Honors & Awards: Two-time Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-America Scholar ... Three-time Academic All-Big Ten ... 2021-22 Big Ten Preseason Honoree
2021-22: Named a Big Ten Preseason Honoree ... finished in the top-25 at all nine tournaments this season ... recorded three top-10 finishes, two of those being top-three finishes ... finished third in back-to-back tournaments, first at the Badger Invitational and then at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate ... finished T6 at the Big Ten Championship, his final collegiate tournament ... shot an 18-hole career-low of 66 in the second round of Hootie at Bulls Bay ... had the lowest average on the team for the season with a 71.07 ... finished the season under par over all his finishes.
2020-21: Barela competed in all six events for the Badgers in the 2020-21 season ... best finish was T23 at the Boilermaker Intercollegiate after shooting 73-75-71 for a total of 219 ... lowest score of the season was a two-over-par 218 at the Kiawah Invitational.
2019-20: Played in all five fall tournaments and both spring tournaments... best finish T11 at White Sands Intercollegiate... marked seven rounds under par for the season... second lowest team average at 73.33, ninth lowest season average in program history... tied 15 for lowest 54-hole score in program record book with a 210... holds third lowest career average in program history at 73.39
2018-19: Competed in every event for the Badgers during his sophomore season... held the second-best scoring average on the team with a 72.78... tallied three-straight rounds in the 60's (69-67-67= 203 (-10) to earn a career-best 54-hole finish by seven strokes and finish T4th individually at the 2019 Hawkeye Invitational... finished in the top-ten overall in three of UW's 11 tournaments while leading all Badgers in four of the season's events.
2017-18: Competed in all 12 events for the Badgers, joining Jordan Hahn and Pete Kuhl as the only UW golfers to do so ... scoring average of 74.06 was second-best on the team and third-best among Wisconsin freshmen all-time ... earned Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors after tying for eighth place in his first collegiate tournament, the Badger Invitational, finishing the 54-hole tournament at 5-under par ... became the first UW golfer to earn medalist honors since 2009 when he tied for first place at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate, finishing the last round in the snow ... finished first or second among the Badgers in six of the 11 stroke play events
High School: Tied for fourth place at the Colorado Class 5A state championship as a senior and tied for fifth as a junior ... led Lakewood to three straight conference titles as a team and won the individual conference championship as a senior
Amateur: Won the 2016 Colorado Junior Match Play title ... earned medalist honors at the National Junior Amateur Qualifying tournament advancing him to the National Junior Amateur in the summer of 2016 ... finished second at the AJGA WinCraft/McArthur Towel & Sports Future Legends event in Waukesha in the summer of 2017 ... also finished second at the Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado Tour event at Todd Creek GC in May of 2017 ... won the 2017 AJGA at Greenhorn ... finished ninth in the 2017 AJGA Polo Invite ... ranked No. 58 in the 2017 class and No. 1 in Colorado.
Personal: Parents are Woody and Debbie.
Stats
| Year |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Low 18 |
Low 36 |
Low 54 |
| 2017-18 |
31 |
2296 |
74.06 |
69 |
142 |
211 |
| 2018-19 |
32 |
2329 |
72.78 |
67 |
136 |
203 |
| 2019-20 |
18 |
1320 |
73.33 |
69 |
140 |
210 |
| 2020-21 |
15 |
1118 |
74.53 |
70 |
144 |
218 |
| 2021-22 |
27 |
1919 |
71.07 |
66 |
139 |
208 |
| Totals |
123 |
8982 |
73.02 |
66 |
136 |
203 |
Finishes
2017-18
| Sept. 10-12 |
Badger Invitational |
71-71-69=211 / T8 |
| Sept. 24-25 |
Northern Intercollegiate |
74-71-73=218 / T26 |
| Oct. 1-3 |
Marquette Intercollegiate |
77-73-81=231 / T50 |
| Oct. 8-9 |
Windon Memorial |
78-71-76=225 / T72 |
| Oct. 23-24 |
Pinetree Intercollegiate |
75-74=149 / T17 |
| March 12-13 |
Colleton River Intercollegiate |
79-78-73=230 / T31 |
