Latest Sam Burns News

Cantlay leads at Riviera with a 64. Tiger Woods ends his return to golf with a shank

Feb. 15, 2024 20:46 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of fans watching Tiger Woods in his 2024 debut missed out on the best golf Thursday at the Genesis Invitational. In the group ahead of Woods was Patrick Cantlay, looking as though he wants to be the next Southern California native to win at Riviera. ...

Justin Thomas goes from the sidelines to rejoining PGA Tour's advisory group

Jan. 30, 2024 12:18 PM EST

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Justin Thomas expressed faith and trust in the six players serving on the PGA Tour policy board, content to spend the bulk of his time worrying about his golf game. One month later, he's now part of the action. Thomas was among 16 players...

Column: Amateur Nick Dunlap arrived ahead of schedule. The richest path is forward

Jan. 23, 2024 11:22 AM EST

Imagine playing on the PGA Tour as the U.S. Amateur champion and beating a pair of current Ryder Cup players in the final group, watching the runner-up collect the $1.5 million prize money and then trying to decide the next step. Nick Dunlap was spot on when he called it a...

Nick Dunlap becomes 1st amateur winner on PGA Tour since 1991 with victory at The American Express

Jan. 21, 2024 21:49 PM EST

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Dunlap doesn't possess a false confidence, and he doesn't project a supernatural calm. The University of Alabama sophomore fully understood just how crazy it was to be fending off a field of professionals Sunday while he tried to become the PGA Tour's first amateur...

Nick Dunlap shoots 60, takes 3-shot lead in search of PGA Tour's first amateur victory since 1991

Jan. 20, 2024 19:55 PM EST

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Dunlap's girlfriend flew cross-country Saturday to spend the weekend with him in Palm Springs, so the two college students planned to go get a steak dinner before Dunlap wraps up his day with a little laundry and some homework. And then on Sunday,...

Sam Burns shoots 61, leads The American Express with amateur Nick Dunlap in the hunt

Jan. 19, 2024 19:52 PM EST

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Sam Burns shot the best round of his life with “RTR” shaved into the side of his head. The acronym for “Roll Tide Roll” was the LSU product's follicular punishment for losing a bet with Justin Thomas. Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap apparently took it...