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Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (32) / 2/6/1981
Ht / Wt:  6'2' / 200
College: University of Arizona

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Ricky Barnes lit up TPC Four Seasons with a 4-under-par 33-33=66 in the final round of a windy HP Byron Nelson Championship to finish the tournament at 5-under 275.
Given the blustery conditions, many of the players just beginning their rounds would likely pay a king's ransom for Barnes' scorecard. He made it through his round with just one bogey to three birdies and an eagle. The putter was the difference, gaining over two strokes on the field for the round with the flat stick. To date, his best finish of the season was a T16 at the Humana Challenge. Given the conditions, it's almost a certainty that he will eclipse that today. May 19 - 1:28 PM

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Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes turned in a bogey-free 6-under-par 32-34=66 in the third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to reach the 54-hole mark at 10-under 206.

Barnes has ridden quite the roller coaster this week, opening with a 64 only to post a disappointing 76 in the second round. In today's navigation of TPC Louisiana, he circled six birdies with the longest from 12 feet on the par-5 11th. All of his other damage was done from inside eight feet. Should he challenge the course record he matched in the opening round again in the finale, he will stand a chance at hoisting his first PGA TOUR trophy.
Apr 27 - 2:29 PM
Ricky Barnes

Overnight leader Ricky Barnes swallowed a 4-over-par 37-39=76 in his second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

As much that went right on Thursday, it all went wrong today. He failed to convert on all 14 birdie opportunities en route to a score 12 strokes higher than his lid-lifter. Barnes missed two chances inside nine feet in addition to squaring two bogeys and a double. At 4-under 140, he's already eight strokes back of the 36-hole lead.
Apr 26 - 7:24 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes spun an 8-under-par 34-30=64 in his opening round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, good for a share of the course record and outright possession of the early clubhouse lead.

He went out in the first threesome off the first tee, so he couldn't have asked for a purer layout with ball in hand to turn a corner. Due to saturated turf, lift, clean and place is in play today, so Barnes' feat will get an asterisk. However, this is just his second sub-70 in his last 23 rounds. He's missed seven of nine cuts upon arrival. Today at TPC Louisiana, he split all 14 fairways and hit 15 greens in regulation. After an eagle from 11'9" at the par-5 second hole, he tacked on seven birdies, six of which on his last eight holes. His longest conversion of the day was just 12'9" at the fourth hole. Barnes' lone blemish was a bogey-5 at the sixth hole where he failed to get up and down from a lie just in front of the green. He's the seventh to sign for a 64 in the eight-year history of its role as host of this tournament.
Apr 25 - 12:52 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes reached the midpoint of the Shell Houston Open in 3-under-par 73-68=141 and will survive the cut.

Barnes had missed his previous six cuts after starting the season with a pair of top 20s. His lap around Redstone today to secure the payday wasn't without its adventures ... and misadventures. He missed only two greens in regulation and still swallowed four bogeys, three of which as a result of three-putts from 60'2", 48'4" and 16'6" at the third, 14th and 18th holes, respectively. However, he also rolled in a whopping eight birdies, five of which disappearing from beyond 10 feet. The highlights of the round measured 33'10" at 7 and 20'1" at 11.
Mar 29 - 2:54 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes made a splash with a couple of top-20 finishes to start 2013, but enters The Honda Classic having missed his last four cuts.

Barnes’ history at PGA National includes a fourth-place finish in 2011. That, and a week off, could mean he will break out of his funk this week. He enters the week eighth in Par 3 Performance, which could be a deciding factor in his favor when he plays PGA National’s Bear Trap. The Bear Trap includes two par 3s with watery graves for wayward approaches.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Feb 26 - 9:54 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes turned in a 7-under-par 30-35=65 for his opening round on La Quinta Country Club at the Humana Challenge.

Barnes has endured some inconsistency at this event, but it's not a stretch to state that it's a microcosm of his career. One day at a time, however, and today was a good one. He pieced a birdie-birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie run on his outward nine, and then erased two bogeys with three birdies coming in. He'll try to parlay this great start into another red number at vulnerable Nicklaus Private at PGA West on Friday.
Jan 17 - 6:48 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes ended 2012 in the 112th position on the PGA TOUR money list due in large part to his solo third at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, which was his lone top 10.

