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Charlie Rymer grateful to play golf again after cancer battle

Charlie Rymer wasn’t sure he could swing a golf club with that port imbedded in his chest near his collarbone. Not to mention, the chemotherapy it delivered into his body made his hands shake so badly he joked that he might take a divot with his putter. But last Wednesday, he was hitting balls and getting ready for a member-guest – barely four months after doctors had resected a foot of his colon and 14 days after ringing the bell at M.D. Anderson in Houston to signal his last infusion of those life-saving drugs. “There’s no chance I can break 85, but I’m going to be out there with my buddies, having a good time and enjoying every minute of it,” Rymer said. The last two years haven’t been much fun for the former PGA TOUR pro turned broadcaster, though, after doctors discovered a polyp during a routine colonoscopy. At first, doctors decided to monitor it. But after six months, and then three more months, his physician was still concerned. So Rymer went to a specialist who twice performed an advanced polypectomy in hopes of avoiding the resection. Neither was successful. So, Rymer had the right hemicolectomy on March 10 and 12 inches of his colon were removed. All the previous biopsies had revealed no cancer but when the pathology was done on the full section the news was not good. Rymer had stage 3 colon cancer. And the cancer had spread to the 54-year-old’s lymph nodes. “And I’m like, what? I had no idea that that was coming,” he recalls. “I was just expecting, the surgery was successful. You’re good to go. You don’t have to worry about this.” Within six weeks, Rymer had started chemotherapy at M.D. Anderson. He’d have the infusion, which generally lasted three hours, and then begin a two-week regimen of chemo by pill, four of them, twice a day. And that didn’t count the drugs he was prescribed for the side effects – nausea, anxiety, insomnia – that made Rymer feel like a “walking pharmacist.” Mercifully, he was able to take a week off before beginning the process again. After four cycles of the dual chemotherapy, Rymer is cancer-free and now in surveillance mode where he’ll undergo body scans every six months and advanced blood work every three. He says the highest chance of recurrence is in the first year. “And because I’ve had the surgery — surgery alone gave me about a 50% chance of recurrence in year one and the chemo reduces that to about a 25% chance of recurrence in year one,” Rymer says. “Year two, that’s halved. Year three, it’s halved. “So, if you get through the first three years, you’re good to go without getting any further treatment. … If it does come back, they say it’ll come back somewhere other than my colon, but … we can get after that early. So, I hope I don’t have to go down that road, but that’s sort of what the situation is.” Rymer had kept his diagnosis relatively private, the news mostly confined to family and friends. When he felt well enough, he continued his work as an ambassador for Myrtle Beach golf and as executive vice president of McLemore Club, a resort in northern Georgia. He was also able to film parts of the second season of “The Charlie Rymer Golf Show” on ESPN2 during his off weeks from the chemo. He did discuss his cancer struggle on one episode, but it hasn’t aired yet. When he finished his last chemotherapy treatment on June 6, though, Rymer decided to tweet a video of him ringing the bell. The reaction was swift, and a little overwhelming. The tweet got more than 7,000 likes and 433 comments, many from people asking about his treatment – and most importantly telling Rymer they were scheduling their colonoscopy immediately. “It means the world. It really does,” Rymer says, his voice halting. “… I don’t normally read a lot of remarks on Twitter, but just the folks out there that had either, most of them I hadn’t ever met, but had either watched me play or do TV over the years, just the supportive comments that came in were just incredible. “One of the reasons I was hesitant to put it out was like, nobody cares that somebody’s going through this, but then you find out they do care.” Rymer says fellow broadcasters Mark Rolfing and Paul Azinger, both of whom are cancer survivors, have frequently called to check up on him. Judy Rankin has reached out, as well, along with many others in the golf business. He’s heard from friends in the entertainment industry like Colt Ford and Vince Gill. He’s even reconnected with his best friend from high school. Rymer, who describes himself as a “church-going person,” says the prayers and support are incredibly impactful. “I just would encourage folks when they have friends that are going through this or another severe health challenge, if you’re on the fence of whether I ought to drop a text or call, go ahead and drop it because it’s going to mean a lot more than what you think,” Rymer says, pausing before finishing his thought. “I hate to break down crying on you, but these this last six months I’ve cried more than I ever thought I was capable of