CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Current Year: Enjoyed his best Asian Tour finish at the Yeangder TPC, finishing third in Taipei despite holding a three-shot lead with 18 holes to play. A 68-67-68 start to the tournament gave him the 54-hole advantage over Thailand's Jazz Janewattananond. But he couldn't hold on, shooting a final-round 74 as Shunya Takeyasu and Carlos Pigem overtook him to force a playoff that Takeyasu won...Making his first start of the campaign, kept alive his streak of never missing a PGA TOUR China weekend. Shot opening rounds of 68-67 to make his 11th consecutive cut. Stumbled a bit Saturday, with a 2-over 72, then redeemed himself with a 6-under 64 to T9 with Daihan Lee and David McKenzie.

2015: Finished 62nd on the Order of Merit with five made cuts. Made his fifth and final cut  when he turned in a solid performance with four par-or-better rounds at the Ping An Bank Open to finish seventh in Beijing. 

2014:  His four rounds of par or better at the PGA TOUR China Series’ qualifying tournament in Haikou included three 72s and a third-round, 2-under 70 that allowed him to easily qualify for the Series’ inaugural season as a fully-exempt member. Finished T6 with Steve Dartnall…Made his PGA TOUR China Series’ debut a successful one, recovering from a 2-over start through 36 holes to shoot rounds of 69-67 on the weekend at the United Investment Real Estate Wuhan Open. Finished T4 with David Lutterus, Ze Yu He and Anthony Kang, two shots out of the three-man playoff. …Secured his second consecutive top-10 when he returned to PGA TOUR China Series action at the Earls Beijing Open. Had four under-par round in mid-June, including an opening, 5-under 67, to T7 with Fei Hao Yang, Hoon Heui Lee, Chien Yao Hung and Ryan Haller…Jumped into a T13 with a final-round, 5-under 67 at the Yulongwan Yunnan Open. He helped his Sunday score by acing the par-3 sixth hole, the fifth hole-in-one of the Series’ season. The ace capped a stretch that saw him go birdie-birdie-eagle…A week later, had a solid outing at the Chateau Junding Penglai Open. Weekend rounds of 68-69 resulted in a T14 in early September…Finished at 1-over at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship, placing T31 at the Asian Tour event in Taiwan.

2013: Best Asian Tour finish was a T12 at the Indonesian Masters in May…On the European Tour, was T62 at the Omega European Masters for his top outing on that Tour…Made one Japan Golf Tour start, a T39 at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open…On the Asian Development Tour, was T5 at the PGM Terengganu Masters in August in Malaysia.

2012: Was third at the Sail-SBI Open in mid-February for his best Asian Tour showing. Had a second-round 68 and a third-round 65 to go with a pair of 71s that left him a stroke out of the Anirban Lahiri-Prom Meesawat playoff…Was T10 three weeks later, at the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic…On the European Tour, made two cuts—at the Omega European Masters (T23) and the Barclays Singapore Open (T41).

2011: Qualified for the U.S. Open, making his second major championship appearance but missed the cut…Did not record a top-10 on the Asian Tour, his best performance an 18th-place showing in his final event of the season—the Thailand Golf Championship…Only made European Tour cut came at the Maybank Malaysian Open (T66) in April. 

2010: Picked up a T5 at the Iskandar Johor Open in October. Shot a final-round 66 to go with an opening 67 that left him six shots short of winner Padraig Harrington…Was T7 at both the Worldwide Holdings Singapore Masters and the Mercuries Taiwan Masters…Made the cut in all three European Tour starts, a T28 at the Maybank Malaysian Open his best effort. 

2009: Finished fifth at the Brunei Open for his best finish of the Asian Tour campaign. Opened 66-67-69 and was two shots behind 54-hole leader Boonchu Ruangkit. Dropped down the leaderboard with a final-round 71…Added a T7 at Macau, his fourth top-10 effort there. Had a pair of 68s on the weekend…Made two starts on the PGA Tour of Australasia, a T40 at the Australian PGA Championship his top showing…In nine European Tour starts, best finish was a T15 at the Ballentine’s Championship in South Korea.

2008: Top performance of the Asian Tour season was a T6 at the Hana Bank Vietnam Masters in early December. Opened and closed with 66s to finish five shots short of winner Thongchai Jaidee…On the European Tour, made 17 starts and played on the weekend 12 times. Best performance was a T12 at the Maybank Malaysian Open.

2007: Best finish of the Asian Tour season was a T3 at the Brunei Open. Had a strong finish of 68-67-66 after opening with a 71. Finished three shots behind winner Lin Wen-Tang…Two weeks later, added a T4 at the Midea China Classic in mid-September. Shot three consecutive 66s after opening with a 68. Finished three shots behind winner Thaworn Wiratchant…Enjoyed a pair of T5s, at the Motorola International Bintan and the President Invitational.

2006: Lost another heartbreaker in Macau, finishing second there for a second time, to go with his 2003 runner-up showing. The second-place outing was his fourth in as many years. Was six shots behind 54-hole leader Brad Kennedy but moved up the leaderboard, settling on the solo-second position with a final-round 70, three shots behind winner Kane Webber…Added a T9 at the Maekyung Open after closing with a 65 in South Korea.

2005: Picked up a runner-up finish for a third consecutive year, with a runner-up effort at the Thai Airways International Open. A 74-72 weekend derailed his 65-68 start. It was still enough to get him into a playoff with Richard Lee, an extra session he lost…Added a T7 at the Brunei Open. Got hot after opening with a 73. Followed with a 68-66-68 finish…Final top-10 of the season was a T9 at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters…Picked up a T11 at the Malaysian Open on the European Tour. 

2004: A year after a near miss at the Macau Open, was again in contention less than seven months later at the same event, eventually settling for a fifth-place finish…Finished as runner-up for a second consecutive year, placing second at the Okinawa Open in mid-December, a stroke behind winner Kiyoshi Miyazato…Qualified for his first major championship, The Open Championship. Shot rounds of 70-76 at Royal Troon GC to miss the 36-hole cut. 

2003: Came close to winning at the Macau Open in October, finishing in a playoff with Colin Montgomerie but losing in sudden-death. Took a three-stroke lead over Jason Knutzon at the halfway point and maintained that cushion over Knutzon and Montgomerie heading into the final round. Fired a Sunday 71.

Personal: Enjoys barbecue, cooking and watching all sports…Twitter is @Scottbarr121.