Sam Burns

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Top 125 in 2018-19 FedExCup standings (thru 2019-20)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR: 2019

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1)

• 2018 Savannah Golf Championship

National Teams

• 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup

Personal

• Watching David Toms win 2011 Crowne Plaza Invitational is his favorite golf memory.
• Loves to hunt and fish.
• Is passionate about charities helping those with Juvenile Diabetes. Best friend is a type 2 diabetic.

Special Interests

Career Highlights

2019 Season

Qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs in his first season as a member but was unable to compete at THE NORTHERN TRUST due to injury. Finished the season No. 94 in the FedExCup standings. Recorded three top-10s and made 16 cuts in 26 starts.

• RBC Heritage: Finished solo-ninth and four strokes behind champion C.T. Pan at the RBC Heritage. Got engaged on Friday night of tournament week to his girlfriend of four years, Caroline Campbell.
• Sanderson Farms Championship: Posted scores of 69-70-66-68–273 (-15) at the Sanderson Farms Championship to finish T3 with Carlos Ortiz. The top-five showing marked his first on the PGA TOUR.

2018 Season

Made 12 cuts in 17 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour, recording eight top-25s to earn his PGA TOUR card for the first time. Posted a win and three additional top-three performances during the Regular Season to finish second on the Regular Season money list. Played in three Korn Ferry Tour Finals events and finished seventh in the final priority-ranking order. Also made 11 starts on the PGA TOUR where he made eight cuts and posted one top-10. Qualified for his second U.S. Open and first as a professional, making the cut in a major for the first time.

• KC Golf Classic: Picked up his second third-place finish of the season at the KC Golf Classic with an 18-under 266 total.
• Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper: Finished T7 at the Price Cutter Charity Championship.
• Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank: Carded four consecutive sub-70 rounds at the Utah Championship to finish in solo-third, securing his PGA TOUR card for the 2018-19 season.
• Savannah Golf Championship: Won for the first time on the Korn Ferry Tour in fifth start of rookie season. Opened the Savannah Golf Championship with an even-par 72. Moved up the leaderboard with a flawless 7-under 65 in the second round. Climbed into contention with a second consecutive 65 to take a one-stroke lead into the final round. Got off to a slow start with a 1-under 35 on the front nine. After trailing the leaders for a few holes, surged up the leaderboard with six birdies for a back-nine 30. Two-putted the par-5 home hole, after hitting the green in two and edged out Roberto Castro for the trophy. Became the second Louisiana State University Tiger to triumph this season and seventh first-time winner.
• The Honda Classic: In his fourth start on the PGA TOUR as a professional, finished T8 at The Honda Classic. Shot a final-round 68, one of just two bogey-free scores on the day, while paired with Tiger Woods who closed with a 70.
• Club Colombia Championship: In his third start on the Korn Ferry Tour, finished T2 at the Club Colombia Championship after finishing the week at 9-under-par 269. Finished six shots behind winner and former LSU teammate Ben Taylor.

2017 Season

• Barbasol Championship: One of only three amateurs to make the cut in the Barbasol Championship, the LSU All-American posted back-to-back scores of 5-under 66 in rounds three and four to finish at 18-under 266 at T6. In addition to the celebration of his first made-cut (fourth start) and a top-10 finish, he also celebrated his 21st birthday Sunday of the final round.