Really enjoyed that Ward. A nice tribute to Payne🙏🏻

@WardCarroll

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and your overall support, Rick! (Folks, if you're a music fan and not subscribed to Rick's channel, you need to be.)

@bluenoteone

3 жыл бұрын

@@WardCarroll Done deal for quite some time now. Love Rick's vids

@DS-ju2sq

3 жыл бұрын

@@WardCarroll ...when Rick Beato comments, you've arrived sir. Keep up the great content.

@WardCarroll

3 жыл бұрын

@@DS-ju2sq Wouldn’t be here without him.

@DS-ju2sq

3 жыл бұрын

@@WardCarroll "Your next customer is the one you currently have". - Dr. Johnson. Can you hook me up with a mentorship of sorts with him?

Mooch, the list of cool shit that you've done, or been involved with, knows no bounds. What an incredible story about a great American. Thank you, as always.

@WardCarroll

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Doug.

@dennisgoff4723

3 жыл бұрын

@@WardCarroll - DITTO , Yet Another GR8 🇺🇸 American and Ambassador for the Greatest Nation 🇺🇸 the World 🌍 🌎 has known!

@robinmccullars4971

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

Payne making such an effort to hang out with the enlisted guys shows he's a follower of Arnie's who said, "You sign every autograph, no matter how long it takes." What a class act Payne was. Always my #3 favorite golfer behind Arnie & Jack. But now there's a much bigger gap between 3 & 4. I still remember that day.

@WardCarroll

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rick.

@MrGaryGG48

Ай бұрын

@@WardCarroll Ward, that was one of your very best episodes... very personal! Thanks 👍

Man, this guy has led quite the life.

@animula6908

2 жыл бұрын

Not to be mistaken for a guy who’s led a quiet life

@danaclark2128

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

Love the bit about Payne thanking the plane captain after his F14 hop-what class! Every great story reveals something about the teller, and it’s very interesting if not really that surprising how Ward got recruited by Payne’s agent to join the team. The agent’s death in the crash may have put an end to Ward’s Jerry McGuire possibilities but hope we get to hear more about how his path led from there to here.

@fozbstudios

3 жыл бұрын

I also found that bit very interesting!

@tzisme

3 жыл бұрын

You can judge the character of a man by how he treats people who can be of no use to him.

Who in the hell would give this tribute a thumbs down??? One of the greatest golfers of all time and a committed Christian!🙏🙏🙏 blessings always to his family!

I took off right after he did at FXE that day, in my Grumman, to go to a meeting in Orlando. As soon as it was reported that the windshields were iced up we knew what was going to happen. RIP.

As a Golfer myself I must say Payne Steward was my Favorite Golfer. I litterally cried when I herd it was him aboard that Jet. Thank you for sharing this story.

What a great story! Nice to see how down to earth Payne Stewart was. I’m not going to lie… that last part brought me to tears. Your quote is quite profound: “Leadership isn’t what you say, it’s what you do.” Such a tragic loss…. Thank you for sharing.

@WardCarroll

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Les.

What an absolute class act, and such a special memory. Rest easy, Payne.

THANK YOU for honoring the crew at the “lower ranks” of the pay structure.

Awesome!! This is how stories are told, with a twinkle in the eye.

@robbrobb7587

3 жыл бұрын

You can tell Ward lived it. I would love to play a round with him, smoke a nice cigar, and share a bottle of bourbon.

What an incredible story and tribute. Brilliantly told, Ward. Not sure I’ll ever be able to find a way to thank the KZread algorithm for bringing me your channel a few months ago!

@WardCarroll

3 жыл бұрын

Great to have you here, Tom.

I LOVED watching Payne Stewart entertain the crowds. Quite a showman. My unit escorted his plane into South Dakota.

@dennisgoff4723

3 жыл бұрын

GR8 Unit Memory, Brian.

Well, It just doesn't get any better than that. You guys were Livin' the Dream. We sure miss guys like Payne Stewart these days.

