Blake Barens 2015-16 Men's Golf Roster

AS A SENIOR:

• Played in all 11 tournaments, counting 28 of his 31 rounds.
• Had two top-five finishes, three top-10 finishes, and eight top-25 finishes.
• Led the team in stroke average with 72.29, ranking third in school history.
• Placed first at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic (Oct. 11) with a score of 201 (nine-under par).
• The 201 score set a school record for 54-hole tournaments.
• Led the team with 18 par-or-better rounds.
• Notre Dame’s top finisher in the National Invitational Tournament (Feb. 28) with a 214 (-2), tying for 18th overall.

AS A JUNIOR:

• Played in all 11 tournaments (30 of 30 rounds).
• Posted two top-five finishes, two top-10 finishes and four top-25 showings.
• Notched his best finish at the Fighting Irish Golf Classic when he tied for second by firing a three-under par 210 (Sept. 21-22).
• Had a 75.10 stroke average for the year, which ranked third on the team.
• Ranked fourth on the team as 22 of his 27 rounds counted towards team scoring (.815).
• Tied for third at the Battle at the Warren (April 16) by shooting a three-over par 145.
• Totaled five under-par rounds on the season as well as four even-par rounds.

AS A SOPHOMORE:

• Competed in nine tournaments during sophomore season, making seven starts in the Notre Dame lineup.
• Logged a 76.04 stroke average over 25 total rounds, including five playing unattached.
• Posted two top 25 results, including first career top 10 finish.
• Led all Notre Dame players with .950 clip (19-for-20) of staring lineup rounds counting toward the team score.
• Tied for 10th place at the Notre Dame Kickoff Challenge (Aug. 30), carding rounds of 73-75=148 (+6).
• Placed in a tie for 33rd place at the Fighting Irish Golf Classic (Sept. 28-30), posting a final score of 227 (75-73-79).
• Was the top Notre Dame finisher at the Jones Invitational (Feb. 23-24, 74-76-76=226), the Lamkin San Diego Classic (March 9-10, 76-80-71=227) and the Talis Park Challenge (March 15-16, 70-74-71=215), tying for 20th place overall at Talis Park.
• Led all Notre Dame players by tying for 43rd place with a final score of 227 (77-76-74) at the ACC Championship (April 24-26).

AS A FRESHMAN:

• Appeared in six tournaments during first collegiate season, earning a start in five events.
• Compiled a 78.17 scoring average over 18 competitive rounds, and posted one top-40 finish.
• Tied for 57th place in first career start at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 8-9) after firing a cumulative 234 (83-75-76).
• Carded season’s best round, a one-over par 72, in the first round of the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic (Sept. 23-24) at the Warren Golf Course.
• Posted best career finish in a tie for 34th place at the Georgetown Intercollegiate (Oct. 21-22) (73-76-77-226).
• Finished in a tie for 42nd place in first career spring season start at the Lamkin San Diego Classic (March 10-11), posting best score in relation to par at 12-over-par (76-76-76).

PREP AND PERSONAL:

• Letterwinner at Orange Lutheran High School.
• Earned seven top-10 finishes on the summer circuit in 2012, claiming the tournament title at the American Junior Golf Association Ping Phoenix event.
• Runner-up at the 2012 CIF Southern Section Championship after firing a five-under par 67 at the Riverside Country Club.
• Turned in three straight rounds in the 60s (69-69-68) to finish fourth at the 2012 AJGA Heather Farr tournament.
• Won the 2011 Junior World Qualifier at Buenaventura Golf Course, carding a four-under 66.
• Triumphed over 64 other players to win a youth major at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort Turtle Point and Ocean Course.
• Won the 2010 Toyota Tour Cup Qualifying School tournament at Menifee Lakes.
• Was the youngest contestant to ever qualify for the Golf Channel’s Drive, Chip, and Putt competition.
• Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

Barens’ Career Statistics