Words rarely age well in professional golf. This weekend at Harbour Town Golf Links, Max Homa found that out the hard way. He could set an example at the 2026 RBC Heritage. Instead, he committed the same mistake he criticized Sergio Garcia for.
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A video of Homa throwing his driver in an open space is now circulating on X. The incident occurred on Sunday evening after a poor wedge shot on the par-5 15th hole. And it has racked up over 131,000 views within a few hours.
Homa, who entered the week outside the top 50 on the OWGR, was not having a good time on the course. He was well off the pace set by leader Matt Fitzpatrick, who was sitting comfortably at the top 16 strokes away from him.
Bad shot and an even worse club throw from the biggest psycho on tour
Homa’s behavior on the golf course has drawn a lot of attention. It’s not just his club throw that is catching the headlines. In fact, everyone is more focused on a statement he had made a few days ago. Ahead of the tournament on Wednesday, reporters asked Homa about Garcia’s poor on-course behavior during the 2026 Masters Tournament.
“I don’t like when people break clubs. I don’t like it when people beat up the golf course because we deal with it. Breaking clubs makes us look very, very spoiled,” he said.
This isn’t the first time Homa’s words have backfired on him. Not long after his interview about Garcia circulated online last week, fans unearthed an old clip of him throwing his club down the fairway during the final round of the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. That footage had already sparked criticism, with some calling him a hypocrite.
To top everything off, the club throw is not the only controversy following Homa at this round. A separate post on X accused him of taking advantage of a Temporary Immovable Obstruction (TIO) rule on the 8th hole. His ball dropped near the fairway after the officials granted him relief from a grandstand, leading to criticism that he exploited the rule.
Under the PGA Tour’s Model Local Rule F-23, players receive free line-of-sight relief when temporary structures, including grandstands, TV towers, or tents, obstruct the direct line between their ball and the hole. While this type of relief is legal and commonly used on the tour, some critics argued that Homa’s drop placed him in a way more favorable position than where his shot originally landed.
Together, the two incidents put Homa at the center of an uncomfortable weekend conversation, and the internet is certainly digging into it.
Max Homa shredded by fans after embarrassing RBC Heritage outburst
The fans are angry, and Max Homa’s behavior on the golf course has hit a nerve. He had spent much of his pre-tournament press conference positioning himself as one of the most self-aware players on the tour. However, his actions on Sunday don’t represent the same attitude.
“Wasn’t he just whining about Sergio last week?” One fan commented on X.
A sentiment echoed by another who put it even more bluntly: “Hahaha, after taking down Sergio literally this week. Unreal.”
The hypocrisy of his words dominated the early reaction, and it was hard to argue with the timing.
Pointing to what they see as a wider pattern with Homa, one user wrote, “That’s what kills me about this guy. He wants the best of all worlds. Wants to be popular with criticism and expects to be great as a bottom-30 putter on tour. It’s bizarre and annoying.”
This frustration is warranted, given Homa’s season-long inconsistency. He entered the week ranked a lowly 89th in strokes gained: putting, and had already missed three cuts in nine starts before his Masters performance offered a brief reprieve. He even admitted at one point that he would have laughed if anyone told him he’d miss those cuts.
At Harbour Town specifically, the numbers are worse. He has had no top-50 finish since 2020 and recorded a 70th-place showing last year out of 72 players. And for a player who came into this week calling the course a good fit for his game, Sunday is telling a different story.
Not everyone is seething. One fan wrote, “He’s hilarious. It’s like watching my little cousin flipping out. Cracks me TF up.”
Another said, “I’m ranting this being a ‘three-year-old tantrum’. Stop being such a twat, Max.”
Unlike others, these folks seemed to be just having fun at Homa’s expense. He can’t really complain after putting himself in such a position on Sunday.
