Men’s Golf League Aug. 5 and 8 results

On Aug. 5, 12 golfers of the Leisure World Golf League contested the 5,700-yard par 70 Riverview Golf Course in Santa Ana. It was a glorious and humid morning that warmed up dramatically by rounds end. With numerous water hazards, and significant elevation changes throughout, this course challenges everyone. Even with consistently good playing conditions, only five of the 13 scores at or under par but the course yielded six birdies.

All scores are net (gross minus handicap). A Flight handicaps are 0-19, while B Flight handicaps are 20 and over.

A Flight: First place: tie between Chris Lankford, with a birdie, and Jim Goltra, with two birdies, a terrific 4 under 66; second: tie between Sam Choi, with two birdies, and Dave LaCascia, a well-played 3 under 67; third: tie between Gary Stivers, Gene Vesely, and Fujio Norihiro.

B Flight: First place: Tom Ross, a very nice even par 70, plus closest to then pin on the 140-yard, par 3 hole No. 2, and fewest putts; second: Bob Munn, with a birdie; third: Liz Meripol; fourth: Digna Vesely; fifth: Lowell Goltra. Eleven golfers from the Leisure World Men’s Golf League played on Aug. 8 at the 5,600yard par 70 Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach. The weather was initially overcast and very humid. For the first seven holes all the greens were very wet and putting was erratic. By mid-round ,the sun came out making it a hot last half of the round with a rising wind that impacted play on the last three holes.

The course is still being maintained quite nicely with wellmanicured fairways and greens. Considering the very satisfactory playing conditions it was surprising that the course only permitted two of the 11 rounds to be at or under par and but yielded four birdies.

A Flight: First place: Gary Stivers, a very nice 7 under 63 plus 2 birdies; second: Jim Goltra, a well-played 1 under 69; third: Sam Choi; fourth: Dave LaCascia, plus closest to the pin on both the par 3 140-yard seventh and sixteenth holes.

B Flight: First place: a three-way tie between Bob Munn, Lowell Goltra, and Digna Vesely, a hard-earned 2 over 72; second: Gene Vesely, third: Fujio Norihiro, plus fewest putts; fourth: Liz Meripol, with a birdie; fifth: Tom Ross. he Monday and Friday Golf Leagues play at four local courses, all within 15–20 minutes of Leisure World. The courses are often full, so advance reservations are available via a sign-up sheet at each round.

There is a prize pool for each round that players are not obligated to enter.

Rewards are given for low net and fewest putts in each flight, birdies and closest to the pin on two par-3 holes. Holes-in-one and eagles (2 under par), although infrequent, are generously rewarded.

Those interested in joining the league can contact Gary Stivers at (714) 313-3697 or Dave LaCascia at (801) 674-5975.

–Dave LaCascia