Sam Burns
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Samuel Holland Burns (born July 23, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He played his college golf at Louisiana State University. He has won five times on the PGA Tour.
Infobox
Full name
Samuel Holland Burns
Born
(1996-07-23) July 23, 1996 (age 29)Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight
185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Residence
Choudrant, Louisiana, U.S.
Spouse
mw- Caroline Campbell (m. 2019)
Children
1
College
Louisiana State University
Turned professional
2017
Current tour
PGA Tour
Former tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins
6
Highest ranking
9 (May 29, 2022)(as of December 7, 2025)
PGA Tour
5
European Tour
1
Korn Ferry Tour
1
Masters Tournament
T29: 2023
PGA Championship
T19: 2025
U.S. Open
T7: 2025
The Open Championship
T31: 2024
Tables
· Professional wins (6) › PGA Tour wins (5)
World Golf Championships (1)
World Golf Championships (1)
Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Designated events (1)
Designated events (1)
Legend
Designated events (1)
Other PGA Tour (4)
Other PGA Tour (4)
Legend
Other PGA Tour (4)
| Legend |
| World Golf Championships (1) |
| Designated events (1) |
| Other PGA Tour (4) |
· Professional wins (6) › PGA Tour wins (5)
Valspar Championship
Valspar Championship
No.
1
Date
May 2, 2021
Tournament
Valspar Championship
Winning score
67-63-69-68=267
To par
−17
Margin ofvictory
3 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Keegan Bradley
Sanderson Farms Championship
Sanderson Farms Championship
No.
2
Date
Oct 3, 2021
Tournament
Sanderson Farms Championship
Winning score
68-66-65-67=266
To par
−22
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner(s)-up
Nick Watney, Cameron Young
Valspar Championship (2)
Valspar Championship (2)
No.
3
Date
Mar 20, 2022
Tournament
Valspar Championship (2)
Winning score
64-67-67-69=267
To par
−17
Margin ofvictory
Playoff
Runner(s)-up
Davis Riley
Charles Schwab Challenge
Charles Schwab Challenge
No.
4
Date
May 29, 2022
Tournament
Charles Schwab Challenge
Winning score
71-68-67-65=271
To par
−9
Margin ofvictory
Playoff
Runner(s)-up
Scottie Scheffler
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
No.
5
Date
Mar 26, 2023
Tournament
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Winning score
6 and 5
To par
Cameron Young
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin ofvictory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | May 2, 2021 | Valspar Championship | 67-63-69-68=267 | −17 | 3 strokes | Keegan Bradley |
| 2 | Oct 3, 2021 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 68-66-65-67=266 | −22 | 1 stroke | Nick Watney, Cameron Young |
| 3 | Mar 20, 2022 | Valspar Championship (2) | 64-67-67-69=267 | −17 | Playoff | Davis Riley |
| 4 | May 29, 2022 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 71-68-67-65=271 | −9 | Playoff | Scottie Scheffler |
| 5 | Mar 26, 2023 | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | 6 and 5 | Cameron Young | ||
· Professional wins (6) › PGA Tour wins (5)
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
No.
1
Year
2021
Tournament
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
Opponent(s)
Abraham Ancer, Hideki Matsuyama
Result
Ancer won with birdie on second extra hole
Valspar Championship
Valspar Championship
No.
2
Year
2022
Tournament
Valspar Championship
Opponent(s)
Davis Riley
Result
Won with birdie on second extra hole
Charles Schwab Challenge
Charles Schwab Challenge
No.
3
Year
2022
Tournament
Charles Schwab Challenge
Opponent(s)
Scottie Scheffler
Result
Won with birdie on first extra hole
RBC Canadian Open
RBC Canadian Open
No.
4
Year
2025
Tournament
RBC Canadian Open
Opponent(s)
Ryan Fox
Result
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 2021 | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational | Abraham Ancer, Hideki Matsuyama | Ancer won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2022 | Valspar Championship | Davis Riley | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2022 | Charles Schwab Challenge | Scottie Scheffler | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2025 | RBC Canadian Open | Ryan Fox | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
· Professional wins (6) › Web.com Tour wins (1)
Savannah Golf Championship
Savannah Golf Championship
No.
