Men’s Golf Club
On Dec. 22, 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 at LW’s Turtle Lake Golf Course for the bimonthly Men’s Golf Club Tournament.
A total of 50 golfers teed off to play 18 holes through the cold but sunny early morning and into the afternoon. Tees again were all well in front of the normal areas, turning the 1,658-yard, par-54 course into a 1,370-yard pitch-and-putt. Accordingly, scores were very low, with 41 golfers net at or under par, with 31 circle holes— another record.
A Flight encompasses golfers with handicaps of 0-7, B Flight is 8-11, and C Flight is 12-18. All scores below are net.
A Flight: First place: tie between Bruce Bowles and Bill Lyons, a really good 6 under 48; second: tie between Ron Steele and Andrew Kim, a well-played 5 under 49; third: tie between Dave LaCascia and Steve Ro, a very nice 4 under 50; fourth: tie between Alan Sewell, Dong Kim, Jae H. Lee, Steve Walker and Richard Jun, a good 2 under 20.
B Flight: First place: Bill Zurn, a terrific 11 under 43; second: Hyon Shin, an excellent 9 under 45; third: Dale Williamson, a super 8 under 46; fourth: Steven Kang, a nice 7 under 47; fifth: tie between Jong Lee and Yoon Sup Yoon, 6 under 48; sixth: James Farr, 5 under 49.
C Flight: First place: Roger Bennett, a tournament-best 13 under 41; second: Byron Schweitzer, a sensational 12 under 42; third: Pat Paternoster, a sweet 9 under 45; fourth: Brian Tivnan, a fine 8 under 46; fifth: tie between Mike Carlson, Ben Benjamins, Jack Haskins and Manny Miranda, an outstanding 7 under 47; sixth: Paul Shellenberger, a first-rate 6 under 48.
Closest to the pin on the par-3 seventh hole was Fujio Norihiro; at the par-3 16th hole, it was Steve Ro.
The next Men’s Golf Club Tournament will be Jan.12. Anyone who had planned to play and cannot should contact Alan Sewell at (541) 324-8558 or Dave LaCascia at (801) 6745975 as soon as possible. Golfers should arrive 15 minutes prior to their scheduled tee time and be ready to play.
—Dave LaCascia