crying. So, it makes you sort of look at things a little, a lot differently.” Until last week, Rymer had only played golf twice this year – both times before the surgery – which was the longest break he’d taken from the game since he was 4 years old. And the operation set him back when he developed ileus, where his digestive system didn’t reset for nine days, and he lost 22 pounds. Once he recovered, Rymer started thinking about playing again. He ordered a new set of clubs and once he finished chemo, he started hitting balls again. He thinks it will take about a month to get all the medications out of his system to steady his hands. He’s also dealing with neuropathy. “I haven’t felt my toes in three months. And then the other thing is weight gain with this stuff. So not only have I not felt my toes in three months, hell, I haven’t seen my toes in three months,” says Rymer, proving his trademark sense of humor is still in tact. He also jokes about holding a carton of ice cream with oven mitts because the nerve endings in his hands couldn’t handle anything that wasn’t room temperature or warmer. And the disappointment of finding out that the side effects of both medications was weight gain. “I’m like, really?” Rymer says with a wry laugh. “Plus they put you on steroids too, so, I feel like I stepped on air hose.” Rymer says he couldn’t have survived the last two years without the support of Carol, his wife of 31 years, who also happens to be a registered nurse, and in his words an “absolute superstar.” He says the cancer ordeal has made the couple and their two sons grow closer. “Listen, I’m 54, and my life’s been a blessing,” Rymer says. “I’ve been fortunate to see and do things and have experiences that some folks take 20 lives to do. And then because of my faith, I don’t live my life with fear. But I’m hoping the big man has some more plans for me here.” One of the things Rymer wants to do is encourage everyone to take their health seriously and get a colonoscopy along with other cancer screenings. He can’t help but think about a friend who wouldn’t – “He almost bragged about it,” Rymer says – who has passed away. “When I was out in Houston and I got a chance to ring the bell, I thought you know what I’m going to put that on (Twitter) and just let people know what I’ve been going through,” Rymer says. “And the more I think about it — and I’m hoping this is the case — it seems like mine is rather than being life and death is just terribly, horribly inconvenient. “And I almost feel obligated to sort of share the experience and say, yeah, I’ve had a tough go with this, but if I hadn’t had a colonoscopy, two or three years down the road from now my stomach would be hurting or I’d have some other symptom and I’d go to the doctor and it would be, you’ve got six months, get your affairs in order.” Thankfully, Rymer didn’t wait. And neither should the rest of us.

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Under 67.5+115
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3rd Round Score - V. Perez
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3rd Round Score - Thorbjorn Olesen
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Under 68.5-105
3rd Round Score - Sam Burns
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Over 67.5-150
Under 67.5+115
3rd Round Score - Jake Knapp
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Over 68.5-135
Under 68.5+105
3rd Round Score - Cameron Champ
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Over 69.5+100
Under 69.5-130
3rd Round Score - Richard Lee
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Over 69.5-165
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3rd Round Score - Nick Taylor
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Over 68.5+100
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Thomas Detry+190
Tie+750
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Bransdon/Percy+1600
Cabrera/Gonzalez+1600
Els/Herron+1600
Stricker/Tiziani+1800
Kelly/Leonard+2000
Appleby/Wright+2200
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3rd Round Six Shooter - L. Aberg / S. Lowry / T. Pendrith / S. Burns / C. Conners / N. Taylor
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Shane Lowry+400
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Sam Burns+425
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Adam Schenk-125
Paul Peterson+135
Tie+750
3rd Round 2 Ball - R. Hoey v M. Anderson
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Rico Hoey-145
Matthew Anderson+160
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3rd Round 2 Ball - A. Hadwin v P. Fishburn
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Adam Hadwin+100
Patrick Fishburn+110
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Type: 3rd Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
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Mackenzie Hughes+400
Rasmus Hojgaard+425
Ryan Fox+425
Wyndham Clark+425
Byeong Hun An+475
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Type: 3rd Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Wyndham Clark-115
