Kenny Knox

Kenny Knox
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Edward Kenneth Knox
Born (1956-08-15) August 15, 1956
Columbus, Georgia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Tallahassee, Florida
Career
College Florida State University
Turned professional 1978
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T45: 1987
U.S. Open T17: 1987
The Open Championship CUT: 1990
PGA Championship 4th: 1991

Edward Kenneth Knox (born August 15, 1956) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and the Champions Tour.

Knox was born in Columbus, Georgia. He and his brother were introduced to the game of golf by their mother. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida where he earned All-American honors as a member of the golf team. He graduated in 1978, turned professional that year, and joined the PGA Tour in 1982.

Knox won three events during his career on the PGA Tour. His first win came at the 1986 Honda Classic; his next a year later at the Hardee's Golf Classic, and his most recent win came in 1990 at the Buick Southern Open. During this phase of his career, Knox had more than two dozen top-10 finishes and $1.6 million in earnings. His best result in a major was a 4th-place finish at the 1991 PGA Championship.[1] In his forties, he had difficulty maintaining his PGA Tour privileges and had to play some on the Nationwide Tour.

Knox played on the Champions Tour in 2007 and 2008, managing only two top-25 finishes.

Knox is known for his superior putting ability. He once held the PGA Tour record for fewest putts in a tournament (93) set at the 1989 MCI Classic. His weakness is in the tee-to-green ball-striking phase of the game. In 1996, Knox used his understanding of the short game to start TourGreens, an Atlanta-based business that designs and installs tour-quality artificial putting greens. He is also active in golf course design and construction. He lives in Tallahassee.

Amateur wins

PGA Tour wins

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 2, 1986 Honda Classic −1 (66-71-80-70=287) 1 stroke United States Andy Bean, United States John Mahaffey,
United States Jodie Mudd, United States Clarence Rose
2 Jul 19, 1987 Hardee's Golf Classic −15 (67-66-66-66=265) 1 stroke United States Gil Morgan
3 Sep 30, 1990 Buick Southern Open −15 (69-62-68-66=265) Playoff United States Jim Hallet

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1990 Buick Southern Open United States Jim Hallet Won with birdie on second extra hole
1 1991 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic United States Mike Hulbert Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT T45 CUT DNP DNP CUT CUT
U.S. Open T62 DNP DNP CUT T45 T17 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT T9 CUT DNP 4 CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

References

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