Commonwealth Games At the
2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in
men's singles after defeating Canada's
Ryan Bester. In 2018 he was selected as part of the
Scottish team for the 2018
Commonwealth Games on the
Gold Coast in
Queensland where he claimed another gold medal in the
Triples with
Ronnie Duncan and
Derek Oliver. In 2022, he competed in the
men's triples and the
men's fours at the
2022 Commonwealth Games.
World Championships He has won four medals at the
World Bowls Championship. The first came during the
2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in
Christchurch when he won a
silver medal and then four years later won a gold and bronze during the
2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in the pairs and triples. The fourth medal was in the
singles at the
2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. In 2020 he was selected for the
2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.
World Indoor Championships He has a good record indoors and was the singles world champion in
2014. Burnett enjoyed a very successful
2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship after securing both the Open Pairs title with
Stewart Anderson and the Mixed Pairs title with
Katherine Rednall. Burnett claimed a fourth title when winning the open pairs for the second time with Stewart Anderson in 2022. He won an all-Scottish final in the open pairs in 2024, partnering Stewart Anderson again.
Nationals In 2005, Burnett equalled the record for wins in the
Scottish National men's singles championship, winning his third to join
Robert Sprot, David Dall and
Joseph Black. The record stood until 2025 when
Iain McLean won a fourth. He subsequently won the singles at the
British Isles Bowls Championships in 2003 and 2006. In 2025, Burnett won his fourth National title, after winning the triples with Peter Thomson and Andy Furye.
Other events Other major wins include winning the
World Singles Champion of Champions in 2006, the 1991 & 2001
Scottish International Open, the
2008 International Open, the
2010 Welsh International Open. In June 2023, he announced his retirement from international competitions. ==Personal life==