Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Sam Burns is an American Professional Golfer whose professional debut was in 2017. In only his fifth start of his rookie season, Sam won the 2018 Savannah Golf Championships to record his first win on the Korn Ferry Tour. He joined the PGA Tour in 2019.
Sam represented the United States as a member of the winning 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup team. As an amateur, he competed and finished tied for sixth in the PGA Tour's 2017 Barbasol Championship.Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Sam Burns is an American Professional Golfer whose professional debut was in 2017. In only his fifth start of his rookie season, Sam won the 2018 Savannah Golf Championships to record his first win on the Korn Ferry Tour. He joined the PGA Tour in 2019.
Sam represented the United States as a member of the winning 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup team. As an amateur, he competed and finished tied for sixth in the PGA Tour's 2017 Barbasol Championship.
Sam attended Louisiana State University, and as a member of the golf team he had four victories in 15 collegiate tournaments. He was honored as the NCAA Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year for the 2016-17 season. Sam was individual state champion three times and was named AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2014.
Sam supports charities helping those with Juvenile Diabetes. He also enjoys fishing and hunting.
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Sam made his PGA Tour debut at the 2017 Sanderson Farms Championship at the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, Miss. He shot a first round 3-under par 69 and finished the tournament at 2-under par.
T6
Top Finish
2020
Sam shot an impressive 19-under par, including a final round 63, to notch his highest finish of the 2020 season at The American Express held at PGA West in La Quinta, California.
1st Pro Win
2018
Sam earned his first professional win at the 2018 Savannah Golf Championship on the Web.com Tour. He birdied each of the final three holes to defeat Roberto Castro by one stroke.
63
Low Round
2020
On his way to a career-best T6 finish at The American Express, Sam shot a final round 63, his best round yet on the PGA Tour.
Feeding Louisiana, a part of Feeding America, is working with every parish throughout the state of Louisiana to address food shortages and food access issues during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Sponsored by Adidas and Callaway, the Sam Burns Junior Four-Ball Championship is an event in partnership with the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour and Louisiana Golf Association.
