Max Homa nearly ended his PGA Tour win drought at the John Deere Classic but ultimately came up short by one stroke in the final round.

In recent years, this week has been about prepping for the trip across the Atlantic for the Open.Homa won’t be part of the field at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland in two weeks. So he traveled the the Quad Cities and assembled rounds of 63,

Homa, whose last PGA Tour win was the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open, can take heart from the fact that his T-5 in the John Deere Classic was his first top-10 finish in 14 months. So far in the 2025 season, he is 9-for-17 with two top 25s.