As Seen on ESPN2: “The Charlie Rymer Golf Show” Season 2, Episode 5 at Monday After the Masters

Charlie’s got a busy day on tap at The Dye Course at Barefoot Resort & Golf, where he’s joined by country music artist Colt Ford and scores of other celebrities at the 2022 Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am. Colt’s also “Ridin’ with Rymer” as he dishes on his music career and golf game!

In his podcast segment, Charlie chats with noted sports psychologist Dr. Kevin Elko on how the properly trained mind helps athletic competitors achieve peak performance. And later, “The Big Timer” is on his next “Trivia Ambush” crusade, quizzing guests at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club with the lure of prizes as the reward for correct answers!

Enjoy the show – and be sure to tune in to ESPN2 on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 7 a.m. ET for all-new episodes!

 

 

Charlie Rymer:

Today, I’m at the Barefoot Resort, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This is the Pete Dye golf course. And this is the Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am. This event’s been going on since 1994. I’ve been fortunate to participate in all but two of them. And this event, most years, is the largest fundraiser in the state of South Carolina. And after all, that’s what golf does best. Bring people together, have a lot of fun, and raise a lot of money. This is my team today. Team, kick butt on three. You ready? One, two, three.

Group:

Kick butt.

Charlie Rymer:

One more time with feeling.

Colt Ford:

Okay.

Charlie Rymer:

Every year some of the biggest names in golf and music come together in Myrtle Beach to raise money for educational programs and junior golf. Let’s check out some of this year’s roster.

Charlie Rymer:

Oh, that’s going to be perfect there. So let me tell you all something, you’re used to standing wherever you want with the cameras. With these guys, I would stay behind the golf ball. Oh, boy. I’d go back to what you were doing before I gave you tips. Dude, you got zippers on the bottom of your pants.

Colt Ford:

Get up. Are you not going to get up?

Charlie Rymer:

What is this? I mean, are these elf pants? What?

Colt Ford:

Yeah, I got them from Santa Claus.

Charlie Rymer:

You ought at least wear an elf hat.

Colt Ford:

I’m like to tackle you right now, bud.

Charlie Rymer:

I guess, if you hit it like that, you can wear whatever kind of pants you want, elf or otherwise. In between holes, I’ve got a chance to catch up with country music artist and one of my oldest friends, Colt Ford. So Colt, you’re a busy man, and I know the music you’re putting out right now, you’re really proud. I mean, you’ve been putting out a lot of great music for a long time, but I know right now, you’re fired up. Talk to me about your current projects.

Colt Ford:

I love making music. I’ve always constantly trying to evolve and do, maybe… I meant, early on I was told, “Your first record needs to be black and white, who you are, what you stand for, what you’re about. And then every record, it’s black and white then add a little red, then add a little blue.” And then so I keep adding colors to the palette. It’s been a lot of fun to be able to keep making music all these years later and feel like I’m making some of the best music in my life right now. Considering how long I’ve been doing it, it’s hard to believe, but I’ve been really blessed.

Charlie Rymer:

And some of the artists you’re working with, you did a song, I guess, it came out about six months ago with a couple of my most favorite people on the planet. Dan Tyminski, and you got Vince Gill playing guitar on that song.

Colt Ford:

Unbelievable.

Charlie Rymer:

Your song’s Keys-

Colt Ford:

Keys to the Country.

Charlie Rymer:

Yeah, yeah. Tell me about that song. I mean, that’s really just awesome.

Colt Ford:

It’s just a fun, that down the middle country song about we can just hang out here in the country and we’re fine. And I got this kid, Rvshvd. I saw on TikTok. He’s a Black kid from Georgia. He’s so good from Willacoochee, Georgia.

Charlie Rymer:

Wow.

Colt Ford:

And I hit him up on TikTok, and I was like, “Man, I love what you’re doing. I love do a song with you.” So we met and then I was like, “We get Dan Tyminski sing some high harmonies on there, ain’t nobody.” And then I was like, “Well, what if we see Vince to play guitar?” And Vince said yes. It’s like, “Good Lord. We got two Hall of Famers and two old redneck boys from Georgia.” But it’s just a lot of fun. I met Dan and Vince. It doesn’t get much better than those two at what they’re doing. It’s just hard to beat, so it was a lot of fun.