I'm no pilot, I don't know how I got watching this channel. I'll often click on Ward, thinking I'll fast fwd thru it, and video will end, and I watched every second.

I'm no golfer either but I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated this amazing look at this unique relationship between Payne Stewart and the US Navy. Thanks so much, Ward. -Matt

This was not the video I expected when I clicked on it. Wow, what a great tribute to a great golfer and a great man. I am enriched in learning more about Payne Stewart and understand his legacy even more now. Thanks Ward!

Ward, Payne Stewart was one of the nicest humans ever. I got to meet him once, and saw just what you experienced in your times with him. I'm from Memphis, so I went to the FedEx St. Jude Classic a few times. I was also friends with the tournament director, Phil Cannon (competitor with Stewart for that nicest title), so I got good parking and a clubhouse pass. It was typical Memphis weather -- steaming hot -- so I staked out a table in the bar with a view of the practice green. I met several people, including a woman named Tracey, a wife of one of the players. Later, thunderstorms ended play early, and it was time to head to my car. I left and walked through the players' parking area and ran into Tracey and a guy in a gray t-shirt and shorts. "Matt, this is my husband, Payne," she said in her Southern-tinged Australian accent. It's pouring rain, he's being soaked while making sure his wife has an umbrella, and he shakes my hand. Payne Stewart asked if I wanted a ride with them to my car. I begged off, saying my car was close. I watched them jog to their car, bidding them goodbye. He stood in the rain, taking a soaking in a Southern summer storm, just to say hello to a guy who'd been nice to his wife. He didn't have to do that, but he knew kindness was the best and easiest gift one person could give to another. He also knew there were no strangers, just friends. Thank you again for sharing that side of him, and how he was a friend of yours -- and a friend to the Navy. Your tribute was not just to a golfer or a sports star. It was to a nice man

I have been avoiding this video because I incorrectly expected it to just be about an airplane malfunction and I didn’t want to only have the side of Payne Stewart. Glad I watched because this video is so human and much more. Thanks mooch

Ward thanks for sharing your memories of the great Payne Stewart. I had the honor of meeting him at the 1989 Ameritech Senior Open in Chicago. Payne conducted a wonderful clinic and was truly an amazing man and a magnificent golfer. I still remember that Clinic, especially when Paine was hitting perfect drives while kneeling on the grass. Love your channel. Thanks, Ed

Growing up in Springfield Missouri and being a kid at Hickory Hills Country Club, Payne was a pretty frequent sight. My brush with fame as a kid was him catching my amazing (at 6 years old) putt from halfway across the practice green banked off a small elevation into the number 3 practice hole. He looks over at me after watching the putt and gave me hand guns, a wink and told the man he was with “that’s talent.” Payne was a great Man and Ozarkian. I sure miss his presence on our local courses.

Payne Stewart was my favorite golfer. It was a sad day for me when he passed.

What a great story and tremendous tribute to Payne Stewart . I got the chance to meet Payne at the Canadian open and was there the Wednesday, practice day at Glenn Abbey and saw first hand how much he enjoyed the crowd following him and proved at every tee box how much of a man of the people he truly was. Champion golfer, great family man and all his achievements while ADD. Got a lotta time for individuals that do great things with humility and grace while overcoming some of life’s toughest challenges. It was a shock to the golfing world and the American golf community when his Lear went down. Thanks Ward for your great story and tribute to Payne Stewart. Gary W (patron)

@WardCarroll

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Gary.

My father in law and myself had occasion to speak with Payne during his round at The Belfrey, UK at the Ryder Cup. What a nice guy in the midst of competition came over and cautioned my father in law not to move for his safety during the shot, afterwards shook his hand and shared a joke. Very nice guy, a nice tribute to him here.

Such a great episode and fitting tribute to Payne. You certainly have a way with storytelling.

I was flying tankers when this accident happened. I’d heard the scuttle butt, but was never involved in it. This video gave me such an incisive perspective on the kind of man Payne Stewart was. Thanks Mooch!

