Sam Burns is a professional golfer from Shreveport, LA, United States. He turned pro in 2017 and recently won the Valspar Championship. As of 2021, Sam Burns has a net worth of $5 million
Early Life of Sam Burns
Sam Burns was born on July 23, 1996, in Shreveport, Louisiana, as Samuel Holland Burns. He is one of Todd Burns’ three children with his wife, Beth Burns. Sam has yet to reveal anything about his parents or his childhood. He has an older brother who is eight years his senior and a sister who is nine years his junior. Sam attended Louisiana State University after graduating from Calvary Baptist Academy.
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Sam Burns Net Worth & Career
In 2014, he was named AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year. Burns attended Louisiana State University and won four tournaments in 15 collegiate starts during his sophomore year. For the 2016-17 season, he was selected a first-team All-American and the NCAA Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year. Burns was a member of the United States’ winning Arnold Palmer Cup team in 2017, and he qualified for the PGA Tour’s 2017 Barbasol Championship, where he finished T6.
In 2014, he was named AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year. Burns attended Louisiana State University and won four tournaments in 15 collegiate starts during his sophomore year. For the 2016-17 season, he was selected a first-team All-American and the NCAA Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year. Burns was a member of the United States’ winning Arnold Palmer Cup team in 2017, and he qualified for the PGA Tour’s 2017 Barbasol Championship, where he finished T6.
A few highlights and accomplish of Sam Burn’s professional golf career:
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1)
- 2021 Valspar Championship
KORN FERRY TOUR VICTORIES (1)
- 2018 Savannah Golf Championship
NATIONAL TEAMS
- 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup
Sam Burns Wife – Personal Life
Sam Burns, a native of Louisiana, married his longtime girlfriend, Caroline Campbell, in December 2019 at Palmetto Bluff. The couple held a private wedding ceremony to which only a few members of both families and close friends were invited. They dated each other for a while before tying the knot. During the RBC Heritage in April 2019, Sam proposed to Caroline. When they were young, the couple met in a church class. They went to separate high schools, though, and didn’t start dating until Burns was a freshman and she was a sophomore at LSU.
Sam Burns Net Worth
Sam Burns has over $5 million in total earnings with the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked 16 for the FedExCup and recently won the Valspar Championship. As of 2021, Sam Burns has a net worth of $5 million
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