Top 50 Cal Pros: No. 44 -- Max Homa Has Won 6 Times on the PGA Tour

We are counting down Cal’s top 50 athletes based on their careers as post-collegiate professionals. Their performance as Golden Bears is not factored into the rankings.

44. MAX HOMA

Years at Cal: 2009 to 2013

Sport: Golf

Age: 34

Hometown: Burbank, Calif,

Why we ranked him here: Homa turned pro after his senior season at Cal, and tied for ninth at the Frys Open in his professional debut in October 2013. He had off and on success early in his career then lost his PGA Tour card after 2015. He earned it back a year later before losing it again after missing the cut 13 times in 15 tournaments in 2017 and earning just $18,000 for the season. He was back on the Tour in 2019, when he posted his first victory, winning the Wells Fargo Championship in May. Between the 2020-21 and 2022-23 seasons, Homa won more five tournaments, had 23 top-10 finishes and earned more than $19 million. He is popular with fans and has been a frequent amusing participant on social media. Homa reached a high point of No. 5 on the official world golf rankings in 2023 and was in the top-10 when he finished in a tie for third at the 2024 Masters. But Homa hasn’t won since capturing the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2023 and saw his world ranking plummet to No. 83 after the PGA Championship last month, where he shot a 7-under 64 in the second round — his best score ever in a major — but wound up tied for 60th. Now ranked No. 92 in the world, Homa still is awaiting his first title in one of the four majors, where he has just four top-30 finishes in 23 starts. It won't happen at the 2025 U.S. Open this week -- Homa failed to qualify.