Max Homa touched by fan’s gesture after winning | Golf News

Max Homa loved a big payday final 12 months by pocketing $1.04 million in prize money after ending in a tie for third on the Masters.

The American golf sensation clinched his solely top-five in a main, sharing the spot with Tommy Fleetwood and Colin Morikawa, behind the victor Scottie Scheffler and second-placed Ludvig Aberg.

Homa’s championship aspirations took a hit with a wayward tee shot on the twelfth gap that ended up within the bushes, leading to a drop and a crushing double bogey. Despite being unable to bridge the three-shot hole from Scheffler and in the end ending seven strokes back, Homa’s hefty payday was definitely a vivid spot.

He later shared a touching anecdote during a press convention, mentioning: “I absolutely demolished Chick-fil-A on my drive down. This sweet woman paid for it, actually, in the drive-thru line.

“And then, once I acquired into city I went to Giuseppe’s and acquired a pizza. I by no means actually eat pizza, cheese does not sit so effectively with me, however I’m all by myself this week so I made a decision to splurge a little.”

The golfer was probed further about the kind woman who covered his Chick-fil-A bill. “It was cool,” Homa, explained.

“I do not know, I used to be within the drive-thru by myself and I went to order and the individual taking the orders advised me that the girl within the row subsequent to me had paid for no matter I used to be going to get.

“She said that her son is like three or four and I am his favourite golfer, so it is pretty cool. It was… yeah, I don’t know, those kinds of things, I still pinch myself. I am not quite sure. Yeah she paid for it, I rolled my window down and we chatted for a minute or so, and then I ate it.”

When requested to substantiate that a lady had paid for his lunch, regardless of him having lately gained a important quantity of money, Homa replied: “Yeah, I don’t know. It was quite kind, that’s what I say. I just pinch myself at times with the kindness that people have given me just because I play some golf. I feel very fortunate for that.”