Max Homa waves after making a putt on the sixth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club on Friday, May 16, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Max Homa lugged his own bag around Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club for 38 holes in efforts to qualify for the 2025 U.S. Open, and he missed it in heartbreaking fashion.

Max Homa failed to qualify for the U.S. Open after losing a playoff. Getty Images “It seems to be better than when someone is standing next to me for some reason,” he said Monday.

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May 16, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Max Homa’s caddie walks up to the fifteenth hole fairway during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow.

Max Homa stood out more than usual Monday in a US Open qualifier filled with PGA Tour players. He was the only one carrying his own bag. Homa didn’t have a caddie and didn’t feel like talking ...

P OWELL, OH - The U.S. Open is a demanding test, but Max Homa made it even more challenging by carrying his own bag for the 36-hole qualifier at Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club outside of Columbus, Ohio.

Max Homa waves after making a putt on the sixth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — You could feel the tenor of the press room shift as Max Homa arrived after firing a second-round 64 on Friday at the PGA Championship. On a day filled with terse questions-and ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There was a time, not long ago, when Max Homa was the most happy-go-lucky guy on the PGA Tour. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native was rarely without a smile on his face or a ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — “It’s hard,” Max Homa said, eyes moving, looking nowhere. “It’s hard just to not want to do this anymore.” We were standing in the breezeway beside Quail Hollow’s ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Max Homa stood out more than usual Monday in a U.S. Open qualifier filled with PGA Tour players. He was the only one carrying his own bag. Homa didn’t have a caddie and ...