Golf League Results for March 11, 14
On March 11, 13 men and one guest of the Leisure World Golf League braved a windy but sunny morning at the Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach. A demanding course coupled with the windy conditions produced only three scores below par, but there were five birdies.
All scores are net (gross minus handicap). A Flight handicaps are 0-19, while B Flight are over 19.
A Flight: First place: Tim Looney, a well-played 2 under 68, plus fewest putts; second: Jim Goltra, a hard-earned 1 over 71, plus a birdie and closest to the pin on the 140-yard 16th hole; third: tie between Dave LaCascia and Sam Choi, at 4 over 74; fourth: Bill McKusky; fifth: tie between Fujio Norihiro, Gary Stivers, Chris Lankford and Larry Hillhouse. Choi also carded a birdie, while Hillhouse had two.
B Flight: First place: Clay Fischer, a remarkable 8 under 62, plus a birdie and closest to the pin on the 140-yard seventh hole; second: Mike Looney, a really nice 4 under 66, plus fewest putts; third: Bob Munn; fourth: Gene Vesely; fifth: Tom Ross.
The 7 a.m. tee time on March 14 was cool and damp. Though the sun came out later in the round, the temperature didn’t really warm up at Fountain Valley’s David L. Baker Executive Golf Course. With decent playing conditions, 13 of the 15 scores were at or under par, with five birdies.
A Flight: First place: tie between Norihiro and McKusky, a well-played 9 under 53; second: Lankford, a very good 8 under 54; third: Fischer, a hard-earned 6 under 56; fourth: Stivers, a nice 5 under 57; fifth: tie between Choi and LaCascia, 2 under 60; sixth: Jim Goltra. Choi and Jim Goltra each had birdies. McKusky had two birdies and fewest putts, and Fischer was closest to the pin on the 100-yard third hole.
B Flight: First place: tie between Vesely and Pat Paternoster, a very nice 9 under 53; second: Munn, a nice 7 under 55; third: Mike Looney, a very good 5 under 57; fourth: Lowell Goltra, a sweet 2 under 60; fifth: Bill Zurn, at even par; sixth: Liz Meripol. Paternoster had a birdie and was closest to the pin on the 110-yard 15th hole.
The Golf League plays at four local courses, all within 15-20 minutes of Leisure World. If interested, contact Gary Stivers at (714) 313-3697 or Dave LaCascia at (801) 674-5975.
—Dave LaCascia
