On Sunday at the famed Colonial Country Club, Sam Burns shot a final-round 65 and then edged Scottie Scheffler in a playoff to claim victory at the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge.
The 25-year-old LSU product finished his final day in Fort Worth, Texas with two bogeys against seven birdies, highlighted by six on his front nine, to reach 17-under par. In overtime, Burns drained a 40-foot bomb, just off the green, for a birdie-3. Scheffler, putting from 35 feet, landed his attempt about six inches to the right of the hole.
For his fourth career PGA Tour title, and third of the season, Burns earned $1,512,000 and 500 FedExCup points, along with a Colonial Country Club plaid jacket and 1979 custom-built Schwab Firebird Trans Am. He will move to No. 2 in points and 3rd in money. He also picked up 60 Official World Golf Ranking points and will move to No. 9 (from 10th).
For his second-place finish, Scheffler earned $915,600 and 300 FedExCup points. He also secured 36 world-ranking points and will solidify his stranglehold on the No. 1 position.
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Winning Pro-File
Name: Sam Burns
Nationality: American
Height: 6′ 1″
Weight: 185 lb
Birthdate: July 23, 1996 (age 25)
Native: Shreveport, Louisiana
Resides: Choudrant, Louisiana
Family: Wife, Caroline Campbell
College: LSU
Turned Pro: 2017
PGA Tour Rookie: 2019
Equipment:Callaway
Charles Schwab Challenge: Top Performers
Top-10 Finishers
Pos-Player-To Par (Final Rd)
1. Sam Burns -9 (-5)
2. Scottie Scheffler -9 (+2)*
3. Brendon Todd -8 (+1)
4. Tony Finau -7 (-3)
4. Davis Riley -7 (-1)
4. Scott Stallings -7 (+2)
7. Kevin Na -5 (-1)
7. Jordan Spieth -5 (E)
7. Mito Pereira -5 (+1)
7. Patrick Reed -5 (+2)
7. Cam Davis -5 (+2)
* Lost in a playoff
Top-5 Payouts
Pos-(Money)
1. Sam Burns ($1,512,000)
2. Davis Riley ($915,600)
3. Brendon Todd ($579,600)
3. Tony Finau ($445,200)
5. Davis Riley ($445,200)
5. Scott Stallings ($445,200)
Sam Burns’ Winning Numbers
TOPLINE STATS
Driving: 321.3 yards (6th)
Fairways: 53.57%, 30/56 (61st)
Greens: 66.67%, 48/72 (9th)
Putts/GIR: 1.667 (7th)
Sand Saves: 75%, 9/12 (16th)
Scores: 20 Birdies, 41 Pars, 11 Bogeys
STROKES GAINED
Off the Tee: 2.852 (6th)
Around the Green: 3.881 (12th)
Putting: 5.033 (6th)
Tee to Green: 7.458 (9th)
Total: 12.491 (1st)
Burns’ 2022 PGA TOUR Season
Starts: 15
Cuts Made: 10
Wins: 3 (Sanderson, Valspar, Schwab)
Additional Top 10s: 3
Money: $6,145,981 (3rd)
Points: 2,101 (2nd)
World Rank Before/After: 10/9
Sam Burns’ Career Victories
PGA Tour: 4
2022 Chas Schwab Challenge
2022 Valspar Championship
2021 Sanderson Farms Championship
2021 Valspar Championship
Korn Ferry Tour: 1
2018 Savannah Golf Championship
WITB: Sam Burns 2022
Sam Burns plays a full Callaway bag including a Rogue driver, Apex irons, Odyssey putter, and a Chrome Soft ball.
Driver: Rogue ST Triple Diamond (10.5°)
Metal: Mavrik (17°)
Hybrid: Apex UW (21°)
Irons: Apex TCB (4-PW)
Gap : Apex TCB (50°)
Sand: JAWS MD5 (56Ëš)
Putter: Odyssey O-Works 7S
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X
Clothing: Adidas
Credits: Getty Images, PGA Tour Media
