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Sam Burns

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Sam Burns
Burns in 2021
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Holland Burns
Born(1996-07-23)July 23, 1996(age 28)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityUnited States
ResidenceChoudrant, Louisiana
Spouse
Caroline Campbell
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(m.2019)​
Career
CollegeLouisiana State University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web Tour
Professional wins6
Highestranking9 (May 29, 2022)[1]
(as of September 29, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour5
European Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT29: 2023
PGA ChampionshipT20: 2022
U.S. OpenT9:2024
The Open ChampionshipT31: 2024

Samuel Holland Burns(born July 23, 1996) is an Americanprofessional golferwho plays on thePGA Tour.He played his college golf atLouisiana State University.He has won five times on the PGA Tour.

Amateur career

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Burns was born inShreveport, Louisiana,to Todd and Beth Burns. During his prep career atCalvary Baptist Academy,he was a three-time individual state champion. He was namedAJGARolex Junior Player of the Year in 2014. Burns played college golf atLouisiana State University,where he won four tournaments in 15 collegiate starts during his sophomore season. He was named a first-teamAll-Americanand was theNCAA Division IJack Nicklaus National Player of the Year for the 2016–17 season.[2]Burns represented the United States on the winning2017 Arnold Palmer Cupteam and he qualified for thePGA Tour's 2017Barbasol Championship,where he finished T6.[3][4]

Professional career

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In October 2017, Burns made his PGA Tour debut as a professional at theSanderson Farms Championship.[5]After finishing T43, he played a week later at theShriners Hospitals for Children Openand finished T20. Burns earned guaranteed starts for the first 12Web Tourevents of the 2018 season with his T10 finish at the final stage of theWeb Tour Qualifying Tournament.[6]He finished T2 at theColombia Championshipin February 2018. Burns finished T7 at theHonda ClassicwithTiger Woodsas his playing partner in the final round, earning Burns entry into theValspar Championship,where he finished T12.[7]Burns earned his first professional win at the 2018Savannah Golf Championshipon the Web Tour when he birdied each of the final three holes to defeatRoberto Castroby one stroke.[8]He gained a place on thePGA Tourat the end of the 2018 Web season.[9]

Burns has played on the PGA Tour since the start of the2018–19 season.In February 2021, he finished solo third place at theGenesis Invitational,one shot outside of the playoff withTony FinauandMax Homa,Homa being the eventual winner. Burns held the solo lead at the end of each of the first three rounds but was ultimately caught on the back 9 during the final round. In May, Burns won theValspar Championshipfor his first PGA Tour victory. Burns shot a final round 68 to win by three strokes overKeegan Bradley.[10]Two weeks later Burns finished runner-up toK.H. Leeat theAT&T Byron Nelson.[11]

On October 3, 2021, Burns won his second PGA Tour title at theSanderson Farms Championshipin Jackson, Mississippi.[12]On March 20, 2022, Burns won his second consecutive Valspar Championship title, beatingDavis Rileyin a playoff.[13]On May 29, 2022, Burns won theCharles Schwab Challengeafter making a 38-foot birdie putt in a playoff againstScottie Scheffler.Burns overcame a seven stroke deficit to win, matchingNick Pricein 1994 for largest comeback in a final round to win atColonial Country Club.[14]

Burns qualified for the U.S. team at the2022 Presidents Cup;he tied two and lost three of the five matches he played.[15]

In March 2023, Burns won theWGC-Dell Technologies Match Play,defeating Cameron Young 6 and 5 in the championship match.[16]

Burns was selected as one ofZach Johnson's six captain's picks for the2023 Ryder Cup,which would mark Burns's first appearance in the event.[17]

In September 2023, Burns played on the U.S. team in the2023 Ryder CupatMarco Simone Golf and Country ClubinGuidonia,Rome,Italy.The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Burns went 1–2–0 including a loss in his Sunday singles match againstRory McIlroy.

Personal life

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Burns is aChristian.[18]He is married to Caroline Burns.[19]

Burns has been a supporter ofCompassion International's "Fill the Stadium" initiative, an initiative "which seeks to provide food, medical supplies and other forms of support to children and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic."[18]

Amateur wins

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  • 2014AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions,Junior PGA Championship
  • 2016 David Toms Intercollegiate, Sun Bowl Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic
  • 2017 Louisiana Classics, NCAA Baton Rouge Regional

Professional wins (6)

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PGA Tour wins (5)

