Sam Burns took 21 holes to defeat World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in the semifinals before cruising to a 6–and–5 victory over Cameron Young to win the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play title on Sunday in Austin, Texas.
It marks Burns’ fifth career win and his first of 2023 after collecting three trophies last season. It was his debut appearance in the event.
The No. 13 seed, Burns went undefeated this week at Austin Country Club. In the group stage, he swept Ireland’s Seamus Power, Australia’s Adam Scott and Canada’s Adam Hadwin to win Group 13. On Saturday, he edged Patrick Cantlay 2–and–1 in the Round of 16 and beat Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes 3–and–2 in the quarterfinals….