| March 25-27 |
Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate |
70-76-69=215 / T22 |
| March 31-April 1 |
D.A. Weibring Invitational |
74-69-74=217 / T1 |
| April 14-15 |
Boilermaker Invitational |
73-79=152 / T61 |
| April 21-22 |
Robert Kepler Intercollegiate |
72-74-74=220 / T23 |
| April 27-29 |
Big Ten Championships |
74-77-77=228 / T60 |
2018-19
| Sept. 9-11 |
Badger Invitational |
76-69-78=223 / T32 |
| Sept. 15-16 |
Northern Intercollegiate |
75-73-76=224 / T34 |
| Sept. 30-Oct. 2 |
Marquette Intercollegiate |
73-79-72=224 / T36 |
| Oct. 7-8 |
Fighting Irish Classic |
73-70-67=210 / T21 |
| Oct. 22-23 |
Pinetree Intercollegiate |
71-74-71=216 / 9 |
| Mar. 4-5 |
Colleton River Collegiate |
77-78-76=231 / T66 |
| Mar. 16-17 |
Mission Inn Spring Spectacular |
69-73-70=212 / 6 |
| Mar. 24-26 |
Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate |
69-75-69= 213 / T13 |
| Apr. 13-14 |
Boilermaker Invitational |
74-76= 150 / T63 |
| Apr. 20-21 |
Hawkeye Invitational |
69-67-67= 203 / T4 |
| Apr. 26-28 |
Big Ten Championships |
72-79-72= 223 / T24 |
2019-20
| Sept. 8-10 |
Badger Invitational |
76-71-73= 220/ T36 |
| Sept. 30- Oct. 1 |
Bearcat Invitational |
72-73-76=221/ T46 |
| Oct. 6-8 |
Marquette Intercollegiate |
79-75-78=232/ T64 |
| Oct. 21-22 |
Muksteer Classic |
69-71-76=216/ T12 |
| Nov. 1-3 |
White Sands Intercollegiate |
71-70-69= 210/ T11 |
| Mar. 9-10 |
General Hackler Intercollegiate Championship |
76-71-74=221/ T36 |
2020-21
| Feb. 14-16 |
Kiawah Invitational |
74-72-72=218/ T39 |
| March 28-30 |
Hootie at Bulls Bay |
70-74-75=219/ T38 |
| April 10-11 |
Boilermaker Intercollegiate |
73-71-75=219/ T23 |
| April 17-18 |
Hawkeye Invitational |
72-74-76=222/ T33 |
| April 30- May 2 |
Big Ten Championship |
78-79-83=240/ T59 |
2021-22
| Sept. 5-7 |
Marquette Intercollegiate |
72-68-73=213/ T22 |
| Sept. 26-28 |
Badger Invitational |
72-67-72=211/ 3 |
| Oct. 2-4 |
Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate |
70-69-69=208/ 3 |
| Oct. 30-31 |
Steelwood Collegiate Invite |
73-71-69=213/ T16 |
| Feb. 13-15 |
Puerto Rico Classic |
70-70-68=208/ T22 |
| March 18-20 |
Schenkel Invitational |
75-67-74=216/ T18 |
| March 27-29 |
Hootie at Bulls Bay |
71-66-77=214/ T21 |
| April 9-10 |
Boilermaker Invitational |
74-70-73=219/ T14 |
| April 29- May 1 |
Big Ten Championship |
69-72-78=219/ T6 |
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Competed as an individual
Off the Course
- Favorite tour golfer: Rory McIlroy
- Favorite tournament to watch- The Masters
- Dream Ryder Cup Captain- Tiger Woods
- Favorite hole at University Ridge- 15, so many ways to play it
- Favorite Course- Honors Course in Chattanooga
- Hardest Course- Maridoe in Dallas, Tex.
- Most memorable round- Final round 67 to win my first AJGA
- Dream foursome- Me, Tiger, Rory, and Arnold Palmer
- When did you start playing- First picked up a club when I was seven, first played a tournament when I was 13
- Who taught you how to play- Taught myself until I started working with my swing coach when I was 13, been working with him for five years
- Course(s) you grew up on- Public course in my neighborhood called Fox Hollow, did junior camps there for four summers
- Best meal to eat after a round- A good burger or steak
- Favorite club in your bag- My putter
- Favorite ball- Taylormade TP5x
- Any aces- Unfortunately no
- If not golf, what sport would you play- Baseball or basketball
- Favorite distance to hit from- 85 yards
- Favorite golf memory- Qualifying for the US Junior
- Practice routine- Hit short putts with a mirror to check set up, gradually make way to hitting lag putts, hit a few pitches and bunker shots, then hit balls on the range
- Go-to hype song(s) before a tournament- Can't Hold Us by Macklemore
- Favorite part about the practice center- Being able to hit out on the range and see ball flight in the winter
- Best golf course snack- Peanut butter sandwiches
- Any golf superstitions/rituals?- Carry tees and ball marker in my front right pocket, pencil in front left, yardage book in back left, and glove in back right
- Dream job- Playing on the PGA Tour
- Favorite place to hang out on campus- The Terrace
- Favorite restaurant in Madison- Delmonico's Steakhouse
