Kurt Barnes
Australian professional golfer
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Kurt Barnes (born 25 May 1981) is an Australian professional golfer.
Australia| Kurt Barnes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 25 May 1981 Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Sporting nationality | Australia | ||
| Residence | Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2003 | ||
| Former tours | Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour of Australasia OneAsia Tour Von Nida Tour Omega China Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 6 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 5 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2015 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2010, 2011 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life and amateur career
Barnes was born in Muswellbrook, New South Wales. He had a successful amateur career which included victories in the 2002 Australian Amateur, the 2003 Riversdale Cup, which he won with a record 22 under par total, and the 2003 New Zealand Amateur Stroke Play Championship.
Professional career
In 2003, Barnes turned professional. Shortly thereafter, he joined the PGA Tour of Australasia.
In 2009, Barnes became the first Australian to win on the Omega China Tour, when he claimed victory in the Sofitel Zhongshan IGC Open.[1] He went on to head that tour's Order of Merit that season. He then qualified for the Japan Golf Tour by finishing first at that tour's qualifying school.[2]
Amateur wins
- 2002 New South Wales Medal (tied with Adam Groom), Australian Amateur
- 2003 Riversdale Cup, New Zealand Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Professional wins (6)
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Sep 2011 | ANA Open | −13 (71-66-67-71=275) | 1 stroke |  Tomohiro Kondo, Shingo Katayama, Koumei Oda |
OneAsia Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 May 2011 | SK Telecom Open1 | −14 (71-64-67=202)[a] | 1 stroke |  Kim Kyung-tae |
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Von Nida Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Nov 2004 | Toyota Queensland PGA Championship | −29 (66-64-64-65=259) | 1 stroke | Gary Simpson |
| 2 | 30 Jan 2005 | Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open | −12 (65-68-71=204) | Playoff | Nathan Green |
Omega China Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Apr 2009 | Sofitel Zhongshan Open | −4 (69-70-73-72=284) | 1 stroke |  Wisut Artjanawat |
Other wins (1)
- 2005 Meriton Sydney Invitational
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 2002 (winners), 2003
Notes
- Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
