It’s an assertion too simplistic and even somewhat insulting, but there’s one primary reason Sam Burns is one of the 12 players on the U.S. Ryder Cup team .

Putting.

Period.

Burns is one of the best putters in the world, and just as putting decides tournaments, putting will decide this Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.

Burns is ranked No. 1 on the PGA Tour in strokes gained: putting, putting inside 10 feet and total one-putts between 10 and 15 feet. He ranks second in total putts per round, No. 3 in three-putt avoidance and No. 4 in putts per round.

Asked why he’s such a good putter, Burns said, “I try to keep my putting very simple. It’s something that I train on every day and try to just make sure I’m starting the ball on line consistently.

“I think the biggest thing with putting is j

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