Lee Rinker remembers how much fun he had playing his way into contention in his only round with Tiger Woods and how that would lead to an unforgettable wish come true for a critically ailing boy in Ohio.
This was back at the GTE Byron Nelson Classic in the spring of 1997.
Woods was making his first start after winning his historic first Masters.
“He was like a rock star,” says Rinker, who today is the director of golf at Emerald Dunes Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. “I was just trying to make a living playing golf, and he was the biggest story in golf, by far.