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    		  Blayne Barber

    Blayne Barber

    Player Profile

    Class:
    RS Junior
    Hometown:
    Lake City, Fla.
    Last College:
    UCF
    Birthdate:
    12/25/1989
    Experience:
    1L

    05/19/2012

    No. 4 Auburn Men's Golf Qualifies for NCAA Championship After Amazing Comeback to Finish 3rd in NCAA Greensboro Regional

    The No. 4 Auburn men's golf team had an incredible final four holes as it went 8-under par over the final four holes to jump from seventh to finish third at the NCAA Greensboro Regional on Saturday to qualify for the NCAA Championship at historic Riviera C.C. in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

    05/18/2012

    No. 4 Auburn Men's Golf Moves From 8th to a Tie For 4th After NCAA Greensboro Regional Second Round; Barber in 3rd

    The fourth-ranked Auburn men's golf team moved from eighth to a tie for fourth.

    05/17/2012

    No. 4 Auburn Men's Golf In Eighth After NCAA Greensboro Regional First Round

    The Tigers are in eight place after shooting an 8-over 296.

    05/15/2012

    No. 3 Auburn Preps for Greensboro Regional

    Auburn will face four top-25 teams at Greensboro Regional

    05/10/2012

    45 Auburn Student-Athletes Graduate In 2012 Spring Term

    16 Auburn athletic programs represented among graduates

    CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

    2011 Walker Cup - Team USA
    2011 Palmer Cup - Team USA
    2011 Second Team All-American
    2011 First Team All-SEC
    2010 Bridgestone Collegiate Co-Medalist
    2010 US Am Qualifer Medalist
    2009 St. Augustine Am Medalist
    2009 Florida State Am Medalist
    2008 Rio Pinar Invitational Medalist
    2008-09 GCAA Second Team All-American
    2008-09 Five-man GCAA All-Freshman Team
    2008-09 Conference USA Golfer-of-the-Year
    2008-09 Conference USA Freshman-of-the-Year
    2009 NCAA Championship Top-10 Finisher
    Three-time Conference USA Golfer-of-the-Week


    2011 Walker Cup Photo Gallery
    2011 Palmer Cup Photo Galley


    BARBER BY THE NUMBERS

    Avg. Avg. Best Best Best Top Top Best Sub-Par Rds.
    Year Events Rds. Strokes 18 54 18 36 54 10 20 Fin. Rds. Ctd.
    2011-12 3 9 645 71.67 215.01 70 142 212 2 3 T3 2 8/9 (.889)
    2010-11 11 33 2,340 70.91 212.73 65 135 202 6 9 T1 16 31/33 (.939)
    2008-09 12 35 2,490 71.14 213.42 62 133 202 9 10 1 16 33/35 (.943)
    Totals * 26 77 5,475 71.10 213.30 62 133 202 17 22 1 34 72/77 (.935)

    *Career Auburn scoring average is 71.07.


    ADDITIONAL 2011-12 STATISTICS

    Putts Per Round 28.7
    Fairways Hit 69.2% 90/130
    GIR 59.9% 97/162
    Sand Saves 50.0% 7/14
    Up & Downs 68.6% 35/51


    CAREER RESULTS

    2011-12
    Event Score To Par Finish
    1. Olympia Fields Illini Invite 70-73-72--215 +5 T7
    2. Jerry Pate National 70-78-70--218 +8 T18
    3. U.S. Collegiate 72-70-70--212 -4 T3

    2010-11
    Event Score To Par Finish
    1. Carpet Capital Collegiate 67-68-75--210 -6 3
    2. Gary Koch Invitational 76-75-69--220 +4 T27
    3. Jerry Pate National 68-74-66--208 -2 T5
    4. Bridgestone Intercollegiate 71-66-65--202 -14 T1
    5. Gator Invitational 73-69-69--211 +1 T5
    6. John Hayt Collegiate 68-71-73--212 -4 T2
    7. General Hackler Championship 75-75-73--223 +7 T13
    8. Chris Schenkel Invitational 68-70-73--211 -5 T5
    9. Hootie at Bulls Bay 67-74-74--215 +2 T11
    10. SEC Championship 75-70-71--216 +6 T14
    11. NCAA South Central 72-67-73--212 -4 T9

    2008-09 (Competing For UCF)
    Event Score To Par Finish
    1. Carpet Capital Collegiate 68-75-73--216 E T10
    2. Olympia Fields Illini Invite 79-76-71--226 +16 T51
    3. Isleworth-UCF Collegiate 73-77-82--232 +16 T57
    4. Hummingbird Inter 73-71--144 +2 T12
    5. Suntrust Gator Invite 71-71-67--209 -1 T9
    6. Rio Pinar Invitational 71-64-69--204 -12 1
    7. Hootie at Bulls Bay 75-65-70--210 -3 T8
    8. Adminstaff ASU Invite 68-70-70--208 -8 T3
    9. UK Bluegrass Invite 74-75-72--221 +5 T5
    10. Confernce USA Champ. 68-69-68--205 -11 2
    11. NCAA Southeast Regional 69-71-62--202 -13 2
    12. NCAA Championship 75-69-68--212 -1 T7



