Samuel Holland Burns (born July 23, 1996) is an American

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who plays on the

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. He played his college golf at

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...

. In 2021, he won the

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and 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 ...

Amateur career

Burns was born in

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, 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

, where he won four tournaments in 15 collegiate starts during his sophomore season. He was named a first-team

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n and was the

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Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year for the 2016–17 season. Burns represented the United States on the winning

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team and he qualified for the

's 2017

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, where he finished T6.

Professional career

In October 2017, Burns made his PGA Tour debut as a professional at the

. After finishing T43, he played a week later at the

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and finished T20. Burns earned guaranteed starts for the first 12

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events of the 2018 season with his T10 finish at the final stage of the

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. He finished T2 at the Colombia Championship in February 2018. Burns finished T7 at the

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with

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as his playing partner in the final round, earning Burns entry into the

, where he finished T12. Burns earned his first professional win at the 2018

Savannah Golf Championship The Club Car Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played from March 29 to April 1, 2018, on the Deer Creek Course at The Landings Club in Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of ...

on the Web.com Tour when he birdied each of the final three holes to defeat

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by one stroke. He gained a place on the

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

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, one shot outside of the playoff with

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and

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, 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

for his first PGA Tour victory. Burns shot a final round 68 to win by three strokes over

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. Two weeks later Burns finished runner-up to K.H. Lee at the

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. On October 3, 2021, Burns won his second PGA Tour title at the

in Jackson, Mississippi. On March 20, 2022, Burns won his second consecutive Valspar Championship title, beating Davis Riley in a playoff. On May 29, 2022, Burns won the

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after making a 38-foot birdie putt in a playoff against

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. Burns overcame a seven stroke deficit to win, matching

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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; he tied two and lost three of the five matches he played.

Personal life

Burns is a

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. He is married to Caroline Burns. Burns has been a supporter of

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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

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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

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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 * Junior Ryder Cup: 2014 (winners) *

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: 2017 (winners) Professional *

Presidents Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus Europe. Europe competes against the United States in a similar but considerably ...

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(winners)

References

External links

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Profile on LSU's official athletic site
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