Everybody Needs A Hobby, Yes?

I like meeting interesting people. And Pat Lehr was definitely one of those people.
Another reporter was told about a man with a very large collection. Of what? you may ask. Golf clubs. Lots of them to be exact.
After Lehr retired he wanted to add another hobby to his list of growing hobbies — wood carving, robot collecting, working on old cars.
"I do a little bit of everything," he told me.
And then you stepped into his man cave... Also known as his barn.
His main focus is golf putters, which he owns at least 500 of. But his total collection comes to a grand total of more than 2,000 golf clubs. Golf clubs, bags, ball, tees and other accessories were scattered throughout the barn, either hanging up, in piles or set up carefully.
He kept his most loved ones in a room in his barn nicely hung up and separated by colorful tees.
His reason for this collection? "I just got it going," he said.
What a reason. Well when I'm retired maybe I will have a collection too.
But please stop me if that collection is of cats... Thank you in advance.

Meet Pat Lehr of Clayton Township.


By Sarah Schuch
The Flint Journal

CLAYTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Some may call it excessive, but Pat Lehr calls it a hobby.

Lehr, 72, of Clayton Township started golfing 10 years ago when he retired from General Motors. And about three years ago, without an explanation, he decided to start collecting golf clubs.

And the collection took off.

Lehr has more than 500 putters and a total excess of about 2,000 golf clubs.

“I don’t know why. I just got it going,” he said. “Most of your golf clubs look the same. Putters are different.”

Read Lehr's complete story here.