In 2017, Barbour was named as the main presenter for BBC's golf coverage, replacing Hazel Irvine, who had been a major influence on her career. Barbour's father had always played golf, and she started to take the sport up in her teenage years, around the same time when her mother wanted to learn as well. Incidentally, she had also written to Irvine for career advice. In December 2018 Barbour joined the presenting team for Match of the Day 2 when she stood in for regular host, Mark Chapman. In June 2019 she was part of the BBC presenter team for the Women's World Cup hosting, among others, the quarter final between Germany and Sweden.