The Cart Barn Podcast

About The Cart Barn Podcast

The Cart Barn is a new podcast dedicated to telling stories about golf in Alabama. The hosts, Chris Lemley and Gregg DeWalt, are former college golfers who have a deep love for golf in Alabama. They aim to highlight the rich history of golf in the state and share interesting stories about local players, courses, and events. The podcast will feature interviews with notable figures in Alabama golf, such as Stewart Cink and Tad Moore. The hosts want to entertain and educate listeners about the unique golf landscape in Alabama.

Publisher

Chris Lemley and Gregg Dewalt

Category

sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Sept 2024

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

113 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026

   Charlie Rymer: Turned Down Arnold Palmer, Beat Tiger by a Shot

   Former PGA Tour player and Golf Channel Morning Drive co-host Charlie Rymer on winning the US Junior Amateur, golf with Jack Nicklaus at 17, and surviving stage 3 colon cancer. Description (show notes) Charlie Rymer won the 1985 US Junior Amateur, played the PGA Tour, then spent more than 20 years on ESPN, USA Network and Golf Channel, including co-hosting Morning Drive. In this episode he tells the stories behind that career, and one that matters more than any of them. He explains why he thinks the best players are born with the ability to perform when they’re scared to death. He walks through the final round of Tour Q School, when he could hear players throwing up in the bushes. He tells the story of how Jack Nicklaus helped steer him to Georgia Tech and why he turned down an Arnold Palmer scholarship at Wake Forest to go there. He also covers his first British Open at age 20, the one time he beat Tiger Woods by a shot, and a Saturday round at the Byron Nelson with Davis Love III that his wife slept through. Then the hard part. Charlie shares how a routine colonoscopy led to a stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis, why he chose MD Anderson in Houston, and why he now urges everyone to talk to their doctor about screening. He had no symptoms and no family history. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to win a national title as a teenager, why a swing can fall apart on one shot, or how a player walks away from the Tour and into the broadcast booth, this one is for you. You don’t have to play golf to enjoy it. Chapters 00:00 Welcome and growing up around the game 03:54 Why golf, and the “can’t miss” kid 08:14 Performing when you’re scared (Q School) 16:15 Winning the 1985 US Junior Amateur in Buffalo 23:34 Choosing Georgia Tech, and a round with Jack Nicklaus at 17 30:50 Turning down the Arnold Palmer scholarship 32:48 Knowing he could play on the PGA Tour 36:06 The 1988 British Open at age 20 39:12 Beating Tiger at the 1997 Buick Classic 40:50 The Byron Nelson round with Davis Love III 44:38 Walking away from the Tour and into TV 51:12 The grind of life on Tour 55:18 Stage 3 colon cancer and why screening matters 1:02:25 Golf today, charity events and course consulting Guest Charlie Rymer, former PGA Tour player, former ESPN, USA Network and Golf Channel broadcaster Instagram: [add after verifying] Website: [add after verifying] Listen to more: cartbarnpodcast.com Keywords/tags Charlie Rymer, Golf Channel Morning Drive, US Junior Amateur 1985, Georgia Tech golf, Arnold Palmer scholarship, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, PGA Tour podcast, golf podcast, former PGA Tour player interview, golf broadcaster, colon cancer screening, MD Anderson, Q School, British Open, Byron Nelson, Davis Love III, The Cart Barn Podcast

2. 

   28 Oct 2026

   Kenny Knox on Winning the Honda Classic and “Just Make It”

   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 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0978737490) Kenny Knox: [add his handles here once they’re in Section 20 of the Playbook] Kenny is speaking to college golf teams in Loxley, Alabama on October 29 and 30. Subscribe to The Cart Barn Podcast for weekly stories from the people, places, and history of golf in Alabama and beyond. New episodes every Wednesday at cartbarnpodcast.com. Every golfer has a story worth preserving. Thanks for letting us help preserve yours. 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

3. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Carter Goodwin: Alabama Open Champion on Missing the Cut, Turtle Point and Q School

   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.

Who has been a guest on The Cart Barn Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Will Wilcox
• Gary Christian
• Jerry Pate
• Melissa Luellen
• Rae Schuessler

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,200

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

95

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

51

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Books guests

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