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Masters 2025: The reason Max Homa is the sportsbooks' favorite golfer after stellar Friday bounceback
JD Cuban
Max Homa is well aware that he hasn’t made a cut since last July’s Open Championship—don’t you worry. But as much grief that he’s gotten from fans and the media, no one’s been tougher on the six-time PGA Tour winner than himself, constantly ridiculing his play leading into the Masters. He even mentioned he’s had a “toxic relationship” with the sport as of late, which is never what you want to hear from an athlete.
Always plugged in, golf bettors jumped on this opportunity, wagering that Homa would miss yet another cut and continue his less-than-stellar form. He was the most bet golfer to miss the cut this week at the Masters, according to Golfbet, and it looked like everyone was right on the money after 18 holes.
A double bogey on 13 and bogey on 16 pushed him to two over on Thursday—he even hit a course marshal because life is a cruel mistress. But on Friday, Homa put up a fired heroic two-under 70 to get back to even and more than likely make it into a major weekend.
It was far from easy, especially with a bogey to start the day and a par save on No. 18, but some were calling the round historic. Others were just proud to see Homa do what he usually does best on the biggest stage.
After splitting with his caddie right before the Masters and losing faith in his game, this is a hell of a bounceback for Homa. It's also a brutal miss for the bettors out there who thought they had a sure thing. It just goes to show that the house always wins.
"You're always trying to learn and evolve,” Homa said, per the PGA Tour’s Twitter account. “I know I'm only even and whatever, eight back, but it does feel good to not beat myself out here. So that was nice."
Sportsbooks must be feeling great with the odds and cash stacked against Homa. That’s a nice little win for Las Vegas, and we haven’t even made it to the weekend yet. Gamblers are going to try to win back their money, plus Homa is playing on a Saturday. Everything is back to normal.
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