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Sam Burns betting profile: Travelers Championship
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In his most recent tournament at the U.S. Open, Sam Burns finished the weekend at even-par, good for a ninth-place finish. He competes in the 2024 Travelers Championship June 20-23 seeking a better finish.
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The Travelers Championship tournament and course info
- Date: June 20-23, 2024
- Location: Cromwell, CT
- Course: TPC River Highlands
- Par: 70 / 6,835 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Keegan Bradley
At the Travelers Championship
- In his last four appearances at the Travelers Championship, Burns has an average finish of 27th, and an average score of 7-under.
- In Burns' most recent appearance at the Travelers Championship, in 2022, he failed to make the cut after posting a score of even-par.
- Keegan Bradley finished with 0.761 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (36th in the field), 7.288 SG: Approach the Green (first), and 7.036 SG: Putting (first) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Bradley posted an average driving distance of 315.6 (sixth in field), hit 83.33% of greens in regulation (fifth), and took 28.00 putts per round (11th).
Burns' recent history at the Travelers Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23/2022 | MC | 70-70 | E |
| 6/24/2021 | 13 | 66-71-67-68 | -8 |
| 6/25/2020 | 24 | 68-66-68-67 | -11 |
| 6/20/2019 | 43 | 67-69-72-69 | -3 |
Burns' recent performances
- Burns has finished in the top 20 four times over his last five appearances, finishing as high as the top 10 in two of those outings.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Burns has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in four of his last five events.
- He has an average score of 2-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Sam Burns has averaged 308.7 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Burns is averaging 1.247 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Burns is averaging 5.322 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Burns' advanced stats and rankings
- Burns has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.388, which ranks 27th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (305.0 yards) ranks 43rd, and his 65.9% driving accuracy average ranks 44th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Burns ranks 69th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.181. Additionally, he ranks 78th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 65.19%.
- On the greens, Burns' 0.366 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 31st this season, while he averages 28.18 putts per round (17th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 43 | 305.0 | 308.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 78 | 65.19% | 61.73% |
| Putts Per Round | 17 | 28.18 | 28.6 |
| Par Breakers | 30 | 26.53% | 19.14% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 11 | 12.47% | 13.89% |
Burns' best finishes
- While Burns hasn't won any of the 15 tournaments he has played this season, he has come away with one top-five finish and six top-10 finishes.
- In those 15 tournaments, he had a 80% success rate in terms of making the cut (12 cuts made).
- With 1171 points, Burns currently ranks 20th in the FedExCup standings.
Burns' best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Burns' best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, as he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 6.454.
- Burns' best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came in May 2024 at the RBC Canadian Open, where he ranked 11th in the field with a mark of 4.057. He finished 10th in that event.
- In terms of 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 event.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Burns delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.223 (his best mark this season), which ranked 12th in the field. He finished third in that event.
- Burns recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.258) at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024. That ranked third in the field.
Burns' Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 27 | 0.388 | 1.729 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 69 | 0.181 | 0.646 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 84 | 0.043 | 1.699 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 31 | 0.366 | 1.247 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 16 | 0.979 | 5.322 |
Burns' past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 19 | 67-65-71-71 | -6 | 42 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-75 | +6 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 14 | 69-69-65-67 | -10 | 51 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 52 | 73-70-67-68 | -2 | 26 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 15 | 71-70-62-71 | -6 | 200 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 9 | 66-66-71-67 | -10 | -- |
| November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 16 | 71-76-68-69 | -4 | -- |
| 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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Burns as of the start of the Travelers Championship.
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