Following the second round of The American Express, Sam Burns is atop the leaderboard with a score of -17.

Looking to wager on Sam Burns at The American Express this week? He's currently listed by sportsbooks at +375 to pick up the win this week. Read on for the betting odds and stats you need before you make your picks.

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The American Express Time and Date Info

  • Date: January 18-20, 2024
  • Course: PGA West (Palmer)
  • Location: La Quinta, California
  • Par: 72 / 7,060 yards
  • Burns Odds to Win: +375 (Bet now with BetMGM!)

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Sam Burns Insights

  • Burns has finished below par on 13 occasions, completed his day bogey-free once and finished 12 rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 20 rounds played.
  • He has finished with the best score of the day in one of his last 20 rounds, while scoring among the top five in two rounds and the top 10 on nine occasions.
  • Over his last 20 rounds, Burns has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round four times, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on nine occasions.
  • In his past five tournaments, Burns has one top-10 finish and four top-20 finishes.
  • Burns has finished with a better-than-average score in three of his past five tournaments.
  • Burns will look to make the cut for the seventh straight event by making it to the weekend in this tournament.

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Over the last year

Tournaments AVG Finish AVG Score AVG Strokes Wins Made Cuts Top 5s Top 10s Earnings
21 20 -5 264 0 15 0 4 $3.6M

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The American Express Insights and Stats

  • Burns has three top-20 finishes, with one of them being top-10 finish, in his past four appearances at this tournament. His average finishing position has been 12th.
  • Burns made the cut in three of his past four entries in this event.
  • Burns finished 11th when he last played this event, which was in 2023.
  • The Tour has played courses with an average length of 6,996 yards in the past year, while PGA West (Palmer) is set for 7,060 yards.
  • Burns will take to the 7,060-yard course this week at PGA West (Palmer) after having played courses with an average length of 7,305 yards during the past year.

Burns' Last Time Out

  • Burns finished in the 21st percentile on the 20 par-3 holes at the Hero World Challenge, with an average of 3.05 strokes.
  • His 4.03-stroke average on the 32 par-4 holes at the Hero World Challenge ranked in the 26th percentile of the field (the tournament average was 3.98).
  • Burns was better than only 21% of the competitors at the Hero World Challenge on par-5 holes, averaging 4.70 strokes per hole compared to the field average of 4.65.
  • Burns shot better on par 3s than most players his last time out, carding a birdie or better on five of 20 par-3s at the Hero World Challenge (the field averaged 4.0).
  • On the 20 par-3s at the Hero World Challenge, Burns carded more bogeys or worse (five) than the field average (3.1).
  • Burns recorded fewer birdies or better (six) than the tournament average of 7.5 on the 32 par-4s at the Hero World Challenge.
  • In that most recent outing, Burns carded a bogey or worse on six of 32 par-4s, same as the field average.
  • Burns ended the Hero World Challenge underperforming compared to the field average of birdies or better on par-5s (9.5), with eight on the 20 par-5 holes.
  • On the 20 par-5s at the Hero World Challenge, Burns carded more bogeys or worse (three) than the tournament average (2.4).

All statistics in this article reflect Burns' performance prior to the 2024 The American Express.

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