Max Homa wins The Genesis Invitational

In a thrilling final round on Sunday, Max Homa claimed his second PGA Tour win, and the biggest so far. After tying the regular play with Tony Finau at 12 under, he went on to win the tournament in the playoff.

Los Angeles native Max Homa achieved one of his biggest dreams on Sunday by winning The Genesis Invitational, he is familiar with the course as he was a regular spectator since he was a kid. Now a professional golfer, he entered the final round trailing the leader by three strokes, and finished the round a 12 under tied with Tony Finau, he had the chance to win the tournament in the final hole where he missed a short put. In the playoff with Tony, he won claiming his second tour title receiving the trophy from Tiger Woods himself.

Tony Finau who had a good run on Sunday failed to win his second title yet another time, but his round of 64 on Sunday will boost his confidence going forward, he has been contending in many tournaments lately and he looks in shape to win on tour sometimes soon.

The Tour continues this week with the WGC-Workday Championship that will be held in The Concession Golf Club in Florida, as well as the Puerto Rico Open held at the same time.

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