Watch: Max Homa gets into an intense showdown with his caddie Joe Greiner at the 2023 Travelers Championship’ Island Umbrella hole

American professional golfer Max Homa is currently at TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, for the 2023 Travelers Championship. Before the tournament started, he was seen getting into an intense showdown with his caddie Joe Greiner at Island Umbrella Hole.

At first, it was Greiner who hit the first shot into the water, followed by Homa hitting the ball into the water as well. After a series of shots, it was Homa who finally got the ball to land on the green, and for Greiner, it was merely disappointment.

After the showdown, Greiner joked that he does not speak much after he loses. You can watch a clip of the showdown here:

It’s safe to say @maxhoma23 is a bit competitive! Watch the intense showdown with his caddie Joe Greiner at 15 1/2. https://t.co/81GVcTQExO

Analyzing Max Homa's Performance in 2023

Max Homa has played a total of 12 tournaments so far in 2023. He started his 2023 campaign with a tied third finish in the Tournament of Champions in January. He followed his good form to win the Farmers Insurance Open in the same month.

Homa finished in the top 10 in five out of the twelve tournaments he has competed in. However, his performance at all three majors so far have been disappointing.

Max Homa with Farmers Insurance Open Trophy in January (via Getty Images)

In Masters 2023, he had a terrible campaign after he finished in the T43 position on the leaderboard. Then in the PGA Championship 2023, he finished T55. The worst came in the US Open 2023 when he happened to miss the cut as well.

Here are his results so far this year:

US Open - Missed the Cut
Charles Schwab Challenge- T9
PGA Championship - T55
Wells Fargo Championship - T8
RBC Heritage - Missed the Cut
Masters Tournament - T43
The Players Championship - T6
Arnold Palmer Invitational - T14
Genesis Open - 2
Pheonix Open - T39
Farmers Insurance Open - 1
Tournament of Champions - T3

Travelers Championship 2023 is Max Homa's thirteenth tournament of 2023. He will look to unleash the best game at TPC River Highlands as the tournament has a whopping prize purse of $20 million.

Who is playing at the Travelers Championship 2023?

The field of Travelers Championship 2023 consists of 156 players. 40 out of the top 50 players in the OWGR are set to play at the TPC River Highlands on June 22.

Here are the Top 50 ranked players scheduled to play in the upcoming tournament:

1 - Scottie Scheffler
2 - Jon Rahm
3 - Rory McIlroy
4 - Patrick Cantlay
5 - Viktor Hovland
6 - Xander Schauffele
7 - Max Homa
8 - Matt Fitzpatrick
11 - Will Zalatoris
12 - Tony Finau
16 - Justin Thomas
17 - Cameron Young
18 - Collin Morikawa
19 - Sungjae Im
20 - Kurt Kitayama
21 - Tommy Fleetwood
22 - Tom Kim
23 - Jason Day
24 - Keegan Bradley
26 - Hideki Matsuyama
27 - Shane Lowry
28 - Sahith Theegala
29 - Corey Conners
30 - Russell Henley
31 - Si Woo Kim
32 - Wyndham Clark
33 - Sepp Straka
34 - Denny McCarthy
35 - Tom Hoge
37 - Adam Scott
39 - Billy Horschel
40 - Brian Harman
42 - Harris English
43 - Emiliano Grillo
44 - Nick Taylor
45 - Rickie Fowler
46 - Seamus Power
47 - Patrick Reed
48 - Kyoung-Hoon Lee
50 - Taylor Moore

Click to check out the tee timings and pairing for the tournament.