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Sam Burns betting profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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After he finished 45th in this tournament in 2024, Sam Burns has a different result in mind as he enters play in the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA, March 13-16.
Latest odds for Burns at THE PLAYERS Championship.
THE PLAYERS Championship tournament and course info
- Date: March 13-16, 2025
- Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA
- Course: TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,352 yards
- Purse: $25M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At THE PLAYERS Championship
- Burns' average finish has been 35th, and his average score 4-under, over his last four appearances at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- In Burns' most recent appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship, in 2024, he finished 45th after posting a score of 4-under.
- Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2024 with numbers of 6.477 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 6.326 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.228 in SG: Putting (37th).
- In addition, Scheffler's average driving distance was 299.1 (14th in field), he hit 76.39% of greens in regulation (third), and he averaged 28 putts per round (25th).
Burns' recent history at THE PLAYERS Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2024 | 45 | 73-70-65-76 | -4 |
| 3/9/2023 | 35 | 68-74-72-70 | -4 |
| 3/10/2022 | 26 | 68-69-71-76 | -4 |
| 3/11/2021 | MC | 81-76 | +13 |
Burns' recent performances
- In his last five events, Burns has an average finish of 34th.
- Over his last five events, Burns has carded a score that's better than average in three of those outings.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 5-under.
- Off the tee, Sam Burns has averaged 307.4 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Burns has an average of 1.971 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Burns is averaging 0.387 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Burns' advanced stats and rankings
- Burns owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.115 (80th) this season, while his average driving distance of 304.0 yards ranks 82nd on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Burns owns a -0.514 average that ranks 154th on TOUR. He ranks 56th with a 70.14% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Burns has delivered a 0.582 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 18th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 68th with a putts-per-round average of 28.63, and he ranks 33rd by breaking par 25.69% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 82 | 304.0 | 307.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 56 | 70.14% | 66.67% |
| Putts Per Round | 68 | 28.63 | 28.6 |
| Par Breakers | 33 | 25.69% | 23.06% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 29 | 11.11% | 11.94% |
Burns' best finishes
- Burns has taken part in six tournaments this season, and he has collected one top-10 finish.
- In those six tournaments, he made the cut on six occasions.
- Burns, who has 279 points, currently ranks 47th in the FedExCup standings.
Burns' best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Burns' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at The Sentry in January 2025, as he posted a 3.821 mark, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished eighth in that tournament.
- Burns' best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2025, as he ranked 14th in the field with a mark of 3.877.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Burns delivered his best effort this season at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, ranking 15th in the field at 2.017. In that tournament, he finished 48th.
- At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in March 2025, Burns recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.922 (his best mark this season), which ranked fourth in the field. He finished 48th in that tournament.
- Burns delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (5.978) at The Sentry in January 2025. That ranked eighth in the field.
Burns' Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 80 | 0.115 | -0.229 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 154 | -0.514 | -1.948 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 59 | 0.176 | 0.593 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 18 | 0.582 | 1.971 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 73 | 0.360 | 0.387 |
Burns' past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 2 | 73-68-71-65 | -11 | 833 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 12 | 67-68-68-70 | -11 | 0 |
| December 5-8 | Hero World Challenge | 14 | 68-72-74-70 | -4 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 8 | 72-66-66-65 | -23 | 155 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | 29 | 68-66-73-67 | -14 | 27 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 22 | 68-69-70-71 | -10 | 38 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 49 | 70-69-74-66 | -5 | 7 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 24 | 71-74-72-69 | -2 | 38 |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 48 | 76-71-73-74 | +6 | 14 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Burns as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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