Kenny Knox won three times on the PGA Tour, including the Honda Classic as a Monday qualifier. He’s also one of the best putters you’ll ever hear from, an author, and a songwriter. In this interview, Kenny joins Chris Lemley and Gregg Dewalt on The Cart Barn Podcast to talk about growing up around the caddy shack in Columbus, Georgia, his years at Florida State, and the moment on the Honda Classic’s seventh hole when a voice told him, “just make it.”

In this episode:

• How a Columbus, Georgia caddy shack and the Southern Open shaped a young golfer
• Florida State, and what it took to turn pro
• The Honda Classic: qualifying on a Monday, Chi Chi Rodriguez and Hubert Green telling him he could win, and the voice in the bunker
• What separates tour players who make it from the ones who don’t
• Hubert Green, John Daly, and how the game changed when distance took over
• Putting philosophy from one of the tour’s best putters
• A practice round with Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman, and the day Arnold Palmer joined the group
• His new book, Just Make It, with original songs you can reach by QR code

Chapters (approximate, check against the final cut)
0:00 Cold open
0:46 Intro
1:58 Welcome Kenny Knox
3:01 Growing up in the Columbus, Georgia caddy shack
7:55 Hugh Royer, Green Island and the Southern Open
13:58 Florida State
22:04 Winning the Honda Classic as a Monday qualifier
23:28 Chi Chi Rodriguez and Hubert Green: “You can win this”
24:59 The voice that said “just make it”
26:45 What separates the tour players who make it
31:01 The last three holes at the Honda
40:39 John Daly and the distance revolution
42:46 Back injury and life after the tour
47:58 Putting philosophy
54:15 Playing with Nicklaus, Norman and Arnold Palmer
58:11 The book, Just Make It
1:08:56 Where to find Kenny and the book

Get the book: Just Make It by Kenny Knox is on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0978737490

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Kenny is speaking to college golf teams in Loxley, Alabama on October 29 and 30.

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Keywords / tags
Kenny Knox, Just Make It, PGA Tour, Honda Classic, golf podcast, golf interview, Hubert Green, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, John Daly, putting tips, Columbus Georgia, Florida State golf, Alabama golf podcast, The Cart Barn Podcast

Summary
Alabama Open champion Carter Goodwin on missing the cut at Shoal Creek, winning the Spirit of America the next week, and heading into Q School first stage.

Description / show notes

Carter Goodwin is an assistant pro at Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club, a former UNA golfer, and the 2026 Alabama Open champion. He joins Chris and Gregg in the Cart Barn to talk about how he got here.

In this episode:

• Starting in the cart barn at Shoal Creek on his 16th birthday and working there for seven and a half years
• How he became lead assistant at Turtle Point while still playing competitively
• Missing the cut in the state amateur, then winning the Spirit of America at Burning Tree the next week
• Cashing his first professional check on the mini tour
• Missing Q School first stage by one shot after shooting 14 under
• Winning the Alabama Open on the Capitol Hill Legislator course
• Winning the Alabama PGA Section Rolex Series points race
• What he learned from his swing coach and his hip slide tendency
• Why he picked Lake Caroline for Q School first stage, which starts the first week of November
• His favorite hole at Turtle Point, and why the club’s view is “one of one” in Alabama

Stories of the people who built the game, from The Cart Barn Podcast.

Former LSU and South Alabama golf coach Greg Jones explains why every hole is a par three, why wedges win tournaments, and tells stories about Floyd Horgan, a silver watch that never arrived, and walking with Jack Nicklaus.

Greg Jones grew up as a cart boy at Skyline Country Club in Mobile, played college and pro golf, and went on to win five Sun Belt titles at South Alabama before rebuilding the LSU program. After a stint as a State Farm agent, he returned to teaching and is now director of instruction at Steelwood Country Club in Loxley, Alabama.

In this conversation, Greg shares:
- His cart boy days and first job beating the rough at 13
- Floyd Horgan, the old school coach who shaped his game, and the story of the silver watch
- Playing a college round with Alabama football in his headphones
- Winning a playoff on his 21st birthday, the day Jack Nicklaus won the Masters, then walking with Jack at Pinehurst
- Coaching LSU and what the sideline looks like in Tiger Stadium
- His three part swing: pivot, elevate, hinge
- Why rhythm is the glue of the golf swing
- The "every hole is a par three" offense, the 50 to 120 yard golden opportunity zone, and why par fives are not worth the risk

Find Greg: Finish First Golf with Coach Greg Jones on YouTube, gregjonesgolf.com, and Steelwood Country Club in Loxley, Alabama.

Every golfer has a story worth preserving. Thanks for letting us help preserve yours.