Sam Burns

Sam Burns

28-Year-Old Golfer
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
While Burns didn't find the win column in 2024 like he did the season prior, he actually had a better year statistically. Burns was 13th in SG: Total in 2024 compared to 31st in 2023. He was able to pile up 12 top-15 finishes, the most such finishes in a season in his career. Burns had another great putting campaign, finishing inside the top-15 in SG: Putting for the fourth straight season. The difference is 2024 was that he signficantly improved his accuracy off the tee, as well as his SG: Approach numbers. That being said, Burns was still a ways off his numbers of 2021-22 when he finished 18th in SG: Approach and piled up three victories. The 28-year-old is still capable of those type of performances if he dials in his distances. Read Past Outlooks
Disappointing final round
September 2, 2024
Burns carded a one-under 70 in the final round of the TOUR Championship to finish tied for 12th place.
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Burns had an uneven closing round on a day where scores were low, posting four birdies and three bogeys to fall outside the top-10. He had a great week with his irons, ranking second in SG: Approach but was held back by his short game. Nevertheless, it was a solid playoff run for Burns as he finished no worse than T12 across three events.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The expecations for Burns in 2022-23 were very high off his three-win campaign in 2021-22. It wasn't a let down because Burns was able to get another win at the WGC-Match Play, but many would have hoped for more than just six top-10s in 26 starts. Burns has long been a great driver and putter, but the difference between last season and 2021-22 was the iron play. Burns was 18th in SG: Approach in 2021-22, but fell down to 122nd in that category last season. If those can meet somewhere in the middle in 2024 you can expect a strong season for the 27-year-old.
Burns was able to better what was a very impressive season in 2020-21 with a three-win performance in 2021-22. Burns got his first win early at the Sanderson Farms Championship and then was able to repeat at the Valspar Championship in a playoff. The 26-year-old picked up his final win at Colonial in which he outlasted the No.1 ranked player in the OWGR, Scottie Scheffler, in a playoff. Burns tailed off a bit down the stretch, but his combonation of distance and putting will make him a consistent threat for years to come. The next step for this player will be to raise his level of play at the majors.
Burns didn't enter the PGA Tour with much hype in 2019, but entering 2020-21, there was a feeling that he was about to break through. That break through occurred at the Valspar Championship in May where he picked up his first PGA Tour win. Not one to rest on his laurels, Burns posted a runner-up in his next start on tour. His pace slowed a bit after that, but he managed to find another runner-up at the St. Jude in August. In all, it was an incredible year for Burns, one that he's unlikely to duplicate this year however. Burns should continue to get better, but his number is just too high for salary cap purposes this season.
Burns' second season on Tour came with mediocre results: 103rd in FedEx Cup points, 11-out-of-19 cuts made and three top-20 finishes. At only 24, it's likely we have yet to see the best of Burns, who won the Jack Nicklaus Award at the best collegiate golfer in 2017. Burns ranked inside the top 10 in driving distance and top-20 in SG: Off-the-tee last season, but has been held back by his chipping game where he's failed to crack the top 175 in either year on Tour. An improvement there could pay off big in 2020-21.
Burns had a solid, yet not quite spectacular rookie season on the PGA Tour this past year. He earned over $1 million, carded six top-10s and most importantly, secured his card for the upcoming season. His best finish came in the fall however and while he did post six top-10s, he was more of a hit or miss type of guy last season. There could be something there, but it's too early too tell. It's probably best to pass on Burns this season in salary cap formats.
The LSU product was named a first-team All-American and recipient of the Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year award as the NCAA's top golfer during the 2016-17 season. He not only won on the Web.com Tour as a rookie in 2018, but also appeared in 11 PGA Tour events including a top-10 at the Honda Classic. Burns led the Web.com Tour in both birdie average and putting average, so he'll be a candidate to make some noise with a full schedule at the next level.
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T2 after best round of day
August 25, 2024
Burns fired a seven-under 65 in the final round of the BMW Championship to climb into a share of second place.
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T5 showing at St. Jude Championship
August 18, 2024
Burns finished in a share of fifth place at the FedEx St. Jude Championship following a three-under 67 on Sunday.
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Big numbers prove costly
July 28, 2024
Burns shot a two-under 69 in the final round of the 3M Open to finish in a tie for 12th place.
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Struggles with final round 80
July 21, 2024
Burns recorded a nine-over 80 in the final round of The Open Championship to finish tied for 31st place.
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Cements T55 finish in Connecticut
June 25, 2024
Burns shot a four-under 72 to finish tied in the 55th spot in the Travelers Championship.
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