In his most recent tournament at the BMW Championship in Castle Rock, CO, Sam Burns ended the weekend at -11, for a second-place finish. He enters play in the 2024 TOUR Championship from August 29 – September 1 aiming for a higher place.
Recent Tournaments: Sam Burns
| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score | Strokes Off Leader | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 2 | 73-68-71-65 (-11) | 1 | $1,503,333 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 5 | 67-63-70-67 (-13) | 4 | $760,000 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 12 | 70-65-69-69 (-11) | 6 | $151,296 |
| July 18-21 | The Open Championship | 31 | 76-69-65-80 (+6) | 15 | $90,220 |
Recent Form Insights: Sam Burns
- Burns enters this tournament with two straight top-five placements.
- Burns has qualified for the weekend in eight straight events.
- Burns has finished in the top five in two of his past four tournaments.
- In his past four appearances, Burns has finished within three shots of the leader once and five or fewer strokes back of the winner twice. He carded a score that’s better than average four times.
- He has an average score of -7 across his past four events.
- Burns has finished below par 12 times and carded 12 better-than-average rounds over his last 16 played.
- He has carded the best score of the day three times while finishing with a top-five score on five occasions and a top-10 score in six of his last 16 rounds.
Last 4 Tournaments Breakdown: Sam Burns
| Tournaments | Within 3 Strokes | Within 5 Strokes | Under AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Last Time Out
- Burns was in the 94th percentile on par 3s at the BMW Championship, averaging 2.69 strokes on the 16 par-3 holes.
- He finished in the 96th percentile on par 4s at the BMW Championship, averaging 3.85 strokes on the 40 par-4 holes.
- Burns shot better than just 0% of the golfers at the BMW Championship on the tournament’s 16 par-5 holes, averaging 5 strokes per hole compared to the field average of 4.58.
- Burns recorded a birdie or better on seven of the 16 par-3 holes at the BMW Championship (the other competitors averaged 2.7).
- On the 16 par-3 holes at the BMW Championship, Burns recorded two bogeys or worse (less than the field average of 2.8).
- Burns had more birdies or better (11) than the field average of 6.6 on the 40 par-4 holes at the BMW Championship.
