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HOUSTON – Shreveport native Sam Burns shot 69-66 over the final two rounds of the Texas Children’s Houston Open but a second-round 72 cooled his chances to be in the mix for his first PGA Tour title since 2023.
Burns, 29, finished tied for 21st with an 8-under 272 (65-72-69-66) at the Memorial Park Golf Course. Gary Woodland, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, ran away from the field and won with a 21-under score (64-63-65-67) that was five shots clear of the closest contender.
Burns opened with a 5-uder 65 Thursday, but dipped out of the top 20 after Friday’s round. The solid weekend finish gave Burns a $96,525 paycheck, raising his season’s winnings to $1.25 million in four tournaments. He missed the cut in three others.
The Calvary Baptist graduate, a former LSU All-American and collegiate golfer of the year, will not play this weekend in the Valero Texas Open at San Antonio as he prepares for The Masters April 9-12.
Six of his last seven rounds, including the final three at The Players Championship, have been sub-70 outings. Burns tied for 13th at The Players and tied for sixth at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.