Aug 19, 2024
Sam Burns betting profile: BMW Championship
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When he takes the course Aug. 22-25, Sam Burns will try to build upon his last performance in the BMW Championship. In 2023, he shot 6-under and finished 15th at Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course).
Latest odds for Burns at the BMW Championship.
The BMW Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 22-25, 2024
- Location: Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
- Course: Castle Pines Golf Club
- Par: 72 / 8,130 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Viktor Hovland
At the BMW Championship
- Over his last three trips to the BMW Championship, Burns has an average score of 10-under, with an average finish of 14th.
- Burns last played at the BMW Championship in 2023, finishing 15th with a score of 6-under.
- Viktor Hovland finished with 4.736 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in the field), 4.318 SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 6.178 SG: Putting (fourth) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- Hovland's average driving distance was 306.0 (12th in field), he hit 80.56% of greens in regulation (third), with 28.50 putts per round (13th) en route to his win last year.
Burns' recent history at the BMW Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/17/2023 | 15 | 71-70-62-71 | -6 |
| 8/18/2022 | 19 | 69-69-70-70 | -6 |
| 8/26/2021 | 8 | 64-70-65-70 | -19 |
Burns' recent performances
- Burns has earned one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes over his last five appearances.
- Burns has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in four of his last five appearances, including one finish within five strokes of the leader.
- He has an average score relative to par of 4-under in his last five appearances.
- Sam Burns has averaged 310.4 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Burns is averaging 4.505 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Burns is averaging 5.590 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Burns' advanced stats and rankings
- Burns has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.305, which ranks 38th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (306.0 yards) ranks 38th, and his 63.7% driving accuracy average ranks 67th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Burns ranks 91st on TOUR with a mark of 0.091.
- On the greens, Burns' 0.470 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 21st on TOUR this season, and his 27.89 putts-per-round average ranks seventh. He has broken par 26.75% of the time (20th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 38 | 306.0 | 310.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 124 | 64.70% | 60.28% |
| Putts Per Round | 7 | 27.89 | 26.8 |
| Par Breakers | 20 | 26.75% | 25.28% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 28 | 13.16% | 14.44% |
Burns' best finishes
- Burns has taken part in 19 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't finished first in any of them, he has earned two finishes in the top-five and seven finishes in the top-10.
- In those 19 tournaments, he had a 84.2% success rate in terms of making the cut (16 cuts made).
- As of now, Burns has collected 1265 points, which ranks him 29th in the FedExCup standings.
Burns' best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Burns produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the WM Phoenix Open, ranking No. 1 in the field at 6.454. In that event, he finished third.
- Burns put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at the RBC Canadian Open (May 2024), ranking 11th in the field with a mark of 4.057.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Burns' best effort this season was in June 2024 at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 4.328. He finished 15th in that tournament.
- At the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2024, Burns posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 7.131, which ranked him second in the field. He finished fifth in that tournament.
- Burns posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.258) at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024. That ranked third in the field.
Burns' Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 38 | 0.305 | 0.618 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 91 | 0.091 | -1.118 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 62 | 0.104 | 1.586 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 21 | 0.470 | 4.505 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 17 | 0.970 | 5.590 |
Burns' past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 30 | 68-72-71-78 | +1 | 38 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 73-70-65-76 | -4 | 14 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 80-73 | +9 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 44 | 70-69-72-69 | -4 | 16 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 13 | 71-68-70-73 | -2 | 135 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 72-73 | +3 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 10 | 63-71-67-70 | -9 | 68 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 15 | 71-75-71-73 | +2 | 115 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 9 | 73-67-73-67 | E | 180 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 55 | 67-68-69-72 | -4 | 9 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 31 | 76-69-65-80 | +6 | 29 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 12 | 70-65-69-69 | -11 | 56 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 5 | 67-63-70-67 | -13 | 420 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Burns as of the start of the BMW Championship.
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