CALEDON, Ontario – Max Homa says he’s like a pest. No matter the struggle (and there have been plenty), he’ll never stop grinding if he has a place to play.

After parting with recent caddie Bill Harke and then carrying his own bag for Monday’s 36-hole U.S. Open qualifier, Homa opened the RBC Canadian Open in 1-under 69 with a new caddie on the bag, veteran looper Lance Bennett, a partnership that coalesced earlier this week in spur-of-the-moment fashion. Homa’s 2025 season has been a struggle and has yet to feature a top-10 finish, but a “cathartic” Monday – where he caddied for himself – increased his belief that better days are ahead.

Homa had ample time for self-reflection in Monday’s U.S. Open qualifier in Columbus, Ohio, where he three-putted the 36th hole on "Golf’s Longest Day" an

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