Local Golfer Hits Shot of a Lifetime
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DULUTH - Like many Northlanders, Lee Leksell loves to hit the links for a round of golf.
"It's competition, you get to keep score every day and see if you improve or don't improve," Leksell said. "And you're out in the fresh air."
The Lake Superior College professor says if he's not in class, he's on the course, playing "five or six rounds a week."
On May 1st, Leksell was playing at Lester Park Golf Course when he scored an ace on the 17th hole. Impressive? Sure. Especially once you realize the 17th is a Par 4.
"It's a 270 yard hole," said Leksell. "I noticed the tees were up and the wind was at our backs, so I thought I'd give it a shot and see if I could hit the green.
"He hit a great shot, it was at the green all the way," said Ed Gould, who was playing with Leksell that day. "We saw it come down on the green and then we didn't see the ball anymore."
Course pro Paul Schintz thinks Leksell's ace is the first ever on a par four at Lester Park.
"Not in 16 years at Lester have I seen a double–eagle ace," said Schintz.
This recent ace was Leksell's third hole-in-one, with this one standing out from the others.
"My first one was pretty special," he says. "But this one was pretty amazing because it was on a par 4."
It's also given him a story he'll tell the rest of his life.
