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

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Barber was born in

Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the populatio ...

. He played college golf at

University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...

and Auburn University. At UCF, he was an All-American 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

Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...

and 2011

Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches" as in Ryder Cup Matches). It is ...

teams. Barber turned professional in 2012. He played on the

Web.com Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. T ...

through 2014. He picked up his first win in 2014 at the

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. He finished 16th in the

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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

: 2011 (winners),

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: 2011

References

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