NAPLES, Fla. — Kevin Kisner was no stranger when he was attempting to FaceTime Max Homa a month ago.
Their friendship was formed when they teamed up for the first time at the QBE Shootout a year ago. In September, they were part of the winning U.S. Presidents Cup team.
So Kisner was hoping to talk to his buddy a few weeks following the Presidents Cup.
Crickets.
What his new besty ghosting him?
“I was getting pissed, and I didn’t know why he wasn’t answering,” Kisner said Wednesday after the two played their pro-am round in advance of this week’s QBE Shootout at Tiburon Golf Course.
Homa finally picked up and Kisner started talking to him about a bottle of bourbon they received for being on the Presidents Cup team.
But Homa was tending to more important things. His wife, Lacey, was about to deliver the couple’s first child.
“I was like, ‘Hey, so I’m like currently watching Lacey push. How about we wait until tomorrow?’ ” Homa said.
“Oh, that’s why you haven’t answered,” Kisner said.
Homa and Kisner are back in Southwest Florida seeking to improve on their fifth-place finish in their debut as a team last year. They closed five shots behind winners Jason Kokrak and Kevin Na, who are not in this year’s field because of their association with LIV Golf.
Homa and Kisner appear as comfortable as any team could be talking about their friendship and how they complement each other on the course. Homa’s strength is his long game; Kisner is noted as one of the best putters on tour.
Homa, 32, is the highest-ranked male in the 24-person field at No. 16. Kisner, 38, is 31st world wide. And the two are from opposite ends of the country, Homa was born in Burbank, California, and played at Cal. Kisner was born in Aiken, South Carolina, and played at Georgia.
“He has much better college football team than I do,” Homa admitted.
Homa, Kisner didn’t fare so well in Hero World Challenge
In last week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, Homa finished 17th and Kisner 19th. Problem is there were 20 in the field.
“If we would have flipped the thing upside down, we would have had a pretty good team week,” Homa said.
“Would’ve been right there,” added Kisner.
During a practice round a year ago, Kisner told Homa whatever he does, “do not hit it left on 17 on your second shot.”
On alternate shot day, Kisner hit the fairway and Homa pulled his shot.
“While it’s in the air, he said, ‘I told you one thing, one thing,’”…
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