Blayne Barber

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Blayne Barber
Personal information
Full nameBlayne Lawrence Barber
Born (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 34)
Tallahassee, Florida
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College University of Central Florida
Auburn University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) Web.com Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2015
The Open Championship DNP

Blayne Lawrence Barber (born December 25, 1989) is an American professional golfer.

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Barber was born in Tallahassee, Florida. He played college golf at University of Central Florida [1] and Auburn University. [2] At UCF, he was an All-American his freshman year. [1] In his two years at Auburn, Barber was a two time All-SEC honoree and named to two All-American teams. He holds the record for the lowest career stroke average in Auburn golf history at 70.83. [3] He won two events as a collegiate as well as the 2009 Florida State Amateur. Barber also played on the 2011 and 2012 Palmer Cup and 2011 Walker Cup teams. [2]

Barber turned professional in 2012. He played on the Web.com Tour through 2014. He picked up his first win in 2014 at the South Georgia Classic. [4] He finished 16th in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

At the 2012 PGA Tour qualifying school, Barber disqualified himself from the tournament for signing an incorrect scorecard. [5]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1May 4, 2014 South Georgia Classic 68-72-66-67=273−152 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Alex Prugh

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2016 RSM Classic Flag of the United States.svg Billy Horschel, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mackenzie Hughes,
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Norlander, Flag of Colombia.svg Camilo Villegas 		Hughes won with par on third extra hole
Horschel eliminated by par on first hole

U.S. national team appearances

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References

  1. 1 2 "2011–12 UCF Men's Golf". 28 December 2011. pp. 9–10. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Auburn Golf 2012–13" (PDF). Auburn University. pp. 3, 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Blayne Barber - Men's Golf Coach". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Blayne Barber earns Web.com win". ESPN. Associated Press. May 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Barber disqualifies himself from PGA Tour Q-School". Golf Week. November 5, 2012.


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