The PGA Tour has decided to introduce many changes, all with the aim of raising the rating and fighting against LIV Golf. Max Homa commented on the changes and thinks some things make sense. “I think the Tour is doing their best to be creative and provide like a different stream of income to the 20 guys now who are driving the revenue for the Tour,” Homa said, as quoted by golfmonthly.com Max Homa gave the example of him and Tiger Woods.
Homa emphasized that names like Woods have the biggest impact on the popularity of the PGA Tour. “Part of it’s silly in my opinion, but also part of it’s not. It makes a ton of sense if someone is out here and there’s the reason — I always use this example.
I tied with Tiger Woods three years ago at Torrey Pines, and I realize we got paid the exact same amount of money and I provided zero dollars to that event and he provided, I can’t even come up with a number. So you would think, man, Tiger should get a bit more.
So I like what they’re doing with that. It’s a tricky thing. It’s like — it’s ambiguous, but the Tour is just trying to make the Tour better and benefit the guys who are helping drive everything for the rest of us.
So I think that’s good.”
Max Homa: I would win this PIP
Homa also talked about his popularity, and that his goal is to draw as much attention to golf as possible. “I will say this: I would win this PIP if it was about who gets yelled at in the weirdest ways possible.
I could be Tiger, I think. I don’t know, people seem more and more aware. I am aware myself that I’m getting a bit more popular, but I don’t know. It would be cool for the money if I could be in the top 20, but I have always wanted to grow the game of golf whether I got paid for it or not.
I love this game. I would love more kids to get involved. I’d like it to be more diversified. I think the game is in a good place, and I hope to be a part of just making it continue to go that way. I’m just going to try to use my PGA Tour status as kind of the catalyst for that.”
