Max Homa was just at the Bank of Utah Championship, where he showed tremendous resilience. Battling a gruesome ankle injury, he finished tied for ninth at Black Desert Resort. On his flight back to his next destination, you’d think he was resting or analyzing his game, but hey, that wasn’t the case. Instead, Homa was cheering for his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sharing the story of his flight, Homa revealed how he stuck out as a sore thumb in public.
So, right after the $6M event, Homa took a midnight trip to Florida for a Cobra Golf photoshoot. He then took another night-long flight back west, this time from Florida to Phoenix. He said he flew out of Miami at 9:55. However, before that, Max resorted to watching Game 3 of the World Series. Between the home team, the LA Dodgers, and the away team, the Toronto Blue Jays, the match promised thrills and excitement.
As a true fan, Homa couldn’t keep himself from losing his guts watching the match. As the tension grew, the golfer would lock in while cheering out loud with random fist bumps and hands thrown up in the air when the team made a good hit. No doubt the co-passengers couldn’t resist staring at the celebrations over an invisible thing, even so, at midnight.
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“I think everybody on the plane thought I was crazy. I kept throwing my hands in the air. I was doing little fist pumps,” Max Homa revealed. “It was crazy, but it was wild to put into perspective that I was on the other side of the country when the game started.”
Iconically, the match had stretched 18 innings, the second-longest in the Series so far. The match’s total duration was 6 hours 39 minutes. This is what made it nerve-wracking for Homa.
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“So I sit down in one of the lounges in Miami, and I start watching the game. And as we touched down, Freddie hit a walk-off. I was like, ‘Dude, I was in Miami when this game started!’ So they got me through the whole flight,” Homa stated. But the best part? The Dodgers walked off in a classy fashion with a home-run win.
Right as the flight landed, Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run, sealing the victory in the bottom of the 18th inning. That served as the perfect payoff to the long flight and his packed schedule.
“It was a thrill. My phone got to 1% three times, so I had to keep charging it. And yeah, it was just nuts,” the Dodgers fan added.
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Clearly, the LA team didn’t disappoint.
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The Dodgers edged out the Blue Jays 6–5 in 18 grueling innings at Dodger Stadium. Despite the fatigue and mounting tension, the Dodgers showed up with grit and passion. The defining moment came when Shohei Ohtani delivered another electric performance, reaching base nine times and securing 4 extra-base hits. Then, in the bottom of the 18th, Freddie Freeman recorded his second World Series walk-off, putting the Dodgers up 2–1 in the series.
Unfortunately, with only a few hours left to rest before Game 4, the LA Dodgers were exhausted. That led to a poor second match against the Blue Jays, leading to a loss.
“I don’t know how they played yesterday. Everyone had to be kind of tired. I mean, that seemed miserable,” a disappointed Homa said.
However, Homa’s obsession with baseball isn’t a one-time thing. The golfer has been a diehard Dodgers fan since his youth, growing up in LA.
Max Homa’s unwavering allegiance to the LA Dodgers
Max’s love for baseball has been one of the biggest constants in his life, and rightfully so. Growing up in a baseball-heavy environment, Homa was exposed to the MLB early on. Ever since, he has remained a true-blue Dodgers fan. So when he got a FaceTime from his childhood great, Tommy Lasorda, after his breakthrough PGA Tour victory, Homa was surprised to say the least. The Dodger invited Homa to Dodger Stadium to hang out with the players and throw out the first pitch in 2019. Homa also took pictures with Cody Bellinger and Clayton Kershaw.
Another instance of his loyalty to the Dodgers came through in one of his events. At the 2023 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Homa wore a Dodgers hat while playing, explicitly representing the team in his on-course attire. But this wasn’t a standalone incident. He recreated the baseball frenzy in the same tournament two years later, in 2025. Homa drew baseball fans’ attention, wearing a jersey of the Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler. More recently, he cheered on the LA Dodgers as they reached the World Series, taking to his Instagram.
But Max Homa isn’t the only one who keeps showing his support for the LA Dodgers. Tommy Lasorda, whom Homa looks up to, gave him the game advice that ultimately led to his first title. “Keep believing in yourself,” Lasorda told Homa. “When you win your first championship, I’ll be around to say hello to you.”
That moment came at the Wells Fargo Championship in 2019. Even though Lasorda couldn’t be physically present to celebrate the victory at Quail Hollow, his FaceTime reflected his admiration for the golfer. “That was a shocking one. I didn’t know who was going to be on the other end of that phone call,” Homa quipped. The call lasted two minutes.
For Max Homa, the Dodgers aren’t just his favorite team. They’re a reflection of his own journey in sports: loyal, resilient, and passionate.