Max Homa showed he's a force to reckon with at the PGA Championship as he opened Round 2 with a searing performance at Quail Hollow Club.
Things started off strong for Homa on Friday as he birdied the par-4 10th and par-3 13th. However, it was his near-ace at the 347-yard par-4 14th that had heads turning. His tee shot came perilously close to the cup, setting up a tap-in eagle that added to his momentum.
Buoyed by his eagle, Homa swiftly followed up with a birdie at the par-5 15th, catapulting him to 5 under for the round and 3 under for the championship. His run through the notorious "Green Mile" saw him maintaining momentum, as evidenced by his impressive chip-in for birdie on the par-4 18th, completing his front nine in a blistering 6-under 30.
Not losing steam as he approached his second nine, Homa was sitting comfortably at 4 under, just two strokes shy of the lead. The Quail Hollow course has been kind to him before; it served as the battleground where he notched his first PGA Tour victory in the 2019 Wells Fargo (now Truist) Championship.
