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Gabby Barker
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Vallivue
- Hometown:
- Caldwell, Idaho
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CAREER BESTS
Best Finish: 1st, three times, once at Betsy Rawls (October 20, 2015), and tied for 1st at Jim West (October 6, 2015) and Red Raider Invitational (Sept. 12-13, 2016)
Low 18-hole Score: 66, at Lady Puerto Rico Challege (February 15, 2016)
Low 54-hole Score: 209, at Lady Puerto Rico Challenge (February 14-15, 2016)
SPRING 2017 (JUNIOR)
Qualified for U.S. Girls Nationals three consecutive years (2012-14) ... 2013 PGA Junior Qualifier and Junior World Qualifier ... 2012 and 2014 Americas Cup Team Member ... 2009 and 2014 Idaho Golf Association Junior State Champion ... 2013 IGA Women's State Champion.
Vallivue High School
Averaged 70 strokes per round in senior year at Vallivue ... won 2014 state title at Vallivue by 26 strokes with a 14-under par total ... 2013 Team District Champions ... 2012 and 2014 District Champion (individual) ... 2012, 2013, 2014 Player of the Year ... was a three-year letterman in volleyball (2011-13) and two-year letterman in basketball (2011-12) ... helped lead basketball and volleyball to district titles in 2012.
Personal
Gabby Ranea Barker ... Born August 3, 1996 in Nampa, Idaho ... Daughter of Dwight and Robin Barker ... has two siblings: Tyler (sister) and Chanda Rodriguez (half sister) ... Tyler played golf at University of Idaho ... spent summer traveling to golf tournaments and also competing in grass volleyball tournaments ... majoring in psychology.
CAREER BESTS
Best Finish: 1st, three times, once at Betsy Rawls (October 20, 2015), and tied for 1st at Jim West (October 6, 2015) and Red Raider Invitational (Sept. 12-13, 2016)
Low 18-hole Score: 66, at Lady Puerto Rico Challege (February 15, 2016)
Low 54-hole Score: 209, at Lady Puerto Rico Challenge (February 14-15, 2016)
SPRING 2017 (JUNIOR)
- Recorded the second-lowest scoring average on the team during the spring (74.6) after playing in all 10 events, including the NCAA Lubbock Regional and the NCAA Championships.Â
- Participated in the NCAA Championships for the second time in her career.
- Wrapped the 2016-17 season with a 73.9 scoring average, second-lowest on the team.Â
- Led the Lady Raiders at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, finishing in a tie for seventh after recording a 1-over 217 score.
- Followed by placing tied for 33rd overall at the Dickson Invitational with a 6-over 222.
- Recorded her second-best finish of the spring season with a tie for eighth overall at the Briar's Creek Invitational (1-under 215).
- Shot a 9-over 225 at the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate where she finished in a tie for 32nd place.
- Finished in a tie for 27th place at the Big 12 Championships after recording a score of 14-over 230.
- Notched a tie for 17th overall at the NCAA Lubbock Regional where she shot 2-over 218.
- Closed the season at the NCAA Championships where she finished in a tie for 81st place after posting a score of 21-over 237.
- Led the team with a 72.6 scoring average over five tournaments.
- Finished among the top 25 individuals in all five events.
- Began the season with her third individual title at the Red Raider Invitational; shot a 2-under 214 card that was her lowest of the fall.
- Followed by finishing in a tie for 23rd overall at the Jim West Challenge after firing an even-par 216 card.
- Tied for 16th in each of her next two events at the Betsy Rawls Invitational (4-over 220) and Landfall Tradition (1-over 217).
- Recorded a 5-under 67 second round at the Landfall Tradition, her lowest 18-hole score of the fall which was two strokes off her career low.
- Shot a 5-over 77 in the only round played at the Trinity Forest Invitational where she finished in a tie for 20th overall.
- Opened the season by being named to the watch list for the ANNIKA Award which is presented to the nation’s top female collegiate golfer.
- Ended the 2015-16 campaign with a 72.3 scoring average over 11 tournaments which matched Kim Kaufman’s single-season school record.
- Named the Big 12 Player of the Year, marking the first time a Lady Raider has ever earned the accolade.
- Became fourth Lady Raider to earn WGCA All-America recognition as she was a honorable mention selection.
