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Six-time PGA Tour winner Max Homa has really enjoyed his time away from social media.
Homa, 35, once had a huge following on social media, mocking fans online for his golf swings. Last year, Homa stepped away from X and said the transition off the platform had been “enjoyable.”
“I still enjoy my time on TikTok. I’m still a little kid at heart. I still enjoy my time on Instagram, but this Twitter/X is really horrible,” Homa told PK Press Club Digital as part of Arcutis’ Free to Be Me campaign.
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Max Homa hits the 18th green as play resumes during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina, August 2, 2025. (Allison Lawhon/Imagn Images)
“I really like to think of it as something you get addicted to.”
Growing up with MySpace and then Facebook, Homa said social media was just a part of him. He ignored mean people on social media because they are everywhere. It was only during a conversation with a friend that Homa’s perspective changed.
“He says if you were at a party and someone was being a jerk, you would leave the party because you can leave this party, you don’t have to sit here and take it. And I was like, ‘Oh yeah, you’re right,'” Homa said.
The Burbank, Calif., native said he misses some parts, like receiving sports news, but still gets it, just not as quickly. Homa said if it was something important, he would find out regardless of social media.
Max Homa lines up a putt on hole 16 during the first round of the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 5, 2026. (Anna Carrington/Imagn Images)
The Luka (Doncic) trade, when it went down last year, I remember where I was. I got 8-10 text messages right after and I remember it was like at first I wasn’t on the internet or Twitter and I was like, man, if this is important I’ll find out,” Homa said.
“If I have a friend who has a child, I will find out. If you know there are great things happening in the world, I will find out.”
Homa said it was great to be out of X and he didn’t miss it at all.
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Max Homa waits to putt on the eighth green during the first round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, California on February 19, 2026. (Caroline Brehman/AP Photo)
“I think more people should take steps to focus on themselves,” Homa said.
“You don’t need to be yelled at about how horrible things are or how bad you are at golf. You can just deal with that on your own.”
Homa won the Wells Fargo Championship in 2019; the Genesis Invitational and Fortinet Championship in 2021; won the Wells Fargo Championship and Fortinet Championship again in 2022; and the Farmers Insurance Open in 2023.
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