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QUEBEC, Canada – When Choudrant resident Sam Burns tees off today in his second President’s Cup competition, he’ll be wearing rain gear. And he won’t be playing with his great friend Scottie Scheffler, at least not on the opening day of the four-day competition at Royal Montreal Golf Club.
The weather forecast is daunting, with heavy rain anticipated throughout the day during the four-ball competition. Burns is paired with Patrick Cantlay and tees off at 1:47 CST.
Burns, 28, was named to the President’s Cup team as a captain’s pick by Team USA captain Jim Furyk. The Shreveport native, Calvary Baptist graduate and two-time LSU All-American is one of 12 players chosen to represent the USA against the International Team.
World No. 1 Scheffler, two-time major champion Xander Schauffele, and Tour champion Keegan Bradley – next year’s Ryder Cup captain – headline the roster.
The President’s Cup began in 1994, at the historic Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia with a unique format in play. Team USA competed against Team International, with Team International excluding players from Europe. The USA currently leads 12-1-1 over Team International.
The competition has 30 total matches being played over four days. Friday’s matches will be foursomes. Saturday will feature eight matches, with four-ball and foursome formats splitting the morning and afternoon. Championship Sunday will consist of 12 singles matches with each player from each respective team facing another player in a one-on-one format. With 30 points up for grabs, the first team to reach 15.5 points will win the tournament.
Burns, who plays out of Squire Creek Country Club, was named to the President’s Cup team after an impressive 2024 PGA Tour campaign. Burns finished inside the top 10 eight times, with a season-best second-place finish at the BMW Championship in August.
Burns also accumulated over $6.1 million and made 18 cuts in 21 events. Burns’ success was well stated in the statistics, with the Choudrant resident ranking among the top of the PGA Tour in multiple metrics. Burns ranks second among all tour players in total putting, averaging 1.685 putts per hole. The two-time PGA Tour winner also ranks second in birdie average, with 4.42 birdies per round.
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