Max Homa lines up his putt on the 13th green during the second round of the Memorial golf tournament, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) ...

Max Homa is one of us. Not by choice, perhaps, but U.S. Open qualifying has a way of turning extraordinary PGA Tour players into ordinary Joes who schlep their golf bags across 36 holes of humble pie.

POWELL, Ohio — 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 ...

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.

Enter Max Homa, who carried his own bag for 36 holes Monday at Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club in Powell, Ohio, as he attempted to qualify for the U.S. Open during one of the numerous qualifying ...

Max Homa stops to sign an autograph after his U.S. Open qualifier carrying his own bag after a split with his caddie, on Monday, June 2, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Doug Ferguson) ...

Max Homa stops to sign an autograph after his U.S. Open qualifier carrying his own bag after a split with his caddie, on Monday, June 2, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Doug Ferguson) ...

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.

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 ...