I'm just coming across this thread now… You know, I too was surprised that my good friend Hans was "just a Legend" (isn't that a strange thing to say, lol) when the first WGT Uneven Lies Invitational came along at the beginning of the year, restricted to Tour Legends. He was my favorite to win it, but sadly wasn't eligible.
I'm so glad to see so many good souls coming to Hans' defense in this thread that shouldn't be here in the first place. Hans is one of the truly great guys here on WGT: the extraordinary commitment he has shown to organizing the pre-eminent community event here on WGT, the Ryder Cup would be enough in itself to warrant that claim. (As a teaching tool, any new players, or anyone struggling to get to grips with playing Olympic should check out the many great recorded games as part of that event). But, in addition, he gives generously of his time to help other players improve their game, and as BtoB pointed out, helped step into the pizza-breach to offer support in the forums.
For someone this good at the game, why shouldn't he be selective about which rounds he fits into his limited time: I think it's admirable (and enviable) that he is able to perform his best in the highest-stakes rounds out there.
The OP should also be aware that Hans is the two-time defending champion of the Tough-It-Out Uneven Starters tourney, proof again of his versatile skills. No doubt the OP, or others, seeing Hans' golf bag full of starter clubs while practicing for such a tourney, might start shouting 'sandbagger' as hiding one's fancy clubs is apparently a dead giveaway that a player is cheating! Please know that there are many of us players out there who love the challenge of playing with starters, either for fun, or in community tourneys, and it's not uncommon for us to switch back to the old hickories.
On a related note, I saw that The Deviations, leading cc on the site, is also calling Hans' integrity into question on their website. Surely, it's time for a club deserving of the highest respect in this community, to remove slander such as this from their content… ?