Men’s Golf League Results

All scores reported below are net (gross score minus handicap). A Flight handicap is 0-20; B Flight is over 20.

On Oct. 29, the Men’s Golf League played the Riverview Golf Course in Santa Ana.

A Flight: First place: Clay Fisher, 2 under 68, plus 3 birdies; second: Fujio Norihiro, even par 70 and fewest putts; third: Bill McKusky.

B Flight: First place: Bob Munn, 4 under 66, plus closest to the pin on the 140-yard, par-3 second hole; second: Chris Lankford, 2 under 68, plus two birdies; third: tie between Liz Meripol and Gene Vesely, even par 70; fourth: tie between Lowell Goltra and Bob Meripol, 2 over 72; fifth: Tom Ross, plus closest to the pin on the 100-yard, par-3 ninth hole. Liz Meripol had fewest putts, and Vesely had a birdie.

On Nov. 5, the golfers attacked the course at Willowick in Santa Ana.

A Flight: First place: tie between Sam Choi, Norihiro and Jim Goltra, 1 over 71; second: tie between Gary Stivers and Vesely, 3 over 73. Jim Goltra was closest to the pin on the 140yard fourth hole and 130-yard 12 hole, both of which are par 3s, plus he had fewest putts and two birdies.

B Flight: First place: Ron Sommer, 3 under 67, plus fewest putts; second: Lankford, 2 under 68, plus a birdie; third: McKusky; fourth: Lowell Goltra; fifth: tie between Tom Ross and Bob Munn.

On Nov. 8, the action returned to Riverview.

A Flight: First place: Choi, 5 under 65, plus two birdies and fewest putts; second: Stivers, 3 under 67, as well as closest to the pin on the 100-yard, par-3 ninth hole; third: Larry Hillhouse, 2 under 68; fourth: Vesely, even par 70, plus a birdie, fifth: tie between Norihiro and Jim Goltra. Norihiro also had a birdie.

B Flight: First place: McKusky, 8 under 62, plus a birdie; second: Lankford, 7 under 63, as well as a birdie and closest to the pin on the 140-yard, par-3 second hole; third: Lowell Goltra, 6 under 64; fourth Munn, 2 under 68, plus two birdies and fewest putts.

The golfers traveled to the David L. Baker executive course in Fountain Valley on Nov. 12. The extremely short tees because of the overseeding of tee areas led to some incredibly low scores.

A Flight: First place: Vesely, 13 under 49, plus closest to the pin on the 100-yard, par-3 third hole and two birdies; second: Norihiro, 11 under 51, plus three birdies; third: tie between Tim Looney and Jim Goltra; fourth: Choi, plus a birdie; fifth: tie between Stivers and Fisher. Tim Looney had a birdie, while Jim Goltra had four, and Vesely and Norihiro tied for fewest putts.

B Flight: First place: Lowell Goltra, 15 under 47, plus closest to the pin on the 130-yard, par-3 12th hole; second: Munn, 13 under 49, plus four birdies; third: Bill Zurn, 11 under 51, plus a birdie; fourth: Bill McKusky, 10 under 52. Munn and McKusky tied for fewest putts.

On Nov. 15, the golfers were once again at Willowick.

A Flight: First place: Jim Goltra, a really nice 6 under 64, plus four birdies and fewest putts; second: Stivers, a terrific 5 under 65; third: McKusky, 2 under 68; fourth: Fischer, 2 over 72; fifth: tie between Choi, Dave La Cascia, Norihiro and Vesely.

B Flight: First place: Bob Munn, plus a birdie; second: Lowell Goltra. 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 advancereservationscanbemade via a sign-up sheet available at each round. There is a prize pool for each round that players are not obligated to enter. Rewards are given for low net, birdies, closest to the pin on two par-3s, and the lowest number of putts in each flight. Holes-in-one and eagles (2 under par), although infrequent, are generously rewarded. If interested, contact Gary Stivers at (714) 313-3697 or LaCascia at (801) 674-5975.

—Dave LaCascia