One day after dicing up one of the sport’s toughest courses (65), Sam Burns backed it up with another exemplary performance yesterday. He fought his driver, missing half of Oakmont’s fairways in Round 3, but leaned on exceptional iron play and short game magic. Burns led all players in Round 3 in strokes gained approach, picking up nearly 3.8 shots on the field in that metric alone. He ranked fourth in the field in strokes gained around the green, leading him to a 4-of-6 scrambling day.
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Last summer at Royal Troon Golf Club, Burns had his previous best chance to date of winning one of the game’s premier championships. He was part of a six-way tie for second entering the final round, one stroke behind leader Billy Horschel. Burns stumbled to a final round 80, finishing in a tie for 31st place. There’s closer heartbreak in the rearview mirror, too. A week ago, Burns missed a five-foot putt that would have given him a win at the RBC Canadian Open, which ultimately went to Ryan Fox.
Burns is an immensely talented and decorated player who has found success at every level of the sport. He won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the best college player in the country at LSU. He’s been on each of the last two U.S. Presidents Cup teams and made his Ryder Cup debut in Rome two years ago. The biggest step yet in an ascendant career can come Sunday at one of American golf’s great venues.
