Samuel Holland Burns (born July 23, 1996) is an American
professional golfer
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who plays on the
PGA Tour
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. He played his college golf at
Louisiana State University
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. In 2021, he won the
Valspar Championship
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History
The tournament was founded in 2000 as ...
and the
Sanderson Farms Championship
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The tournament has been part of the P ...
.
Amateur career
Burns was born in
Shreveport, Louisiana, to Todd and Beth Burns. During his prep career at
Calvary Baptist Academy, he was a three-time individual state champion. He was named
AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2014. Burns played college golf at
Louisiana State University
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, where he won four tournaments in 15 collegiate starts during his sophomore season. He was named a first-team
All-America
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n and was the
NCAA Division I
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Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year for the 2016–17 season.
Burns represented the United States on the winning
2017 Arnold Palmer Cup team and he qualified for the
PGA Tour
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's 2017
Barbasol Championship, where he finished T6.
Professional career
In October 2017, Burns made his PGA Tour debut as a professional at the
Sanderson Farms Championship
The Sanderson Farms Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually in Mississippi. It moved to the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson in autumn 2014, early in the 2015 season.
The tournament has been part of the P ...
.
After finishing T43, he played a week later at the
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and finished T20. Burns earned guaranteed starts for the first 12
Web.com Tour events of the 2018 season with his T10 finish at the final stage of the
Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament
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.
He finished T2 at the
Colombia Championship
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Winners
Bolde ...
in February 2018. Burns finished T7 at the
Honda Classic
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with
Tiger Woods
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* Woods is widely regarded as ...
as his playing partner in the final round, earning Burns entry into the
Valspar Championship
The Valspar Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, northwest of Tampa, Florida.
History
The tournament was founded in 2000 as ...
, where he finished T12.
Burns earned his first professional win at the 2018
Savannah Golf Championship on the Web.com Tour when he birdied each of the final three holes to defeat
Roberto Castro
Roberto Castro (born June 23, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Castro played college golf at Georgia Tech. While at Georgia Tech, he was named first-team All-American in 2005, second-team All-Ame ...
by one stroke.
He gained a place on the
PGA Tour
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at the end of the 2018 Web.com season.
Burns has played on the PGA Tour since the start of the
2018–19 season. In February 2021, he finished solo third place at the
Genesis Invitational, one shot outside of the playoff with
Tony Finau
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Early life and amateur career
Milton Pouha Finau was born on September 14, 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He won the Utah ...
and
Max 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 the
Valspar Championship
The Valspar Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, northwest of Tampa, Florida.
History
The tournament was founded in 2000 as ...
for his first PGA Tour victory. Burns shot a final round 68 to win by three strokes over
Keegan Bradley
Keegan Hansen Bradley (born June 7, 1986) is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour. He has won five tour events, most notably the 2011 PGA Championship. He is one of six golfers to win in his major debut, along with Ben Cu ...
. Two weeks later Burns finished runner-up to
K.H. Lee at the
AT&T Byron Nelson.
On October 3, 2021, Burns won his second PGA Tour title at the
Sanderson Farms Championship
The Sanderson Farms Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually in Mississippi. It moved to the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson in autumn 2014, early in the 2015 season.
The tournament has been part of the P ...
in Jackson, Mississippi. On March 20, 2022, Burns won his second consecutive Valspar Championship title, beating
Davis Riley
Davis Riley (born December 17, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Riley was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He attended Presbyterian Christian School in Hattiesburg, winning the Mississippi st ...
in a playoff. On May 29, 2022, Burns won the
Charles Schwab Challenge after making a 38-foot birdie putt in a playoff against
Scottie Scheffler. Burns overcame a seven stroke deficit to win, matching
Nick Price in 1994 for largest comeback in a final round to win at
Colonial Country Club.
Burns qualified for the U.S. team at the
2022 Presidents Cup
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; he tied two and lost three of the five matches he played.
Personal life
Burns is a
Christian
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.
He is married to Caroline Burns.
Burns has been a supporter of
Compassion International
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'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."
Amateur wins
*2014 AJGA 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 (5)
PGA Tour wins (4)
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
Web.com Tour wins (1)
Results in major championships
''Results not in chronological order in 2020.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
WD = withdrew
NT = No tournament due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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Summary
*Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2022 PGA – 2022 Open Championship, current)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
1Canceled due to
COVID-19
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pandemic
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
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Junior Ryder Cup: 2014 (winners)
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Arnold Palmer Cup:
2017
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(winners)
Professional
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Presidents Cup:
2022
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(winners)
See also
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2018 Web.com Tour Finals graduates This is a list of golfers who graduated from the Web.com Tour and Web.com Tour Finals in 2018. The top 25 players on the Web.com Tour's regular-season money list in 2018 earned PGA Tour cards for 2019 PGA Tour, 2019. The Finals, which concluded on S ...
References
External links
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Profile on LSU's official athletic site
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American male golfers
LSU Tigers golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Golfers from Shreveport, Louisiana
Golfers from Texas
Sportspeople from Tyler, Texas
1996 births
Living people