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FORT WORTH - Beginning his final round seven strokes off the lead, Sam Burns tied the low round of the day, together with Danny Lee, with a 5-under (65), then sank a 38’ 2” putt for birdie on the first playoff hole to beat World No. 1, Scottie Scheffler.
Burns tied Nick Price (1994) for the largest final-round comeback by a winner in Charles Schwab Challenge history while earning his third win of the season. Burns is the second player to win more than twice in the 2021-22 season, joining Scheffler.
Burns is now 2-1 in PGA Tour playoffs, while Scheffler dropped to 1-1.
Scheffler was seeking to become the third player in Tour history to record his first five wins in the same season.
Brendon Todd finished solo-third, marking his best finish since winning the 2019 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba.
In an effort to claim his first career PGA Tour title in his 182nd start, Harold Varner III was tied for the lead through 11 holes, before playing Nos. 12-18 in 10-over par. That resulted in Varner’s R-4 finish of 8-over (78) and T-27 at even par 280.
Defending champion Jason Kokrak finished 67th at 8-over (288).
Scoring averages for the week: R-1:70.783, R-2: 69.824, R-3: 70.609, R-4: 72.275
Final Leaderboard | 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge
*Sam Burns 71-68-67-65—271 (-9)
Scottie Scheffler 66-65-68-72—271 (-9)
Brendon Todd 68-68-65-71—272 (-8)
Tony Finau 71-68-67-67—273 (-7)
Davis Riley 67-67-70-69—273 (-7)
Scott Stallings 67-64-70-72—273 (-7)
*Defeated Scottie Scheffler on the first playoff hole, No. 18, with a birdie
Final Leaderboard: (link)
This Week: The Memorial, presented by Workday
First Look: The Memorial (PGATourCom)
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What They’re Saying
Burns Defeats Scheffler in Playoff at Colonial (PGATourCom)
Burns Buries 38-footer for Win at Colonial (Golf Week/USA Today)
Scheffler Attends Wedding After Playoff (PGATourCom)
Varner III Could’ve Used a Hug (Golf Digest)
Sam Burns Final Round Highlights (PGATourCom)
Golf Industry, Sporting Goods News
What Was in Burns’ Golf Bag? (PGATourCom)
PGA Tour “Nanny State” vs Saudi LIV (Golf Week/USA Today)
Casey Martin Hasn’t Lost Hope (Golf Digest)
On This Day in Golf History
May 30, 1976 - Roger Maltbie won the initial staging of The Memorial - the Jack Nicklaus-conceived event at the course he designed at Muirfield Village, in Dublin Ohio. Maltbie defeated Hale Irwin in a first-of-its-kind three-hole aggregate playoff, which in ‘76 extended to a fourth hole where Maltbie hit a 15-foot birdie to take the tournament. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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