Kari AndersonContributing writerSun, April 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM UTC·2 min readDays after saying that throwing clubs was “a bad look,” Max Homa lost his cool.
At the RBC Heritage on Sunday, Homa hit a poor shot from the trees on No. 15, and immediately chucked his club in frustration. Homa went on to bogey on the hole, ending the day -2 and tied for 69th place.
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The reaction came just four days after Homa spoke against breaking clubs, in response to Sergio Garcia’s impressive meltdown at the Masters last week. Garcia slammed his club into the tee box and broke his driver on a cooler on the final day of the tournament; he has since apologized.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Homa admitted that he sometimes gets frustrated, but that he doesn’t like to take his frustration out on the course.
“Not to say I’ve never done it, I don’t like when people break clubs. I don’t like when people beat up the golf course,” Homa said. “I think the breaking clubs makes us look very, very spoiled. 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, ‘cause we’re very lucky to play this game where we do, and I think it is a bad look.
“But again, I mean, this is a very frustrating game, and it happens. So I don’t know where I draw that line exactly, I definitely think beating up a golf course would be probably tops just because the rest of us have to play.”
🚨😤🏌️ #SPOILED — Max Homa was asked about the code of conduct policy at The Masters and what a violation of that policy would be in his eyes. Max appeared to use Sergio Garcia’s outburst at Augusta as an example: “I don't like when people beat up the golf course because we deal… pic.twitter.com/Iy5iZpYwGQ
Compared to Garcia, Homa’s outburst was minor: The club landed in the soft sand, and didn’t break or affect any part of the course.
Homa did not speak to reporters after his round on Sunday.