    Junior (Fall 2011): Second on team with a 71.67 scoring average ... Leads team in putts per round (28.70), up & downs (68.6 percent) and par 4 performance (E) ... Carded low round 70 (four occasions) ... Best finish came in a T3 at the U.S. Collegiate, shooting a 72-70-70-212 ... Leads team with six rounds at par or better with six.

    Sophomore (2010-11):Second Team All-American ... First Team All-SEC ... Finished season with a team-leading 70.91 scoring average, just .01 strokes off school record ... Shot a school-record tying 13 rounds in the 60s ... Led the Tigers in six tournaments ... Finished fall season at Auburn with a team-leading 70.00 scoring average ... Led the team in rounds counted (31/33), sub-par rounds (16) and rounds in the 60s (13) ... Recorded a team-high six top-five finishes ... Picked up first Auburn medalist honors at the Bridgesone Intercollegiate, carding a 71-66-65--202 ... Placed third at the Carpet Capital Collegiate carding a 67-68-75--213 ... Tied for second at the John Hayt Collegiate with a 68-71-73--212 ... Recorded low round of 65 at the Bridgestone Collegiate ... Carded low 54-hole total of 202 at the Bridgestone Collegiate ... Had a 70.82 second round scoring average ... Tied with Michael Hebert for most rounds at par or better (18) ... Earned nine top-20 finishes.

    Freshman at UCF (2008-09): Finished season at UCF with a team-leading 71.14 scoring average ... Tied for seventh at the NCAA Championship in Toledo, Ohio ... Concluded the event at 1-under 212 ... Finished third at 202 (-11) as the Knights claimed the NCAA Regional title in Sorrento, Fla... In the third round of the 2009 regional, carded a school record 9-under 62 ... Placed second as the Knights claimed the Conference USA Championship in Sorrento, Fla., finishing the event at 206 (-10) ... Tied for fifth (221, +5) at the UK Bluegrass Invitational in Lexington, Ky. ... At the Adminstaff ASU Invitational in Augusta, Ga., tied for third (208, -8) ... Tied for eighth at the Hootie at Bulls Bay in Awendaw, S.C., at 210 (-3) and recorded a 6-under 65 in the second round... Claimed medalist honors at the Rio Pinar Invitational in Orlando, finishing at 204 (-12) ... Tied a school record with an 8-under 64 ... Tied for ninth at the SunTrust Gator Invitational in Gainesville, posting a 3-under 67 in the final round and finishing at 209 (-1) ... Made collegiate debut at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Face, Ga., and tied for 10th (216, E) ... Earned C-USA Golfer of the Week honors following the event.

    Amateur: Selected to represent the United States at both the 2011 Walker and Palmer Cups ...Finished the fall season ranked ninth in the Scratch Golfers World Amateur Rankings ... Winner of the 2009 Florida State Am ... Winner of the 2009 St. Augustine Am ... Winner of his 2010 US Amateur Qualifier ... Competed in three U.S. Amateurs ... Reached round of 64 in 2011 U.S. Am ... Reached round of 32 in 2010 U.S. Am ... Earned 2/1/1 record at 2011 Palmer Cup ... Placed thrid at 2011 Southern Am ... Placed third at 2011 Northeast Am.

    Junior: Claimed the 2008 Florida State Golf Association Junior Championship in Orlando ... Won the 2007 AJGA Birks & Mayors Junior Championship at Mirasol ... Named the 2006 FSGA Junior Player of the Year ... Claimed the FSGA Junior Championship in 2006 in Jacksonville ... Won the 2006 FSGA Junior Match Play Invitational ... Claimed medalist honors at the 2006 Press Thornton Future Masters ... Won five total career events on the Florida Junior Tour ... In 2008, won the FJT tournament ... Took top honors in 2007 at the FJT Bluewater Bay ... Recorded first-place finishes in 2006 at the FJT events in Dade City and in North Venice ... In 2005, claimed medalist honors at the FJT Disney tournament in Lake Buena Vista.

    Personal: Born on Dec. 25, 1989 ... Parents names are David and Terri Barber ... Has siblings Shayne, Jayce, Shaylin ... Favorite local course is the AU Club ... Career highlight is winning the Florida State Amateur by nine shots ... Majoring in entrepreneurship and family business ...Lists hobbies off the course as attending the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, going to church and fishing.

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