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

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

  • 2009 Florida State Amateur[2]

Professional wins (1)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 May 4, 2014 South Georgia Classic 68-72-66-67=273 −15 2 strokes United States Alex Prugh

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2016 RSM Classic United States Billy Horschel, Canada Mackenzie Hughes,
Sweden Henrik Norlander, Colombia Camilo Villegas
Hughes won with par on third extra hole
Horschel eliminated by par on first hole

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2011–12 UCF Men's Golf". December 28, 2011. pp. 9–10. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "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 December 13, 2021.
  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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