Brian Barnes (golfer)

{{Infobox golfer

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| fullname = Brian William Barnes

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|6|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Addington, Surrey, England

| death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|2019|9|9|1945|6|3|df=y}}}}

| death_place = West Sussex, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}

| weight = {{convert|238|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{SCO}}

| residence = Storrington, Sussex, England

| spouse = {{marriage|Hilary Faulkner|1968|2014|end=died}}

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| yearpro = 1964

| extour = European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Champions Tour

| prowins = 26

| eurowins = 9

| champwins = 3

| seneurowins = 2

| otherwins = 14

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| masters = CUT: 1972, 1973

| usopen = DNP

| open = 5th: 1972

| pga = DNP

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| award1 = European Seniors Tour
Order of Merit winner

| year1 = 1995

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Brian William Barnes (3 June 1945 – 9 September 2019) was a Scottish professional golfer. He won nine times on the European Tour between 1972 and 1981, and twice won the Senior British Open.

Barnes played in six consecutive Ryder Cup matches from 1969 to 1979. He was noted for having beaten Jack Nicklaus twice in one day in singles match play, during the 1975 Ryder Cup on 21 September, winning 4&2 in the morning round and 2&1 in the afternoon session.

Early life and amateur career

Barnes was born in Addington,{{cite news |last=Mason |first=Peter |title=Brian Barnes obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/12/brian-barnes-obituary |newspaper=The Guardian |date=12 September 2019 |access-date=12 September 2019}} Surrey, England, to Scottish parents, and represented England at international level. He was educated at St. Dunstan's School, Burnham-on-Sea, and Millfield School in Somerset.{{cite web |url=https://www.omsociety.com/frmPrimesDisplay.aspx?S=sk5e9mx |title=Distinguished Old Millfieldians |publisher=Old Millfieldian Society |access-date=13 November 2016 |archive-date=14 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314073130/https://www.omsociety.com/frmPrimesDisplay.aspx?S=sk5e9mx |url-status=dead}}

Barnes was taught golf by his father, who was Secretary at Burnham and Berrow Golf Club. He won the British Youths Open Amateur Championship in 1964, having represented England in the youth international against Scotland that preceded the championship.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o25AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2041%2C902136 |title=Barnes Youth's New Champion |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=8 August 1964 |page=5}} He turned professional soon afterwards.{{cite web |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/golf/scotland/brian-barnes-2467/brief-biography-of-his-golfing-career_a05975/ |title=Brian Barnes |publisher=Sporting Heroes |access-date=10 September 2019}}

Professional career

Barnes became one of the "Butten boys", a group of young British professional golfers who were part of a training programme, funded by Ernest Butten, an entrepreneur and joint founder of PA Consulting Group. Starting in 1963, Butten had funded a residential golf school at Sundridge Park in Bromley, Kent. Max Faulkner was employed as the teaching professional.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=216039.html |title=European Tour hosts Butten Boys' 50th Reunion |publisher=PGA European Tour |date=20 January 2014}}

After turning professional Barnes continued to be considered an English golfer, representing England in the 1967 R.T.V. International Trophy. In 1971 he joined the Scottish PGA and subsequently played for Scotland in international competitions.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O889AAAAIBAJ&sjid=_UcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1260%2C2824536 |title=Barnes applies to Scots P.G.A. |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=8 |date=14 May 1971}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vdk9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=9kcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3345%2C2136749 |title=Scots bid for new title |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=6 |date=21 October 1971}}

Barnes won the Flame Lily Open in Rhodesia in March 1967 and won two British tournaments, the Agfa-Gevaert Tournament and the Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship, in 1969.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YmNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4389%2C957493 |title=Barnes wins flame lily event |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=6 March 1967 |page=4}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VZZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1713%2C4203230 |title=Barnes advances towards Ryder Cup place |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=25 May 1969 |page=4}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g5RAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1353%2C38138 |title=Gallacher beaten at extra hole |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=1 September 1969 |page=4}} In 1970 he won the Wills Masters in Australia.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110466819 |title=Wills Masters |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=45 |issue=12,725 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=19 October 1970 |access-date=24 April 2017 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Barnes was one of the leading European Tour golfers in the early years after the tour was founded in 1972. He placed between 4th and 8th on the Order of Merit every year from 1972 to 1980. He won nine events on the Tour between 1972 and 1981. He also played regularly on the African Safari Circuit, winning the Zambia Open in 1979 and the Kenya Open and Zambia Open in 1981.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z8JAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_qUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2369%2C612253 |title=Scots first and second in Zambia |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=3 April 1979 |page=23}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RsBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0aUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6426%2C6633748 |title=Zambia title for Barnes |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=30 March 1981 |page=22}}

Barnes completed all four rounds of the Open Championship 16 times in succession from 1967 to 1982 and had three top ten finishes, the best of them a tie for fifth in 1972. He played in the Masters Tournament in 1972 and 1973 but missed the cut on both occasions.

