First G&G Tournament of 2021 played at Turtle Lake on May 19
by Dave LaCascia
LW contributor
The first Leisure World Guys & Gals Tournament since early 2020 was played on LW’s Turtle Lake Golf Course on May 19. Three flights of a one-man-andone- woman team competed for best net scores, four circle holes (within a 5-foot circle) and two closest-to-the-pin challenges.
A total of 80 golfers participated through the early morning and into the afternoon. The weather was overcast and cool at the 7:40 a.m. tee time, but warmed up nicely, with the sun breaking through by 10:30 a.m. The fairways are in good condition but with several wet, muddy spots, particularly on holes 1, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9. The tee boxes are still improving from their dormant period, and the greens have nearly recovered from aeration several weeks ago. In spite of those issues, 35 of the 40 teams had net rounds under par.
Since the pandemic hit, many new golfers have joined the Men’s and Ladies’ Golf Clubs, and this was their first time competing in the Guys & Gals Tournament. The camaraderie was evident and undoubtedly contributed to the high caliber of play. Tournament organizers extend their thanks to the GRF Board of Directors for reopening the course to full-time individual and tournament play.
A Flight encompasses golfers with handicaps of 0-10, B Flight is 11-13, and C Flight is 14-18. All scores below are net (gross score minus handicap).
A Flight Winners: First place: Paul Alloway and Ann Tran, 10 under 44; second: Glen Barry and Karen Mendon, 8 under 46; third: tie between Dong Kim and Devora Kim and Ron Steele and Linda Herman, 7 under 47; fourth: tie between Jay Kim and Myung Kim, Bob Turner and Janice Turner, Byron Schweitzer and Bert Thompson, and Bob Barnum and Kyung Ju, 6 under 48.
B Flight Winners: First place: tie between Alan Sewell and Patti Smith, Young Lee and Hae Lee, and Won Lee and Mimi Lee, 8 under 46; second: Won Song and Jane Song, 7 under 47; third: tie between Dave LaCascia and Liz Meripol and Gene Archambault and Stella Yoon, 6 under 48; fourth: James Farr and Sandy Derouin.
C Flight Winners: First place: Jae H. Lee and Sun Lee, a terrific 14 under 40; second: Joon Sup Yoon and Young Yoon, a super 12 under 42; third: Bill Zurn and Neva Senske, a fine 11 under 43; fourth: tie between Youn Lee and Melinda Lee, Huun Lee and Hi Lee, and Mike Carlson and GeeGee Kwak, a nice 10 under 44; fifth: tie between James Choi andGraceChoiandSangKimand Soo Kim, 6 under 48.
Closest to the pin on the par-3 8th hole were Paul Alloway (1 foot, 9 inches) and Ann Tran (4 feet, 11 inches), and on the par-3, 17th hole the winners were Ivan Painschab (4 feet, 2 inches) and Laura Garcia (1 foot, 5 inches). There were also six circle hole winners.
The next Guys & Gals Tournament will be on June 16. If you are scheduled (check the clubhouse bulletin board) but cannot play, contact Alan Sewell at (541) 324-8558 or Dave LaCascia at (801) 674-5975 as soon as possible.
