Sam Burns
Height: 6'1" (1.85 m)
Weight: 185 (83 kg)
Age: 27 (July 23, 1996)
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana
Residence: Choudrant, Louisiana
Family:
Wife, Caroline
Education:
Louisiana State University
Turned Professional:
2017
City plays from:
Shreveport, LA, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURWinner, World Golf Championships (thru 2026-27)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (5):
2021 (1) Valspar Championship. 2022 (3) Sanderson Farms Championship, Valspar Championship, Charles Schwab Challenge. 2023 (1) World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2018 (1) Savannah Golf Championship.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2023 BMW Championship (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2022 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#9 : 2022 John Deere ClassicCareer Largest Paycheck:
$3,500,000 : 2023 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
Valspar Championship - Finished solo-sixth at the Valspar Championship as two-time defending champion. World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play - Defeated Cameron Young in the Championship Match, 6 and 5, to win the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play in his tournament debut. Earned his fifth career PGA TOUR title in his 121st career start. Advanced from group play with a 3-0-0 record with victories over Adam Hadwin, Adam Scott and Seamus Power before defeating Patrick Cantlay, Mackenzie Hughes and Scottie Scheffler en route to the Championship Match.
National Team Selections
Presidents Cup : 2022
Ryder Cup : 2023
Arnold Palmer Cup : 2017
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 2 - 1) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 136 | 426 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 55 | 92 | 40 | 4 | $21,743,793 | ||
| 2023 | 26 | 81 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 9 | $7,139,050 | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 23 | $7,073,986 | |||
| 2021 | 26 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 18 | $5,160,030 | |
| 2020 | 19 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 111 | $757,500 | |||||
| 2019 | 26 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 94 | $1,117,312 | |||
| 2018 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | $495,916 | ||||||
| 2017 | 1 (A) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 2 (A) | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2023 | T35 | T29 | CUT | T32 | CUT | 1 | |||
| 2022 | T26 | CUT | T20 | T27 | T42 | ||||
| 2021 | CUT | W/D | T76 | T2 (P) | |||||
| 2020 | CNL | ||||||||
| 2019 | T29 | ||||||||
| 2018 | T41 | ||||||||
| 2016 | CUT | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2023 | T52 | T15 | T9 | |
| 2022 | T20 | T19 | 24 | |
| 2021 | T21 | 8 | T18 | |
| 2020 | CUT | |||
Personal
- Watching David Toms win 2011 Crowne Plaza Invitational is his favorite golf memory.
- Loves to hunt and fish.
- Is passionate about charities helping those with Juvenile Diabetes. Best friend is a type 2 diabetic.