Barnes played for Great Britain & Ireland and finally Europe in six consecutive Ryder Cup matches from 1969 to 1979. He has a 10–14–1 win–loss–tie record including a 5–5–0 record in singles matches (there were two sets of singles matches in some of the Ryder Cups in which he participated). He had a successful partnership with Bernard Gallacher in foursomes and four-ball matches, the pair having 5 wins and a half in their 10 matches playing together. He is, however, best remembered for beating Jack Nicklaus twice in one day in 1975.

After the 1984 season, when Barnes fell to 79th on the Order of Merit ranking, he only played a few tournaments the following year and retired to run a golf course in Sussex, England together with Max Faulkner; West Chillington. He made a semi-comeback in 1989 and played a full schedule of 25 tournaments, 46 years old, in 1991, reaching a 4th place finish at the Portuguese Open and finished 12th at the British Masters.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/2h4gv1pr/popup/1? |first=Jörgen |last=Ohlson |title=Skotten som gett boomen ett ansikte |language=sv |trans-title=The Scotsman who gave the golf boom a face |magazine=Svensk Golf |number=5 |date=May 1992 |pages=93–94}}

In 1995, Barnes became eligible to play in senior tournaments, and was very successful. He won the Senior British Open Championship in 1995, and became, the following year, the first man to successfully defend the title. He topped the European Seniors Tour Order of Merit in 1995, and went on the play the Champions Tour in the late 1990s with moderate success. Arthritis hampered this recovery and forced him to leave tournament golf in 2000.

Barnes was responsible for one of the worst putting performances ever seen in a professional tournament. During the 1968 French Open, he missed a short putt on the par-3 8th hole. Angry with the miss, he then tried to rake the ball into the cup, but missed. He then hit the ball back and forth while it was still moving. After all of the missed putts and penalty strokes were counted, Barnes had scored a 15 for the hole.Zullo, Allan, Astonishing but True Golf Facts, Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview, North Carolina, 2001.

Personal life

Barnes married Hilary Faulkner, the daughter of Max Faulkner, in 1968; they had two children, Didi and Guy. Hilary died in 2014. After having heavy alcohol drinking habits during his life and golf career, in early 1993, Barnes checked himself in for a successful drying-out period, remained sober and continued his golf career, two years later with great success in senior tournaments.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/12/brian-barnes-obituary Brian Barnes obituary, Maverick golfer celebrated for beating Jack Nicklaus twice in one day] by Peter Mason,The Guardian, 12 September 2019[https://vault.si.com/vault/1996/07/08/dry-run-making-up-for-lost-time-brian-barnes-is-back-on-his-game-now-that-hes-off-the-bottle DRY RUN MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME, BRIAN BARNES IS BACK ON HIS GAME NOW THAT HE'S OFF THE BOTTLE] by Tim Rosaforte, Sports Illustrated, 8 July 1996 Barnes died on 9 September 2019 of cancer, at the age of 74; he was with his son and daughter at home.{{cite news |last=Rodger |first=Nick |title=Colourful Scottish golfer Brian Barnes dies at 74 |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17893192.colourful-scottish-golfer-brian-barnes-dies-74/ |newspaper=The Herald |date=10 September 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/49654233 |title=Brian Barnes: Former Ryder Cup player dies aged 74 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 September 2019}}

Amateur wins

1964 British Youths Open Amateur Championship

Professional wins (26)

=European Tour wins (9)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|10 Jun 1972

|Martini International

|−7 (72-69-70-66=277)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Newton

align=center|2

|align=right|11 Aug 1974

|Dutch Open

|−5 (71-69-71=211)*

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Oosterhuis, {{flagicon|NZL}} Simon Owen,
{{flagicon|ENG}} Glenn Ralph

align=center|3

|align=right|4 May 1975

|French Open

|−7 (68-69-71-73=281)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles, {{flagicon|IRL}} Eamonn Darcy,
{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Dale Hayes, {{flagicon|IRL}} John O'Leary

align=center|4

|align=right|5 Sep 1976

|Sun Alliance Match Play Championship

|colspan=2 align=center|4 and 3

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Craig Defoy

align=center|5

|align=right|22 Apr 1978

|Spanish Open

|−12 (67-75-70-64=276)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Howard Clark

align=center|6

|align=right|18 Jun 1978

|Greater Manchester Open

|−5 (69-71-69-66=275)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles, {{flagicon|ENG}} Denis Durnian,
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Job

align=center|7

|align=right|15 Apr 1979

|Portuguese Open

|−5 (69-75-71-72=287)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Abreu

align=center|8

|align=right|6 May 1979

|Italian Open

|−7 (73-70-71-67=281)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Dale Hayes

align=center|9

|align=right|13 Sep 1981

|Haig Whisky TPC

|−8 (73-70-71-62=276)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Waites

*Note: The 1974 Dutch Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

European Tour playoff record (3–2)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|1977

|Dunlop Masters

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Guy Hunt

|Lost to par on third extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|2

|1977

|Italian Open

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Ángel Gallardo

|Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|3

|1978

|Greater Manchester Open

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles, {{flagicon|ENG}} Denis Durnian,
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Job

