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USA Today via Reuters

In the world of professional golf, Sam Burns has made a name for himself. All thanks to his golf skills and his haircuts! His present status is a result of his unwavering performance that he has put on the PGA Tour since 2019. Among the current roster of the PGA Tour, there are numerous rising stars, and the American pro is undoubtedly one of them with five Tour wins to his name. However, aside from golf and his impressive skills, there has been curiosity around the person who stands beside him, namely, his wife.

The 27-year-old pro has been married to Caroline Campbell, and she has stood by him as a supportive partner for many years. Let us get to know the golfer’s wife a bit better!

The early years of Sam Burns and Caroline Campbell

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Burns is a famous public figure; meanwhile, her wife likes to keep her life personal with a private Instagram account that only has 2700 followers. Caroline Campbell is 26 years old and was born on April 8, 1996, in Louisiana. They have been acquainted since childhood, and they grew up together in Shreveport. Despite being in the same city, they graduated from different schools.

Campbell spent her school life at C.E. Byrd High School. Meanwhile, Burns graduated from Calvary Baptist Academy. Campbell has two brothers, and they also graduated from the same school as her. Burns knew his wife even before his career in professional golf.

 

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Campbell pursued her education at Louisiana State University, where she was a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and engaged in Greek life activities. Campbell also served as a marketing coordinator at Cyber Fision, an intern at Southern ICEE, and a marketing intern for Gremillion & Pou Integrated Marketing, as confirmed on her LinkedIn profile. She graduated in 2018 with a B.S. in marketing and also pursued her Master’s in counseling from the Westminster Theological Seminary in 2020.

From college sweethearts to life partners

The romantic relationship between the golfer and Campbell started when they both attended the same college. After dating for four years, in April 2019, they got engaged. What made their engagement particularly unique was that it occurred at a golf tournament. While they were on their way to dinner during the RBC Heritage tournament, Burns proposed to Campbell, and “she said yes,” the golfer captioned his Instagram post.

 

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Few months after the engagement, Burns “Married the woman” of his dream and the couple “couldn’t be happier!” The golfer shared a few glimpses of his wedding on his social media.

 

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Campbell consistently shows her support for the pro golfer by attending his tournaments. She was seen at the 2021 and 2022 Valspar Championships and the 2023 Masters Tournament as well. She also enjoys “being out here watching him do what he loves.” She revealed that to WJCL at the South Carolina tournament.

The couple enjoys small-town life

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Even during challenging times, the couple has consistently shown support for one another. In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a mutual friend reached out to Campbell to get Burns’s support for the Baton Rouge-based non-profit foundation, Feeding Louisiana. The 27-year-old was there to support them without a second thought.

Campbell was also involved in charity work for years, including raising funds for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during her time with Delta. Even though she isn’t widely known, Campbell is always ready beside Burns to navigate every challenge they encounter in their lives.

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Both of them are fully committed to Louisiana since they were raised in Shreveport and completed their education at LSU within the state. Burns “always loved the small-town feeling,” he told the PGA Tour in 2018, and due to the same reason, they have decided to live in a small village within the state, which is estimated to have less than a thousand residents.

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