Max Homa disappoints his mum, however, Rory McIlroy thrives under lights at "Capital One's The Match’'

Rory McIlroy takes home the title at Capital One’s The Match

Max Homa knew scoring from 3 feet after dark was a different matter. So he did his best to avoid it. On Monday's ninth episode of "Capital One: The Match," Homa told a contestant while making a short putt for par on the eighth hole, "You guys are bad people...My mother is watching you." I told them.

"Can you imagine that?" Koma continued. “My mom will be watching me make three putts from 15 feet.”

Moments later, his 3-foot ball flew to left field. "I had that feeling," he later said.

Koma's mother wasn't the only one who saw her son upset by the lights in the park. The ninth annual event featured a 12-hole match between Homa, Rory McIlroy, Lexi Thompson and Rose Chan, with all proceeds going to charity. During the frenetic competition under the bright lights of West Palm Beach, Florida, the quartet didn't shy away from hurling self-deprecating words or words directed at each other. McIlroy won six of the first eight skins, but the final four were postponed and a 100-yard nearest-to-the-pin competition worth $1.1 million was held for charity to determine the winner. set. McIlroy took the lead, pushing the corner to four feet, which the other three fighters couldn't match. Final tally: McIlroy has 10 skins (valued at $1.9 million), Thompson has 2 skins (valued at $200,000).

Through nine episodes, Match raised more than $41 million for charity. "It's fun, so I'm here with Max, Rose and Lexy and play with excellent objects," said Macilla.

"You can feel what the park is doing here," Macilla continued.

This park is a large broadcast window in less than a year after the Old West Palm Bitch Golf Course has opened again after the extensive overhaul of Gila Hans, Jim Wagner, and Dirka Ziffa. I was fascinated. The 18 -hole championship course in the park is completed by the animation route of 9 holes and the behavior of the route that promotes access and comprehension as the southern part of Florida falls in a golf game. Unlike typical Florida wetlands, this park has minimal water hazards. Conversely, dense stands of fescue and undulating fairways that transition into multiple levels of greens are problematic.

These courses became especially lively as Monday night wore on, bringing the allure of night golf to the forefront. Green speeds changed as evening temperatures cooled. Creeping dew made short strokes a particularly unpleasant experience. Course management was also not an easy task. Although the pitch was brightly lit, the players struggled to get used to the distance and direction, and Homa shouted, "Come on, come on?" After hitting the second shot on the par 4, the fourth shot from the fairway bunker missed the left of the green. Zhang hit a putt in the middle of the par-4 ninth, but was unsure of his fate until he received information that he had stalled. "Am I relaxing?" she asked. "Go!" » If the answer was yes, she answered.

Rose Zhang escapes waste area and drills birdie putt at Capital One’s The Match

Even short putts were not safe in long-distance competitions at night.

—Did it last long? Homa asked incredulously when told he had gone left on the 136-yard par-3 11th. "I don't like moaning."

It was a frustrating period for Koma, but he faced adversity effortlessly, maintaining his trademark dry wit, even as he struggled at times.

After Homa missed a 15-foot birdie that would have put him on the par-4 10th, he said, "Let me tell you one thing that's great." “Everyone here says, ‘This Max hates charity work.’ I give zero dollars back.

While his name may not be tied to a direct contribution, there is no doubt that Homa was instrumental in a winning night at the park.

Max Homa drains lengthy birdie putt at Capital One’s The Match

"It was amazing," Homa said later. "Here at the Park is what golf should be...The golf course itself is great, but given the excitement of this place, hopefully more places like this will be built, but it's... I'm really excited about the future. That's a great start. ”

Let's take a quick look at how the skins were earned in the 9th edition of Capital One's The Match...

Thompson made an eagle on the short par-4 second hole, finishing 30 feet behind the green and winning two skins totaling $200,000 for charity. After the third hole was moved, the par-4 fourth hole was played as a single-club challenge. McIlroy took home two skins and a $200,000 charity donation with his five-wood pickaxe. He hit the fairway and hit a 175-yard scissor shot, but it caught the right side of the green and crashed into the green edge. He later said that he usually played with an 8-iron, but actually hit two shots with the 8-iron to about 50 feet, leaving him 3 feet behind and draining the steam shot. He later said he practiced the 5-wood a lot under coach Brad Faxon. It worked here.

Rory McIlroy uses 5-wood to par hole and win skin at Capital One’s The Match

McIlroy made an up-and-down birdie on the par-5 sixth to earn two more skins and a total of $300,000 for charity, to which Homa responded, "I'm proud of you."

Zhang nearly went on the board on the par-5 seventh, making a 15-foot shot for birdie before calling out to McIlroy that his 10-foot shot looked like it was five feet away. McIlroy took the putt in stride and slotted it into the hole.

Rose Zhang judges slope well to set up birdie at Capital One’s The Match

In the eighth round, McIlroy won two more skins worth $300,000 for charity with a two-shot par from 30 feet, but none of the three competitors reached par. "I feel a little bad, but nothing like that," McIlroy joked afterwards. Thompson made a 23-foot birdie on the 11th hole to win three skins and $600,000, but he missed the 12th hole, a mega-stakes total of $1.1 million (the prize itself is worth $500,000). ) could not set the stage for

McIlroy asked about his second high-draw shot on the par-5 12th hole. It happened: The ball landed on the front rim and was released to set up an eagle attempt from 25 feet.

Commentator Charles Barkley said, "I don't understand why people talk into golf balls." McIlroy heard the question in his earphones and smiled. "I can't help it, Chuck," he answered. McIlroy couldn't convert Eagle. Homa and Chan made birdies, setting the stage for the winner in the ninth match. As he had for most of the night, McIlroy stepped up and holed a 100-yard putt from 4 feet. With neither Homa nor Thompson able to get close, Chan made one last attempt. His ball headed for the hole, but stopped about eight feet in front of McIlroy.

Rory McIlroy hits wedge closest to the pin and wins Capital One’s The Match