SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Max Homa was sitting on a plane, flying back to Arizona from the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Georgia, on Nov. 19, when he started to think about how to get better. It was his 31st birthday, and earlier in the day, he missed the cut by 3 strokes. Getting into his own head and dissecting his game on the way home has become standard operating procedure for Homa after tournaments he doesn't win.
As he flew cross-country, Homa wasn't just sitting 35,000 feet over the terra firma -- he started to look at his career from above.