Max Homa, AirPod installed, does the master’s walk and talk. Click on the image to view the interview video.
Hilton Home Island, South Carolina | It was an eye-catcher last week when TV Masters showed Rory McIlroy, Max Homma and Justin Thomas take turns speaking to the TV audience while competing at the Augusta National, which continues to showcase its embrace of modern technology.
The popular new improvement was drawn into sharper focus on Saturday when Thomas put the earphone on, talked his way through the 14th hole, and then blasted through three of the final four holes to miss the cut by one stroke.
Skeptics quickly pointed to the snooping as the reason why Thomas broke out.
Not so, said Thomas, who came up with the idea for course interviews after saying three years ago he wouldn’t be taking part.
“I thought it was totally fine. I told someone I loved it, given the circumstances and where I was, because it almost gave me a little bit of a reset. It just felt like a good opportunity for me to be in my power…