Max Homa sets course record at BMW Championship, puts on putting clinic

Max Homa shot a record-breaking 62 on Friday at Olympia Fields to steer the BMW Championship by two photographs. He sits at 10-under after two rounds of play.

Homa broke Rickie Fowler’s 2007 (at Oklahoma State) and Vijay Singh’s second-round 63 rating within the 2003 U.S. Open. His rating on Friday is the bottom in any PGA Tour or main championship spherical at Olympia Fields, per The Athletic’s Justin Ray.

“I felt like I used to be in a position to assault sort of all day,” Homa mentioned. “I used to be in a position to be aggressive once I needed to, and if I did not, I might simply play to the center of the inexperienced. It was a significant bonus to make as many putts as I did, however it was all actually good. I believe that out right here if you’re within the fairway, it turns into considerably simpler, extra so than different golf programs.”

Homa had a few bogeys on the day, however he made 10 birdies to tie his profession excessive. He additionally gained 4.32 strokes on the sphere Friday. That was a season-high for any spherical this season.

For the match, he leads the sphere in strokes gained placing with 6.701, in birdies with 13 and in strokes gained complete at 9.04. The Burbank, California native made 135 toes of putts Friday, displaying his prowess on the greens.

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He did a lot of the injury on the again 9.

“I used to be pondering to myself, I’ve birdied many of the holes on the again 9, and that was fairly a pleasant feeling,” Homa mentioned. “Typically you are simply zoning, however I knew I used to be making so much. I heard the usual bearer say one thing about how he is getting drained as a result of he needed to change the numbers on our factor a lot as a result of Pat was making so much, too. It was only a loopy day.”

Homa’s FedEx Cup projection has him leaping from No. 6 to No. 1 within the standings. It appears the 32-year-old is ensuring to point out out not only for a greater beginning place in Atlanta subsequent week at Tour Championship. He’s additionally attempting to impress for the Ryder Cup too.

“I instructed Zach [Johnson] final yr I used to be kissing as much as him, however then he additionally mentioned, effectively, I’d prefer to not have to choose you, and I mentioned, all proper, there’s my promise, I’ll attempt to get an computerized,” Homa mentioned. “That may be actually cool. That’s been sort of my objective since these Playoffs began, to get into that prime 6.”

He can earn an computerized bid on the Ryder Cup group with a solo ninth end or higher this week. That may soar him forward of Brooks Koepka, who might fall out of the top-six totally.

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