Sam Burns betting profile: WM Phoenix Open
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Sam Burns during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
In his most recent tournament at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Sam Burns ended the weekend at 10-under, good for a 22nd-place finish. He competes in the 2025 WM Phoenix Open Feb. 6-9 seeking better results.
The WM Phoenix Open tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 6-9, 2025
- Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- Course: TPC Scottsdale
- Par: 71 / 7,261 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous winner: Nick Taylor
At the WM Phoenix Open
- In his last six appearances at the WM Phoenix Open, Burns has an average finish of 10th, and an average score of 13-under.
- Burns last played at the WM Phoenix Open in 2024, finishing third with a score of 18-under.
- Nick Taylor won this tournament in 2024 with numbers of 0.112 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (42nd in field), 5.118 in SG: Approach the Green (ninth), and 8.934 in SG: Putting (first).
- Taylor also posted numbers of 293.8 in average driving distance (35th in field), 81.94% in terms of greens in regulation (second), and 28.25 putts per round (seventh).
Burns' recent history at the WM Phoenix Open
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
2/8/2024 | 3 | 68-67-67-64 | -18 |
2/9/2023 | 6 | 70-71-64-68 | -11 |
2/10/2022 | MC | 68-73 | -1 |
2/4/2021 | 22 | 64-68-73-68 | -11 |
1/30/2020 | MC | 69-74 | +1 |
Burns' recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Burns has one top-10 finish and three top-20 finishes.
- Over his last five appearances, Burns has carded a score that's better than average in four of those outings.
- He has carded an average score of 12-under over his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Sam Burns has averaged 307.6 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Burns is averaging 1.541 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Burns is averaging 2.674 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Burns' advanced stats and rankings
- Burns delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.265 last season, which ranked 44th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (307.4 yards) ranked 39th, and his 63.4% driving accuracy average ranked 74th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Burns sported a 0.173 mark that ranked 73rd on TOUR. He ranked 153rd with a 64.69% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Burns' 0.496 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 14th last season, and his 27.78 putts-per-round average ranked first.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 39 | 307.4 | 307.6 |
Greens in Regulation % | 153 | 64.69% | 60.56% |
Putts Per Round | 1 | 27.78 | 28.1 |
Par Breakers | 4 | 28.69% | 30.00% |
Bogey Avoidance | 54 | 13.47% | 8.89% |
Burns' best finishes
- Burns last season participated in 22 tournaments, earning three top-five finishes and collecting eight finishes in the top 10.
- In those 22 tournaments, he had a 86.4% success rate in terms of making the cut (19 cuts made).
- Last season Burns put up his best performance at the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club. He shot 11-under and finished second (one shot back of the winner).
- Burns accumulated 1265 points last season, which ranked him 29th in the FedExCup standings.
Burns' best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Burns posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the WM Phoenix Open, ranking No. 1 in the field at 6.454. In that tournament, he finished third.
- Burns put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season at the TOUR Championship (August 2024), ranking second in the field with a mark of 4.093.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Burns' best mark last season was at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in June 2024, as he ranked second in the field with a mark of 4.328.
- At the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2024, Burns posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season -- 7.131, which ranked him second in the field. He finished fifth in that event.
- Burns posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (13.258) at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2024), which ranked him third in the field. He finished third in that event.
Burns' Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 44 | 0.265 | 0.870 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 73 | 0.173 | 0.074 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 80 | 0.069 | 0.190 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 14 | 0.496 | 1.541 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 13 | 1.003 | 2.674 |
Burns' past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Burns as of the start of the WM Phoenix Open.
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