I'll never forget the first time I saw Payne Stewart in person at a PGA tournament. I just marveled at those white shoes he wore with the gold tips shined to the the max. Now, as to taking golf clubs on the aircraft, my passion was golf and skiing so as an A-6 B/N we took the "training flights" from Oceana between '71 and '73 to Buckley AFB in Colorado with the skis strapped in good in the "birdcage", the aft electronic compartment, in the Intruder for weekends to Vail or Aspen. I suspect if this occurred in today's Navy we'd all out of the Navy before we could even fly back to VA Beach. Great tribute to Payne. Thanks.

Payne Stewart is my favorite Pro Golfer and I looked forward to watching him play. I remember watching that final flight play out in real time. He was a Born-Again Christian and is in Heaven now. I wept when he died. So much more respect for him now after your memorial tribute!

My sympathies for your friend and his family. It is an honor to listen to your story about part of his life.

What an excellent sea story that didn't start off with "This is a No...."

@ritaloy8338

3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchellyoung5564 that just makes the story even better.

As a retired Royal Air Force officer and keen golfer, I really appreciate Ward's stories and this great tribute

That was an excellent story, Ward. I remember that day clearly, and the dread that I and many others felt as the progress of that Lear went on to its fateful outcome. Payne was a great ambassador of the game. Your personal thoughts are much appreciated!

I of course remember that terrible flight and was always a Payne Stewart fan. This was a GREAT VIDEO! And you are my favorite retried Tomcat RIO! NO WONDER PAYNE LIKED YOU!

Two things stand out after watching this video: 1. Ward Carroll has lived a truly remarkable life. 2. This is an honorable man who exemplifies what makes our country and our armed forces truly great. If you've ever spent time around those who have served, you develop a sense for what kind of man/woman they are based not on what they say, but what they've done. I've had the privilege of personally knowing a few people on that level, and they really do "have it all" in terms of outstanding personality traits. There's a cynicism among some of the more bitter people in our society who believe people like Ward aren't "real". They want to believe the world, and people, are one dimensional and predictable, because it makes them feel better about their own insecurities and failures. The single biggest difference between them, and someone like Ward, is that the latter don't quit. They work their asses off, accept the good and the bad in life, and wake up every morning intent on making the best of it, celebrating the victories of others, and training their minds to never accept bitterness and resentment as a mode of being. Thank you for the wonderful content, Sir.

Great story, brought back a memory of Payne that also dittos all you said about the man. My brother ran into him at Texas tour event. At the time our father was recovering from a massive heart attack. Payne signed a hat for him wishing him a speedy recovery. He stood and talked with my brother for a bit about my father and golf. My father was not about possessions, but he cherished that hat until the day he died. The ink has faded a bit, but not the memory. Thanks again for a wonderful story.

I cried like a baby watching the memorial service. Zinger did an amazing job. Really enjoyed this video.

What a wonderful recollection of a wonderful man. Thank you Ward.

RIP Payne Stewart. Also great story about Hilton Head. I've been going there ever since I was a kid.

Payne Stewart is my all- time favorite golfer -- partly because of his style of golf wear, but mainly because of the human being he was. I was one of the millions watching that ghost flight ✈️. It tickles me no end that he got to be a Tomcat RIO, even if for only one flight.

Very nicely done, Sir. You honored your friend very well. I was working at Learjet Flight Test when Payne's airplane crashed. I remember that day well.

I'm sorry for your loss, he sounds like a great person. RIP

Thanks for the awesome biography on Payne. The entire history, including Payne’s involvement with the USN was cool as well. Hope you have a great day. See you Friday for happy hour.

Ward, years ago I was working for a catering company in Edinburgh. We got a gig in St Andrews cooking dinner each night for a week for a group of Americans who were staying in the town in a rented house and flying around Scotland Ireland in a helicopter playing golf at all the best courses. I don't know who owned the house but you might - it was FULL of US Navy aviation photos, paintings, memorabilia. At their request we made deep fried Mars bars, langoustines, bbq, haggis neaps and tatties and all sorts of other local delicacies! The journey repeated every night was further than we anticipated - we ran out of fuel and had to hitch a lift at two in the morning to find a gas station!! Love the channel

I know nothing about golf. I do know about Payne Stewart airplane crash though. Thank you for putting a story behind the face. A marvelous tribute to your good friend.

