How Sam Burns won in 2022
Sam Burns shot a final-round 65 to come from seven strokes behind and won on the first hole of a playoff with Scottie Scheffler by holing a 38-foot putt from just off the green. Burns had a two-hour wait after finishing at 9-under. At one point, there was a five-way tie for the lead at 10-under but all went backward on a windy day.
- Burns shot a 30 on the front nine of the final round with six birdies and one bogey.
- Burns had a total of 5.03 Strokes Gained: Putting during the week, with 4.11 in the final round.
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- Sam Burns tied Nick Price (1994) for the largest final-round comeback by a winner in tournament history at seven strokes.
- The winning total of 9-under 271 was the highest since Adam Scott’s 271 in 2014. Burns attended the tournament as a spectator in 2011 at age 14 to watch Shreveport’s David Toms win.
- Dallas resident Scottie Scheffler, who had recently risen to No. 1 in the world, shared the lead through 18 and 36 holes and led by himself through 54 holes before losing in a playoff.