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By Andrew McCarty
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Just days after the Masters came to a conclusion, PGA Tour star Max Homa made headlines when he openly criticized Sergio Garcia for smashing his driver on the tee box before breaking it in half on a cooler.
“I say a lot of bad words. I very much try to do it not when a kid can hear,” Homa said. “I don’t like when people break clubs or beat up the golf course, because we deal with it, and I think breaking clubs makes us look very, very spoiled."
Homa admitted golf is a "very frustrating game" and that moments like that happen from time to time, but "I definitely think beating up a golf course would probably be top, because the rest of us have to play it.”
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Homa's words came back to bite him less than a week later.
During the final round of the RBC Heritage on Sunday, the beloved golfer attempted to hit a shot out of a sandy area near the fairway. Immediately after the shot, Homa sent his club flying into the sand, where it ricocheted and smashed into a tree before coming to rest in the sandy area.
No fans were injured, but Homa's actions on the course just days after criticizing LIV Golf star Sergio Garcia for a similar incident has the golfer under fire from fans.
"Wait, so @Maxhoma calls out @TheSergioGarcia for his behavior on the golf course but then does THIS just a few days later? A Holier Than Thou moment for Max. Come on," one person said.
Another questioned: "Max Homa, you just got on Sergio Garcia for doing this why would you do something similar very next week?"
Homa did say he was guilty of similar moments, but that he isn't happy with himself when he does and this will be one of those times.
He has not commented on today's club throw.
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