Lykens Finds Fountain of Youth
Lee Lykens
Lee Lykens plays his golf at Clearfield-Curwensville Country Club in Clearfield, PA. He has only been playing golf for about 15 years. After his kids moved out and he had a little extra time on his hands, he fell in love with the game of golf. He dedicates much of his time to a private driving range at a friend's lumber yard. He works on his short game endlessly and practices his putting at Clearfield-Curwensville CC and Totteridge Golf Club.
"I work a lot on my distance control from 50 to 120 yards, in 10 yard increments."
Lykens turned 65 a couple of years ago, and took the Super-Senior Flight by storm. In an 18 month period, he has won 8 Championships and finished second in 2 more.
Titles:
2012 Pennsylvania Golf Association (PAGA) Super-Senior Match Play Champion
2012 PAGA Super-Senior Better-Ball Champion (with Don Lamb)
2012 West Pennsylvania Golf Association Super-Senior Amateur Champion
2012 Clearfield-Curwensville Club Champion
2011 & 2012 PAGA Art Wall, Jr. Memorial Super-Senior Champion
2012 Center Counties Super-Senior Amateur Champion
2012 Sunnehanna Super-Senior Amateur Champion
2nd place in the 2011 & 2012 PAGA Super-Senior Amateur
Lykens plans to play in a USGA Senior Amateur Championship Qualifier in 2013.
"I've never tried to qualify, but I'd really like to see what a USGA event is like."
He intends to play in all of the PAGA, West Penn Golf Association, and the Center Counties Senior events next year. Lykens would also like to start getting involved with volunteering at some other PAGA Championships and qualifiers.
What's in the Bag?
Ping G20 Driver
15º Callaway 3-Wood
16º TaylorMade Rescue
TaylorMade R11 3 and 4 irons
TaylorMade Tour Burner 5 iron through Pitching Wedge
52º Cleveland Gap Wedge
58º Mizuno Sand Wedge
Odyssey 2-Ball White Ice Putter, offset, and 3 inches short
Titleist Pro V1x golf balls
All you have to do is watch him hit a few shots and it is apparent that there is still a lot of golf left in the tank. Congratulations to Lee Lykens on a terrific run of golf over the past two seasons, and best of luck in the future.