Charlie Rymer (born December 18, 1967) is an American

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who played on the

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and the

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. He is currently an analyst for the

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Amateur career

Rymer was born in Cleveland, Tennessee and grew up in

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. Rymer played college golf at

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, 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. He also won the

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in 1985.

Professional career

Rymer joined the Nike Tour in 1994. He won the 1994

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and then recorded a runner-up finish the following week at the

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. He earned his PGA Tour card for 1995 through

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. He recorded his career best finish on the PGA Tour in 1995 at the

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, 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

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in 1998. He began working for the

in 2009. 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.

Amateur wins

*1985

Professional wins (1)

Nike Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Rymer never played in the

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or the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rymer, Charlie American male golfers Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Tennessee American television personalities Golf writers and broadcasters People from Cleveland, Tennessee 1967 births Living people