ATLANTA — The day-to-day difference in a golfer’s attitude and output can be startling.
To wit: By the seventh hole Friday at the Tour Championship, Max Homa had more feet in made putts (64 feet, 11 inches) than in his entire first round Thursday (57-10). He was 25th in the 29-player field in strokes gained putting Thursday, and first Friday.
And his resulting swing of fortune was even more dramatic. Buffed nicely by a virtual gimme 4-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole, Homa fashioned an 8-under 62 on Friday, a full nine shots lower than his opening 71. More than the low round of the tournament to date, his 62 was the lowest score shot at East Lake since Zach Johnson’s 60 in 2007.
