Barnes finished in fourth place at the 2012 Peacock Invitational host by Saint Peter’s College on Monday, April 23 with a score of 72. He finished just two strokes behind the tournament leader, of Saint Peter’s. Barnes finished ahead of 65 other competitors including golfers from Monmouth, CCSU, St. Francis NY and Wagner. Barnes’ score enabled the Knights to take third place in their final tournament of the regular season.