a while, truthful I'm a small tired."
Homa is not wholly retired of the U.S. Open. He is playing the Canadian Open this week, though helium would apt person to triumph to get into the apical 60 and qualify.
The Masters was Homa's first made cut since past year's Open Championship, and helium finished T12 astatine Augusta. But since then, helium has finished 70th, T30, T60, and T51. Last year, helium was ranked 10th successful the world.
Max Homa watches his tee changeable connected the 11th spread during the archetypal circular of the PGA Championship play tourney astatine the Valhalla Golf Club, Thursday, May 16, 2024, successful Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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In somewhat ironic fashion, Fowler qualified for this year's Open Championship with a top-10 decorativeness astatine The Memorial connected Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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