Charlie Rymer:

Where’s the best place to find out about, where you’re touring, the latest music, where to go get it? What’s the best tool?

Colt Ford:

Go coltford.com. I’m out there everywhere, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook. It’s everywhere.

Charlie Rymer:

Big summer you’re expecting, right?

Colt Ford:

A lot. Lot of shows.

Charlie Rymer:

When you’re out playing, and I hadn’t seen you play maybe a year, but this all pandemic thing, I get the sense that people are ready to get back together and do things like they used to do before this stupid pandemic came along.

Colt Ford:

Yeah, it’s been tough. And there’s been some places that we go to that are traditionally you think would be really good and they’ve been kind of, “Ah.” And then, there’s some places, I’m like, “I’ve never been here before.” they’ve been nuts. People are just, they’ve had enough.

Charlie Rymer:

Yeah.

Colt Ford:

They’ve had enough. They’ve been cooped up, trapped, and they’re ready to get back to real life.

Charlie Rymer:

Well, there’s no better way to do it than going to Colt Ford concert.

Colt Ford:

Absolutely. You want to come have some fun. I don’t care who you are, or what you believe in. If you want to just come have some fun and forget about it all for a while, I’m where you need to go.

Charlie Rymer:

Amen, brother. Yeah, baby. That was great. All right, we got to get this golf ball tee up a little bit.

Speaker 4:

Higher?

Charlie Rymer:

Yeah, we got to get teed up a little bit higher.

Speaker 4:

Okay.

Charlie Rymer:

Yeah, we got to get teed up a little bit higher.

Speaker 4:

Okay.

Charlie Rymer:

Let’s try this one. Hey, you all, check this out. I just gave a golf tee up. Let’s see if this works. All right.

Speaker 4:

No pressure.

Charlie Rymer:

And the thing about I want you to do is… You’ve been holding back.

Speaker 4:

Yeah.

Charlie Rymer:

On this one, I want you hit it like you’re angry, you’re mean, and you got an explosive temper.

Speaker 4:

Okay.

Charlie Rymer:

All right. You’re mean, you’re angry. Get after it.

Audience:

Oh.

Charlie Rymer:

I fixed him. Pretty had to have that explosive temper. I’m glad I thought about that.

Charlie Rymer:

You remember the first time that we played golf together?

Colt Ford:

Oh, Lord.

Charlie Rymer:

How old are we? 12, 13 years old?

Colt Ford:

13, 14 years old, probably.

Charlie Rymer:

We were a lot sexier then than we are now.

Colt Ford:

I don’t know. I’m still pretty sexy. I’ll be honest with you.

Charlie Rymer:

Isn’t it like, the game of golf, the doors that it’s open for a couple guys like me and you, the people that we’ve met, the relationships that we have. We would’ve never gotten any of these relationships that we had because we’ve never met the folks outside of golf. Isn’t it amazing?

Colt Ford:

And it’s such a great game that transcends so much. It offers so many opportunities. Like you said, you and I met so many people that you and I know because we’ve known each other so long that are dual friends of ours like, “We would’ve never met them without golf.” And they’ve been good to us. They helped us outside the game of golf. Not just that, but just the relationships. And you and I are similar in that way. We both, we’re relationship people. We want to be friends with the guys. And to me that’s what it’s all about. Money, none of that ain’t going to be able, you can’t take that will you. You can take these relationships and times you spend with somebody that’s what makes a difference.

Charlie Rymer:

The thing that’s so cool about musicians and athletes or somebody that does what I do, your broadcaster. You guys are on the road a lot and you’re working at night, so during the day you like to come out and play golf. And when the golfers are… We work during the day and we like to come to the concert. So automatically, is going to work. Yeah.

Colt Ford:

It’s fun. It’s fun, and it’s weird for me because I’ve done both. To be on both sides of them. People are always like, “Well, what’s the difference between golf and music?” And I was like, “Well, in music, I know what I’m getting paid before I get started.” That’s a pretty cool piece of information that I have. That’s a pretty nice thing to have.

