Max Homa throws club at RBC Heritage days after calling it a 'bad look'

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Max Homa shot a final-round 2-under 69 at Harbour Town Golf Links on Sunday but it was the club he threw that was drawing the most attention.

Homa’s attempt to escape a sandy, native area amidst a sea of trees failed and he heaved his club forward to the ground in disgust. It was ironic in the sense that days earlier, during a Wednesday pre-tournament press conference, Homa was asked about the code-of-conduct penalty issued to Sergio Garcia at the Masters after he slammed his driver and broke it. Homa called throwing clubs a bad look that made players look “spoiled.”

“I don't like when people break clubs. I don't like when people beat up the golf course because we deal with it, and I think breaking clubs makes us look very, very spoiled,” he said. “I try my absolute best not to do it, and when it does happen, as far as slamming a tee box, I'm very upset with myself because we're very lucky to play this game where we do, and I think it is a bad look. But again, this is a very frustrating game, and it happens.”

On Sunday, it was Homa who couldn’t control his temper.

“I don't know where I'd draw that line exactly, but I definitely think beating up a golf course would be probably, because the rest of us have to play it. But that's a tough thing to handle or to decide upon because it is so subjective. If I do something where no one is watching on TV, that gets graded a lot lower than when it's in front of everybody. I don't know how you would land that plane.”

Homa acknowledged he has been prone to foul language on the course.

"I say a lot of bad words. I very much try to do it not when a kid can hear," Homa said. "So I do think there's some, hey, don't say it in front of the wrong person, like be a bit aware of your surroundings. Not saying I've never done it."

It’s also not the first time Homa has thrown a club with the cameras watching. Frustration got the best of him at last year’s PGA Championship.

Garcia, who had to play the rest of his final round at the Masters without his driver because it was damaged due to abuse, issued an apology a few days later.

Homa finished T-70 in the field of 82 at the RBC Heritage. “We want to inspire the next generation to be better than us, so we need to be held to a higher standard,” he said.