Men’s Golf League Results

Thirteen Leisure World men’s golf league players and guest Steve Miller played Sept. 1 at the 5,800-yard par-70 Riverview Golf Course in Santa Ana. Riverview is a challenging course with elevation changes, lots of water running through the middle of the course, and narrow fairways. Tee boxes, fairways and greens are always well maintained.

The weather was sunny and warm for the entire round with a light wind during the latter part of play. Five of the 14 rounds were net under par with only three birdies—one each by Chris Lankford, Dave LaCascia and Clay Fischer. Jim Goltra and Bill Zurn had the fewest putts for the round. Closest to the pin on the par-3 second hole was Goltra, and Gene Vesely was closest on the par-3 ninth.

A flight winners (handicaps 0–19): Lankford, first place; tie between Goltra and Gary Stivers, second; LaCascia, third; Fischer, fourth; tie between Sam Choi and Bill McKusky, fifth.

B flight winners (handicaps 20 and over): Tom Ross, first place; Lowell Goltra, second; tie between Bob Munn and Vesely, third; tie between Zurn and Ron Jackson, fourth.

Thirteen golfers played Sept. 8 at the 6,000-yard par-71 Willowick Golf Course in Santa Ana. For the first nine holes putting was very difficult due to slow, wet greens. By mid-morning the temps got significantly warmer, quickly drying the grass. The course permitted five of the 13 rounds to be at or under par and yielded just two birdies, both by League Director Gary Stivers.

A flight winners (handicaps 0–19): Bill McKusky (fewest putts for the flight), first place; Stivers (closest to the pin on the par-3 12th hole), second; tie between Clay Fischer, Dave LaCascia, and Sam Choi (closest to the pin on the par-3 third hole), third; Chris Lankford, fourth.

B flight winners (handicaps 20 and over): Tie between Lowell Goltra and Digna Vesely, first place; tie between Bob Munn and Ron Jackson (fewest putts for the flight), second; Gene Vesely, third; Tom Ross, fourth; Daniel Mahoney, fifth.

Thirteen golfers played Sept. 11 at the 5,800-yard par-70 Riverview Golf Course in Santa Ana. The weather was sunny, and temps reached the upper 80s by round’s end with high humidity. The course only allowed eight of the 13 rounds to be at or under par and yielded just two birdies by Clay Fischer and Chris Lankford.

A flight winners (handicaps 0–19): Fischer, first place; tie between Gary Stivers and Sam Choi (closest to the pin on hole No. 2), second; tie between Chris (with fewest putts) and Larry Hillhouse, third; Dave LaCascia (closest to the pin on hole No. 9), fourth; Bill McKusky, fifth.

B flight winners (handicaps 20 and over): Gene Vesely (with fewest putts), first place; Bill Zurn, second; Lowell Goltra, third; Ron Jackson, fourth; tie between Digna Vesely and Bob Munn, fifth.

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, which players are not obligated to enter. Rewards are given for low net in each flight, birdies, closest to the pin on two par 3s, and for the lowest number of putts in each flight. Holes-in-one and eagles (two under par), although infrequent, are generously rewarded. For more information, contact Gary Stivers at 714-313-3697 or Dave LaCascia at 801-674-5975. — Dave LaCascia