Burns lands Charles Schwab in play-off win over Scheffler

Sam Burns made a 38-foot birdie putt on the first play-off hole at the Charles Schwab Challenge to beat top-ranked Scottie Scheffler on Sunday.

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After finishing his five-under 65 to get to nine-under par, Burns was done in the clubhouse when, at one point, Scheffler was among five players tied at 10-under.

The gusty wind had a severe impact and Scheffler needed three clutch putts for a 72 just to get into the play-off matching 25-year-old standouts and close friends.

Burns' seven-stroke comeback at the Charles Schwab Challenge matched Nick Price in 1994 for the biggest in a final round to win Colonial.

The play-off began with both driving into the fairway at No. 18, the same hole where just moments earlier Scheffler made a six-foot par after his approach on his 72nd hole went into the bunker.

Scheffler got on the green, but was 36 feet away. Burns hit just off the back edge of the green and used his putter, with the ball curling the last few feet into the cup.

It was the third win this season for Burns, and his fourth overall in his last 27 starts. The world's 10th-ranked player won at the Valspar Championship for the second time in March.

Masters champion Scheffler was going for his fifth PGA Tour victory in his last 10 starts. He missed becoming the first player since Tom Watson in 1980 with five wins in a PGA Tour season before the start of June.