Says a lot Payne took the time to talk to the plane captain. Great stories, thanks for sharing these memories with us.

You are a great storyteller & have applied that talent in delivering a very honorable tribute to Payne Stewart. The legacy becomes more memorable once you get a look behind the curtain. Thanks.

Payne was my favorite golfer, I watched cnn that day I bawled my eyes out my mom asked me what made him special and at first I couldn’t tell her, but it came down to he was a MAN he exemplified tenacity he exuded confidence and as you told he seemed to be a man of the people a guy you wanted to be around! I also watched him win the us open on tv and jumped and my hair brushed my ceiling! Thanks for your stories glad you got to know him and sorry for your loss!

Thank you for being you, Mooch. That was an awesome, awesome, awesome story as well as tribute. Thanks again.

I love all your stories Ward and such a beautiful tribute to a great Sportsman. I tune in to you every day now- born the wrong side of the Pond and a “Brit”, so I need my daily fix of Americana. Thank you.

Ward, man, you are a stud, and a real class act. Your channel has quickly become my favorite, and you deserve all of the success you find with it!

@WardCarroll

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ben!

That was a great story about Payne Stewart. I’m sending this video to my Dad who loves golf. Thanks, Ward

I was at the memorial service at First Baptist Orlando playing in the orchestra. Was a very moving experience, as I had been dabbling at golf for a little while and knew of many of the players that attended. Payne had donated a signed driver that I won at a church golf scramble. Still have it packed away. Thanks for the story.

Beautiful tribute, Mooch … Payne was truly a great man. ❤️

Great words and terrific rapport that you had with Payne. I was sorry to see such a colorful personality pass in such a strange accident.

Amazing tribute to Payne Stewart. May he Rest in Peace

Payne's short life was also enriched by knowing you sir. RIP man of the people.

Great episode, as always. I was flying 727s when the 99 Ryder Cup was taking place and my layover hotel in Boston was the same one the U.S. Ryder Cup team was using. I ran across Payne Stewart in the lobby and had a chance to talk with him. My oldest son was being treated for stage IV cancer, and I knew Payne had donated the purse from the first tourney he ever won to cancer research, in memory of his dad. I thanked him for his contributions toward cancer research. Payne autographed a cap for my son, who though only given a 10% chance of surviving, is now in this 23rd year of remission. Come on down to the Golden Isles of Georgia and play some golf on Sea Island. You can't walk ten feet in any direction here without bumping into a touring pro. Fly Navy.

I was not expecting this intersection of you and Payne. Being an avid golfer myself I just want to say thanks.

Thanks for sharing the story. I met Payne Stewart at the Pebble Beach ProAm. The friendliest pro golfer ever.

I knew next to nothing about Payne Stewart before this video. As a pilot, I was aware of the accident and that Payne was a pro golfer. That’s it. You told a great story about him, made his personal memory special to me/us viewers. Thank you.

Thank you for another significant experience you’ve had and recounting it so well. I remember following the flight of his plane while it was happening. This was a great tribute to Payne and to your friendship with him. I thoroughly enjoy your presentation style and the rich detail you provide.

Ward you put out some great videos.. Watching you show Payne going through the hyperbaric chamber just made me sad because it's how he died.. But was a great tribute for your friend and for, those of us that were his fans.. Thank you.

A very touching tribute. Thank you for being vulnerable during the presentation. It definitively added to the message. Awesome.

Great job Ward......awesome story teller and American! Payne set the bar.....you move the bar...

My dad loved golfing, he still does it even at age 73. He absolutely loved Payne Steward. I used to work at the Naval Officer clubhouse outside the golf course at NAS Jax when he was on his deployment with VP. He loved playing golf every chance he could in every Navy base with his navy buddies.

