LW Golf League Results
Thirteen men and one woman of the Leisure World Golf League, plus guests Sam and Judy Kim, traveled on Sept. 24 to the par-70, 5,600-yard Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach. It was an overcast morning with cool temps. The greens, tees and fairways are well-maintained, but the course had been liberally watered overnight, so most everything was soaking wet until late in the round. The golfers were unable to completely triumph over these conditions and scoring was higher than usual. Six players were under par, but just three birdies were recorded.
All scores below are net (gross minus handicap). A Flight handicap is 0-20, and B Flight is over 20.
A Flight Winners: First place: Gary Stivers, a nifty 4 under 66; second: Ron Sommer, a nice 3 under 67; third: tie between Dave LaCascia and Tim Looney, 1 under 69; fourth: tie between Sam Choi and Clay Fischer, 1 over 71; fifth: tie between Fujio Norihiro and Bill McKusky. Fischer, Looney and Choi had birdies. Stivers had fewest putts, and LaCascia was closest to the pin on the 150yard, par-3 seventh hole.
B Flight Winners: First place: Bob Meripol, a well-played 4 under 66; second: Lowell Goltra, 1 under 69; third: Liz Meripol, 3 over 73; fourth: Gene Vesely; fifth: tie between Sam Kim, Judy Kim, Chris Lankford and Bob Munn. Goltra had fewest putts and a birdie. Sam Kim was closest to the pin on the 150-yard, par-3 16th hole.
Guests Brian Foster and Dick Case joined 12 men and one woman of the LW Golf League at the Sept. 27 tournament at the par-62, 4,000-yard David L. Executive Golf Course in Fountain Valley. It was again an overcast morning with cool temps. It was misty on and off all morning, which kept the course wet throughout the round, especiallysincethesunnevermade an appearance. The greens and fairways remain in great shape, but the tee boxes are starting to show the season’s use. The golfers were able to partially overcome these conditions,andscoringwasmostly below par, but there were only four birdies (compared to nine the last time the league played at Baker).
A Flight Winners: First place: Choi, a nice 6 under 56; second: tie between Norihiro and LaCascia, a very good 5 under 57; third: Larry Hillhouse, a well-played 3 under 59; fourth: Jim Goltra, 2 under 60; fifth: tie between Stivers, McKusky, Sommer and Ron Jackson. Jim Goltra had fewest putts, and birdies were carded by LaCascia, Choi and Jim Goltra. Closest to the pin on the difficult 140-yard, par-3 12th hole was Choi, and closest on the par-3, 110-yard third hole was Hillhouse.
B Flight Winners: First place: Vesely, a sweet 4 under 58; second: Lowell Goltra, even par 62; third: Dale Quinn, 1 over 63; fourth: Munn, 2 over 64. Quinn had fewest putts.
Friends, ladies, spouses and family are all welcome to play and/ or join. The league plays at four local courses, all within 15 minutes of Leisure World. The courses are always quite full, so advance reservations with the league have become the norm, with a sign-up sheet available at each round.
There is a prize pool for each round that players are not obligated to enter. If interested, contact Gary Stivers at (714) 313-3697 or LaCascia at (801) 674-5975.
—Dave LaCascia
