Sam Burns came from behind to win in the second playoff hole over childhood rival and former Junior Davis Cup teammate, Davis Riley, on March 20 in Palm Beach, Florida. He successfully defended his title in the Valspar Championship on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club. Burns began the final round three strokes behind the overnight 54-hole leader Riley at 18-under, but Riley gave up the lead with a triple bogey on the par-5 hole #5. Burns birdied #5, #11, #12, and bogeyed #17 to shoot a final round 2-under for a 17-under total score to win his third career tour event, with rounds of 64, 67, 67, and 69. Burns ties Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Smith, and Hideki Matsuyama with the most wins since the 2021 calendar season. Burns’s sole bogey came on #17 and resulted from a pulled tee shot into the green side bunker. After …