Norihiro scores hole-in-one, eagle at Baker
Thirteen men and one woman of the Leisure World Golf League participated in the Nov. 19 tournament at the par-70, 5,600-yard Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach. It was an overcast and cool morning with no breeze until late morning. The sun tried to make an appearance, but it never really warmed up. The course is in great condition, but there were only three rounds at or under par since the tee boxes were set at the rear of the tees, making the course a few hundred yards longer than usual.
All scores are net (gross minus handicap). A Flight handicap is 0-20; B Flight is over 20.
A Flight: First place: Gary Stivers, a well-played 6 under 64, plus a birdie; second: Fujio Norihiro, a very nice 5 under 65, plus a birdie and fewest putts for the round; third: tie between Larry Hillhouse and Sam Choi at 1 over par; fourth: Tim Looney, plus a birdie and closest to the pin on the 150-yard, par-3 16th hole; fifth: tie between Gene Vesely, Dave LaCascia, Bill McKusky, Clay Fischer and Jim Goltra. Vesely was closest to the pin on the 140-yard, par-3 seventh hole, and Goltra had a birdie.
B Flight: First place: Liz Meripol, even par 70; second: Bill Zurn, 1 over 71, plus fewest putts; third: Lowell Goltra, 3 over par; fourth: Bob Munn. On Nov. 22, 13 men and one guest of the league played the par-62, 4,000-yard David L. Baker Executive Golf Course in Fountain Valley. The group also welcomed Henry Meza to the league. It was a sunny but cool morning with no breeze. The course is in great condition, but with the tee boxes being overseeded, the blue tees were well forward and low scores resulted. Every player was at or under par with some exceptionally good play. Norihiro recorded a hole-in-one, an eagle (2 under on a non-par-3 hole) and two birdies, plus he was closest to the pin on the 100-yard, par-3 third hole and tied for fewest putts in his flight.
A Flight: First place: Norihiro, a sensational 44; second: McKusky, a really nice 17 under 45, plus two birdies; third: Choi, 14 under par; fourth: tie between Hillhouse and Chris Lankford, 13 under par; fifth: tie between Vesely, LaCascia, Fischer, Stivers and Jim Goltra. Birdies were scored by Hillhouse, Lankford, Stivers and Fischer (who had two). Jim Goltra tied for fewest putts, and Lankford was closest to the pin on the 100-yard, par-3 15th hole.
B Flight: First place: Zurn, a well-played 15 under 49; second: Lowell Goltra, a terrific 13 under 51; third: Munn, a sweet 12 under 52, plus two birdies.
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