@ericlietsch994

2 жыл бұрын

I forgot to add that Zach Johnson grew up not far from Burlington, IA

Thanks for your service, this was a fine tribute to Payne Stewart. I played with the World Champions of Golf, an excellent funds raiser for several charities. Afterwards, I met up with several golfers I'd worked with prior to my ever handling a club. When asked about my travels, I replied that I'd been learning the old game with some older players. Could I name any? Yes, Sam Snead, Bob T., Tommy Bolt, Doug Ford, etc. All those PGA winners were the nicest sports people I ever met. Considerate, charming, and fun to know. (Sam told me he made more money at poker than he ever did at golf.)

Ward, thanks for an amazing tribute. He was a true legend.

Mr. Ward, you've lived a helluva life! Thanks for you years of service.

R.I.P. Payne Stewart. Seemed like a very nice fellow.

Another great story....with a solemn end of a legend & wonderful human being.... thanks Mooch

I always liked Payne. He was a class act. You have had a blessed life sir, as have I.

Excellent !! No other Words TO Describe this Video. Thanks Brother, Go Navy!

I had no idea you were a golfer or knew Paine. I think I've seen most things produced about his last flight. Glad to hear you confirm my instinct that his widow is an extraordinary woman. I caddied the summer between high school and MIT (after almost deciding to go to Annapolis) plus the summer after that, and later played the Old Course on two trips to Scotland. Once on vacation as a married couple, once solo, tacking a weekend boondoggle onto a business trip to London. On the solo trip, driving back to London was as exciting at the golf. It was raining, my rental car was a Ford Sierra, and for probably 2 of the 6 ot 8 hours of driving, I followed a BMW driven very well, going 85mph on twisty roads in the rain. It inspired me to buy the Merkur XR4Ti version of the Sierra as soon as they were imported to the USA in 1985. I'm a hack golfer whose nearest claim to fame in golf (other than the list of people I caddied for recreationally) is playing the finishing 3 holes at St. Andrews just one stroke (total) worse than Tom Watson, shortly after Watson won the British Open there. But I shot 11 on the first hole, so it wasn't a great round, score-wise. My caddy's comment after tipping him well was, "It was a pleasure. You showed me parts of the course I haven't seen in a while." I was playing black Titleist DT100 balls, with the number 8. When I lost a ball in a thicket, he found a black Titleist DT100 number 3, and insisted it was my ball, and that I must have "knocked off half of the number 8" with my slice toward the Firth of Forth.

I too miss him Ward. I really enjoyed hearing you speak on this. You sir, are a gentleman.

Ward, all your vids are excellent but this ones your best yet!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thanks for sharing Ward! I remember that day (sadly), I was going through pilot training at my regional airline and came home to the news. We definitely lost a good one that day. RIP Payne!!

@WardCarroll

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Kris.

Great story, with an unfortunate and sad ending. You told it well, Ward. Payne Stewart would certainly approve. Thank you.

I'm an old golfer that worked as a gallery guard at the 1968 Masters and I thoroughly enjoyed this video. A lot of the PGA guys are pretty good guys, Payne was a cut above that.

Great story Mooch! RIP Payne. 🙏🏾

I have just found your channel. I am from the UK and a massive supporter of the US military and i loved the F14 when they were in service. I am also an avid golfer so this video is awesome in every way. Its great getting no B.S stories from someone who served. I may be engilsh but thank you and all who currently serve for your service and keeping the world a safe place.

