It took 76 career PGA Tour starts for Sam Burns to win his first-ever PGA Tour event.
Burns rode a hot putter all week, a flatstick that might not be quite as good now if it wasn’t for some smart negotiating when he was in middle school.
How? She promised a backyard putting green — but not just any makeshift green.
“And I said, Well, mom, how about if I played one more year, we can have a little putting green in the backyard.
Burns ranks 22nd on Tour in Strokes Gained: Putting and was third in that category at the Valspar, gaining more than nine strokes on the field.