| Ricky Barnes | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard Kyle Barnes | ||
| Born | (1981-02-06)February 6, 1981 (age 44) Stockton, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||
| Spouse | Suzanne Stonebarger | ||
| Children | Brady | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Arizona | ||
| Turned professional | 2003 | ||
| Current tours | PGA Tour (veteran member status) | ||
| Former tours | Nationwide Tour PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||
| Highestranking | 58 (July 25, 2010)[1] | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T10:2010 | ||
| PGA Championship | T56: 2011 | ||
| U.S. Open | T2:2009 | ||
| The Open Championship | T44: 2010 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Richard Kyle Barnes (born February 6, 1981) is an Americanprofessional golfer who currently plays on thePGA Tour.
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Barnes was born inStockton, California. His father,Bruce Barnes, was apunter who played with theNew England Patriots of theNational Football League.[2]
Barnes played college golf at theUniversity of Arizona from 2000 to 2003.[3] During that time he 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, Barnes won the 102ndU.S. Amateur, defeatingHunter Mahan 2 & 1 in the final. Barnes and Mahan would share the 2003Ben Hogan Award and would lead the United States to victory at the 2002Eisenhower Trophy. In 2003 he was the low amateur atThe Masters, where he finished 21st after outscoring his playing partner,Tiger Woods, by seven shots in the opening round.
Barnes turned professional in 2003 and joined theNationwide Tour in 2004. His best finish in that venue came at the 2006Oregon Classic when he lost toCliff Kresge in a playoff. Barnes finished in the25th spot on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list which earned him his PGA Tour card for 2009.[3]
At the2009 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 became only the fourth player ever to reach double-digits under par.[4] Barnes, however, 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.[3]
In 2010, a string of top 10 finishes helped Barnes to comfortably keep his card, and he finished 43rd on the money list.[5]
In January 2011 Barnes signed a contract withG/FORE, a golf company from fashion designerMossimo Giannulli, to exclusively wear the G/FORE colored glove on the PGA Tour.[citation needed]
After playing well enough to retain his card in 2011 and 2012, he slipped to 130th on the money list in 2013 and also missed theFedEx Cup playoffs (ranked 132). He played in theWeb.com Tour Finals and finished 33rd to retain his PGA Tour card for 2014.[3]
At the 2016Valero Texas Open, Barnes held the 54-hole lead/co-lead for only the third time in his PGA Tour career, after shooting a third round of 67 to lead by one stroke. He closed with a 74 in the final round and finished in a tie for 4th.[6] He finished the 2015-2016 season 139th on the FedEx Cup points list.
From 2017 to 2022, Barnes has been unable to finish inside the top 150 of the FedEx Cup points list. He has now played in over 330 events on the PGA Tour without a victory, although he has earned $8.8 million in total prize money, as of August 2022.[3]
Barnes is married to pro beach volleyball player,Suzanne Stonebarger.[3]
In 2003, Barnes shared theBen Hogan Award withHunter Mahan
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 29, 2010 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with  J. B. Holmes) | 63-58=121 | −21 | 2 strokes | Hunter Mahan and Suzann Pettersen |
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Oregon Classic | Cliff Kresge | Lost to par on third extra hole |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 21LA | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T59 | CUT | T2 | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T10 | T20 |
| U.S. Open | T27 | |
| The Open Championship | T44 | T57 |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T56 |
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 |
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