Max Homa drops inspirational quote after making cut at Masters, his first in nearly 9 months

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Making the cut at the Masters is already a big deal. 

But for Max Homa it was an even bigger deal when he made it to the weekend after a gritty second-round performance Friday.

For Homa, it was his first time he had made the cut at a tournament since July 19, 2024, when he made it to the weekend at the Open Championship.

"Tough times don’t last, tough people do," Homa said via PGA Tour after his round. 

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Max Homa fist-bumps his caddie, Bill Harke, after finishing his round on the 18th green during the second round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club April 11, 2025.  (Katie Goodale/Imagn Images)

"You're always trying to learn and evolve. I know I'm only even and whatever, eight back, but it does feel good to not beat myself out here. So, that was nice."

Homa, 34, struggled during the first round, shooting a 2-over-par 74. His second round was off to an inauspicious start when he bogeyed the first hole, and he was in danger of missing yet another cut. 

Despite the bogey on the first hole, Homa buckled down and did not bogey the rest of the way, ending with a 2-under-par 70. He is even par through the first two days at Augusta National. 

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Max Homa lines up a shot on the sixth green during the second round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club April 11, 2025.  (Peter Casey/Imagn Images)

It wasn’t always pretty for Homa. He hit just 8 of 14 (57%) fairways and had to do a lot of scrambling to save par.

Homa has played into the weekend this PGA Tour season, but the two events in which he did, The Sentry