Sam Burns rallies to win Charles Schwab Challenge over Dallas’ Scottie Scheffler

FORT WORTH – It took one playoff gap and one sliding 38-foot putt on the 18th inexperienced to ship Sam Burns to an unlikely victory within the 76th Charles Schwab Problem Sunday at Colonial Nation Membership.

“I actually thought it was going to be a bit of bit quick after I hit it, and that’s form of why my response was what it was. I assumed I left it quick,’’ stated Burns, who pocketed $1.5 million together with a restored 1979 Pontiac Firebird. “The putt was fairly simple. Somewhat downhill, breaking left to proper the entire manner, I performed it a couple of foot out and simply tried to match the velocity up.

“To see that go in, that was clearly actually cool.’’

It was the fourth PGA Tour victory for the 25-year-older from Shreveport and he did it by taking down his finest buddy, Dallas’ Scottie Scheffler.

“I can guarantee you, he wished to beat me greater than anyone else and I wished to beat him greater than anyone else, and it simply occurred to be the 2 of us on the finish.

“It’s going to be a enjoyable story that we’ll get to have for the remainder of our careers, and fortuitously I acquired the higher finish of it this time.’’

It was the ultimate frustration for Scheffler on a day when he didn’t make a birdie to be crushed with Burns’ bomb.

Scheffler, the Masters champion and a four-time winner this season, nonetheless had his personal birdie putt of 37 ft to ship the playoff to a second gap. It completed agonizingly shut however, like all his different birdie makes an attempt on this present day, didn’t drop.

“The wind was very excessive,’’ stated Scheffler, who took a two-stroke lead into the ultimate spherical. “It was very powerful on the market. With the gusts as excessive as they have been it was actually troublesome to putt. I gave myself a whole lot of seems however I simply didn’t have it immediately.’’

Whereas the birdies didn’t drop Scheffler was rock-solid on testing par putts to get to a playoff.

Scheffler, a Highland Park and College of Texas star, performed near-flawless golf within the first three rounds, averaging 4 birdies every day.

“Props to Sam,’’ stated Scheffler. “He performed nice.’’

Becoming {that a} playoff could be wanted in a event with a document eight-way tie for the lead after the primary spherical, a three-way tie after the second and a five-way tie when the ultimate teams performed the again 9 on Sunday.

Burns, an LSU product now ranked No. 2 within the FedExCup standings, started his last spherical tied for seventeenth, seven photographs behind Scheffler, however not with out hope. One consider his favor, by teeing off 90 minutes earlier than the leaders, he may play his first 9 in much less windy situations. He did simply that, birdieing seven of his first 11 holes. He gave himself seems from inside 15 ft on all seven birdies.

“I assumed I wanted to make that putt on 18 in regulation to get to 10-under,’’ Burns stated. “However then I began pondering, a few of these

holes on the again simply play so powerful with that wind route. It’s powerful to get the ball shut, particularly in case you’re not hitting the golf green.’’

Burns bided his time whereas the leaders imploded within the stretch.

“I simply frolicked in participant eating for a bit with my household. When Scottie was on 16 I went to the fitness center and form of loosened up once more for about 15 or 20 minutes after which got here again, put my golf sneakers on after which went out and hit just a few putts and hit some golf balls.’’

Profitable at Colonial means extra to Burns as a result of he can recall attending the 2011 event received by David Toms.

“David Toms has been a mentor of mine, nice buddy of my household, and I bear in mind being there at any time when he holed a wedge on 11. That was actually enjoyable, and recollections that I nonetheless take into consideration. It was humorous, I really noticed his wedge in there within the eating — I’m assuming it’s the one he made’’

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