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Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 May 2,2021 Valspar Championship 67-63-69-68=267 −17 3 strokes United StatesKeegan Bradley
2 Oct 3,2021 Sanderson Farms Championship 68-66-65-67=266 −22 1 stroke United StatesNick Watney,United StatesCameron Young
3 Mar 20,2022 Valspar Championship(2) 64-67-67-69=267 −17 Playoff United StatesDavis Riley
4 May 29, 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge 71-68-67-65=271 −9 Playoff United StatesScottie Scheffler
5 Mar 26,2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play 6 and 5 United StatesCameron Young

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational MexicoAbraham Ancer,JapanHideki Matsuyama Ancer won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2022 Valspar Championship United StatesDavis Riley Won with birdie on second extra hole
3 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge United StatesScottie Scheffler Won with birdie on first extra hole

Web Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Apr 1,2018 Savannah Golf Championship 72-65-65-65=267 −21 1 stroke United StatesRoberto Castro

Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT T41
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Masters Tournament CUT T29 CUT
PGA Championship T29 WD T20 CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT T27 T32 T9
The Open Championship NT T76 T42 CUT T31
Top 10
Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 4
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 2 18 10
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2022 PGA – 2023 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Players Championship CUT T26 T35 T45

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

World Golf Championships

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Wins (1)

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Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play n/a 6 and 5 United StatesCameron Young

Results timeline

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Tournament 2021 2022 2023
Championship
Match Play 1
Invitational T2
Champions NT1 NT1

1Canceled due toCOVID-19pandemic

Win
Top 10
Did not play

"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Week 22 2022 Ending 29 May 2022"(pdf).OWGR.RetrievedMay 30,2022.
  2. ^"Sam Burns named Nicklaus Player of the Year".The Advocate.June 1, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 25,2018.
  3. ^Casey, Kevin (March 16, 2017)."Sam Burns, Hannes Ronneblad highlight 2017 Palmer Cup selections".Golfweek.RetrievedFebruary 25,2018.
  4. ^Lang III, Roy (July 23, 2017)."Sam Burns captures 6th place at Barbasol on PGA Tour".Montgomery Advertiser.RetrievedFebruary 25,2018.
  5. ^DiMeglio, Steve (October 24, 2017)."Dustin Johnson headlines strong field at WGC event in Shanghai".USA Today.RetrievedFebruary 25,2018.
  6. ^Martin, Sean (December 29, 2017)."Players to Watch: No. 3, Sam Burns".PGA Tour.RetrievedFebruary 25,2018.
  7. ^Herrington, Ryan (March 11, 2018)."Late stumble at Innisbrook puts Sam Burns' plans to join PGA Tour on hold... for now".Golf Digest.RetrievedMarch 12,2018.
  8. ^Rabalais, Scott (April 1, 2018)."Former LSU golfer Sam Burns birdies final three holes for Web Tour victory, his first".The Advocate.RetrievedApril 2,2018.
  9. ^"Meet The 50 newest PGA Tour members".PGA Tour. September 23, 2018.
  10. ^Ferguson, Doug (May 2, 2021)."Sam Burns pulls away at Innisbrook, claims first PGA title".Associated Press.RetrievedMay 3,2021.
  11. ^"K.H. Lee wins rainy Byron Nelson, earns PGA spot".ESPN.May 16, 2021.RetrievedMay 17,2021.
  12. ^"Sam Burns pulls away in Mississippi for 2nd PGA Tour win of the year".Sportsnet.ca.Associated Press. October 3, 2021.RetrievedOctober 3,2021.
  13. ^Ferguson, Doug (March 20, 2022)."Burns repeats at Innisbrook after playoff win over Riley".Associated Press.RetrievedMarch 21,2022.
  14. ^Hawkins, Stephen (May 30, 2022)."Burns playoff birdie to beat No. 1 Scheffler at Colonial".Associated Press.RetrievedMay 30,2022.
  15. ^Beall, Joel (September 25, 2022)."Presidents Cup 2022: Our grades for all 24 players, from an A+ for Spieth to an F for Scheffler".Golf Digest.RetrievedSeptember 27,2022.
  16. ^Ferguson, Doug (March 26, 2023)."Sam Burns wins final Match Play in rout over Cameron Young".Associated Press News.RetrievedMarch 26,2023.
  17. ^"Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth headline Zach Johnson's U.S. Ryder Cup captain's picks".Golf Magazine.August 29, 2023.RetrievedAugust 29,2023.
  18. ^abDoering, Joshua (May 4, 2021)."Sam Burns wins first PGA Tour event while helping 'Fill the Stadium'".Sports Spectrum.RetrievedNovember 10,2021.
  19. ^Athreya, Arjun (May 15, 2021)."Who Is Sam Burns' Wife? Meet His Childhood Sweetheart Caroline Campbell Burns".RetrievedNovember 10,2021.
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