Barnes has finished inside the top 125 on the money list every year dating back to 2009. He gave himself plenty of looks at birdie by landing 67.36 percent of his GIR, but his 179th ranking in strokes gained-putting essentially handed 0.477 strokes per round back to the field. Since 2009, he’s had top-five finishes in the U.S. Open, the Memorial Tournament, Travelers Championship, The Honda Classic, RBC Heritage and the aforementioned AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, demonstrating that he is prone to show up on some of the most demanding courses on TOUR. Give him a look anytime par is a good score and greens are tough to hold.
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 08:34:00 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes is familiar with The MINES Resort and Golf Club, and is out to post low numbers in the CIMB Classic.

Barnes set the course record with his first-round 63 in 2010, but it has since been bested by Jeff Overton. Barnes used that 63 to post a T11, and followed that up with a 19th in 2011. Though he is in no danger of losing his PGA TOUR card, it has been a disappointing year, with his lone top 10 a third-place finish way back at Pebble Beach.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 09:41:00 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes enters the Deutsche Bank Championship coming off a steady tournament at The Barclays.

Barnes followed up his 2009 U.S. Open runner up at Bethpage with a T24 at last week’s stop. Sitting at 77th in the FedExCup standings, he will need a similar effort at TPC Boston this week if he intends to make it to the third leg of the playoffs. He finished 76th in last year’s Deutsche Bank.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Wed, Aug 29, 2012 04:52:00 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes totaled 11 points in his opening round of the Reno-Tahoe Open, finishing 3 points back of the clubhouse lead.

Barnes hit 12 greens and took a tidy 25 putts at Montreux Golf and Country Club today. He rolled in six birdies to erase one bogey at the par-4 14th hole. Regardless of the scoring system, the 31-year-old could use a good week. The only top 35 in his last 16 starts was a T25 at the Memorial.
Thu, Aug 2, 2012 08:03:00 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes followed his opening 64 at the John Deere Classic with a 4-under-par 34-33=67 to reach the midpoint in 11-under 131.

Barnes hit 13 greens today and circled an eagle (at the par-5 17th) and five birdies. However, his longest conversion of the round was a par save from 31'3" at the par-3 12th; it was his only hole-out from outside nine feet. It was an unusual sequence given he found the middle of the green, 36'9" from the hole. He was the third to sign his card today two strokes off the 36-hole clubhouse lead.
Fri, Jul 13, 2012 06:15:00 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes spun a 7-under-par 32-32=64 in his opening round of the John Deere Classic to establish the very early clubhouse lead.

Barnes is 13-for-19 this year but has posted just two top 25s, and one of those was a T25 at the Memorial. He's also failed to cash in all three previous starts at TPC Deere Run, so today's effort is a welcome surprise. He hit 15 greens and needed just 26 putts, dropping in eight birdies along the way. Five of those conversions disappeared from beyond 12 feet, including rolls of 33 feet and 23'2" at the 12th and 15th holes, respectively. It comes as no surprise then that at the time he signed his card, he led the field in Strokes Gained-Putting with a clip north of 4.400.
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 01:04:00 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes will give it a go this week at AT&T National at Congressional.

Barnes tends to show up on hard golf courses, as he finished T2 at the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black and was third at Pebble Beach this year. He last played Congressional in 2009, where he posted a T66 in this event. He ranks 53rd in GIR, but a very poor 182nd in Strokes Gained-Putting.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Wed, Jun 27, 2012 10:52:00 PM
Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes carded a 3-under-par 34-33=67 in his opening round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship, finishing two strokes off the clubhouse lead.

Barnes is 9-for-13 this year but his solo third at Pebble Beach still accounts for over 76 percent of his season's earnings. It's his lone top-35 payday. He gave himself 15 birdie chances today, and converted on five, including rolls of 16'3" and 14'1" at the third and eighth holes, respectively. Today's score matches his opening round from last year's edition, both personal lows in 11 competitive rounds at TPC Four Seasons Resort. He faded to finish T32 in 2011, however, after failing to break 72 in the final three rounds.
Thu, May 17, 2012 02:48:00 PM