2023 Charles Schwab Challenge: Top 10 Power Rankings
Max Homa comes to Texas having made 13 of his last 14 cuts. That span includes wins this season at the Fortinet Championship and Farmers Insurance Open.
Homa also added solo second at the Genesis Invitational, T-6th at the Players Championship, and T-8th at the Wells Fargo Championship.
The only downside for Homa is a lack of contention at the first two majors. On the bright side, he at least played the weekend in both.
The Cal-Berkeley alum arrives to the Charles Schwab Challenge for the fifth time. In two cuts out of four, Homa took T-27th (70-68-73-68) in 2019 and T-23rd (69-69-73-68) last year.
Homa didn’t do anything too poorly or too well in 2022 at Colonial. He ranked 27th and 40th in every strokes gained category.
The 32-year-old ranks eighth on the PGA Tour in total strokes gained per round (1.817). Homa’s a positive in every SG category, including in putting, where he’s fifth (.709), and approach, where he’s 15th (.678).
Remaining a top-10 putter may be tough. However, what was once a glaring flaw in his game that ranked outside the top 100 improved to 27th last year. Staying in the top 30 is the sweet spot for a great ball striker like Homa.
The Californian ranks 17th in approach proximity from 125-150 yards (21’1”), a fairly common distance on second or third shots this week.
Homa has played well in Texas this year, advancing to the round of 16 at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.