Name: Sam Burns closes opening round out with birdie at Arnold Palmer
Uploaded: 2024-03-07T19:21:30.195Z
Duration: 45 s
Description: In the opening round of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Sam Burns makes birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

In the "Optum Golf Channel Games," teammates Scottie Scheffler, Luke Clanton, Keegan Bradley and Sam Burns contribute to a 30-second par in the timed shootout.

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In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sam Burns's 172-yard tee shot on the 171-yard, par-3 17th hole landed on the right green, leaving a 7-foot 5-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sam Burns' 301-yard drive on the 456-yard, par-4 1st hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 142 yards to the hole, his 138-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green, leaving 25 feet 11 inches to the hole, and he made a 25-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

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In the third round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge, Sam Burns’ 172-yard tee shot on the 170-yard, par-3 5th hole landed on the left side of the green, leaving a 7-foot 9-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

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Sam Burns holes 117-yard approach for closing eagle at Procore

In the first round of the 2025 Procore, Sam Burns' drive on the 579-yard, par-5 18th hole went 326 yards into the left fairway, his 242-yard approach from the fairway landed in the right rough, his 40-yard shot from the rough traveled 97 feet to the left side of the green and finished 23 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made the 23-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

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