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Aaron Rai vs Sam Burns: PGA Tour comparison

Aaron Rai and Sam Burns have played 71 of the same PGA Tour events in StatsNext’s records (2021 to 2026). Sam Burns finished ahead in 42 of them and Aaron Rai in 22. They finished level in 4. Aaron Rai is No. 16 and Sam Burns No. 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking (as of October 16, 2026).

Results through August 23, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM ET · StatsNext tournament records

2026 season

Aaron Rai and Sam Burns: 2026 PGA Tour season
MeasureAaron RaiSam Burns
Starts2020
Wins10
Top-10 finishes26
Cuts made1317
Best finish1st2nd
Average per round69.9769.15

Individual events in StatsNext’s records. Average per round is strokes over all rounds played, across different courses and pars.

Since 2015

Aaron Rai and Sam Burns: every stored PGA Tour start
MeasureAaron RaiSam Burns
World rankingNo. 16No. 10
Starts127199
Wins25
Top-10 finishes1447
Cuts made91150
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.9069.60

Individual events in StatsNext’s records from the 2015 season. Team events are not counted.

Strokes gained per tournament, 2026

Aaron Rai and Sam Burns: average weekly strokes gained, 2026
MeasureAaron RaiSam Burns
Strokes gained: total+1.16+2.74
Off the tee+0.19+0.34
Approach+1.40+0.91
Around the green-0.05-0.60
Putting-0.39+2.10
Tournaments with strokes gained1517

Each tournament’s figure is the week’s total strokes gained, averaged over tournaments with strokes-gained data (majors publish none). Positive is better than the field.

Recent strokes gained form

Aaron Rai and Sam Burns: strokes gained per round over the last 8 and 24 measured rounds
CategoryAaron Rai, last 8Sam Burns, last 8Aaron Rai, last 24Sam Burns, last 24
Total-0.78-0.31+0.05+1.18
Tee to green-0.62-0.45+0.35+0.70
Ball striking-0.31-0.13+0.43+0.77
Off the tee-0.32-0.08+0.06-0.01
Approach+0.01-0.05+0.37+0.78
Around the green-0.32-0.32-0.09-0.07
Putting-0.16+0.14-0.30+0.48

Per round, from each golfer’s stored rounds with every category published (majors publish no round strokes gained). Ball striking = off the tee + approach. Strokes gained leaders

Head-to-head in the same events

The latest 20 of 71. Sorting a column reorders these 20 rows only.

Aaron Rai vs Sam Burns: shared PGA Tour events, latest first
DatesTournamentAaron Rai finishSam Burns finishFinished ahead
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT16T28Aaron Rai
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT63T3Sam Burns
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipCUT3Sam Burns
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT30T12Sam Burns
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT112Sam Burns
Jun 11, 2026RBC Canadian OpenCUTT20Sam Burns
Jun 4, 2026the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayT19T4Sam Burns
May 14, 2026PGA Championship1T26Aaron Rai
Apr 9, 2026Masters Tournament48T7Sam Burns
Mar 26, 2026Texas Children's Houston Open-T21Sam Burns
Mar 12, 2026THE PLAYERS ChampionshipCUTT13Sam Burns
Feb 19, 2026The Genesis InvitationalT28CUTAaron Rai
Feb 12, 2026AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmT73T6Sam Burns
Dec 4, 2025Hero World Challenge1811Sam Burns
Aug 7, 2025FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT22T28Aaron Rai
Jul 17, 2025The Open ChampionshipT34T45Aaron Rai
Jul 10, 2025Genesis Scottish OpenT47T47Level
Jun 19, 2025Travelers ChampionshipT17T17Level
Jun 12, 2025U.S. OpenT33T7Sam Burns
May 29, 2025the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayCUTT12Sam Burns

A golfer who made the cut finished ahead of one who missed it, withdrew or was disqualified; two golfers tied for a position are level.

Recent finishes

Aaron Rai: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT16
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT63
Aug 6, 2026Wyndham ChampionshipT29
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipCUT
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenCUT
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT30
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT11
Jun 11, 2026RBC Canadian OpenCUT
Sam Burns: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipT18
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT28
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT3
Jul 16, 2026The Open Championship3
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT12
Jun 18, 2026U.S. Open2
Jun 11, 2026RBC Canadian OpenT20
Jun 4, 2026the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayT4

Courses they have both played

Top 12 of 51 by starts. Sorting a column reorders these 12 rows only.

Aaron Rai and Sam Burns: records on courses both have played
CourseAaron Rai startsAaron Rai bestSam Burns startsSam Burns best
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge311th99th
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)66th618th
Muirfield Village Golf Club419th74th
TPC River Highlands417th712th
The Riviera Country Club328th73rd
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)414th613th
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course)242nd83rd
TPC Southwind516th53rd
Harbour Town Golf Links238th79th
Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)2Missed every cut71st
La Quinta Country Club359th66th
Memorial Park Golf Course57th47th

A course is the tournament’s listed venue. Best finish counts made cuts only.

How to read this

  • 71 shared events are the individual PGA Tour events both golfers played in StatsNext’s records. Field, course and conditions change from event to event, so a record against one golfer describes the past rather than predicting the next meeting.
  • Finishes are as the tour published them; strokes gained is the tour’s published value, compared with the field in the same round.

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