Richard Kyle Barnes was born on 6 February 1981, in Stockton, California USA, and is a professional golf player, best known for being part of the PGA Tour. He’s been active on the professional scene since 2003, and was also part of the Nationwide Tour. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Ricky Barnes? As of mid-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $4 million, mostly earned through a successful career in professional golf. He’s scored high value prizes thanks to his good finishes, after having a successful college golf career. As he continues playing, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Ricky Barnes Net Worth $4 million
Ricky attended Lincoln High School and would start to display his golf talents there, becoming the school’s most valuable golf player during his four years there, playing in the state golf championships three times. After matriculating, he attended the University of Arizona and would also play golf during his time there. He was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2000. and the Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year in 2001. He won the US Amateur of 2002, and would share the Ben Hogan Award in 2003. Around this time, he joined the US national amateur team for the the Eisenhower Trophy.
In the same year, he turned professional and would join the Nationwide Tour; his best finish was as runner-up in the Oregon Classic, but had several other high-ranking finishes in the next few years, which would eventually earn him a chance to enter the PGA Tour in 2009.
Barnes entered the 2009 US Open, and would set a 36-hole scoring record, however, he would fall short of the win, getting a runner-up finish to Lucas Glover. He then had a string of top-10 finishes in the next few years, although his only professional victory was in the 2010 CVS Caremark Charity Classic, which would significantly increase his net worth. Thanks to his good performances, he signed a sponsorship contract with fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli’s company G/FORE, which allowed him to wear the exclusive G/FORE colored glove, as well as boosting his net worth.
Barnes continued to play well in the next few years, but slipped in the rankings in 2013. He missed the FedEx Cup playoffs and had lower financial gains, making him 130th on the money list. In 2014, he played in the Web.com Tour Finals and retained his PGA Tour Card; two years later, he played at the Valero Texas Open and finished in a tie for fourth place – the event marked his 222nd event on the PGA Tour without a victory.
For his personal life, it is known that Ricky married to professional beach volleyball player Suzanne Stonebarger in 2010, and they are based in Scottsdale, Arizona. His father was Bruce Barnes who played professional American Football in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots.
