2022 Valspar Championship leaderboard, grades: Sam Burns wins back-to-back titles at Innisbrook
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The American jumps into the top 10 in the world with a stunning winning putt
Sam Burns held the field at bay by making par save after par save on Sunday at the 2022 Valspar Championship. Then he downed Davis Riley in a playoff with a birdie from deep that will go down as one of the best putts of the year.
The win for Burns is his second in a row at this tournament and it was as thrilling a closing act as the PGA Tour has had all season.
Burns was flawless for 16 holes. He made multiple par putts between 9-12 feet to keep the momentum running downhill and birdied the holes he was supposed to birdie all while playing with Justin Thomas in the second to last group on the course, just in front of Matthew NeSmith and Riley. On the 17th, he made a mistake when he left his bunker shot short of the green and blew his chip 9 feet past the hole. But again, another in that 9-12 foot range -- this time to save bogey -- kept the trophy alive for Burns.
