Sam Burns
29-Year-Old Golfer
2026 Stats
Rank
9
Winnings
$6,402,540
Winnings/Entry
$376,620
Entries
17
Rounds
60
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Burns had a lights out season with the putter in 2025. He gained nearly a full shot per round on the greens, easily good enough to top the PGA Tour. While he didn't parlay that into a victory, Burns did rack up six top-10s and 13 top-25s on the year. He will feel like one got away from him at the U.S. Open where he held the lead on the back-nine and stumbled coming down the stretch. A big area of focus for Burns going into 2026 has to be his iron play. Outside the top 120 in SG: Approach just isn't going to get it done, and it also puts an immense amount of pressure on his putter. That said, the iron play did trend back in the right direction the second half of the season. Burns is still just 29-years-old and has a lot of upside. He also plays more than a lot of the top players, which is why he made the second-most birdies on Tour in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
On site and expected to play the Open
Burns played a practice round at Royal Birkdale on Monday and is expected to compete in the Open Championship this week, Joel Beall of Golf Digest reports.
ANALYSIS
There were a lot of reports over the last couple weeks that Burns would not make the trip over to the U.K. to compete over this two-week stretch as he and his wife were expecting the birth of their second child. According to reports the baby has been delivered and Burns is expected to give it a go in the final major of 2026. Burns came very close to winning the U.S. Open last month and has been on an upward trend in majors for the last couple years. The Open Championship has been somewhat of a struggle for him over the years with a best finish of T31 in five starts, but he has played some stellar golf of late with finishes of T4-T20-2nd-T12 in his last four starts on the PGA Tour.
There were a lot of reports over the last couple weeks that Burns would not make the trip over to the U.K. to compete over this two-week stretch as he and his wife were expecting the birth of their second child. According to reports the baby has been delivered and Burns is expected to give it a go in the final major of 2026. Burns came very close to winning the U.S. Open last month and has been on an upward trend in majors for the last couple years. The Open Championship has been somewhat of a struggle for him over the years with a best finish of T31 in five starts, but he has played some stellar golf of late with finishes of T4-T20-2nd-T12 in his last four starts on the PGA Tour.
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While Burns didn't find the win column in 2024 like he did the season prior, he actually had a better year statistically. Burns was 13th in SG: Total in 2024 compared to 31st in 2023. He was able to pile up 12 top-15 finishes, the most such finishes in a season in his career. Burns had another great putting campaign, finishing inside the top-15 in SG: Putting for the fourth straight season. The difference is 2024 was that he signficantly improved his accuracy off the tee, as well as his SG: Approach numbers. That being said, Burns was still a ways off his numbers of 2021-22 when he finished 18th in SG: Approach and piled up three victories. The 28-year-old is still capable of those type of performances if he dials in his distances.
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T12 at Travelers Championship
Burns carded a three-under 67 in the final round of the Travelers Championship to finish tied with Russell Henley for 12th.
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Falls just shy of first major
Burns finished solo second by one stroke to Wyndham Clark at the U.S. Open after firing a three-under 67 in the final round.
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Struggles in final round
Burns recorded a one-over 71 in the final round of the RBC Canadian Open to finish tied for 20th place.
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Top-5 finish at the Memorial
Burns posted a 10-under cumulative score at the Memorial Tournament to finish tied for fourth with Tommy Fleetwood.
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Second in proximity at Doral
Burns fired a four-under 68 on Sunday at the Cadillac Championship to finish four-under and tied for 38th.
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