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

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Early life and amateur career

Barber was born in

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. He played college golf at

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and

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. At UCF, he was an

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his freshman year. 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. He won two events as a collegiate as well as the 2009 Florida State Amateur. Barber also played on the 2011 and 2012

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and 2011

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teams.

Professional career

Barber turned professional in 2012. He played on the

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through 2014. He picked up his first win in 2014 at the South Georgia Classic. He finished 16th in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his

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card for the 2014–15 season. At the 2012

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, Barber disqualified himself from the tournament for signing an incorrect scorecard.

Amateur wins

*2009 Florida State Amateur

Professional wins (1)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

U.S. national team appearances

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(winners),

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References

External links

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Auburn Tigers profile
American male golfers UCF Knights men's golfers Auburn Tigers men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Tallahassee, Florida Sportspeople from Lake City, Florida 1989 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub