Golfers brave cold and damp but emerge victorious

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Friday Golf

On April 28, eight golfers visited the 6,000-yard, par 71 Willowick Golf Course in Santa Ana. The weather was overcast, misty, and cold at the 7 a.m. tee time. The course fairways had not been mowed lately causing some issues. The recent aeration and sanding was still evident but not a significant problem.

The players wrestled with the poor course conditions, but scoring was slightly above average. There was one birdie by Chris Lankford, plus Gary Stivers and Bill McKusky tied for fewest putts.

A Flight Winners

Lankford, first with a sensational 5 under 66; Bob Munn, second with a well-played 3 under 68; Jim Goltra, third with a nice 2 under 69; Sam Choi, fourth with a hard-earned 1 under 70; and Stivers, Bill McKusky and Tom Ross tied for fifth.

Monday Golf

On May 1, 12 golfers contested the 4,000-yard, par 62 David L. Baker Golf Course in Fountain Valley. Fairways are slowly recovering from the heavy rain, but the greens are still in great shape and have remained so all year. The weather was overcast, cold, and damp, but scoring was above average.

Gary Stivers and Jim Goltra tied for fewest putts in the A flight; Bob Munn and Fujio Norihiro tied for fewest in the B flight. Lowell Goltra was closest to the pin on the par 3 third hole, and Stivers was closest on the par 3 twelfth hole. Birdies were carded by Sam Choi, Chris Lankford, Stivers and Clay Fischer.

A Flight Winners

Sam Choi, first, with a terrific 7 under 55 ; Chris Lankford, second with a well-played 5 under 57; Jim Goltra, third with a nice 4 under 58; Larry Hillhouse, fourth at a sweet 3 under 58; Fischer, fifth with a good 2 under 60; and Tim Looney, sixth.

B Flight Winners

Bob Munn, first with an excellent 8 under 62; Norihiro, second with a first-rate 7 under 55; Lowell Goltra, third with a very nice 6 under 56; Rin Jackson, fourth with a terrific 5 under 57; and Gene Vesely, fifth a fine 3 under 58.

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 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. Holes-in-one and Eagles (2 under par), although infrequent, are generously rewarded.

If interested, contact Gary Stivers at 714-313-3697 or Dave LaCascia at 801-674-5975.

—Dave LaCascia