Austin Barbin

2022-23 (Sr.):

Season stroke average: 72.10
Fall stroke average: 72.25
Spring stroke average: 72.04
Played 20 of his 39 rounds at par or better (51.3 percent)
Recorded 10 sub-70 rounds
Tied for 17^th place at the Rod Myers Invitational with a 1-over par 217 (72-76-69)
Tied for 22^nd place at the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate with a 5-under par 208 (69-70-69)
Tied for 18^th place at the Sea Best Invitational with a 4-over par 214 (76-69-69)
Tied for 11^th place at the Gator Invitational with a 2-over par 212 (66-71-75)
Tied for 16^th place at the Schenkel Invitational with an even par 216 (72-71-73)
Tied for 18^th place at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a 1-under par 212 (73-68-71)
Tied for 21^st place at the ASUN Championship with a 6-under par 210 (71-68-71)

2021-22 (Jr.):

Season stroke average: 73.52
Fall stroke average: 74.83
Spring stroke average: 73.22
Played eight of his 33 rounds at par or better (24.2 percent)
Named ASUN Men’s Golfer of the Week on October 7
Finished tied for fourth place at the Hamptons Intercollegiate, posting an even par 216 (73-70-73)
Tied for 12^th place at the Coral Creek Club Invitational with an even-par 213 (66-72-75)
Tied for seventh place at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a season-best 7-under par 206 (70-69-67)
Tied for 11^th place at the ASUN Men’s Golf Championship with a 4-over par 217 (73-70-74)
Helped the Flames advance to the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship for the third year in a row, playing in rounds two and three of the national championship event

Previous School:

Transferred to Liberty from Maryland
Played two seasons at Maryland (2019-20 and 2020-21)
Finished the 2019-20 season with a 72.20 scoring average
Played in all five events for Maryland during the shortened 2019-20 season, posting eight rounds at par or better and two sub-70 rounds
2020 PING GCAA All-Region honoree
Finished the Spring 2021 season with a 74.67 scoring average
Played in all six events for Maryland during the Spring 2021 season, posting six rounds at par or better and two sub-70 rounds

Prep/Amateur:

Graduated from Red Lion Christian Academy in Bear, Del.
Qualified for the “Big 4” in 2019 - The 2019 USGA US Open Final Qualifying Stage, The 2019 USGA US Junior Amateur (also qualified for the 2016 USGA US Junior Amateur at the age of 15), The 2019 USGA US Amateur at Pinehurst and the 2019 National PGA Junior Championship (finishing 9th @ 14 under par (70,63,69,64)
Won three 2019 State Junior Championships - (Maryland State Jr (16-18), Delaware State Jr and the 105th Philadelphia Jr)
Won 2019 AJGA Imperial Headwear Junior Championship at Dupont CC – 68, 70, 63 (course record) and finishing at 12-under par winning by 11 shots
Won the prestigious 2019 Christman Cup and 2019 Hussey Memorial
Won the 2019 Philadelphia PGA Junior Championship
Won 2018 & 2019 Delaware High School Boys State Championship (five-time all-state recipient with career finish second, third, third, first and first)
Won his 5th Chesapeake Bay GC Men’s Club Championship by shooting a course record 64, and finishing with a 70 totaling for 8-under par
Named 2019 GAP Philadelphia Junior Player of the Year
Named 2019 Delaware Junior Player of the Year
2019 Rolex and Golfweek Junior World Ranking No. 90
Ranked No. 1 junior in the state of Maryland in 2015, 2016 and 2019
Once won a 14-player playoff for one spot in the 2017 Maryland State Amateur match play

Personal:

Birthday is on March 22
Son of Allison and Andrew Barbin
Father, Andrew, played college golf at Lynchburg College where he is a member of the Hall of Fame and he has competed professionally
Older brother Zach Barbin was a five-year member of Liberty’s men’s golf roster (2018-22)
Younger brother Evan Barbin is also currently on Liberty’s men’s golf roster
Interdisciplinary Studies major

Getting to Know Austin Barbin:

One essential you always need on the road?
- Gotta have the AirPods
If you could have any celebrity caddy for a day, who would it be?
- Eldrick Tont Woods, he’s the greatest to ever do it.
Best pre game snack?
- Beef jerky
Who is your golf inspiration?
- My Dad!