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Sam Burns Betting Profile: Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By Mastercard
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Sam Burns hits the links March 7-10 in the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge following a 10th-place finish in The Genesis Invitational, which was his most recent competition.
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The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 7-10, 2024
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Course: Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
- Par: 72 / 7,466 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous Winner: Kurt Kitayama
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
- In his last four appearances at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Burns has an average finish of 23rd, and an average score of +3.
- Burns last played at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in 2023, missing the cut with a score of +7.
- When Kurt Kitayama won this tournament in 2023, he had 0.432 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (42nd in the field), 3.246 SG: Approach the Green (19th), and 5.618 SG: Putting (third).
- En route to his victory last year, Kitayama posted an average driving distance of 300.6 (30th in field), hit 70.83% of greens in regulation (first), and took 28.25 putts per round (34th).
Burns' Recent Performances
- Over his last five events, Burns has one top-five finish and four top-10 finishes.
- Over his last five events, Burns has finished within three shots of the leader once and five or fewer strokes back of the winner three times. He's carded a score that's better than average four times.
- He has finished with an average score of -16 those five times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Sam Burns has averaged 305.2 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Burns is averaging 2.578 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Burns has an average of 4.863 in his past five tournaments.
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Burns' Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Burns' Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.266 last season ranked 46th on TOUR, and his 56.6% driving accuracy average ranked 137th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Burns sported a -0.100 mark that ranked 129th on TOUR. He ranked 177th with a 63.65% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Burns' 0.584 Strokes Gained: Putting mark placed him eighth on TOUR last season, and his 28.15 putts-per-round average ranked 10th. He broke par 24.62% of the time (21st).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 21 | 311.4 | 305.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 177 | 63.65% | 58.19% |
| Putts Per Round | 10 | 28.15 | 28.6 |
| Par Breakers | 21 | 24.62% | 29.53% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 118 | 14.33% | 5.56% |
Burns' Best Finishes
- Burns teed off in 26 tournaments last season, collecting five top-10 finishes.
- In those 26 events, he made the cut 19 times, a success rate of 73.1%.
- Last season Burns put up his best performance at the WM Phoenix Open, where he finished third with a score of -18 (zero shots back of the winner).
- Burns' 1335 points last season ranked him 19th in the FedExCup standings.
Burns' Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Burns' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in September 2022 at the Sanderson Farms Championship, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 3.935. He finished 30th in that event.
- Burns' best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Wyndham Championship, where his 3.962 mark ranked 12th in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Burns' best performance last season was at the Charles Schwab Challenge, where his 5.998 mark ranked third in the field.
- At THE CJ CUP in South Carolina in October 2022, Burns delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (9.041, which ranked No. 1 in the field). In that tournament, he finished seventh.
- Burns delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (9.895) at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2023, a performance that ranked him sixth in the field.
Burns' Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 46 | 0.266 | 2.415 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 129 | -0.100 | 1.156 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 97 | 0.046 | -1.294 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 8 | 0.584 | 2.578 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 31 | 0.796 | 4.863 |
Burns' Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 35 | 68-74-72-70 | -4 | 19 |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 6 | 69-73-70-67 | -5 | 100 |
| April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 29 | 68-71-78-72 | +1 | 31 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 15 | 69-70-69-65 | -11 | 52 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 71-71 | E | -- |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 74-80 | +14 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 6 | 67-70-70-68 | -5 | 92 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 16 | 71-71-73-73 | E | 51 |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | MC | 73-71 | E | -- |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 32 | 69-70-71-73 | +3 | 24 |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 19 | 67-65-71-71 | -6 | 42 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-75 | +6 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 14 | 69-69-65-67 | -10 | 51 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 52 | 73-70-67-68 | -2 | 26 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 15 | 71-70-62-71 | -6 | 200 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 9 | 66-66-71-67 | -10 | -- |
| November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 16 | 71-76-68-69 | -4 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 33 | 69-68-68-69 | -18 | 27 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 6 | 66-61-65-71 | -25 | 92 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 10 | 68-69-67 | -12 | 175 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 3 | 68-67-67-64 | -18 | 163 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 10 | 70-71-68-67 | -8 | 150 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Burns as of the start of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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