Jul 15, 2024
Sam Burns betting profile: The Open Championship
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PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 15: Sam Burns of the United States hits a tee shot on the ninth hole during the third round of the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 15, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
In his last competition at the Travelers Championship, Sam Burns finished the weekend at 4-under, good for a 55th-place finish. He enters play in the 2024 Open Championship July 17-20 aiming for a better finish.
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The Open Championship tournament and course info
- Date: July 17-20, 2024
- Location: Troon, South Ayrshire, SCO
- Course: Royal Troon Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,385 yards
- Previous winner: Brian Harman
At The Open Championship
- In his last three appearances at The Open Championship, Burns has an average finish of 59th, and an average score of 1-over.
- In Burns' most recent appearance at The Open Championship, in 2023, he missed the cut after posting a score of 6-over.
- With a driving average of 285.5 yards (51st in the field), a 75% driving accuracy (first), and 27 putts per round (second), Brian Harman brought home the title in this tournament in 2023.
Burns' recent history at The Open Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/19/2023 | MC | 73-75 | +6 |
| 7/13/2022 | 42 | 72-69-77-64 | -6 |
| 7/14/2021 | 76 | 71-69-76-72 | +8 |
Burns' recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Burns has two top-10 finishes and three top-20 finishes.
- Burns has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in three of his last five events.
- He has finished with an average score of -3 those four times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Sam Burns has averaged 308.1 yards in his past five starts.
- Burns has an average of 0.688 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Burns is averaging 3.239 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Burns' advanced stats and rankings
- Burns has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.362, which ranks 29th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (305.7 yards) ranks 39th, and his 65.8% driving accuracy average ranks 44th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Burns sports a 0.016 mark (101st on TOUR).
- On the greens, Burns' 0.324 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 37th on TOUR this season, and his 28.06 putts-per-round average ranks 11th. He has broken par 26.00% of the time (36th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 39 | 305.7 | 308.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 129 | 64.57% | 61.11% |
| Putts Per Round | 11 | 28.06 | 28.2 |
| Par Breakers | 36 | 26.00% | 18.83% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 17 | 12.58% | 12.65% |
Burns' best finishes
- Burns has participated in 16 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has come away with one finish in the top-five and six finishes in the top-10.
- In those 16 tournaments, he had a 81.3% success rate in terms of making the cut (13 cuts made).
- With 1181 points, Burns currently ranks 31st in the FedExCup standings.
Burns' best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Burns' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the WM Phoenix Open, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 6.454 (he finished third in that event).
- Burns' best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the RBC Canadian Open, where his 4.057 mark ranked 11th in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Burns' best performance this season was 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 WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Burns recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.223, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him 12th in the field (he finished third in that event).
- Burns delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.258) in February 2024 at the WM Phoenix Open, which ranked third in the field. He finished third in that tournament.
Burns' Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 29 | 0.362 | 1.238 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 101 | 0.016 | -1.008 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 70 | 0.089 | 2.320 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 37 | 0.324 | 0.688 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 28 | 0.791 | 3.239 |
Burns' past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Burns as of the start of The Open Championship.
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