​Either Sam Burns is providing a rare show of cards, or he’s practicing a little reverse psychology.Burns says he knows who he’s pairing with at this Presidents Cup, and unlike most competitors ahead of these team events who treat potential partnerships like trade secrets, Burns dropped an easy hint during his media availability on Tuesday.“His name starts with an ‘S’,” said Burns, alluding to a reunion with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at Medinah.We know what many of you are thinking: Didn’t they try that already?Yes, the two buddies don’t exactly have a sparkling record together. They went a combined 0-3-1 while teaming at the 2022 Presidents Cup and 2023 Ryder Cup before being split up for each of the past two Cups. The separation worked in 2024 with Scheffler and Burns responsible for six points in team play at Royal Montreal. But at last year’s Ryder Cup, the U.S. got a whopping half-point from the two; Scheffler went 0-4 at Bethpage before winning his singles match.“Do I think we have unfinished business? I don’t know if I would call it that,” Burns said. “It’s been frustrating the times we have played together, and we feel like we’ve played really well and ultimately not won. I think it’s been more frustrating than anything.“Yeah, this week we’re going to go out and compete as hard as we can and try to get as many points for the U.S. team as possible.”Burns recalled a moment from the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow, where after tying Sungjae Im and Sebastian Munoz despite making nine birdies and an eagle, the American stats guys told Burns that he and Scheffler would’ve beaten any other team that day. Im and Munoz just happened to card nine birdies of their own, and even then, Scheffler left a 9-foot birdie putt on the last hole on the lip.“When you look at best ball and alternate shot, there is a little bit of flukiness there for sure,” Scheffler said. “Sometimes you’re up against guys that have played really good.”Still, that doesn’t quite explain why Scheffler, far and away the best player in the world for the better part of the last five years, has compiled a lackluster 6-11-4 record in Cup competition.Scheffler points to his less blemished singles record – 2-2-1, plus two trips to the final of the now-defunct WGC Match Play (Scheffler and Burns each won that event once). He also went 2-1 with Russell Henley at the last Presidents Cup and added another point alongside Collin Morikawa in fourballs.Surely, he can’t be that bad of a match player.“I can only control what I can control,” Scheffler said, “and that’s going out there and trying to hit good shots and being a good partner for whoever it is that I’m out there with.”Perhaps the underlying problem, Scheffler admits, is trying too hard. As a self-described hypercompetitive person, Scheffler says that extreme desire to succeed caused his putting dip a few years ago.“When you look at this format, and like you said, maybe my recor