Background
Barnes was born in Stockton, California.
Barnes was born in Stockton, California.
In 2003 he was the low amateur at The Masters, where he finished 21st after outscoring his playing partner, Tiger Woods, by seven shots in the opening round. Barnes finished in the 25th spot on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list which earned him his Professional Golf Association Tour card for 2009.
He played college golf at the University of Arizona from 2000 to 2003. Barnes and Mahan would share the 2003 Ben Hogan Award and would lead the United States to victory at the 2002 Eisenhower Trophy. Barnes turned professional in 2003 and joined the Nationwide Tour in 2004.
His best finish in that venue came at the 2006 Oregon Classic when he lost to Cliff Kresge in a playoff.
At the 2009 United States. 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.
The runner-up finish at the United States. Open was his only top-25 finish in 2009, but he retained his tour card for 2010 by finishing 120th. In 2010 a string of top 10 finishes helped Barnes to comfortably keep his card, and he finished 43rd on the money list.
In January 2011 Barnes signed a contract with G/FORE, a golf company from fashion designer, Mossimo Giannulli, to exclusively wear the G/FORE colored glove on the Professional Golf Association Tour.
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 the Federal Express Cup playoffs (ranked 132). He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished 33rd to retain his Professional Golf Association Tour card for 2014. wins (1) 2002 United States. Los Angeles = Low amateur DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10. Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2009 United States Open – 2010 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2009 United States Open – 2010 Masters) Eisenhower Trophy: 2002 (winners).