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RICH BARCELO
UNITED STATES
Height:
6 ft, 4 in
Weight:
195 lbs
Birthday:
07/12/1975
Nationwide Tour - Media Guide
| Nationwide Tour VICTORIES | (1) |
| 2009 Cox Classic Presented by Lexus of Omaha. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position | () |
| $ | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round | |
| 71 at Round 1, Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship presented by Samsung. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T4-- Reno-Tahoe Open. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- Cox Classic Presented by Lexus of Omaha. | |
| 2011 Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T4-- Chitimacha Louisiana Open. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--1; in money--; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--21; in money--7; Top 10 finishes--1 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Made the cut in seven of 21 starts and was T4 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open, where he opened with a 6-under 65 and held the first-round lead. Managed to hit only 10 greens in regulation but needed just 20 putts to complete his round. Added a T18 at the Stadion Classic at UGA. 2010: Made the cut in 10 of 25 PGA TOUR starts, with his best finish a T25 at The McGladrey Classic. Ended the season No. 189 on the PGA TOUR money list. Also made two of three cuts on the Nationwide Tour but did not crack the top-25. 2009: Earned his third trip to the PGA TOUR after finishing No. 21 on the Nationwide Tour money list. Early season success carried him through the year, making the cut in 11 of 22 total starts. Entered the season-ending Tour Championship at Daniel Island in the 18th position on the money list but had no control of his own destiny after being disqualified from the event after signing for an incorrect scorecard in Saturday's third round. Forced to wait and see if he would hold his place in the top 25 depending on how the rest of the field finished. Dropped only three spots to No. 21 despite the disqualification. Was T6 at the season-opening Panama Digicel Championship. Earned his second top-10 of the year with a T4 at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic, where he shared the first-round lead for the second consecutive year. Earned his first career title with a one-stroke win at the Cox Classic. Fired a 6-under-par 65 in the final round at Champions Run to beat Tom Gillis and collect the first-place check of $130,500, moving to No. 7 on the money list at the time. Made only two cuts in his final nine starts and did not finish higher than T51 in those two events. 2008: Made the cut in 13 of 25 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with eight top-25 finishes. With the help of a final-round ace, finished T9 at the Knoxville Open. It was his second career Nationwide Tour hole-in-one. Shot four rounds in the 60s at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic to finish T4. Moved up the leaderboard with a final-round 66 to a T8 at the Oregon Classic. 2007: Finished the PGA TOUR season No. 170 on the money list, with $334,244. Made the cut in 13 of 26 starts. Took advantage of playing in his hometown by registering a T4 in August at the Reno-Tahoe Open. His final-round 68 was the lowest round Sunday, helping earn his first top-10 of the year and his best career finish in his second season on TOUR. Made just two starts on the Nationwide Tour, with a T9 at the LaSalle Bank Open his best effort. 2006: Earned his PGA TOUR card for the second time after third-place finish at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. One of eight players to successfully play through all three stages of Q-School. Played eight events on Nationwide Tour in , with two top-25s. 2005: Made the cut in eight of 19 starts on the Nationwide Tour with his best finishes, a T10 at the Knoxville Open and a solo sixth at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, coming in consecutive weeks. 2004: Earned two top-25s in rookie PGA TOUR season and finished 186th on money list. 2003: Made the cut in 16 of 27 events on the Nationwide Tour, finishing 45th. Posted three top-10s, including a T2 at the Monterey Peninsula Classic. 2002: Finished No. 50 on the final money list, with a season's-best third at the Holden Clearwater Classic. 2000: Winner of the California State Open. 1999: Made the cut in 12 of 27 starts on the Nationwide Tour with his only top-10 a T4 at the Dakota Dunes Open. 1998: Had a hole-in-one during the third round of the second stage of the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. |
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| Personal | |
| Was an all-city basketball player during high school. Played in the 1986 Little League World Series as a member of the Tucson team that lost 12-0 to Taiwan in the finals. Brother, Marc, played in junior college and College World Series before going on to a six-year professional career as a pitcher in the Minnesota Twins' and Chicago Cubs' organizations. | |
