Travis Perkins, Sam Burns’ Caddie: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Golfer Sam Burns has the help of his caddie, Travis Perkins. Here are some key facts about the veteran caddie.
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Sam Burns (r) talks with his longtim caddie Travis Perkins (l).
Golfer Sam Burns has won five tournaments on the PGA tour since he turned pro in 2019. But he hasn’t won a tour event in two years, and has never captured a trophy in a major event.
As Burns pursued his first major win at the 2025 U.S. Open, held at the notoriously tough Oakmont Country Club just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the man by his side, carrying his clubs and advising him on how to play each hole, was the same caddie who has worked with Burns throughout his relatively brief professional golf career — 48-year-old Travis Perkins.
Here’s what you need to know about the 14-year veteran caddie.
Perkins Idolized Golfers as a KidGrowing up in Lewis Center, Ohio, a small city of about 36,000 people located 20 miles north of Columbus.
He fell in love with golf as a young man, counting legends Jack Nicklaus and Fred Couples as his idols. But when it came time for college, Perkins passed over the more famous university in his backyard – that, of course, would be Ohio State — and headed south.
He Played Collegiate Golf at Florida Southern CollegePerkins was recruited to play golf at NCAA Division II Florida Southern in Lakeland, Florida, which sits in the central par of the state about a 45-minute drive east of Tampa, and roughly an hour to the south and west of Orlando. It was a fellow Ohioan, the school’s then-new golf coach Doug Gordin — an Ohio Wesleyan grad — who convinced him to come there.
“It all started when Charlie (Matlock) began recruiting me,” Perkins said, referring to the 23-year Moccasins golf coach who led the school to seven national championships.
“When he retired, coach Gordin took over. I won this event in Columbus — that’s when I really got their attention. I think I visited the school in early January, and it was a done deal. I knew I wanted to be in Florida.”
Perkins Was an All-American College GolferThe future caddie was a star from his freshman year of 1995 at Florida Southern.
He won the NCAA Regional tournament with a five-under par score, and placed among the top 40 finishers at the nationals, a performance instrumental in winning the Mocs yet another national title — the first of six in Gordin’s career there.
In his four years at Florida Southern, Perkins played on three national championship teams. He was named an All-American in his junior and senior years thanks to top 10 individual finishes at the national championships.
He Was Pro For Nearly a Decade Before Earning His PGA CardLike so many college golfers, Perkins found that his undergrad success did not translate to the pros. Turning professional after graduating from Florida Southern, Perkins ground it out on such lower level circuits as NGA Pro Golf tour, known as the Hooters Tour starting in 1994 when the then-popular restaurant paid for sponsorship.
In 2005 Perkins began working under the tutelage of Lakeland-based golf coach Gil Foushee, and his game steadily matured. By 2008, he finally qualified for his PGA Tour card.
Perkins Gave up Golfing For Caddying in 2011The PGA Tour was another struggle for Perkins. He made the cut in only three events until, three years after earning his card, another Ohio connection, boyhood pal Kris Blanks, offered him a job as his caddie on the PGA Tour.
“Kris really gave me my first opportunity, and to this day I’m still thankful for that,” Perkins said in a 2021 interview.
Want to know how what the caddies do differently during the extreme heat of the summer events? Listen to Gillette Club 72 Ambassador Travis Perkins (caddie for Sam Burns) tell you what happens inside the ropes.
In addition to Blanks, Perkins went on to caddie for D.A. Points, Scott Piercy, Aaron Wise, and Brandt Snedeker before teaming up with Burns.
“He understands the game — played it at the highest level,” Jeff KLauk, a college teammate and PGA player, said of Perkins. “I think he’s a very relaxing influence on his players.”
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