Charlie Rymer

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Charlie Rymer
Personal information
Born (1967-12-18) December 18, 1967 (age 56)
Cleveland, Tennessee
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight240 lb (110 kg; 17 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Georgia Institute of Technology
Turned professional1990
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nike Tour
T. C. Jordan Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1992
The Open Championship CUT: 1988

Charlie Rymer (born December 18, 1967) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nike Tour. He is currently an analyst for the Golf Channel.

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Amateur career

Rymer was born in Cleveland, Tennessee and grew up in Fort Mill, South Carolina. [1] Rymer played college golf at Georgia Tech, where he was a third-team All-American in 1988 and an honorable mention All-American in 1989. He won five tournaments during his time at Georgia Tech. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000. [2] He also won the U.S. Junior Amateur in 1985.

Professional career

Rymer joined the Nike Tour in 1994. He won the 1994 Nike South Carolina Classic and then recorded a runner-up finish the following week at the Nike Central Georgia Open. He earned his PGA Tour card for 1995 through qualifying school. He recorded his career best finish on the PGA Tour in 1995 at the Shell Houston Open, third place, and his career best money list finish at 103rd. In 1996, he finished 145th on the money list, good enough for partial status on Tour the following year. He split time between the PGA Tour and the Nike Tour in 1997. He played on the Nike Tour in 1998, his last year on Tour.

Broadcasting career

Rymer started working as a commentator for ESPN in 1998. He began working for the Golf Channel in 2009. [3]

In December 2018, Rymer entered into a multimedia partnership with Golf Tourism Solutions, a destination marketing agency managing PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com, to become the voice of the Myrtle Beach golf scene. [4]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

Nike Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1May 8, 1994 Nike South Carolina Classic −14 (67-67-72-68=274)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bates

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1994 Nike Central Georgia Open Flag of the United States.svg Danny Briggs, Flag of the United States.svg Bill Murchison,
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Pearson 		Pearson won with birdie on second extra hole

T. C. Jordan Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1May 24, 1992Western Sizzlin Classic−22 (66-65-66-61=258)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant, Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham
2May 2, 1993Western Sizzlin Classic (2)−11 (67-72-68-70=277)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Eric Johnson
3May 30, 1993Coca-Cola Classic−19 (66-67-66-62=261)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Winston Walker

Results in major championships

Tournament19881989199019911992
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Rymer never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

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References

  1. ↑ Spear, Bob. (January 10, 2016). Rymer inducted into S.C. Golf Hall. pga.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Tech Athletic's Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Charlie Rymer joins the Golf Channel on-air team as an analyst". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Charlie Rymer, Golf Tourism Solutions Partner to Showcase Myrtle Beach Golf Community Through Multi-Media Efforts". Play Golf Myrtle Beach. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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