Men’s Golf League

Friday Golf

On Dec. 9, 14 golfers and a guest from the Leisure World Men’s Golf League braved the very cold and damp morning at the 4,000-yard, par 62 David L. Baker Golf Course in Fountain Valley. The course was very wet at the 7 a.m. tee time. The skies were overcast, but there was no wind. Early on, the greens had a bit of frost creating very tricky putting and, with the cool weather, the ball did not travel well. Mid-round the sun broke through but not enough to warm up the cold hands of the golfers.

This course has great greens, but the fairways and tee boxes are still undergoing much needed maintenance. Tee boxes were way up, shortening the course significantly. With this and the weather conditions in mind, the course permitted nine of the 14 golfers to shoot net under par. Dave LaCascia was closest to the pin on the par 3 twelfth hole and Fujio Norihiro was closest on the par 3 third hole, Mark Mallet and Ron Jackson had fewest putts; and there were eight birdies.

Winners: A Flight (handicaps 0-19)— First place: Stivers, a well-played 7 under 55, plus two birdies; second: tie between Norihiro and Chris Lankford (plus two birdies), a hard earned 5 over 57; third: tie between Mallet (plus a birdie) and Bill McKusky, a nice 1 under 61; fourth: tie between Clay Fischer (plus two birdies), Tim Looney (plus a birdie), Dave La Cascia, and Larry Hillhouse.

B Flight (handicaps 20 and over)— First place: Bob Munn, an excellent 7 under 55; second: Jackson, a terrific 5 under 57; third: Digna Vesely, a sweet 4 under 58; fourth: Keiko Sekino, a wellplayed 3 under 59; fifth: Gene Vesely. The Monday and Friday Golf Leagues play at four local courses, all within 15-20 minutes of Leisure World. The courses the group plays are always quite full, so advance League reservations are required with 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 in each flight, birdies, closest to the pin on two par threes, and for the lowest number of putts in each flight. Holesin- one and Eagles (2 under par), although infrequent, are generously rewarded. If interested, contact Gary Stivers, 714-313-3697, or Dave LaCascia, 801-6745975.

—Dave LaCascia