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.