Payne's death was such a tragic event in America, not just because he was such a great and famous golfer, but as you have doubled down on so well in this great story, and incredible human being. Such a dark and tragic day. Thanks for doing such an informative and personal look. Slight aside, like you, in my younger years, I was more into tennis than golf. But while in high school, and while my father, active duty Air Force comm squadron NCOIC was stationed at a base in the Southwest, the old Astrojet Golf Classic was played near there for two years. As the president of the base golf association, he was asked to provide caddy's for many of the visiting businessmen for the pro am day, as well as for some of the NFL and MLB players who didn't have one of their own. My brother and I were both able to caddy one day for the pro am and what an incredible experience. Got to meet some of the greatest close up and personal....Joe Namath, Micky Mantle, Gale Sayers AND Brian Piccolo, Ray Nitscke, and many many more. What an experience for a high school sports fan. Thanks again for such a well done, informative and enjoyable channel....even though you WERE Navy. 😊

Love this episode and tribute to Payne Stewart. As I look down the fairways at Torrey Pines this week, I will not forget this great US Open Champion...

@DSToNe19and83

3 жыл бұрын

May the winds of Stewart carry you home! 🍻

Just found you Ward. Couldn't have done a better tribute to Payne.

I was flying from PHX (as I recall) to Newark that day. When we were in the middle of the country, we heard ATC talking to a military fighter (we could only hear the air traffic control side of the conversation, not the military). ATC was telling him "the aircraft is varying between flight level 400 and 430 (40,000 feet and 43,000 feet). The windshield is frosted over and they can see no movement in the aircraft." The captain and I discussed the fact that it must be a military airplane in trouble and it doesn't sound good. When we got to Newark, as we were walking through the terminal, we saw on the CNN Airport News the broadcast about the Payne Stewart crash and realized what we had heard.... May he rest in peace.

I always loved Payne. I never knew any of the Navy story. Thank you for sharing!

Payne forever remains an icon and a testament to forgiveness & rebirth.

God I miss that man. What a loss to our country. Thank you for the story, and I'm not surprised he wanted to meet the enlisted and a naval officer never made that part of the time-line for his visit.

Watching Payne, Boom Boom & Zinger is what got me into golf. Payne was a great man who left a great legacy. Thanks for sharing this Warm. Moving.

Ward what a great story about and tribute to your friend Payne. Remember it goes both ways and you and the guys in the navy gave him the memory and honor to know many of you personally.

Thanks for sharing this. It raises my love of the Navy.

What a tragic loss, thank you for your thoughts.

Never knew what a great American Payne Stewart was. Loved your video tribute, glad you got to know him, sorry you and America lost him.

Ward I love your channel. I’m a huge naval aviation fanatic. I also volunteer as a BGO at your beloved USNA. I was lucky enough to walk 18 holes with Zinger during the pro am in 2005 at TPC. His stories about Payne were amazing. Tim “Lumpy” Herrons caddie was on his bag that day and he was super tight with Mike Hicks. Needless to say we laughed a lot. Zinger talked about Payne all day. Man there were some great stories. And it was sad at times as well. This was a great tribute! Thanks for much for sharing!!

At 00:10 My favorite Mark Twain quote " It's better to remain silent and let people think you're a fool then open your mouth and remove all doubt " My second favorite is " The secret to getting ahead is getting started "

Not a golfer anymore but great story and well told as usual Ward! Looks like as your RIO days were ending you were a great networking guy.

Great video Mooch!! Payne was a class act and greatly missed!

Amazing story. You handled very well what everyone knows from the start is a tragedy.

Mooch! You are really rocking this channel. A wonderful tribute and story-telling as always. Thank you!

@WardCarroll

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Adriaan!

Wow, Mr Ward Carroll that was a great way to honor your friend Payne Stewart. I remember when his plane was flying like that till it crashed. What a insider connection you had and since I was prior Navy in my former male life and served on carriers and loved Tomcats I understand when you said Payne Moved Carriers, those words were selected perfectly. To have seen Payne ask to see the crew and go and be a people person and enjoy talking to the crew had to been magical. To have him land climb down from the F-14 RIO spot and walk over to the Plane Captain first shows he understands how important a plane captain is to the mission of flying. In the future I will take a special ride to where this memorial is for the plane crash on a Can Am Spyder to pay honor to him because your Tribute to Payne was so moving. Keep doing what your doing, Golf on, and continued success with the channel!