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In Saturday’s round-of-16 match between Max Homa and Mackenzie Hughes, there was the small case of around $285,000 on the line, with the winner being assured of a payout close to $650k in yet another of the PGA Tour’s elevated events. That’s definitely subject to the numbers, let alone the chance to gain some important ranking points, with a place in the top-50 being the path to entry in the most exclusive of events.

Hughes, the world number 60, had made a par on the 13th hole and was waiting just off the green for his opponent to figure out his own five-footer to tie the hole and remain 1-down. And, boy, he had to wait.

After Homa had removed loose impediments from his line, he started his pre-shot AimPoint routine, a method of straddling the line to gauge the slope, and then measuring the tilt with your fingers.

Even thoughthe method has its fans, Homa didn’t win many followers with his near 50-second routine, and the NBC broadcast seemed to show a touch of frustration on Hughes’ face as he turned away at the moment Homa strikes the ball.

Watching golf can be quite tedious at times for us as well as MacKenzie Hughes – pic.twitter.com/mDg4ZqgXSI

— TheGolfDivoTee™ (@TheGolfDivoTee) March 25, 2023

The video set Twitter alight with nearly 4 million views to date, ironically posted almost a year to the day that viewers roasted Keegan Bradley during his first round match in this event, against Jordan Spieth, a player that also sought to find the advantages with the putting routine.

Two-time PGA Tour winner, Hughes, was quick to throw some shade on the assumption he had been frustrated, saying he was checking out what was in the water:

I was not showing any frustration here. I simply cleared the green and was checking out what was in the water. But it was too brown to see anything! That is all this was @maxhoma23

— Mackenzie Hughes (@MacHughesGolf) March 26, 2023

Not many tweeters were convinced, but ultimately, Homa had the last word, saying he would revisit the routine.

Got tagged in this. Will work on speeding this process up https://t.co/rU039h56p8

— max homa (@maxhoma23) March 25, 2023

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