Max Homa's 'spoiled' golfer comment comes back to haunt him after RBC Heritage club-throwing meltdown

Six-time PGA Tour victor Max Homa’s erstwhile disapproval of "spoiled" golfers has travel backmost to haunt him this weekend. 

During the last circular of the RBC Heritage astatine Harbour Town Golf Links successful Hilton Head, South Carolina, Homa fto his frustrations get the champion of him erstwhile helium flung his nine respective yards aft failing to get backmost connected the fairway connected the 15th hole. 

Max Homa lines up a putt connected the archetypal greenish during the 2nd circular of the Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Georgia, connected April 10, 2026. (Michael Madrid/Imagn Images)

He bogeyed the spread and finished the tourney tied for 69th. 

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Homa’s absorption didn’t basal retired from different pros, but it was his erstwhile criticisms of golfers beating up the people that triggered a harsh backlash connected societal media. 

Homa, 35, was asked Wednesday astir the codification of behaviour astatine the Masters and what helium thinks dictates a usurpation pursuing Sergio Garcia's code-of-conduct informing for beating up a tee box. Homa did not straight notation Garcia’s sanction but took contented with those types of meltdowns.

Sergio Garcia of Spain reacts connected the 18th greenish during the archetypal circular of the 2026 Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Georgia, connected April 9, 2026. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

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"I don't similar erstwhile radical interruption clubs. I don't similar erstwhile radical bushed up the play course, due to the fact that we woody with it, and I deliberation the breaking clubs makes america look very, precise spoiled," Homa said.

"I effort my implicit champion not to bash it. And erstwhile it does happen, arsenic acold arsenic slamming a tee box, I’m precise upset with myself, due to the fact that we’re precise fortunate to play this crippled wherever we do, and I deliberation it is simply a atrocious look."

Golf fans connected societal media were speedy to constituent retired the hypocrisy. 

Max Homa of the United States reacts aft playing his changeable from the 3rd tee during the 2nd circular of the RBC Heritage astatine Harbour Town Golf Links successful Hilton Head Island, S.C., connected April 17, 2026. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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"Set himself up aft Sergio remark smh," 1 idiosyncratic wrote connected X.

"Max: Do arsenic I say, not arsenic I do," different added.

"Same feline that was connected his precocious equine a fewer days agone saying it makes you look spoiled if you propulsion your club?" a antithetic remark read. 

Garcia apologized for his outburst successful a station to societal media connected Tuesday. Homa hasn’t apologized yet, but it looks similar helium whitethorn soon.

Fox News Digital’s Ryan Canfield contributed to this report. 

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