1
Date
Apr 1, 2018
Tournament
Savannah Golf Championship
Winning score
72-65-65-65=267
To par
−21
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner-up
Roberto Castro
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin ofvictory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Apr 1, 2018 | Savannah Golf Championship | 72-65-65-65=267 | −21 | 1 stroke | Roberto Castro |
· Results in major championships
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
2016
CUT
2018
T41
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Masters Tournament | |||
| Open | CUT | T41 | |
| The Open Championship | |||
| PGA Championship |
· Results in major championships
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
2022
CUT
2023
T29
2024
CUT
2025
T46
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
2019
T29
2021
WD
2022
T20
2023
CUT
2024
CUT
2025
T19
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
2021
CUT
2022
T27
2023
T32
2024
T9
2025
T7
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
2020
NT
2021
T76
2022
T42
2023
CUT
2024
T31
2025
T45
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T29 | CUT | T46 | |||
| PGA Championship | T29 | WD | T20 | CUT | CUT | T19 | |
| Open | CUT | T27 | T32 | T9 | T7 | ||
| The Open Championship | NT | T76 | T42 | CUT | T31 | T45 |
· Results in major championships › Summary
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Top-5
0
Top-10
0
Top-25
0
Events
4
Cuts made
2
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Top-5
0
Top-10
0
Top-25
2
Events
6
Cuts made
3
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Top-5
0
Top-10
2
Top-25
2
Events
7
Cuts made
5
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Top-5
0
Top-10
0
Top-25
0
Events
5
Cuts made
4
Totals
Totals
Tournament
Totals
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Top-5
0
Top-10
2
Top-25
4
Events
22
Cuts made
14
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 |
· Results in The Players Championship
The Players Championship
The Players Championship
Tournament
The Players Championship
2021
CUT
2022
T26
2023
T35
2024
T45
2025
CUT
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| The Players Championship | CUT | T26 | T35 | T45 | CUT |
· World Golf Championships › Wins (1)
2023
2023
Year
2023
Championship
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
54 holes
n/a
Winning score
6 and 5
Margin
Cameron Young
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
| 2023 | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | n/a | 6 and 5 | Cameron Young | |
· World Golf Championships › Results timeline
Championship
Championship
Tournament
Championship
Match Play
Match Play
Tournament
Match Play
2023
1
Invitational
Invitational
Tournament
Invitational
2021
T2
Champions
Champions
Tournament
Champions
2021
NT1
2022
NT1
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Championship | |||
| Match Play | 1 | ||
| Invitational | T2 | ||
| Champions | NT1 | NT1 | |
References
- The 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was also a designated event.
- "Week 22 2022 Ending 29 May 2022"http://www.owgr.com/archive/PastRankings/2022/Rankings/owgr22f2022.pdf
- Shreveport Timeshttps://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/golf/2015/03/22/real-deal-sam-burns/25174097/
- News-Starhttps://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/2021/05/08/sam-burns-first-pga-tour-win-valspar-championship-lsu-golf/4928327001/
- Shreveport Timeshttps://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/golf/2014/10/30/shreveports-sam-burns-named-national-player-year/18175879/
- "Sam Burns all smiles after missing Valero Texas Open cut"https://www.ksla.com/story/28637204/sam-burns-all-smiles-after-missing-valero-texas-open-cut/
- The Advocatehttp://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_18da3f5e-472b-11e7-ad64-2f935c7371a2.html
- Golfweekhttp://golfweek.com/2017/03/16/sam-burns-hannes-ronneblad-highlight-2017-arnold-palmer-cup-selections/
- Montgomery Advertiserhttp://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/golf/2017/07/23/sam-burns-shreveport-lsu-barbasol-championship-pga-tour/103939058/
- USA Todayhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2017/10/24/dustin-johnson-headlines-strong-field-wgc-event-shanghai/795520001/
- "Players to Watch: No. 3, Sam Burns"https://www.pgatour.com/webcom/news/2017/12/29/players-to-watch-2018-sam-burns.html
- Golf Digesthttps://www.golfdigest.com/story/late-stumble-at-innisbrook-puts-sam-burns-plans-to-join-pga-tour-on-hold-for-now
- The Advocatehttp://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_3d26563a-360a-11e8-a289-1ba21d4d2f82.html
- "Meet The 50 newest PGA Tour members"https://www.pgatour.com/webcom/news/2018/09/23/the-50-newest-pga-tour-members.html
- "Sam Burns pulls away at Innisbrook, claims first PGA title"https://apnews.com/article/sports-a7217263eabf30983268feb149b85b50
- ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/31457413/kh-lee-wins-att-byron-nelson-first-pga-tour-victory-qualifies-pga-championship
- Sportsnet.cahttps://www.sportsnet.ca/golf/article/sam-burns-pulls-away-mississippi-2nd-win-year/
- "Burns repeats at Innisbrook after playoff win over Riley"https://apnews.com/article/sports-paul-casey-dustin-johnson-sam-burns-davis-riley-4188a40e183c4046adf1864cbe40bfc6
- "Burns playoff birdie to beat No. 1 Scheffler at Colonial"https://apnews.com/article/sports-sam-burns-nick-price-texas-the-masters-d3d0abdad78ed671ae4d36a1d83d63a9
- Golf Digesthttps://www.golfdigest.com/story/presidents-cup-grades-spieth-scheffler-kim-scott
- Associated Press Newshttps://apnews.com/article/young-burns-mcilroy-scheffler-match-play-63b0e90b5faebbcbc0d4b7231b41e93f
- Golf Magazinehttps://golf.com/news/koepka-spieth-headline-u-s-ryder-cup-captains-picks/
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.co.uk/golf/story/_/id/45476231/ryan-fox-wins-canadian-open-playoff-defeating-sam-burns
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/45521174/sam-burns-denied-casual-water-relief-double-bogeys-15th-hole-us-open
- Sports Spectrumhttps://sportsspectrum.com/sport/golf/2021/05/04/sam-burns-pga-tour-fill-the-stadium/
- "Who Is Sam Burns' Wife? Meet His Childhood Sweetheart Caroline Campbell Burns"https://www.essentiallysports.com/pga-tour-golf-news-who-is-sam-burns-wife-meet-his-childhood-sweetheart-caroline-campbell-burns-sam-burns-wife/
- Golf Magazinehttps://golf.com/news/pga-tour-babies-scheffler-gesture-schauffele-jokes-rogers-report/