Ricky Barnes
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Richard Kyle Barnes |
| Born | February 6, 1981 Stockton, California |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Career | |
| College | University of Arizona |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T10: 2010 |
| U.S. Open | T2: 2009 |
| The Open Championship | T44: 2010 |
| PGA Championship | T56: 2011 |
Richard Kyle Barnes (born February 6, 1981) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
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[edit] Amateur career
Barnes was born in Stockton, California. He played college golf at the University of Arizona. He attended Arizona from 2000 to 2003 and during that time was named the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2000, Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year in 2001, second-team All-American in 2000 and 2001 and first-team All-American in 2003. In 2002 he won the 102nd U.S. Amateur, defeating Hunter Mahan 2 & 1 in the final. Barnes and Mahan would share the 2003 Ben Hogan Award and would lead the United States to victory at the 2002 Eisenhower Trophy. In 2003 he was the low amateur at The Masters, where he finished 21st after outscoring his playing partner Tiger Woods by seven shots in the opening round.
[edit] Professional career
Barnes turned professional in 2003 and joined the Nationwide Tour in 2004. His best finish on tour came in the 2006 Oregon Classic where he lost to Cliff Kresge in a playoff. Barnes finished in the 25th spot on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list which earned him his PGA Tour card for 2009.
At the 2009 U.S. Open, Barnes set the 36-hole scoring record after shooting an 8-under 132 through the first two rounds in soft, rainy conditions. Early in the 3rd round, he would become only the fourth player ever to reach double digits under par.[1] However, Barnes suffered a collapse in the final round, shooting a 76 (+6) and placing in a tie for 2nd, two shots behind winner Lucas Glover. The runner-up finish at the U.S. Open was his only top-25 finish in 2009, but he retained his tour card for 2010 by finishing 120th.
In 2010 a string of top 10 finishes helped Barnes to comfortably keep his card, and he finished 43rd on the money list.
In January 2011, Ricky Barnes signed a contract with G/FORE, a golf company from fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, to exclusively wear the G/FORE colored glove on the PGA Tour.
[edit] Personal life
His father, Bruce Barnes, was a punter who played with the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
[edit] Amateur wins (1)
- 2002 U.S. Amateur
[edit] Professional wins (1)
- 2010 CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with J. B. Holmes)
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | 21 LA | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | CUT | T59 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T2 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
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| The Masters | T10 | T20 |
| U.S. Open | T27 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T44 | T57 |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T56 |
LA = Low amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy: 2002 (winners)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Ricky Barnes at the PGA Tour official site
- Ricky Barnes at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
