BATON ROUGE – Former LSU golf star Sam Burns will make his fifth career start Thursday in the Open Championship as play begins at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
The major championship hangover is never fun, but the PGA Tour is making this one bearable with an immediate Signature Event the week after the U.S. Open.
The oldest of the four major golf championships, The Open Championship has seen 152 champions since its establishment in 1860. Can you name every golfer to have their name engraved on the Claret Jug in the event's history? Note: The Open Championship wasn't held in 1871, from 1915-1919, from 1940-1945 and in 2020.Last names are acceptable as answers.
Sam Burns was tied for the lead at the U.S. Open when he stepped onto the 15th tee at Oakmont on Sunday. Minutes later, his tournament hopes were over.
For 63 holes, the U.S. Open was downright boring. Then third-round leader Sam Burns made a double bogey-bogey and let in a groundswell of players, and the finish became epic.
The US Open at Oakmont Country Club is back from a rain delay. The tournament was halted at 4:01 p.m. Eastern and returned at 5:40 due to torrential downpours and lightning in the area.
The US Open has been suspended due to “dangerous weather” in the area. The announcement was made at 4:01 p.m. ET on Sunday, and the USGA said play will resume at 5:40 p.m.
Professional golfer Sam Burns was turning heads at the U.S. Open on June 15. He held the lead going into Father's Day. "If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times, but this golf course is difficult," Burns said, according to ESPN.
Scott Burns has been in scintillating form at Oakmont Country Club, carding a near‑perfect 5‑under 65 in Friday’s second round to vault to 3‑under and a one‑stroke lead heading into the weekend of the 125th U.S.
CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis is usually front and center at major golf tournaments. She is often seen snagging interviews with some of the biggest golfers on the planet.
Whatever happens on Sunday, it has been a remarkable showing by Sam Burns at the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Sam Burns competed for LSU for two seasons.
OAKMONT, Pa. -- Sam Burns saved par at the final hole after playing partner J.J. Spaun made bogey and earned a one-shot lead at the U.S. Open on Saturday at Oakmont Country Club.
With round two of the U.S. Open coming to a halt due to intense weather issues, many of the top golfers failed to continue on into the weekend. As expected, Oakmont has been a nightmare course for many in the field.
Former LSU golfer and PGA Tour winner, Sam Burns, had a day to remember on Friday when he carded a 5-under 65 at Oakmont to put himself firmly in contention for his first major title.
OAKMONT, Pa. -- Sam Burns' chance at a 65 on Friday was in jeopardy after a misfire off the tee. Burns' drive flew left of the fairway into a native area full of knee-high grass.
New Zealand's Ryan Fox birdied the fourth playoff hole to win a showdown with Sam Burns and capture the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday in Caledon, Ontario.
The Masters kicks off on Thursday morning, and former LSU golfer and PGA Tour winner, Sam Burns, is set to begin his quest for the green jacket later in the afternoon.
Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to win the Masters. After all, he is the world’s top-ranked golfer and is rolling into Augusta National on a hot streak.