Having not won a PGA Tour title in 890 days, Max Homa knew something had to give.The American star last tasted success at the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.Homa has endured a brutal trophy drought on the PGA TourGettyIn the time since, golf has been a brutal slog for the 34-year-old.But Homa now sits on the precipice of ending his lengthy PGA Tour drought as he is just one stroke behind leader Davis Thompson at the John Deere Classic.Homa is locked in a four-way tie for second on 14-under at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois going into the all-important fourth and final round.For someone who was once as high as fifth in the world rankings, being firmly in contention for the title is a welcome change for the world No. 99 given he has recorded just one top 25 finish in 2025.“Golf is just been very boring for me this year,” Homa said.“I haven’t had a whole lot of stress, and you want to be stressed out.“So I look forward to the butterflies in the morning; I look forward to the first tee shot.“It’s just nice to get to feel that again. It’s been a while.”It’s not as if Homa has been steadily building towards a nail-biting finale at the John Deere Classic.Since his T12 finish at The Masters in April, Homa’s results make for grim reading.The 34-year-old has been a bolt out of the blue at the John Deere ClassicGettyOf the seven tournaments following the festivities at Augusta, Homa’s best finish was T30 at the Truist Championship in Philadelphia.His next best outing was T51 at the Memorial Tournament in June, with a slew of missed cuts among the results.So, what has been behind Homa’s sudden and surprising resurgence?Well, it may be down to a social media detox.Speaking prior to the John Deere Classic, Homa opened up on the dark side of the internet and the impact it had on him.“Twitter, or X, is an awful, awful place,” Homa said.A break from social media may have played a small role in Homa’s resurgence on the courseGetty“It took me a while to catch on to how impactful that can be and how much of a waste of energy.“I miss the connection with fans, but nothing comes without, I mean, just so much hate and anger.“There is a lot of love in there, too, but unfortunately, it really does get overwhelmed.“It’s a safe haven for a*******, for a lack of a better term. Sorry, PGA Tour.“I don’t know if it’s the gambling world or whatnot… but people say some bad, bad things. People tell you you should die on the internet.”John Deere Classic Leaderboard (prior to final round)1st: Davis Thompson -15T2: David Lipsky -14T2: Emiliano Grillo -14T2: Max Homa -14T2: Brian Campbell -14T6: Kurt Kitayama -12T6: Austin Eckroat -12T6: Seamus Power -12T6: Camilo Villegas -12