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Two Shreveport Area Guys Have Big Weekends At Two PGA Events Two different Shreveport area golfers had big weekends at two different PGA event this weekend. First, former Calvary star Sam Burns won his first PGA Tour event at the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida. He finished -17 under, winning by three strokes over Keegan Bradley. After winning three state titles at Calvary, he went on to play golf at LSU. While golfing for the Tigers, Burns won four of his 15 tournaments during his sophomore year while locking down some major awards. In 2017, Burns was named First Team All-SEC,...

Speaking in a video posted to social media, Burns opened up on this encounter with his former training partner and opponent. “Last week, March 2, we got a special visit right here at Sanford MMA: The champion, Kamaru Usman, a former teammate and my last opponent,” Burns said. “He came here [because] a friend of ours is fighting in Abu Dhabi. He’s very close with Kamaru, so Kamaru’s going to be cornering him.” Burns says his post-fight interactions with Usman were classy and respectful, but added that he expects to fight his former training partner again in the near future.