- Held the No. 1 ranking in Golfstat for three-consecutive weeks during the month of March, becoming just the second Lady Raider in school history to earn the top spot (Kim Kaufman).
- Compiled a 72.8 stroke average over eight tournaments in the spring; recorded three top-five finishes during that time and seven performances in the top 20.
- Began the spring with a second-place finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Challenge where she fired a 7-under 209 that marked the third lowest 54-hole score in program history.
- Performance at the Lady Puerto Rico Challenge earned her Big 12 Player of the Month honors, marking the second time over her career where she’s received the accolade. It marked the fourth-consecutive tournament where she finished among the top five individuals.
- Tied for 14th at the Hurricane Invitational (1-over 214) and then 13th at the Briar’s Creek Invitational (1-over 217).
- Added fifth top-10 finish of the year at the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate where she finished in a tie for seventh after a 9-over 225 card.
- Finished in a tie for 18th at the SMU Invitational (7-over 223) before securing a tie for fourth at the Red Raider Invitational held at The Rawls Course. Her even-par 216 helped push the Lady Raiders to the tournament title on their home course.
- Notched a 17th place performance at the Big 12 Championship (4-over 220) and then ended the year in a tie for 33rd at the NCAA Stanford Regional (10-over 223).
- Finished in the top five in all three events during the fall, including two medalist honors.Â
- Carded her second lowest 18-hole score with a 68 in the second round of the Jim West Tournament to start the season.
- Tied for medalist honors at the Jim West Challenge with a 211 (-5). It marked the first time in her career where she has finished atop the individual leaderboard.Â
- Followed  up by earning the individual title outright two weeks later at the Betsy Rawls Invitational with a 211 (-5).
- Finished the fall in fourth place at the Alamo Invitational after shooting an even-par 216.
- Played in five tournaments.
- Recorded a 73.7 stroke average over 15 rounds.
- Recorded career low for 18 holes (67) and 54 holes (211) while finishing tied for third at Web.com Intercollegiate (3/31/15) at 5-under par (74-70-67--211).
- Finished tied for seventh at SMU/DAC Invitational (4/11/15) at 6-over par (75-73-75--222).
- Finished tied for 25th at Big 12 Championship (4/26/15) at 10-over par (74-75-77--226).
- Played in three tournaments.
- 74.7 stroke average over nine rounds.
- Finished tied for 11th at Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational (9/9/14) at 9-over par (76-73-76--225).
- Finished tied for 41st at Lady Paladin Invitational (9/23/14) at 12-over par (75-76-77--228).
- Finished 61st at Schooner Fall Classic (10/6/14) at 9-over par (73-71-75--219).
Qualified for U.S. Girls Nationals three consecutive years (2012-14) ... 2013 PGA Junior Qualifier and Junior World Qualifier ... 2012 and 2014 Americas Cup Team Member ... 2009 and 2014 Idaho Golf Association Junior State Champion ... 2013 IGA Women's State Champion.
Vallivue High School
Averaged 70 strokes per round in senior year at Vallivue ... won 2014 state title at Vallivue by 26 strokes with a 14-under par total ... 2013 Team District Champions ... 2012 and 2014 District Champion (individual) ... 2012, 2013, 2014 Player of the Year ... was a three-year letterman in volleyball (2011-13) and two-year letterman in basketball (2011-12) ... helped lead basketball and volleyball to district titles in 2012.
Personal
Gabby Ranea Barker ... Born August 3, 1996 in Nampa, Idaho ... Daughter of Dwight and Robin Barker ... has two siblings: Tyler (sister) and Chanda Rodriguez (half sister) ... Tyler played golf at University of Idaho ... spent summer traveling to golf tournaments and also competing in grass volleyball tournaments ... majoring in psychology.
Get to Know Gabby
Favorite City: Boise, Idaho
Favorite TV Show: Pretty Little Liars
Favorite Restaurant: Red Robin
Favorite Dinner: Lasagna
Favorite Way to Relax: Listen to music.
Gadget I can't go without: My phone.
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Bulls
Favorite Golf Memory: When I was 7 years old my highest goal was to hit a driver shot over a hill that was 125 yards in front of me with a Wilson driver.
Why Texas Tech? To go to a great university to get an awesome education, play some great golf and meet new people.
Favorite Quote: "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." - Thomas Edison
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