Byeong Hun An-105
3rd Round Match Up - P. Malnati v J. Suber
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Jackson Suber-145
Peter Malnati+120
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Wyndham Clark-150
Jackson Suber+170
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Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Keith Mitchell-110
Byeong Hun An+120
Tie+750
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Type: 3rd Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Mackenzie Hughes-115
Thorbjorn Olesen-105
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Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Mackenzie Hughes-115
Lee Hodges+125
Tie+750
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Beau Hossler+105
Jesper Svensson+105
Tie+750
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Trey Mullinax-130
John Pak+110
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Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Trey Mullinax-115
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Joaquin Niemann
Type: Joaquin Niemann - Status: OPEN
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Tyrrell Hatton
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Top 10 Finish+200
Top 20 Finish-225
Patrick Reed
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Top 20 Finish-900
Carlos Ortiz
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Top 10 Finish+200
Top 20 Finish-225
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Top 10 Finish+130
Top 20 Finish-335
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Type: 3rd Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
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Kevin Yu-105
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Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Kevin Yu-165
Peter Malnati+180
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Brooks Koepka
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Cameron Young-115
Rasmus Hojgaard-105
3rd Round Match Up - S. Lowry v T. Pendrith
Type: 3rd Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Shane Lowry-110
Taylor Pendrith-110
3rd Round 2 Ball - T. Pendrith v C. Young
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Taylor Pendrith-115
Cameron Young+125
Tie+750
3rd Round 2 Ball - M. McCarty v J. Pak
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Matt McCarty-135
John Pak+150
Tie+750
3rd Round Match Up - M. Manassero v D. Willett
Type: 3rd Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Matteo Manassero-135
Danny Willett+115
3rd Round 2 Ball - D. Willett v R. Hojgaard
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Rasmus Hojgaard-145
Danny Willett+160
Tie+750
2nd Round 3 Balls - C. Iwai / P. Tavatanakit / A. Iwai
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Chisato Iwai+115
Akie Iwai+150
Patty Tavatanakit+325
3rd Round Match Up - S. Burns v N. Taylor
Type: 3rd Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Sam Burns-120
Nick Taylor+100
3rd Round 2 Ball - S. Burns v M. Manassero
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Sam Burns-170
Matteo Manassero+185
Tie+750
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Thitikul / M. Sagstrom / L. Strom
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Jeeno Thitikul-160
Madelene Sagstrom+240
Linnea Strom+450
2nd Round 3-Balls - B. DeChambeau / P. Mickelson / M. Kaymer
Type: Outright - Status: OPEN
Bryson DeChambeau-225
Phil Mickelson+320
Martin Kaymer+475
2nd Round 3-Balls - T. Hatton / L. Oosthuizen / B. Campbell
Type: Outright - Status: OPEN
Tyrell Hatton+105
Louis Oosthuizen+200
Ben Campbell+275
2nd Round 3-Balls - D. Johnson / A. Ancer / D. Lee
Type: Outright - Status: OPEN
Dustin Johnson+120
Abraham Ancer+165
Danny Lee+300
2nd Round 3-Balls - J. Rahm / J. Niemann / A. Lahiri
Type: Outright - Status: OPEN
Jon Rahm+115
Joaquin Niemann+135
Anirban Lahiri+400
2nd Round 3-Balls - M. Leishman / T. Pieters / G. McDowell
Type: Outright - Status: OPEN
Marc Leishman+135
Thomas Pieters+160
Graeme McDowell+250
2nd Round 3-Balls - P. Reed / B. Watson / P. Uihlein
Type: Outright - Status: OPEN
Patrick Reed+110
Bubba Watson+220
Peter Uihlein+240
3rd Round 2 Ball - S. Lowry v C. Del Solar
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Shane Lowry-240
Cristobal Del Solar+275
Tie+750
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Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Allisen Corpuz+140
Hinako Shibuno+170
Albane Valenzuela+225
3rd Round Six Shooter - T. Olesen / J. Knapp / A. Putnam / V. Perez / R. Lee / C. Champ
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Jake Knapp+375
Andrew Putnam+400
Victor Perez+400
Richard Lee+500
Cameron Champ+600
3rd Round Match Up - A. Putnam v J. Knapp
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Andrew Putnam-110
Jake Knapp-110
3rd Round 2 Ball - R. Fox v J. Knapp
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Ryan Fox-110
Jake Knapp+120
Tie+750
2nd Round 3 Balls - J. Kupcho / J.H. Im / A. Buhai
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
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Ashleigh Buhai+165