Charlie Rymer:

Yeah. Oh, I remember one time I was talking to Vince Gill and I’m like, “Vince, how do you get up on a stage and play the guitar, sing the way you do, and create songs?” I’m like, it’s like I have an aptitude of zero. On a scale of 0 to 10, I’m a zero. And I have so much appreciation for it, and I have no idea how you do it. And he’s like, “How do you hit a one iron on live TV with people standing around?”

Colt Ford:

Exactly.

Charlie Rymer:

So it is some mutual-

Colt Ford:

No, it is.

Charlie Rymer:

… appreciation.

Colt Ford:

Yeah. Somebody’s going to see what you shot and that, it’s fun. It’s fun.

Charlie Rymer:

I don’t remember you hitting many one irons. I mean, you’re like a seven-

Colt Ford:

I could play a one. No. Watch me [inaudible 00:09:17].

Charlie Rymer:

Now, let’s get back to some golf. Nice.

Pat:

Oh, yea,. Cool.

Charlie Rymer:

Nice.

Pat:

[Inaudible 00:09:42].

Charlie Rymer:

Ladies and gentlemen, Sean the Beast Fister, three-time World Long Drive champion. Hit a good one Beast. I give you a bite of my hot dog.

Sean :

All right. Show’s over. Okay.

Charlie Rymer:

I’ve got into where, at this point in life, I’m a lot better at lunch than I’m with golf.

Charlie Rymer:

Thanks to the commitment of Hootie & Blowfish the Monday After the Masters Pro-Am has generated millions of dollars for children’s educational programs and South Carolina Junior Golf. Darius, Dean, Mark, and Soni remain true to their philanthropic roots and hosting this one of a kind event.

Audience:

Yeah.

Charlie Rymer:

The beast. Even my pal, LPGA Legend, Nancy Lopez, is in town to make some memories.

Audience:

Yeah.

Charlie Rymer:

That’s a wrap from the 2022 Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-AM. Pat, you hit in here, close on 18 finishes off. Pat, you really suck. Folks, we look forward to seeing you here again next year. Take it away boys.

Charlie Rymer:

Hi, and welcome in the Charlie Rymer Golf Show. The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, The Golf Capital of the World. We try to talk all things golf. We have Dr. Kevin Elko, Sports Psychologist, and I got to tell you, I know a lot of folks here, sports ring and they start thinking, “Yeah, yeah, that’s a bunch of garbage.” I can tell you a lot of times the sports psychologist is the last person that gets called. But with me, it’s a first person that gets called. You’re the secret sauce. You, your field, what you’ve been able to accomplish. I don’t think gets enough respect in the world of sports, and just to get started, Doc, how many national championship rings do you have? You got to come clean with that.

Dr. Kevin Elko:

I do have a few rings. I’m not going to come clean. Because when they can’t tackle and block well, I get myself a ring. I got a bunch of them. Coach Saban, takes care of me. I love working with him. I’ve been down there with Tide Country for a long time.

Charlie Rymer:

One of the things, and I’m very guilty of this from the few years that I played professional golf, people might ask me, “If you could go back in time, what would you do differently?” And I think a lot of times they’re wanting to get, “I’m a big guy.” They might want me to say, “Well, I need to lose a little weight or work out.” I would tell people, “I need to think better.” If you’re not on the right middle plane, you can’t get anything done in sports.

Dr. Kevin Elko:

Attitude is a skill. Now, we don’t understand that. We think it’s just a switch, and once I switch it, I have it. And so let’s relate to golf. Golf’s a skill. What does that mean? Well, I get a vision in my head how I want to do it. Then after I get a vision, I do it over and over and over till I get muscle memory and then I go and perform it. The mistake we’re making, Charlie, is we just think attitude to switch. I decide to have a good attitude, I have a good attitude. No, you have to do the same step by step process. Here’s what a good attitude is. Here’s the way I need to practice talking to myself. Then I go do it over and over until I wire my brain with it. And once you understand that, it makes all the difference in the world.

Charlie Rymer:

I’d like to get your take on this. I’ve been asked this question a few years. Doc, I’ve been broadcasting now for going on 25 years, and I’ve had a chance to interview a lot of successful business people. Folks that are leaders in their sport and they are like Michael Jordan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, and I always have been very interested in finding common factors that highly successful athletes and business people have in common. And because it’s certainly not technique that the highest achievers very often, I don’t think had the even close to the most perfect technique, what they all have in common. My take is that every one of them, they believed that they were going to do what they did before they actually did it. And I don’t know if it’s something that they learned or something that they were born with, but I’d love to get your take on that.

