Oklahoma Christian University Men's Golf

Lynn is in the seventh season of his second stint as Oklahoma Christians mens golf coach and has the extra title of Director of Golf, as he also oversees OCs womens program thats coached by his father, Greg. Lynn, a 1995 OC graduate, has been a staple in the success of the OC program since 1998, when he started as an assistant coach. He became the Eagles head coach before the 1999-2000 season and guided the team until 2008, when he handed the reins to Kelsey Cline for two seasons. In 2011, the Eagles capped Lynns first season back with the programs second NAIA national championship and Lynn was named as the Golf Coaches Association of Americas NAIA Dave Williams National Coach of the Year. In the fall of 2012, he guided OC to the NCCAA national title, with the Eagles taking the crown by a whopping 52 shots, a performance that earned Lynn NCCAA national coach of the year honors. In 2016, OC's first season of NCAA Division II postseason eligiblity, he guided the Eagles to a runner-up finish in the West-South Central Super Regional and a berth in the Division II Championship, played in Denver. He was named by the GCAA as the South Central Region coach of the year as well as the Heartland Conference coach of the year. During Lynns two stints, he has guided the Eagles to 58 team tournament titles and 58 individual titles. Under his tutelage, 21 OC golfers have received NAIA, NCCAA or NCAA Division II All-America honors a total of 60 times, 10 Eagles have been named as NAIA or NCCAA Scholar-Athletes a total of 21 times and five players have been named as GCAA All-America Scholars a total of eight times. OC strung together a run of 16 straight top-four finishes in national-tournament play (either the NAIA or NCCAA Championship), a streak that began in 2000 during Lynns first stint as the Eagles coach, and lasted through the 2015-16 campaign. Along with the NAIA national titles in 2009 (under Cline) and 2011, OC finished as the NAIA national runner-up in 2001, 2005, 2008 and 2012. In addition to the 2012 NCCAA title, OC was the NCCAA runner-up in 2014. Lynn was named Sooner Athletic Conference coach of the year five times, in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2012. He was picked as the Heartland Conference coach of the year in 2013, OCs first season in the NCAA Division II conference, and in 2016. In the latter year, the GCAA also honored him with the regional coach-of-the-year award. Hes a past president of the NAIA Mens Golf Coaches Association (2007-2008) and served as the NAIAs representative to the GCAAs National Advisory Board from 2004 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2012. From 2003-2005, he served as a rater for the SAC and NAIA Region 6 and from 2004-2007, he served as the chairman of the GCAAs NAIA All-American Committee. In 2008, he served as the mens coach for the U.S. team in the World University Games in South Africa, and he was the U.S. co-coach in the event during the 2012 Games in the Czech Republic. He also serves as an assistant athletic director at OC. Lynn was inducted into the OC Athletic Hall of Fame in January 2014. A native of Everett, Wash., Lynn was a NAIA Scholar-Athlete and four-year letterman in track and field at Oklahoma Christian. He received a master's degree in higher education from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2000. Lynn is married to Michelle (Hays) and the couple has a daughter, Mackenzie, and a son, Danny.