Sam Burns shoots 61, leads The American Express with amateur Nick Dunlap in the hunt

Sam Burns shot the best round of his life with “RTR” shaved into the side of his head. The acronym for “Roll Tide Roll” was the LSU product's follicular punishment for losing a bet with Justin Thomas. Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap apparently took it literally, however: The 20-year-old amateur sensation is right on Burns' heels after two days of low scores and sizzling shot-making in the Coachella Valley.

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