Sam Burns has a total of five PGA Tour wins to his name so far. Interestingly, he won all of them while working with Travis Perkins as they have been together for more than 5 years now. However, his 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge victory comes with an interesting story.

Two years ago, Travis Perkins, was on the Caddie Network YouTube channel and talked about Burns’s Charles Schwab Challenge win. Along with the title, the golfer also won the 1979 Schwab Firebird, which is a custom-built Firebird car. After Burns won the tournament, his caddie was in a hurry as he had a flight to catch, and Burns’s dad was there. While Burns was stretching, his dad casually said, “I am taking that car, so I don’t know what’s gonna happen with it. It looked pretty sweet.” So yeah, the car was not really stolen but his father borrowed it for a drive!

In the tournament, Sam Burns fired a 5-under 65 in the final round of the tournament, finishing at 9 under par to force a playoff against Scottie Scheffler. After the intense final round, it took an additional two hours, but Burns ultimately defeated Scheffler on the first extra hole, No. 18. By the end, he was exhausted, “I’m pretty exhausted, Mentally I was prepared to go as long as it took. I don’t know if I could have done it physically. But mentally I was ready. When coach calls your name, you’ve got to be ready to play, and I think we did a really good job of being ready,” said Burns as per PGA Tour.

The Charles Schwab Challenge has been awarding the winners these custom-built cars since 2019. Kevin Na won the first car which was a 1973 Dodge Challenger. Interestingly the golfer later gave it to his caddie Kenny Harms. Following that in 2021 Jason Korak won a beautiful custom build by Legacy Classic Trucks. It was a 1946 Schwab Power Wagon which looked like an old truck. Emiliano Grillo won the 1973 Schwab Bronco uin 2023. This year Davis Relay was the winner of the tournament and got a 1975 Corvette Stingray along with the $1.638 million prize.

Perkins not only had a hilarious revelation, but he also talked about Burns’s Valspar Championship victory.

What did Sam Burns’s caddie say about his Valspar Championship victory?

In 2022, Sam Burns also won the Valspar Championship by forcing it to the playoff against Davis Riley. To win, the golfer carded a great shot in the playoff. Initially, looper talked about the difficulty of the playoff hole, “It’s such a tough hole you can take a club off the tee that’s gonna cover the water a little bit, but if you pull it slightly, it’s going over there in the rough.” Despite that, Burns managed to hit and said his caddie appreciated that, saying, “Sam hit an unbelievable shot out there on that playoff hole.” 

The interviewer also joined Perkins and said, “You never expect your guy to make that putt, but he is such a winner, I guess.” Later Perkins also agreed with him, saying, “He’s such a good putter, I knew he was going to have a chance.” Perkins seems like a perfect bagman for Sam Burns, who helps and appreciates the golfer when needed. What do you think about Sam Burns and Travis Perkins? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below!