Bart Barnes Named Sun Belt Women’s Golf Coach of the Year

TROY, Alabama – Troy University's Bart Barnes has been named the Sun Belt Women's Golf Coach of the Year for the third time in the past four seasons, the league office announced Thursday afternoon.

Barnes, who is in just his fourth year as Troy's head coach, led the Trojans to their third Sun Belt Conference championship and NCAA Regional appearance in the past four seasons. During Troy's run to its third Sun Belt title, Fátima Fernández Cano became the first four-time All-Sun Belt First Team selection in Troy history, while Bianca Lohbauer joined her on the All-Sun Belt First Team.

The Trojans entered the NCAA Athens Regional with a No. 85 national ranking after a commanding five-shot victory at the Sun Belt Championship. Under Barnes, Troy has led at the end of 10-of-12 rounds at the Sun Belt Championship and were in second place at the end of the other two rounds.

Additionally, the Trojans have taken a full a full-on assault of the school record book during his tenure as his teams have completely rewrote the annals of Troy history. Nine of the top 10 individual rounds, 11 of the top 13 individual 36-hole totals and 11 of the top 13 individual 36-hole totals have come during Barnes' tenure. On the team side, the top 13 single rounds, the top 11 36-hole score totals and 10 of the top 11 54-hole score tallies have all come with Barnes as the head coach.

The top three career stroke averages (Cano, Lohbauer, Gabi Oubre') and seven of the top 10 career stroke averages (Becca Horner, Langley Vannoy, Taylor McGraw, Brooke Spinks) have all played under Barnes. Cano owns the top three single-season stroke averages in school history, while Lohbauer has the fourth lowest. All told, Barnes' golfers hold eight of the top 10 single-season stroke averages in school history.

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Bart Barnes Named Sun Belt Women’s Golf Coach of the Year

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