Men’s Golf League

Twelve brave golfers from the Leisure World Men’s Golf League challenged the Meadowlark Course in Huntington Beach on Dec. 15.

Only three scores were net at or below par, and there were just four birdies—two by Jim Goltra, and one each by Dave LaCascia and Bob Munn. Gary Stivers had fewest putts in the A flight, and Gene Vesely in the B. David Hernandez was closest to the pin on the 140-yard seventh hole and Munn was closest on the 150-yard par-3 16th hole.

A flight winners (handicaps 0-19): Goltra, 6 under 65 first place; Sam Choi, 1 under 70, second; third: LaCascia, even par 71, third; tie between Fujio Norihiro and Stivers, fourth; tie between Chris Lankford and Clay Fischer, fifth.

B flight winners (handicaps 20 and over): Tie between Hernandez and Lowell Goltra, 1 over 72, first place; Bill McKusky, second; tie between Munn and Vesely, third.

Fourteen players confronted the David L. Baker Executive Golf Course in Fountain Valley on Dec. 18.

With just fair conditions, and tees set to the rear of the tee boxes, the course still permitted ten of the 14 rounds to be net at or under par, but just three birdies—one each by Sam Choi, Chris Lankford, and Gary Stivers. Stivers also had fewest putts in the A flight, and Tom Ross in the B. Fujio Norihiro was closest on the par-3 100-yard third hole, and Lowell Goltra was closest to the pin on the 140-yard 12th hole.

A flight winners (handicaps 0-19): Norihiro, 4 under 58 first place; tie between Choi, LaCascia, and Steve Miller, 3 under 59, second; Stivers, 2 under 60, third; Fischer, 1 under 61, fourth; Lankford, fifth.

B flight winners (handicaps 20 and over): First place: Ross, 12 under 50, first place; second: Lowell Goltra, 7 under 55, second; third: Bill Zurn, 6 under 55, third; fourth: tie between Bob Munn and Bill McKusky, 3 under 59, fourth; fifth: tie between Ron Jackson and Vesely, 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 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 (two under par), although infrequent, are generously rewarded.

Those interested in playing can call Gary Stivers at 714313-3697 or Dave LaCascia at 801-674-5975. — Dave LaCascia