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2020-21 Men's Golf Roster

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Brett Barron

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Suwanee, Ga.
  • High School Lambert

Biography

Honors and Awards
2020-21 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2020-21 second-team All-Sun Belt
2020-21 Named to GS Dean’s List in the fall and spring
2020-21 GCAA All-American Scholar
2019-20 GCAA All-American Scholar
2019-20 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Named to GS Dean's List in spring
2018-19 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 GCAA All-American Scholar
2018-19 Named to GS Dean's List in the fall
2017-18 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2016-17 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2016-17 Named to GS Dean's List in the fall and spring

Fifth Year (2020-21): Ranked 13th in the Sun Belt and third on the team in scoring average (73.03) • Played in all 10 tournaments and shot 72 or better in 13 rounds • Recorded six top-25 finishes, placing in the top-10 three times and in the top-5 twice • Tied for 14th in stroke play at the Sun Belt Championship and went 1-0-1 in match play.

Senior (2019-20): Played in six events and posted a 72 scoring average • Was in the lineup for both Eagle team wins • Tied for fourth after firing a 203 (-10) at the JT Poston Invitational • Tied for 22nd at the White Sands Invitational with a 212 (-4) • Shot a season low 67 in both events • Shot par or better in seven rounds.

Junior (2018-19): Ranked fifth on the team with a 73.11 scoring average • Played in nine events, including seven of nine events in the spring • Shot 65 in the final round of the Schenkel Invitational to finish third and help the Eagles to the team title • Carded a 65, including a bogey-free 29 with seven birdies on the back nine, in the final round of the Sun Belt Championship to finish 14th • Tied for eighth at the Colleton River Collegiate • Carded a 72 or better in 12 rounds.

Sophomore (2017-18): Played in eight tournaments and posted a 73.73 scoring average, which ranked fourth on the team • Posted two top-10 finishes • Shot six rounds even par or better • Low round was a 67 at the Fighting Irish Classic • Tied for seventh at the AutoTrader Collegiate Classic and took seventh at the GS Individual Collegiate • Named to GS Dean's List in spring.

Freshman (2016-17): Played in all 12 tournaments and posted a 73.44 scoring average, the fourth-best on the team • Placed in the top-5 twice and the top-20 three times • Tied the school record with a 63 in the opening round of the Furman Intercollegiate • Tied for fifth in that event (-7) • Shot 67-66 in the first two rounds of the Schenkel Invitational and tied for 15th (-3) • Best finish was third in the GS Individual (-3).

Prep and Junior Highlights
Ranked as high as #42 in the country for the 2016 class, according to Junior Golf Scoreboard
5-time (consecutive) Junior Club Champion at Atlanta Athletic Club
Named all-state in 2015 and 2016; helped high school team win eight of 11 tournaments
2015 T2 at Golfweek International Junior (68-70)
2015 GHSA AAAAAA State Team Champion 
2015 Region Champion (67*) *School Record
Winner of the 2015 Apple Mountain Invitational (66*) *School Record
2015 17th at Joe Cheves Junior Invitational (72-70)
2015 10th at North & South Junior Championship (72-74-73)
2015 12th at Future Masters (69-68-72)
2015 13th at Innisbrook Christmas Classic
2015 T11 at AJGA Well Fargo Junior Classic
2015 T20 at AJGA Davis Love III Junior Open 
2014 5th at AJGA Will Claxton Junior Classic
2014 T25 at AJGA Scott Stallings Championship
2014 T12 at Jones Cup Junior Invitational

Personal: Born Brett Graham Barron Sept. 30, 1997, in Suwanee, Ga. • The son of Charles and Patricia Barron • Has five older siblings. 

Major: Finance.

Career Snapshot
Year Starts Rds Strk Avg. Low Rd. Low 54 Top Finish Top-5 Top-10 Top-20
2016-17 12 36 2644 73.44 63-Furman 209 (-7) 3-GS Indy 2 2 3
2017-18 8 23 1696 73.73 67-Irish 216 (E) T7-GS Indy 0 2 2
2018-19 9 27 1974 73.11 65-twice 209 (-7) 3-Schenkel 1 2 3
2019-20 6 18 1296 72.00 67-twice 203 (-10) T4-Poston 1 1 1
2020-21 11 33 2409 73.00 66-Schenkel 208 (-2) T3-Bash 2 3 5
Totals 46 137 10019 73.13 63-Furman 203 (-10) 3-Schenkel 6 10 14

Career Scorecard
2016-17
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Invitational at The Ocean Course 78-72-75=225 +9 T60
Wolfpack Collegiate 77-67-77=221 +8 T49
AutoTrader.com Collegiate 75-71-77=223 +7 T53
Warrior Princeville Invitational 70-76-76=222 +6 T52
GS Individual Collegiate 72-70-71=213 -3 3
Gator Invitational 73-74-70=217 +7 T26
Palmetto Invitational 68-78-76=222 +12 T44
Schenkel Invitational 67-66-80=213 -3 T15
Furman Intercollegiate 63-74-72=209 -7 T5
Gary Koch Invitational 73-72-77=222 +6 T39
Sun Belt Championship 78-76-74=228 +15 T44
NCAA Austin Regional 81-76-72=229 +16 65
2017-18
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Shoal Creek Invitational 78-71-72=221 +5 T29
Fighting Irish Classic 75-74-67=216 +6 T34
AutoTrader Collegiate Classic 72-74-71=217 +1 T7
Warrior Princeville Invitational 78-76-77=231 +15 T102
GS Individual Collegiate 75-72=147 +3 7
Gator Invitational 72-72-72=216 +6 T40
Palmetto Invitational 73-73-73=219 +9 T33
Schenkel Invitational 79-72-78=229 +13 77
2018-19
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Shoal Creek Invitational* 82-78-74=234 +18 T76
AutoTrader Collegiate Classic* 73-76-71=220 +4 T46
Colleton River Collegiate 70-71-73=214 -2 T8
Schenkel Invitational 73-71-65=209 -7 3
Tar Heel Intercollegiate 75-75-75=225 +9 T43
Mason Rudolph Invitational 74-70-71=215 +2 T38
Sun Belt Championship 70-74-65=209 -4 14
NCAA Stanford Regional 72-71-72=215 +5 T38
NCAA Championships 77-73-83=233 +17 --
*Played as an individual
2019-20
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Old Town Collegiate 71-72-74=217 +7 T59
JT Poston Invitational 68-68-67=203 -10 T4
Fighting Irish Classic 78-72-71=221 +8 T40
White Sands Intercollegiate 73-67-72=212 -4 T22
Gator Invitational 74-76-72=222 +12 T56
Colleton River Collegiate 71-74-76=221 +5 T27
2020-21
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Scenic City Collegiate 78-79-80=237 +21 T35
Graeme McDowell Invitational 69-75-75=219 +3 T24
Bash in the Boro 70-73-67=210 -6 T3
Gator Invitational 67-70-71=208 -2 T35
Seminole Invitational 76-72-72=220 +4 35
Spartan Collegiate 70-70-75=215 -1 T18
Auburn Tiger Invitational 73-71-76=220 +4 T46
Schenkel Invitational 66-72-74=212 -4 T4
Mountaineer Invitational 75-73-73=221 +5 T7
Sun Belt Championship 73-78-78=229 +13 T14
NCAA Tallahassee Regional 72-75-71=218 +2 T35

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'11"
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'11"
  • 2020-21Fifth Year

    5'11"