Kurt Barnes

Kurt Barnes (born 25 May 1981) is an Australian professional golfer.

Kurt Barnes
Personal information
Born	(1981-05-25) 25 May 1981 (age 44) 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 tour(s)	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
Omega China Tour Order of Merit winner 2009

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)*	1 stroke	Kim Kyung-tae

*Note: The 2011 SK Telecom Open was shortened to 54 holes due to fog.
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

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 2002 (winners), 2003