Men’s Golf

The Men’s Monday Golf League played on July 13th Meadowlark Golf course in Huntington Beach. Nine men, and one woman challenged the par 70, 5600-yard 18-hole course. A warm start turned into a hot late morning and the wind picked up dramatically. Meadowlark has several water hazards and tricky, sloping greens. The course is in great shape which promoted several low scores and 2 birdies.

All scores are net (actual score minus handicap). A Flight handicaps range from 0-20, B flight higher than 20.

A Flight Winners:

• First Place: Bill McKusky, 3 under 67; second: Dave LaCascia, 2 under 68 plus a birdie; third: Fujio Norihiro; fourth: Sam Choi; fifth: Gary Stivers. Bill had fewest putts. Sam had closest to the pin on the 150-yard par 3 sixteenth hole and Gary was closest on the 140-yard par 3 seventh hole.

• B Flight Winners: First Place: Bob Munn, 1 over 71 and fewest putts; second: a threeway tie between Bill Zurn, Liz Meripol and John Meyer, 2 over 72; fourth: Tom Ross; fifth: Lowell Goltra. John also had a birdie.

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The Men’s Friday Golf Club played at Willowick Golf Course in Santa Ana on July 17. Eight men, one woman and a first-time player Gene Vesely contested the par 71, 6000-yard course. An overcast start turned into a delightfully sunny and warm late morning. The greens are in particularly good shape and the fairways were well watered. Willowick is the oldest club in Orange County and a challenge to the competitors because of its length. The course is unusual in that it has no water hazards. With good playing conditions there were two birdies and several below par scores.

All scores are net (actual score minus handicap).

A Flight Winners:

• First Place: tie between Jim Goltra and Dave LaCascia, 1 under 70; second: Bill McKusky, even par; third: Fujio Norihiro, 2 over 73; fourth: Sam Choi. Newcomer Gene Vesely performed well even though he had not played the course in quite a while.

Dave LaCascia had fewest putts and was closest to the pin on the par 3—145-yard fourth hole. Fujio and Jim each had a birdie and Fujio was closest to the pin (actually just inches from a hole-in-one) on the 140-yard par 3—12th hole.

B Flight Winners:

• First Place: Liz Meripol, with a 5 under 66; second: Bob Munn, 1 under 70 plus fewest putts; third: tie between John Meyer and Lowell Goltra.

Friends, ladies, spouses, and family are all welcome to play and/ or join.

Both the Monday and Friday Golf Leagues play at four local courses, all within 15 minutes of Leisure World, starting between 7-7:30 a.m., except holidays.

The courses are David L. Baker in Fountain Valley, Meadowlark in Huntington Beach, Riverview in Santa Ana and Willowick in Garden Grove. LW Men’s Club membership is not required.

There is a prize pool for each round that players are not obligated to enter. Prizes are awarded for low gross in each flight; two prizes for closest to the pin on par threes; and a prize for the lowest number of putts in each flight.

Holes-in-One, although infrequent, are generously rewarded. If interested, contact Bill McKusky, (562) 430-8618, or Dave LaCascia, (801) 674-5975.

The Men’s Monday/Friday league is looking for golfers (men and women) to join the league during the local course shutdown.

Handicaps can be determined using our local course handicap numbers and adjusted for the longer and more difficult courses outside Leisure World. Contact Dave for more information.

—Dave LaCascia