Dr. Kevin Elko:

The great ones have a standard. Saban has a standard. You don’t go below it. This is a standard. We set it, it’s clear, it’s how we do it, we’ve got a standard. And we’re playing Notre Dame a few years ago. We’re winning by 28 points. Someone jumps off sides to miss a go. Saban like to lose his mind, going to losing his mind, kicking stuff, thrown stuff. Hey, what’s wrong with you? He said, “I don’t worry about the score. We have a standard. We do it right every time. It’s a standard.” So they set a standard, It’s clear on who they are and what they are. They don’t come below it.

Dr. Kevin Elko:

Here is the challenge. There’s a guy that wrote a book, his name’s Jim Collins. He wrote this book called Good to Great. He said the enemy of great is good. Now, he’s from Stanford. They’re known for Nobel Prizes. I’m from West Virginia. We’re known for Moonshine. He’s smarter than me, but I disagree. The enemy of great is realistic. You need an unrealistic faith. And so you got to get a little bit unrealistic in your life. And the great ones, they’re not overachievers, they’re over believers.

Charlie Rymer:

Preach it. I love hearing that.

Dr. Kevin Elko:

Why you get me all fired up in here?? So that’s why they get fired up, they practice. They just don’t do it. They see it and then they get a delivered practice to become it. We’re not wired for positive. We’re not even wired for happy. We’re wired to just be safe. That’s why we’re… our minds are always looking for bad because your brain is a lot like your heart. It’s like your skin. It just wants to protect you. And so you have to reprogram the brain. Because 90 some percent of the time in golf, it’s downtime. So you need to get your mind not just positive, but locked in to what you’re doing with your self talk. Keep chopping, keep stroking, trust, plot. Talk to you. You all got me fired up.

Charlie Rymer:

Dr. Kevin Elko, thank you so much for your time, your inspiration. We appreciate it. And the important work that you’re doing.

Dr. Kevin Elko:

Thank you, Charlie. You keep on going out and blessing people. You got a calling, you keep on doing what you’re doing, buddy.

Charlie Rymer:

Appreciate it, Doc, Thank you so much. If you want to see my entire interview with Dr. Kevin Elko, you can check that out over at playgolfmyrtlebeach.com.

Charlie Rymer:

Now, I’m headed to the course, but I forgot my clubs. I guess, I’ll just have to make friends, and I think I know how to do that. Time now for Ambush Trivia. I’m at this spectacular Caledonia Golf and Fish Club, and there are some unsuspecting golfers out on the course right now that are about to have a chance to win a little… All right. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Come on over here guys. You all ready to play a little game? We got a prize for you.

Mike :

Let’s do it. Nice bike.

Charlie Rymer:

I barely fit on it.

Mike :

I like the kick stand.

Charlie Rymer:

How you guys doing? You ready to play a little trivia?

Mike :

Sure.

Charlie Rymer:

All right. Well, let’s get lined up right over here. How are you? I’m Charlie.

Mike :

How are you Charlie? I’m Mike.

Charlie Rymer:

Hey, Mike.

Saxon:

Saxon.

Charlie Rymer:

Nice to see you, Saxon.

Todd:

Todd.

Mike :

Mike.

Charlie Rymer:

How are you? Georgia Tech man. Hell with Georgia.

Todd:

Hell with Georgia.

Charlie Rymer:

This guy right here needs to run the trivia game for you. You know? Because all us Georgia Tech folks are really smart, right?

Todd:

Sometimes.

Mike :

You don’t know Todd.

Charlie Rymer:

So I got a prize for you. I’ve got five questions. You get four of them right, you get the prize.

Mike :

Okay.

Todd:

All right.

Charlie Rymer:

Okay. So this has to do with memorable moments in golf. Back in 2012, with the PGA Championship that was played right here in the state of South Carolina, one guy won by eight strokes. Who was that guy? The PGA champion. 2012. Won by eight.

