Sam Burns faced questions, controversy, and pressure—all over one drop on the 15th hole at the U.S. Open. But instead of fueling the fire, Burns responded with honesty, humility, and pure class. 💬
In this video, we break down the moment, the ruling, and Burns’ calm and composed reaction that’s earning him respect from fans and players alike. Was the drop legal? Did he gain an advantage? You decide—but Sam’s response is worth hearing.
⛳ This is how you handle the spotlight when it turns red hot.
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how difficult was it out there once you guys came back
yeah it was tough i mean the conditions were extremely difficult um and period I didn’t have my best stuff today and uh yeah it was really difficult 15 ruling can you go through what you saw
yeah so that fairway obviously slopes left to right um and that’s kind of the low part of the fairway there um you know when I walked into it clearly could see water coming up um and took practice swings and it’s just you know water splashing every single time um called a rules official over they disagreed i looked at it again i thought maybe I should get a second opinion um and that rules official also disagreed um so at the end of the day I mean you know it’s not up to me it’s up to the rules official and that’s kind of that
you said you didn’t have it it seemed like you did have it until the delay was it mentally hard to get back into it or anything
not really um I mean it’s a tough golf course and um I didn’t have my best stuff and clearly it showed
what did you do during the delay to try to stay locked in
uh grabbed a little food um didn’t seem that long of a delay i mean by the time we got back here and uh then back out to the range so it wasn’t wasn’t too bad
sam how do you reset yourself you asked for a ruling twice we all saw it how do you prepare then to hit that shot when you’re kind of
Yeah I mean for you know at that point Travis and I said look let’s focus on the shot try to execute um and and I did the best I could i was 100% locked in on what I was trying to do and uh ultimately um you know it felt like the water just kind of got in the way and uh went left and it is what it is the
fairway on 12 was that another that weird
Yes similar thing um but look it’s part of it um everybody’s got to deal with it and um you know I’m extremely proud of the way I fought out there today and uh overall it was a great week um and it’s cool to have my son here on Father’s Day and uh it was a blast
on 14 were you in a divot there in that fairway
i was yeah
i mean I’m sure tough breaks but did you feel like nothing you couldn’t catch one
yeah I mean you know it’s part of it i was in a divot on 11 as well um it’s part of it you know it happens you play enough golf uh you know you hit it in divots and you know everybody does so
you seem emotionally to be okay
yeah I mean look you know I went out there and gave it the best I had and golf’s a hard game um especially on this golf course and you know at the end of the day I can hold my head high leaving
thanks for your time Sam
all right thanks guys
2 Comments
His response showed class. Deserved the drop IMO, and I am not a guy that generally agrees with them. Only makes sense, water flows to the lowest point. Even though we couldn't see his footprints, he could. May have cost him the tournament, or, a million so $$$$. Great tournament Sam, even though I didn't have you in my pool. My bad!!
VERY classy. No Bitch. No Wine. He will win soon! and with lots of fan support! Excellent!