After his spectacular 64 on Friday, which vaulted him into a tie for third midway through the second round at the PGA Championship, Max Homa described a tricky situation that happened about three weeks ago with his coach John Scott Rattan.

After Thursday's first round, the leaderboard at the 2025 PGA Championship was shocking. Jhonattan Vegas was on top by two, and the only past major champions in the top 19 were Matt Fitzpatrick and Keegan Bradley with long shots almost exclusively occupying the first two pages of the leaderboard.

After a scorching second-round 64, Max Homa is in contention to win his first Major Championship. But it's been a journey to get here. PGA Coach Brendon Elliott shares what you can learn and apply to your own game.