Blayne Barber

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

Blayne Barber
Personal information
Born (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989
Tallahassee, Florida
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity 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 TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2015
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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 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.[3] 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.[4]

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 Alex Prugh

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2016 RSM Classic Billy Horschel, Mackenzie Hughes,
Henrik Norlander, Camilo Villegas		 Hughes won with par on third extra hole
Horschel eliminated with par on first hole

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References
  1. "2011–12 UCF Men's Golf". pp. 9–10. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  2. "Auburn Golf 2012–13" (PDF). Auburn University. pp. 3, 74. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  3. "Blayne Barber earns Web.com win". ESPN. Associated Press. May 4, 2014.
  4. "Barber disqualifies himself from PGA Tour Q-School". Golf Week. November 5, 2012.


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