Blayne Barber

{{short description|American professional golfer}}

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Blayne Lawrence Barber (born December 25, 1989) is an American professional golfer.

Barber was born in Tallahassee, Florida. He played college golf at University of Central Florida{{Cite web |title=2011–12 UCF Men's Golf |date=28 December 2011 |url=http://issuu.com/ucfmbbguide/docs/2011-12_men_s_golf_yearbook |access-date=May 7, 2014 |pages=9–10}} and Auburn University.{{Cite web |title=Auburn Golf 2012–13 |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/2012-13/prospectus/prospectus.pdf |access-date=May 7, 2014 |publisher=Auburn University |pages=3, 74 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110138/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/2012-13/prospectus/prospectus.pdf |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web|title=Blayne Barber - Men's Golf Coach|url=https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/coaches/blayne-barber/3586|access-date=2021-12-13|website=Auburn University Athletics|language=en}} 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 and 2011 Walker Cup teams.

Barber turned professional in 2012. He played on the Web.com Tour through 2014. He picked up his first win in 2014 at the South Georgia Classic.{{Cite news |date=May 4, 2014 |title=Blayne Barber earns Web.com win |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/10882844/blayne-barber-wins-first-webcom-tour-title}} He finished 16th in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

At the 2012 PGA Tour qualifying school, Barber disqualified himself from the tournament for signing an incorrect scorecard.{{Cite magazine |date=November 5, 2012 |title=Barber disqualifies himself from PGA Tour Q-School |url=http://golfweek.com/news/2012/nov/05/blayne-barber-disqualifies-himself-six-days-after-/ |magazine=Golf Week}}