Dec 2, 2024
Sam Burns betting profile: Hero World Challenge
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In his most recent tournament at the TOUR Championship, Sam Burns finished the weekend at 11-under, good for a 12th-place finish. He competes in the 2024 Hero World Challenge Dec. 5-8 seeking better results.
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The Hero World Challenge tournament and course info
- Date: Dec. 5-8, 2024
- Location: Albany, BAH
- Course: Albany
- Par: 72 / 7,449 yards
- Purse: $5M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At the Hero World Challenge
- Burns' average finish has been 10th, and his average score 7-under, over his last three appearances at the Hero World Challenge.
- Burns finished 16th (with a score of 4-under) in his most recent go-round at the Hero World Challenge (in 2023).
- Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023 with a final score of 20-under.
Burns' recent history at the Hero World Challenge
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2023 | 16 | 71-76-68-69 | -4 |
| 12/1/2022 | 12 | 70-75-69-72 | -2 |
| 12/2/2021 | 3 | 71-65-68-69 | -15 |
Burns' recent performances
- Burns has finished in the top five twice over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five events, Burns has finished within three shots of the leader once and five or fewer strokes back of the winner twice. He's carded a score that's better than average five times.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 8-under.
- Off the tee, Sam Burns has averaged 312.1 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Burns is averaging 4.133 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Burns has an average of 6.669 in his past five tournaments.
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Burns' advanced stats and rankings
- Burns owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.265 (44th) this season, while his average driving distance of 307.4 yards ranks 39th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Burns ranks 73rd on TOUR, posting an average of 0.173, while he ranks 153rd with a Greens in Regulation mark of 64.69%.
- On the greens, Burns' 0.496 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 14th on TOUR this season, and his 27.78 putts-per-round average ranks first. He has broken par 27.09% of the time (15th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 39 | 307.4 | 312.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 153 | 64.69% | 65.00% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 27.78 | 27.1 |
| Par Breakers | 15 | 27.09% | 30.00% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 30 | 12.79% | 13.33% |
Burns' best finishes
- Burns has played 21 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't finished first in any of them, he has come away with three finishes in the top-five and eight finishes in the top-10.
- In those 21 tournaments, he made the cut on 18 occasions.
- With 1265 points, Burns currently ranks 29th in the FedExCup standings.
Burns' best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Burns' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came in February 2024 at the WM Phoenix Open, where he ranked best in the field with a mark of 6.454. He finished third in that event.
- Burns' best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in August 2024 at the TOUR Championship, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 4.093. He finished 12th in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Burns' best effort this season was in June 2024 at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 4.328. He finished 15th in that tournament.
- At the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2024, Burns recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.131, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him second in the field (he finished fifth in that tournament).
- Burns delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.258) in February 2024 at the WM Phoenix Open. That ranked third in the field.
Burns' Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 44 | 0.265 | -0.142 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 73 | 0.173 | 2.656 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 80 | 0.069 | 0.022 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 14 | 0.496 | 4.133 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 13 | 1.003 | 6.669 |
Burns' past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 33 | 69-68-68-69 | -18 | 27 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 6 | 66-61-65-71 | -25 | 92 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 10 | 68-69-67 | -12 | 175 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 3 | 68-67-67-64 | -18 | 163 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 10 | 70-71-68-67 | -8 | 150 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 30 | 68-72-71-78 | +1 | 38 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 73-70-65-76 | -4 | 14 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | MC | 71-72 | +1 | -- |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 80-73 | +9 | -- |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 44 | 70-69-72-69 | -4 | 16 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 13 | 71-68-70-73 | -2 | 135 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 72-73 | +3 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 10 | 63-71-67-70 | -9 | 68 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 15 | 71-75-71-73 | +2 | 115 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 9 | 73-67-73-67 | E | 180 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 55 | 67-68-69-72 | -4 | 9 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 31 | 76-69-65-80 | +6 | 29 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 12 | 70-65-69-69 | -11 | 56 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 5 | 67-63-70-67 | -13 | 420 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 2 | 73-68-71-65 | -11 | 833 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 12 | 67-68-68-70 | -11 | 0 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Burns as of the start of the Hero World Challenge.
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