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|4

|1979

|Italian Open

|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Dale Hayes

|Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|5

|1981

|Haig Whisky TPC

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Waites

|Won with par on fourth extra hole

=Safari Circuit wins (3)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|1 Apr 1979

|Zambia Open

|−12 (71-64-72-73=280)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Lyle

align=center|2

|align=right|15 Mar 1981

|Benson & Hedges Kenya Open

|−10 (65-70-71-68=274)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Bernard Gallacher, {{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Lyle

align=center|3

|align=right|31 Mar 1981

|Zambia Open (2)

|−16 (70-67-69-70=276)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Howard Clark, {{flagicon|ENG}} John Morgan

=Australasian wins (1)=

1970 Wills Masters

=Other wins (11)=

1967 Flame Lily Open (Rhodesia)
1969 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament, Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship
1977 Skol Tournament
1978 Northern Open, Skol Tournament
1980 Skol Tournament
1981 Scottish Professional Championship
1982 Scottish Professional Championship
1985 Northern Open
1989 Wilson Club Professionals' Championship

=Senior PGA Tour wins (3)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|Senior major championships (2)

Other Senior PGA Tour (1)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|1

|align=right|30 Jul 1995

|Senior British Open

|−7 (67-67-77-70=281)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Murphy

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|2

|align=right|28 Jul 1996

|Senior British Open (2)

|−11 (72-65-66-74=277)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles, {{flagicon|USA}} David Oakley

align=center|3

|align=right|21 Jun 1998

|AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship

|−12 (68-68-68=204)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Jenkins, {{flagicon|USA}} Dana Quigley,
{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Summerhays

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1995

|Senior British Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Murphy

|Won with eagle on third extra hole

=European Seniors Tour wins (2)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|Senior major championships (2)

Other European Seniors Tour (0)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|1

|align=right|30 Jul 1995

|Senior British Open

|−7 (67-67-77-70=281)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Murphy

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|2

|align=right|28 Jul 1996

|Senior British Open (2)

|−11 (72-65-66-74=277)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles, {{flagicon|USA}} David Oakley

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1995

|Senior British Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Murphy

|Won with eagle on third extra hole

Results in major championships

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1965

!1966

!1967

!1968

!1969

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|T25

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T40

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1970

!1971

!1972

!1973

!1974

!1975

!1976

!1977

!1978

!1979

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|T32

|64

|style="background:yellow;"|5

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T44

|T23

|14

|T36

|T34

|T50

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|T58

|T14

|T35

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T60

Note: Barnes only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Senior major championships

=Wins (2)=

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Championship

!Winning score

!Margin

!Runner(s)-up

style="background:#ABCDEF;"

|1995

|Senior British Open

|−7 (67-67-77-70=281)

|Playoff¹

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Murphy

style="background:#ABCDEF;"

|1996

|Senior British Open (2)

|−11 (72-65-66-74=277)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles, {{flagicon|USA}} David Oakley

¹Defeated Murphy with an eagle on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.

=Results timeline=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !!2000

align=left|The Tradition

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|24

|30

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|WD

align=left|Senior PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T23

|CUT

|WD

align=left|U.S. Senior Open

|T11

|T17

|T49

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|WD

|T58

align=left|Senior Players Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|3

|WD

|T39

|T14

|T12

align=left|The Senior Open Championship

|style="background:lime;"|1

|WD

|style="background:yellow;"|3

|T27

|WD

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland/Europe): 1969 (tie), 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979
World Cup (representing Scotland): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
R.T.V. International Trophy (representing England): 1967 (winners)
Double Diamond International (representing Scotland): 1972, 1973 (winners), 1974 (captain), 1975 (captain), 1976 (captain), 1977 (captain)
Marlboro Nations' Cup/Philip Morris International (representing Scotland): 1972, 1973 (winners), 1976
Sotogrande Match/Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners), 1978 (winners), 1980 (winners, captain)
Datsun International (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1976{{cite web |title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=apJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BaUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6513,386832 |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=news.google.com}}
PGA Cup (representing Europe): 1990