“It doesn’t make you cool or special to play golf here,” he says. “I’m a professional golfer,” he told her, expecting follow-ups.Īt lunch, Homa grins. ![]() “The lady asked what I do for work,” he says. So why Scottsdale? By way of explanation, he tells the story of his first Arizona haircut. They have roots here now too: They welcomed their first child, Cam, just a couple weeks before our mid-November lunch. He admits that he still sees himself as a Californian, but Homa and his wife, Lacey, have been in Scottsdale for four years. ![]() I’m curious how Homa - who grew up in Los Angeles County, went to his hometown Valencia High School, attended Cal-Berkeley and still bleeds Dodger Blue - likes living here. There’s also an egg-roll salad, Homa’s favorite, that has just been placed in front of him. There are two 18-hole courses at Whisper Rock: the Upper, designed by Tom Fazio, and the Lower, designed by Phil Mickelson. We’re not getting beers, but we are having lunch at Whisper Rock, a Scottsdale, Ariz., oasis frequented by the area’s A-listers, from pro athletes (think Michael Phelps) to pro golfers (think Jon Rahm) to pro caddies (think Jim “Bones” Mackay), plus a slate of golf-mad local businessmen with both the financial wherewithal and connections to belong. “Well, I don’t know if you really would.” “For a while, with the social media stuff, people were all like, ‘Man, I’d love to have a beer with that guy,’” he says. IT’S POSSIBLE, MAX HOMA SAYS, that we have him all wrong. Max Homa is this month's GOLF cover star.
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