Brian Barnes (golfer)

Brian Barnes (born 3 June 1945) is a professional golfer. He was born in Addington, Surrey in England, and lives in England, but he represented Scotland at the international level.

Career outline

Barnes was taught the game by his father who was Secretary at Burnham and Berrow Golf Club and later became a pupil of 1951 Open champion Max Faulkner. He turned professional in 1964.

Barnes was one of the leading European Tour golfers of the 1970s. He placed between 4th and 8th on the Order of Merit every year from 1971 to 1980 (the 1971 money list was semi-official, and the European Tour formally commenced in 1972). He won nine events on the Tour between 1972 and 1981, and also won professional events in Africa, Australia and Canada. He had three top ten finishes at The Open Championship, the best of them a tie for fifth in 1972.

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 first man to defend the title in 1996. He topped the European Seniors Tour Order of Merit in 1995, and went on the play the U.S. Champions Tour in the late 90s with moderate success. Arthritis would hamper his career and force him to leave tournament golf in 2000.

Barnes played for Britain, Britain & Ireland and finally Europe in six consecutive Ryder Cups 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 he participated in). He had a successful partnership with Bernard Gallacher in foursomes and four-ball matches but is best remembered for beating Jack Nicklaus twice in one day in 1975.

Amateur wins (1)

*1964 British Youths Open Amateur Championship

Professional wins (19)

European Tour wins (9)

*1972 Martini International
*1974 Dutch Open
*1975 French Open
*1976 Sun Alliance Match Play Championship
*1978 Spanish Open, Greater Manchester Open
*1979 Portuguese Open, Italian Open
*1981 Haig Whisky TPC

Other wins (7)

*1967 Flame Lily (SA)
*1969 Coca Cola Young Pros, Agfa-Gavaert Tournament
*1970 Wills Australian Masters
*1979 Zambia Open
*1981 Benson & Hedges Kenya Open, Zambia Open

European Seniors Tour wins (2)

*1995 Senior British Open Championship
*1996 Senior British Open Championship

Champions Tour wins (1)

*1998 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship

Team appearances

*Ryder Cup: 1969 (tie), 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979
*World Cup: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
*Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners), 1978 (winners), 1980 (captain)(winners)
*Double Diamond: 1972, 1973 (winners), 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
*PGA Cup: 1990
*Philip Morris International: 1976

External links

* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=10 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/31/55/ Profile on the PGA Tour's official site]