Name: KENNY KNOX
Birthdate: August 15, 1956
Birth Place: Columbus, Ga.
Age: 52 Ht.: 5'10" Wt.: 185
Home: Monticello, Fla.
College: Florida State
Turned Professional: 1978
Joined PGA Tour: 1982
PGA Tour Playoff Record: 1-1
Joined Champions Tour: 2006
PGA Tour Victories: 3 - 1986 Honda Classic, 1987 John Deere Classic, 1990 Buick Challenge.
Champions Tour Victories: 0
Player Notes: Was introduced to the game by playing with his mother and brother as a youngster...He and his wife enjoy traveling around the country in their RV motor home...Built a tee and fairway next to a cornfield on his property in Florida...His heroes are his mother, wife and daughter, the women in his life...Has worked with such golf instructors as David Leadbetter and Jim McLean. When he turned pro in 1978, he missed qualifying for the Tour six times before finally making it in the fall of 1981... Didn't really play full time on the tour until 1986 when he shot a 67 in qualifying for the Honda Classic and went on to win the tournament. Since then he has also won the 1987 Hardee's Golf Classic and 1990 Buick Southern Open... Has played in 377 PGA Tour events, has made 187 cuts and finished in the top-ten 26 times. Started prepping for the Champions Tour in 2004:
2004 Nationwide Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 7; in money - 1; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 74.27; money - $1,384; best finish - T58th, Envirocare Utah Classic. Also missed cut in B.C. Open.
2005 Nationwide Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 3; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 72.72 (Ranked 137th); money - $4,928 (ranked 222nd); best finish - T37th, Canadian PGA Championship. Also missed cut in B.C. Open.
2006 Nationwide Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 6; in money - 1; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 73.07; money - $1,263; best finish - T68th Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Also missed cut in B.C. Open.
2006 Champions Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 7; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 72.05 (ranked N/A); money - $56,832 (ranked 100th); best finish, T16th Administaff Small Business Classic.
2007 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 23; top-10 finishes -0; scoring average 72.92 (ranked 68th); money - $148,659 (ranked 76th); best finish, T-22nd 3M Championship.
2008 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 10; top-10 finishes- 0; scoring average 73.28 (ranked N/A); money - $54,211 (ranked 1st); best finish - T23rd, Turtle Bay Championship.
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