‘Really Shocked’: Golf World Reacts to Unbelievable Justin Thomas, Sam Burns Revelation

Sam Burns has won the Charles Schwab Challenge hosted by the Colonial Golf Course from May 27 to 29. The golfer won it after battling in a playoff. Interestingly, Justin Thomas won the PGA Championship a week before in a playoff as well. However, the most interesting fact is that it is not the only similarity the two golfers share in winning the event. 

Burns had a 7-shot deficit from the leader of the field when he began playing the final round. However, to the surprise of everyone, he scored a 5-under 65 on Sunday, making him one of the two leaders along with Scottie Scheffler. He won his fourth PGA Tour victory by bagging the Charles Schwab Challenge title. 

Notably, Justin Thomas also won his second PGA Championship last week in a similar fashion. He also won the event after having a 7-shot deficit from the leader when the Sunday round began. He scored a 3-under 67 in the last round. Furthermore, Thomas had to play and win the 3-hole playoff with Will Zalatoris to claim his title. 

The golfers who won in a similar fashion as Sam Burns and Justin Thomas

According to reports, the last time golfers won similarly in consecutive weeks, erasing 7 or more deficit, happened back in 2012. 

Brandt Snedeker won the Farmers Open at the Torrey Pines in 2012 after having a 7-shot deficit from Kyle Stanley going into the last round. He scored a 67 on Sunday. 

Furthermore, he got pulled himself into the playoff after Stanley scored a 74 with a triple bogey. Surprising everyone and himself, Snedeker won the event after the playoff. 

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Stanley had a 7-shot lead from Snedeker at the Farmers Open after the third round. And he was in a deficit of 8-shot the following week at the Phoenix Open. His 6-under 65 in the last round was enough for him to claim the title over Spencer Levin. 

Notably, Levin had a 6-shot lead over Stanley going into the final round and ended as a runner-up with a 2-shot short. 

Fans’ reaction to the rare facts

Since the rarity of the event is too much, the fans found the fact fascinating. They also found it interesting how much of a fight the golfers have to give in the final to get their respective victories. 

As the fact is hard to find out, fans mostly applauded Justin Ray, who shared it with the golf world.

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