Mike :

I got it, if y’all.

Mike :

You got it?

Mike :

You got it? McIlroy.

Charlie Rymer:

McIlroy. You’re one for one. You are one for one. Okay. We’re staying with a PGA Championship. This was in 2005 at Baltusrol, Phil Mickelson 18th hole on Sunday. He was about to hit his second shot. Before he hit the second shot, he took out his fairway medal, went over and tapped on a plaque, before he ended up winning the golf tournament there at 18. Who was that plaque dedicated to in the Fairway at 18 at Baltusrol, on the lower course?

Mike :

I think, I got it.

Charlie Rymer:

2005.

Mike :

You know it?

Charlie Rymer:

He’s pretty good.

Mike :

Yeah.

Charlie Rymer:

If you get a plaque, you’re pretty good, right?

Mike :

Yeah.

Charlie Rymer:

Yeah.

Mike :

You all want me to go?

Mike :

Go for it?

Mike :

Jack Nicklaus.

Charlie Rymer:

Jack Nicklaus. Boom. You’re two for two.

Todd:

Hacks myth.

Mike :

He hasn’t done all the way.

Charlie Rymer:

Okay.

Mike :

He’d say War Eagle [inaudible 00:19:33].

Charlie Rymer:

Yeah. I thought it was War Damn Eagle.

Mike :

There you go.

Charlie Rymer:

Okay. This is my buddy, 1991 PGA Championship. He was the ninth alternate, and he ended up winning. Who was that player?

Todd:

JD.

Mike :

Yeah.

Charlie Rymer:

You got it. Mr. John Daly. Absolutely. Okay. After not winning tournament since 2013, what player won his 80th PGA tour event at the 2018 Tour Championship? I’m betting you were watching this one.

Mike :

Oh, yeah. Yeah. We’re from Atlanta.

Saxon:

Tiger Woods.

Charlie Rymer:

There you go. Nobody thought he would do it again. Okay. You got four for four. You’re winner. Let’s see how you do on a bonus question. Just for fun, right? I mean, it’s just for fun. Your match is over. You won’t go in for 18, anyway. Okay. During the first day of the 2010 open, we used to call it the British Open. Now, it’s just open. Roy McLeroy, McLeroy, Roy McIlroy. Sorry, Roy.

Mike :

Close enough.

Charlie Rymer:

Hide the course record with a 63. How many strokes under par was that 63? Hmm?

Mike :

2010.

Charlie Rymer:

I believe that was old course.

Mike :

Ah, all right, all right. I’m willing to go for it. Nine under.

Charlie Rymer:

Nine under. That’s a tricky question. Because most of these majors par 70 or 71.

Mike :

I know. I played there last year.

Charlie Rymer:

Yeah. So you sort of cheated.

Mike :

No. I did not.

Mike :

Yeah. He just prepared well.

Mike :

I was actually lying about playing on that.

Charlie Rymer:

Oh, I understand. So we got a gift card here at Caledonia. I’m going to give it to the tech man.

Saxon:

Nice, nice.

Charlie Rymer:

When you all finish up today, if you’re a little thirsty, that’ll help you out.

Mike :

Awesome. All right.

Charlie Rymer:

Guys, thank you for playing. Appreciate it.

Mike :

Nice to meet you.

Charlie Rymer:

You all have a great day all.

Mike :

All right.

Charlie Rymer:

All right. Thanks.

Mike :

Hey, we hate Georgia too.

Charlie Rymer:

Well, we got that in common. All right. See you all guys.

Mike :

Take care.

Charlie Rymer:

Confidence is a skill. One way or another, it has to be earned. All the great golfers I’ve ever met and I’ve met a few, have one thing in common, an irrational belief in themselves. And that belief happened before the success. The greats never beat themselves up. Wake up every day and don’t consider failure. Be your own biggest fan and know I’ll be right there in second. Hope you’ve enjoyed the Charlie Rymer Golf Show. Keep it in the fairway, folks.

Charlie Rymer:

Hey Colt.

Colt Ford:

Yeah?

Charlie Rymer:

They got a XL short over here, if you want one?

Colt Ford:

You can’t get enough of short jokes, please. Charlie Rymer, smells like beef and cheese.