What’s In The Bag: Sam Burns
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What’s in the bag of Sam Burns, the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play champion and 2023 Ryder Cup star.
Sam Burns is a five-time PGA Tour winner and has been a Callaway staff player since turning pro in 2017. Twelve clubs in his bag are made by the brand, including the Paradym Ai-Smoke driver – one of the year’s best drivers. He also plays the Callaway Chrome Soft X ball and wears apparel and shoes made by Callaway-owned brands TravisMathew and Cuater.
The American has rocketed up the Official World Golf Rankings since 2021, from outside the Top 100 to consistently being among the Top 30, with a career-high of 9th.
The former Louisiana State University college player and NCAA Player of the Year turned pro in 2017 and joined Callaway ahead of making his PGA Tour debut at the Sanderson Farms championship.
He tasted victory at the Web.com Tour’s Savannah Golf Championship in 2018 but had to wait until May 2021 for his first PGA Tour win, when he lifted the Valspar Championship.
Another win followed in October 2021 at the Sanderson Farms Championship, and he successfully defended the Valspar in March 2022.
Burns then beat Masters champion Scottie Scheffler in a playoff to win the Charles Schwab Challenge in May 2022.
His first win of 2023 came at the last WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club. He won all seven of his matches across five days, including victories over Scheffler in the semi-final and a dominant 6&5 win over Cameron Young in the final.
Victory at the WGC helped Burns make his Ryder Cup debut for Team USA at the Marco Simone Country Club in Rome in September. He was part of the USA side that won the Presidents Cup in 2022.
Burns will hope to take his fine form into the Majors and improve on his best Grand Slam finish of T9 at the 2023 US Open.
Let’s delve into Burns’ Callaway golf bag and take a more detailed look at his golf equipment. Find out how all of Burns’ clubs performed in our tests of the year’s best equipment, including the best golf irons.
What driver does Sam Burns use?
Sam Burns uses a Callaway Triple Diamond driver (9°) with a Fujikura Ventus Blue 7TX shaft
Pros
Cons
| Lofts: | 8° / 9° / 10.5° |
| Stock shaft: | Aldila Ascent, HZRDUS Silver, HZRDUS Black, Mitsubishi Kai’li White |
| Stock grip | Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 (50g) |
| Adjustable hosel | Yes |
What fairway wood does Sam Burns use?
Sam Burns uses a Callaway Paradym Ai-Smoke Triple Diamond fairway wood (15°) with a Fujikura Ventus Black 8X shaft
Pros
Cons
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| Stock grip | Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 |
| Adjustable hosel | Yes |
What hybrid does Sam Burns use?
Sam Burns uses Callaway Apex UW hybrids (21°) with a Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X shaft
| Lofts | 17º, 19º, 21º |
| Stock shaft | Custom-fit only – MCA MMT 70g (Reg, Stiff), 80g (X-Stiff) |
| Stock grip | Golf Pride Z Grip Firm (Standard – 50g) |
What irons does Sam Burns use?
Sam Burns uses Callaway Apex TCB Irons (4-9) with Project X Rifle 6.5 shafts and (PW-AW) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
What wedges does Sam Burns use?
Sam Burns uses a Titleist Vokey Design SM10 wedge (56°-14°F) and a Titleist WedgeWorks B7 Proto (60°-T) with True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 Tour Issue shafts
Pros
Cons
| Lofts: | 46° / 50° / 52° / 54° / 56° / 58° / 60° |
| Grind options: | Z, S, X, W |
| Finishes: | Chrome, Black Plasma |
What putter does Sam Burns use?
Sam Burns uses an Odyssey Ai-One 7S Putter
| Style | Mallet |
| Weight | 350g |
| RRP | £189 |
What golf ball does Sam Burns use?
Sam Burns plays with Callaway Chrome Soft X golf balls
About the author
Rob Jerram
Digital Editor
Rob Jerram is the Digital Editor of todays-golfer.com. He specializes in the DP World Tour, PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and the Ryder Cup, spending large chunks of his days reading about, writing about, and watching the tours each month.
He’s passionate about the equipment used by professional golfers and is also a font of knowledge when it comes to golf balls, golf trolleys, and golf bags, testing thousands down the years.
Rob has been a journalist for more than 23 years, starting his career with Johnston Press where he covered local and regional news and sport in a variety of editorial roles across ten years.
He joined Bauer Media in September 2010 and worked as the Senior Production Editor of Today’s Golfer and Golf World magazines for ten years before moving into the Digital Editor’s role in July 2020.
During his time in the golf industry, Rob has interviewed and played golf with some of the biggest names in the game, including Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Lee Westwood, Colin Montgomerie, and Rick Shiels.
He has been playing golf for almost three decades and is a member at Greetham Valley in Rutland and Spalding Golf Club in Lincolnshire, playing off a 9.7 handicap.
In his spare time, Rob enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, watching Peterborough United FC, going for long walks, flying his drone, cooking, and reading.
Rob uses a Ping G driver, Ping G 3-wood, TaylorMade M5 5-wood, TaylorMade P790 irons (2, 4-PW), TaylorMadeMG3 wedges (52º, 58º), Evnroll ER2 putter, and TaylorMade Tour Response golf ball.
You can email Rob or get in touch with him on Twitter.
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We review what's in the bag of Sam Burns.
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Sam Burns uses the Callaway Apex UW.
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Callaway Apex UW
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Sam Burns TravisMathew apparel
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Sam Burns Ball
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Sam Burns driver
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Sam Burns is part of Team USA for the 2023 Ryder Cup
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Sam Burns won back-to-back Valspar Championships in 2021 and 2022.
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Sam Burns Odyssey Putter
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Sam Burns shoes
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Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond Driver
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Callaway Paradym Ai-Smoke Fairway Wood
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Titleist Vokey Design wedge
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Sam Burns wedges
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Sam Burns won the WGC-Dell Technologies Matchplay.
