Homa feeling at home and leads at Riviera as Tiger makes cut

Max Homa hits from the 15ht tee during the second round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Feb. 17, 2023. Ryan Kang/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Max Homa in the lead at his hometown PGA Tour event used to give him chills. Now he’s playing so well it almost feels normal.

Homa, a winner last month down the coast at Torrey Pines, ran off three birdies around the turn at Riviera and tossed in a few big par saves Friday for a 3–under 68, giving him a one-shot lead over Jon Rahm, Keith Mitchell and Lee Hodges at the Genesis Invitational.