For the first time in a long time, Max Homa goes to the last round completely in quarrel for a PGA Tour title. John Deere Classic There is a leader filled with jams, so it’s somewhat silly to single out a boy and wonder what branches would be if they were it would win. But we are here in exactly that, because the golf player is Max Homa, who gathered wins, fans and match points in the US for a few years before entering the most troubled waters this year and a half past. So we are here to dream with his fans and ask this for a possible victory:
What did it mean?
Let’s start with chopped. What does it Do you think a victory would say, should he follow the leader of 54 holes Davis Thompson and hold the rest of Midwest?
“It would be great,” he said after the round Saturday. But he quickly added this: “I really don’t use results to determine how I look at my progress … I know I’m doing a lot of great things. My whole team – JSR, Jason, Lance, everyone – has made tireless efforts for it.”
This is a nice thing to say about the results. Also with certainly overestimated. All It uses results to measure progress, especially someone like Homa who has admitted to thinking about golf essentially all the time. But the pro (and shouldn’t!) Spent a lot of time to gain hypothetical; This is better for this space. Then what else did a Homa victory mean?
Max Homa’s rd. 3 press conference John Deere
1. He would win a Play -off spot
It is difficult to see Homa currently no. 122 In FedEx Cup – Especially given only 70 make play -off. Whereas Homa will not lose his work for 2026 if he is missing (he still has safe transfer status from the last victories) by climbing that degree would say better Status, plus the chance to play his way back to the Upper Echelon of Golf with a strong after -season running and even an opportunity to hit the Top 50 for 2026 signature event. But immediately
2. He is likely to win a large bed
It had been half decades since Homa lost his last major, until he turned out to be a little less qualified for the Oakmont last month. Now he is expected to lose the open championship, too – unless he wins Sunday.
John Deere was once part of the Open Qualifying County with certain points specifically for open qualification. This is no longer the case, but R&A is expected to complement its field with future players outside the OWGR list, which means it may still be responsible for a time of royal portrait. Homa’s profit would strengthen it from No. 99 to somewhere Approximately 50For nosphere, which is most likely to be within the number to open, for ap. Which would give another chance to it…
3. Keep his dream Ryder Cup alive
Funny? Of course! Datagolf records its chances to crack the first 12 places approximately… zero. But to this I would add: For now. Of course, even a John Deere make It wouldn’t bring it much closer. But because he would get him more beginnings, more images, more opportunities to show that he has found him something elusive and he is ready for war.
Again, this is probably silly, as Homa is currently no. 39 in the US team ranking. But because it is Homa, surely the best performer of the US team in all the presidents of 2022-23 and Ryder Cups, and because the third third of the team looks like the hoter’s catch, it’s not absurd to ask the question.
4. (Bonus) Something much more important
Would what did the Homa profit mean? I’m daring here, but I would doubt that he would say everything about him, his team, for his process. It would be a confirmation after a year of riots that have seen him change coaches, clubs, cadets, golf shakes. It would be great for faith, great for opportunity, great because every PGA Tour victory is great.
Last two words from Homa, then:
In his Sunday mentality: “Yes, just fun. Golf has just been very boring for me this year. I haven’t had a lot of stress, and you want to stress. So I look forward to butterflies in the morning; I look forward to the first shooting.”
How processing Being in the quarrel: “I allow the boys to process it. I will simply eat, sleep, wake up and prepare to play a good round of golf.”
His competition will, too. We will see who does it better.
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Dylan dethier
Golfit.com editor
Dylan Dothier is an elderly writer for Golf Magazine/Golf.com. Native Williamstown, Mass. Dothier is a graduate of Williams College, where he graduated in English, and he is the author of 18 in Americawhich details last year as an 18-year-old living out of his car and playing a round of golf in every state.