Jennifer Kupcho+200
3rd Round 2 Ball - N. Taylor v V. Perez
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Nick Taylor-115
Victor Perez+125
Tie+750
3rd Round Match Up - C. Champ v R. Lee
Type: 3rd Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Richard Lee-115
Cameron Champ-105
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Richard Lee+145
Tie+750
3rd Round 2 Ball - C. Champ v A. Putnam
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Cameron Champ+125
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Major Specials 2025
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Collin Morikawa+900
Xander Schauffele+900
Ludvig Aberg+1000
Justin Thomas+1100
Joaquin Niemann+1400
Shane Lowry+1600
Tommy Fleetwood+1800
Tyrrell Hatton+1800
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Bryson DeChambeau+700
Rory McIlroy+1000
Jon Rahm+1200
Xander Schauffele+2000
Ludvig Aberg+2200
Collin Morikawa+2500
Justin Thomas+3000
Joaquin Niemann+3500
Shane Lowry+3500
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Rory McIlroy+500
Xander Schauffele+1200
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Jon Rahm+1600
Bryson DeChambeau+2000
Shane Lowry+2500
Tommy Fleetwood+2500
Tyrrell Hatton+2500
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Justin Rose might just be timing his run perfectly. The Englishman was runner up to DeChambeau after fighting back from a poor start in the final round. Of course he would’ve liked to win the event, but he’s focused on peaking at the right time. Rose has winning form at this week’s venue for the BMW Championship. He won the 2010 Quicken Loans National when it was held there. At third in the FedExCup he is looking good for a top-five spot come TOUR Championship time. And of course from there it only takes a victory at East Lake to win it all. 4. There is something super cool about watching the tournaments within tournaments during the FedExCup Playoffs. You can get a real sense of those who embrace the pressure of the moment down the stretch. Take Peter Uihlein for example – a local guy who had not played as well as he would’ve liked in front of some adoring fans. He got it to 9 under at the turn in the final round … the minimum standard he thought he might need to move from his position outside the top 70 in the FedExCup to inside the mark. Bogeys on Nos. 10 and 14 sent his projections plummeting. So the equation was simple: birdies or bust. He would then birdie Nos. 16, 17 and 18 to extend his season at least one more week. Brilliant stuff. Joining him as guys pushing from outside in were C.T. Pan, Tyrrell Hatton, Abraham Ancer, Brice Garnett and Keith Mitchell. Mitchell was playing with Uihlein and also had to birdie the last. He almost made eagle. 5. Tiger Woods is certainly one to provide continuing storylines. While the 79-time PGA TOUR winner was hardly a serious factor at TPC Boston, his solid T24 performance has now set up a very intriguing side story to the BMW Championship. Woods is now 25th in the FedExCup as he tries to stay in the top 30 to make the TOUR Championship. The 42-year-old looks like he could use a little break having played four of the last five weeks but obviously cannot afford to. Can he keep up the energy for another four rounds? If he can, he gets the break week to recharge before a tilt at a third FedExCup. FIVE INSIGHTS 1. DeChambeau is now a combined 34-under par in the opening two FedExCup Playoffs events and has four PGA TOUR wins in his first 70 starts, three of those coming in his last nine starts. He joined Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson as three-time winners this season. 2. Regardless of what happens at the BMW Championship, DeChambeau is certain of being the No. 1 seed at the TOUR Championship, meaning if he wins at East Lake he wins the FedExCup. He has a reasonable chance of winning the FedExCup with a top-six finish in Atlanta and a mathematical chance all the way down to a T29 in the 30-man field. 3. DeChambeau became the sixth player to win back-to-back FedExCup Playoffs events and the first since Billy Horschel in 2014 (BMW Championship, TOUR Championship). He’s the first to win in consecutive weeks since Justin Thomas (2017 Sentry Tournament of Champions, Sony Open in Hawaii) and joined Vijay Singh (2008) as the only players to win THE NORTHERN TRUST and the Dell Technologies Championship in the same season. 4. Tony Finau (T4) earned his 10th top-10 finish this season and 25th of his PGA TOUR career. Three top-10s came in major championships and his T4 this week was his second consecutive top-10 in the FedExCup Playoffs after a runner- up at THE NORTHERN TRUST. He’s the highest ranked player in the FedExCup (fourth) without a victory. 5. DeChambeau ranked ninth in Strokes Gained: Off-The-Tee and sixth Strokes Gained: Tee to Green. He was 11th in the field in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green and 36th in Strokes Gained: Around the Green. He was the sixth best player in the field in Strokes Gained: Putting.

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