Max Homa has parted ways with his longtime friend Joe Greiner, who had looped for Homa since 2019.
Their friendship extends back to their youth in Southern California, where they grew up together on the same golf course. But Homa has had one of the worst years of his career. He has not earned a Saturday tee time since the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in early February, but that was a no-cut event. He tied for 53rd in Monterrey.
Homa posted a career-worst nine-hole score at Torrey Pines during the Farmers Insurance Open the week before. He later withdrew.
Since playing at Pebble Beach, Homa has played in four events, missing the cut at the WM Phoenix Open, Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational, and The Players.
He has not played since his tough showing at TPC Sawgrass, where he opened with a 7-under 79 and then shot a 1-under 71 on Day Two. At least he shot under par on that Friday, which is a rarity for Homa as of late. His scoring average in 2025 is an abhorrent 72.29, which ranks 183rd on the PGA Tour. But if you take away his T- at The Sentry, where he posted four rounds in the 60s on a course that yielded the lowest ever total to par in PGA Tour history, that number jumps to 73.62. He has not posted any score lower than a 68 outside of The Sentry.
Perhaps that explains why Homa wanted to mix things up.
“Joe and I made memories for a lifetime and can’t be more thankful for all the hard work. We have parted ways, and it will be sad to see him go,” Homa said to Paul Hodowanic.
“I’ll always be grateful to have walked the fairways with one of my best friends.”
Homa’s new looper is Bill Harke, who has previously caddied for Chris Kirk, Colt Knost, and Jonas Blixt. Harke and Homa started working together at this week’s Valero Texas Open. Homa must win this week to book a trip back to Augusta National.
If you recall, Homa was in the mix down the stretch last year until a double-bogey five on the par-3 12th sealed his fate. He has not been the same player since as his Official World Golf Ranking has plummeted to 78th. He was 10th at this time a year ago.
The top-50 players in the OWGR receive invites to The Masters, but since Homa is now outside that threshold, he will have to watch from home — unless he and Harke pull a rabbit out of their hats and win in San Antonio. But Homa made two bogies and a double bogey over his first four holes, exacerbating those struggles even further.
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Follow him on X @jack_milko.
