He was tied for 20th, chasing Lucas Herbert, the leader after a 6-under 63.
Herbert had 10 birdies — seven over his final nine holes — to overcome an early bogey.
59 in the world, needed a big spark after entering the FedEx Fall 152nd in points.
The 63 wass two shots shy of the tournament course record of 61 shared by seven players, most recently Ricky Barnes in 2018.
“Just one bad swing that led to a double and then a bad wedge shot that was quite frustrating,” Homa said.
Persons:
— Justin Thomas scuffled, Thomas, Lucas Herbert, ”, “, Herbert, Kim, Kelly Kraft, Jason Dufner, Harry Hall, Sung Kang, Zac Blair, Mark Hubbard, Max Homa, Zach Johnson, Stewart Cink, ” Herbert, Herbert parred, Ricky Barnes, Barnes, Homa, Steve Stricker, ” Homa
Organizations:
Ryder, Wyndham, FedEx, John Deere
Locations:
NAPA, Calif, Greensboro , North Carolina, wasn’t, Northern, America, Australia, Maine