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It was a very good weekend for Sam Burns to launch his 2026 PGA Tour competitive schedule.
There was no golf played in north Louisiana or anywhere near. Burns teed it up 1,600 miles from home in LaQuinta, Cal., finishing in a tie for 27th with a 17-under par 271 (65-67-68-71) in The American Express event.
His pal Scottie Scheffler picked up where he left off last season, winning going away with a 27-under par finish, four shots clear of the field. It was Scheffler’s 20th Tour victory, all in the last four years, moving him alongside Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only pro golfers to win 20 events before they were 30 years old.
Burns collected $57,918 to start his 2026 PGA Tour earnings. Last year the 29-year-old Shreveport native and Calvary Baptist product totaled $6.8 million and finished seventh in the FedEx Cup standings, upping his career official earnings to $35 million.
Last year, the former LSU All-American made 22 of 25 cuts, finishing top five three times, top 10 six times, and in the top 25 15 times. He held the lead on the final day of the Canadian Open and the U.S. Open and made his second USA Ryder Cup roster.
Burns, 29, is not entered in this week’s Tour event, the Farmers’ Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego. He will play again in two weeks in Phoenix at the WM Phoenix Open.
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