“Wherever the liquid takes me” - Max Homa says he’ll be ‘having a great time’ as a fan at WM Phoenix Open after he retires

Max Homa, who is set to tee off at this week's WM Phoenix Open at TPC Sawgrass, has shared his thoughts on watching the tournament as a fan once he retires. The tournament is a regular PGA Tour event with a purse of $8.8 million and features a stellar field, including current World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and former Major winners Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas.

During a pre-tournament press conference, a reporter asked Homa if he had ever watched the tournament as a fan. The 33-year-old replied in the negative. However, he was hopeful to do it after retiring from the game.

Replying to the reporter's question, Homa said (via Golf Week):

“I did not, no. I will say that the year I retire, you will find me here. I will be having a great time.”

The reporter then asked him:

"Where will you sit or where will you go?"

Homa replied:

“That’s a really good question. Wherever the liquid takes me, I think.”

Turning professional in 2013, Homa has won nine tournaments in his career so far but is still seeking a victory at the WM Phoenix Open. He was placed in T39 in the tournament in 2023.

When will Max Homa tee off at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open?

Max Homa will tee off on the 10th hole for the first round of the 2024 WM Phoenix Open at 9:53 a.m. ET on Thursday, February 8. The American golfer will be joined by Brian Harman and Jordan Spieth.

The first round of the PGA Tour event will start at 9:20 a.m. ET at the TPC Sawgrass.

Here are the tee times for the first round of the 2024 WM Phoenix Open (all-time ET):

Tee No. 1

9:20 a.m. – Martin Laird, David Lipsky, Carl Yuan
9:31 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Greyson Sigg, Carson Young
9:42 a.m. – Luke Donald, Alex Noren, Davis Thompson
9:53 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Vincent Norrman, Emiliano Grillo
10:04 a.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Harris English, Adam Schenk
10:15 a.m. – Matt Wallace, J.J. Spaun, Matt Kuchar
10:26 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Nico Echavarria, Tom Hoge
10:37 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Ryan Brehm, Adam Hadwin
10:48 a.m. – Garrick Higgo, Ben Griffin, Dylan Wu
10:59 a.m. – Denny McCarthy, Hayden Buckley, Austin Eckroat
11:10 a.m. – Patton Kizzire, Kevin Chappell, Ben Kohles
2:00 p.m. – Bud Cauley, Sam Ryder, Thomas Detry
2:11 p.m. – Peter Malnati, Chesson Hadley, Zac Blair
2:22 p.m. – Byeong Hun An, Maverick McNealy, Will Gordon
2:33 p.m. – Wyndham Clark, Scottie Scheffler, Hideki Matsuyama
2:44 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Adam Scott, Cameron Young
2:55 p.m. – Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim, J.T. Poston
3:06 p.m. – Chad Ramey, Cameron Champ, Scott Stallings
3:17 p.m. – Taylor Moore, Billy Horschel, Zach Johnson
3:28 p.m. – Michael Kim, Jhonattan Vegas, Matt NeSmith
3:39 p.m. – Mark Hubbard, Robby Shelton, Ryan Fox
3:50 p.m. – Jake Knapp, Alexander Björk, Jim Knous

Tee No. 10

9:20 a.m. – Nate Lashley, Kevin Yu, Tyson Alexander
9:31 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Callum Tarren, Matti Schmid
9:42 a.m. – Aaron Baddeley, Eric Cole, Joseph Bramlett
9:53 a.m. – Brian Harman, Max Homa, Jordan Spieth
10:04 a.m. – Grayson Murray, Tom Kim, Rickie Fowler
10:15 a.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Sungjae Im, Shane Lowry
10:26 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Adam Svensson, Brendon Todd
10:37 a.m. – Luke List, Gary Woodland, Andrew Putnam
10:48 a.m. – C.T. Pan, Aaron Rai, Vince Whaley
10:59 a.m. – Lanto Griffin, S.H. Kim, Ben Taylor
11:10 a.m. – Victor Perez, Chris Gotterup, Nicolo Galletti
2:00 p.m. – Sam Stevens, Harry Hall, Andrew Novak
2:11 p.m. – Tyler Duncan, Charley Hoffman, Brandon Wu
2:22 p.m. – Keith Mitchell, Ben Martin, Min Woo Lee
2:33 p.m. – Nick Taylor, Kurt Kitayama, Brandt Snedeker
2:44 p.m. – Nick Hardy, Stewart Cink, J.B. Holmes
2:55 p.m. – Corey Conners, Chez Reavie, K.H. Lee
3:06 p.m. – Camilo Villegas, Seamus Power, Daniel Berger
3:17 p.m. – Kevin Stadler, Beau Hossler, Taylor Montgomery
3:28 p.m. – Ryan Moore, Doug Ghim, Justin Lower
3:39 p.m. – Troy Merritt, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Justin Suh
3:50 p.m. – Sami Valimaki, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Jesse Mueller