Men’s Golf Club: Results from the June 23 tournament
Two groups of three flights of variously skilled golfers vied for best net scores (gross score minus handicap), plus four circle holes (shots within a 5-foot circle rewarded) and two closest-to-the-pin challenges as part of the June 23 Leisure World Men’s Golf Club Tournament. The Turtle Lake Golf Course, as played by the Men’s Club, is a well-manicured, 1,658-yard, 18-hole, par-54 course.
A total of 51 golfers teed off and played 18 holes through the early morning and into the afternoon. The weather was initially partly cloudy, but when the skies cleared around 8 a.m., the temps rose quickly. There was no wind until the latter part of the second group out.
The fairways are in very good condition, but the lack of overseeding of most of the tee boxes means there’s very low growth with large areas of dirt. The bumpiness from the aeration of the greens many weeks back has disappeared, as have most of the wet spots in front of several greens. These somewhat improved conditions surely led to an improvement to 24 of 51 rounds being net under par, versus the 21 from last tournament. A Flight encompasses golfers with handicaps of 0-7; B Flight is handicaps of 8-11; and C Flight is handicaps of 12-18.
A Flight Winners: First place: Gene Archambault, a nice 5 under 49; second: Dong Kim, 3 under 51; third: Steve Walker, 2 under 52; fourth: tie between Dave LaCascia and Jae Kim. even par 54; fifth: tie between Steve Ro and Ron Steele, 1 over 55.
B Flight Winners: First place: tie between Ryan Hong, Young Lee and Won Lee, 4 under 50; second: tie between Gary Stivers, Alan Sewell, Ron Jackson and Kap Son, 2 under 52; third: tie between Dale Williamson and Roland Phillips, 1 under 53.
C Flight Winners: First place: tie between Joe DiDonato, Won Song and Sang H. Kim, a well-played 5 under 49; second: Roger Bennett, 4 under 50; third: Marv Jones, 2 under 52; fourth: tie between Mike Carlson, Byron Schweitzer and Steve Kang, 1 under 53; fifth: tie between James Choi and Ben Benjamins, even par 54.
Closest to the pin on the 85-yard, par-3 eighth hole was Jong Lee, and on the par-3 17th hole, it was club president Marv Jones. There were also five circle hole winners.
The next Men’s Tournament will be on July 9; tournaments happen on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. The next Guys & Gals Tournament will be on July 16. If you are scheduled to play and cannot, contact Alan Sewell at (541) 3248558 or Dave LaCascia at (801) 674-5975 as soon as you know.
—Dave LaCascia
