Q. Max, how would you characterize the round today?
MAX HOMA: Yeah, just standard good golf. Nothing felt crazy good. Nothing was below average. Just a really good round of golf. Hit enough fairways, hit enough good iron shots, made enough putts. Nothing to write home about but also just very good.
Q. I'm fascinated with all the changes you've been making in your swing. How good is it to say, nothing great, nothing bad, nothing good, but you shot 5-under?
MAX HOMA: Yeah, I'm way less focused than I think the general public is. I feel like I started swinging the club pretty well around the Truist. Obviously didn't get the results, but it's been a while since I felt like I could hit the golf ball.
Pretty much after Florida, game started to feel at least manageable, so still been avoiding some of the big misses. So I would say if there's one thing I was excited about today as far as all that goes, it would just be, like, the dispersion was small. When I was playing my best golf, I just felt like when I missed, they were very, very small misses. Wouldn't hit enough great shots, but I hit a lot of, like, okay shots.
That was how it felt or looked like today. Very rarely hit a stinker out there.
Q. Taking away from the technical stuff and the swing stuff, do you feel like the results are maybe hopefully coming to where you want them to be?
MAX HOMA: Yeah, you always hope for that. I've just been doing a really good job mentally of competing and did a good job in Napa after a big break. Felt like I came out today or this whole week prepared to win a golf tournament, not just get better at golf.
So pretty stoked with where my head is at. Got a nice appreciation for the opportunity. I love coming to this golf course. It's one of the better courses we play.
Yeah, I just feel like results are -- they'll be what they are, but I know if I keep doing what I'm doing, I don't really have to worry about that one.
Q. With just one tournament since early August, what did you do with some of the break, spent a lot of family time?
MAX HOMA: Yeah, I had a kid nine weeks ago, so not a whole -- a lot of practice. Just kept obviously just working a lot, trying to get right for this week and Japan next week. Just been grinding a bunch.
Other than that, I don't really have a whole lot of hobbies outside of changing diapers, so that's about it.
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