Max Homa is aware of firsthand how arduous it may be to play with guys like Rory McIlroy. On the Open Championship, although, it’s slightly completely different.
“I form of just like the yelling as a result of it makes me chuckle,” Homa mentioned after his spherical with McIlroy on Saturday. “I had a man yell at me, ‘Hurry up. Nobody’s watching you in any case in the present day.’ Which I fairly like, if I’m being trustworthy.”
That blunt response from the followers would rattle anybody, however Homa is used to it. He performed with McIlroy within the states earlier than. He additionally performed alongside Tiger Woods on the one hundred and fiftieth Open Championship.
When golfers like Homa play with iconic names like McIlroy and Woods, it’s all about silencing that exterior noise and even embracing it. The 32-year-old knew it’d be completely different than a median spherical as a result of so many extra individuals observe McIlroy.
“I informed myself, that’s what you’re going to cope with all day,” Homa mentioned. “If all people is transferring, nobody is transferring kind of thought. It’s only a lot… If I hit shot and he hits an okay shot, he will get a roar, and I get a few claps. That was the one bummer of the day.”
Nonetheless, Homa took the expertise as a warm-up for the Ryder Cup. The Southern California native is making an attempt to work his approach onto the American staff. He is aware of if he makes it, Saturday’s spherical was gentle in comparison with what might occur in Italy.
“I clearly didn’t consider myself because the antagonist, however he was clearly the protagonist,” Homa mentioned. “I used to be considering if I might make this Ryder Cup staff, it could have clearly a really comparable really feel to it. I assumed this is able to be good apply if and once I could make that staff.”
