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‘Eight in eight days’: Sam Burns (65) puts vacation weight to use in opening round of St. Jude

Some people need a few days to get back into the swing of things after vacation, but Sam Burns only needed four holes to dust off his clubs after two weeks away.

Following a T-42 finish at The Open, Burns took a vacation ahead of the FedExCup Playoffs, leaving his clubs behind for trips to Greece and Park City, Utah, and bringing back some added pounds in their stead.

“We were in Greece for a week after The Open with Scottie (Scheffler) and his wife and my wife, and then we got home and went to Park City, Utah,” Burns said after Round 1 of the FedEx St.