Max Homa brings Masters momentum to the RBC Heritage after a T9 at Augusta, hoping strong form and renewed confidence finally translate at Harbour Town.
Max Homa arrives at the 2026 RBC Heritage carrying something he hasn’t had much of this season ... proof.
After a roller-coaster start to the PGA Tour year, Homa’s T9 at the Masters gave him a needed result, a return trip to Augusta in 2027, and another sign that his game may be turning a corner at exactly the right time.
That matters this week at Harbour Town Golf Links, where the RBC Heritage immediately follows the Masters and tests players in a completely different way.
The travel from Augusta National to Hilton Head is manageable. The physical and mental reset is not and Homa didn’t sugarcoat that reality.
“It is crazy how majors just feel like two weeks on you,” he said. “Augusta is one of the few physical tests we have in golf. It’s quite a bear to walk and prep for. But that mental toll it takes on you is pretty draining, and it just goes to show how incredible someone like (Scottie Scheffler) is that he wins so often and he’s in contention so often, yet he does it again the next week. So it is something to truly look up to.”
For Homa, the strong Masters finish felt earned.
He said, “It was nice last week to finally see a result from kind of the good prep work.” That result was important for a player who has battled inconsistency in 2026.
The six-time PGA Tour winner has only one other top-15 finish this season and has missed three cuts in nine starts. Looking back on those unexpected stumbles, Homa admitted, “I would have laughed if anybody said I would have missed those cuts, and then I was the one being laughed at right after that.”
Part of his rebound has come from reuniting with coach Mark Blackburn, a move Homa called a major spark in his progress. “He’s just been amazing,” Homa said.
“We communicate so well. He seems very in-tune with what makes me tick.” Homa added, “I just kept showing up, kept going to the golf course, kept working on it. ... It was nice to get a result last week, kind of for him because he’s done a lot better job than I’ve shown in the last couple months. So that’s been fun to kind of get the band back together.”
The challenge now is Harbour Town, where Homa has never finished better than T41.
He said, “I like the course. It should fit me really well. I’d love to go show that this week.” And when it comes to surviving the post-Masters grind, he still remembers the Scottie Scheffler example that stuck with him: “I guess I’m going to the gym today.”
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