I've had the experience of meeting and playing with Lynn at three of the BUDAs. Great company, impressive player.
In Golspie in 2018 Lynn and I were matched against Paul Graham and Ian Galbraith in the alternate shot round. We were confronted by a stiff northeast wind which was in diametrical opposition to the prevailing wind. Lynn and I had reached the 16th two up, but since we had lost the previous hole momentum was switching. It was my turn to be hitting the tee shot, and while the wind may have been from the northeast my game had gone decidedly south. Despite my best attempts I couldn't get through the ball and I knew what was going to happen if I got my ball into the air--it was going to be blown well to the right, and those of us who are familiar with 16 at Golspie know that anything that goes very far to the right is very likely dead.
After our opponents tee ball had been carried into the rough next to the green on the right, I recalled a Paul Runyon tactic from the 30s during a PGA. Knowing he couldn't make the forced carry from the back tee, Runyon chipped down to the ladies tee and hit a fairway wood from there and went on to win the hole.
With this in mind I approached Lynn and told him what he no doubt already knew that my game had gone away. I propose to him that I"ll putt the ball to the ladies tee and let him hit the second from there. My recollection is that he greeted this idea with a nod. So, I putt the ball to the ladies tee, Lynn takes his wedge and with that silky smooth left handed swing proceeds to leave the ball about three feet from the flag. It's a virtual gimme so we win the hole and the match.
World class athletes respond to pressure very differently than the rest of us. I don't know that Lynn and I discussed this tactic then or later, but I do know that I hear about it every time I see Paul Graham.
So congratulations to Lynn on a well deserved honor. And thanks for making me look really smart on the golf course.