Men’s Golf League Results
On April 19, eight golfers of the Men’s League played at Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach. The cool morning warmed up nicely with bright sun. The greens and fairways of the par-70 course are in great condition, though the scores did not reflect it with only two below par. Meadowlark’s front nine is fairly flat, with several water hazards and yawning sand traps; the back nine has significant elevation changes, with little water and numerous slanting greens. At 5,800 yards, the par 5s are long enough to be a challenge to a golfer whose average drive is 160-200 yards, and the par 3s are just long enough to be an issue for the shorter hitter.
All scores are net (actual score minus handicap). A flight handicaps range from 0-20; B flight is higher than 20.
A Flight Winners: First place: newcomer Sean Carriveau, 3 under 67; second: Larry Hillhouse, even par 70; third: Bill McKusky, 2 over 72; fourth: Sam Choi; fifth: Fujio Norihiro. Carriveau had a birdie; was closest to the pin on the 140-yard, par-3 seventh; and tied for fewest putts with McKusky. Hillhouse and Choi also had birdies. Norihiro was closest to the pin on the 150 yard, par-3 16th hole.
B Flight Winners: First place: Bill Zurn, 1 under 69, plus fewest putts; second place: Bob Munn; third: Gene Vesely.
It was an overcast morning on April 23, when the Willowick Golf Club in Santa Ana welcomed eight men and one woman. The round was played under cloudy skies and was cool throughout the round.
Willowick is a par-71, 6,000yard fairly flat course, with strategically placed sand traps, but no water hazards. The fairways were not in great shape, and the greens were sticky and bumpy following aeration some weeks back. The players accepted these challenges, and surprisingly five of the nine rounds were under par including three birdies.
A Flight Winners: First place: Jim Goltra, 6 under 65, plus two birdies and closest to the pin on the 150-yard, par-3 12th hole; second: Tim Looney, 5 under 66, plus closest to the pin on the 150-yard, par-3 fourth hole; third: Dave LaCascia, 1 under 69, plus a birdie and fewest putts; fourth: Norihiro, even par 71. Jim Goltra and Looney each carded a “greenie” on the difficult 140-yard, par-3 seventh hole with a severely elevated, large, undulating green.
B Flight Winners: First place: tie between Liz Meripol and Munn, 2 under 69; second: Marv Ballard; even par 71; third, Lowell Goltra, 2 over 73; fourth: Vesely, 3 over 74. Munn also had a “greenie” and fewest putts.
LW Men’s Club membership is not required, and friends, ladies, spouses and family are all welcome to play and/or join. There is a prize pool for each round that players are not obligated to enter.
—Dave LaCascia
