LW Men’s Golf Tournament

TheLeisureWorld Men’s Golf Club held a tournament at Turtle Lake Golf Course June 26 with 57 golfers participating in three flights vying for best net scores (gross score minus handicap), plus four circle holes (shots within a 5-foot circle rewarded) and two closest-to-the-pin challenges.

The sun shown gloriously from first to last tee time. A delightful breeze kept the temps at bay while the golfers tore up the course. With the great weather and green, tees and fairways in excellent condition, a season’s best 41 of the 57 rounds were net at or under par, with a record 87 birdies, and seven circle hole winners. Mr. “Sweet Swing” Bill Lyons scored a hole-in-one on the 110-yard 14th hole.

First place in the low gross competition was procured by Bob Barnum with a very nice 4 under 50, followed by Bill Lyons, Bob Turner and Pat Paternoster. Best net score was shot by Tournament Director Scott Tuchfarber at 43, then Ryan Hong at 45, and Jon Russell, a 46. Closest to the pin on the 65-yard second hole was Lyons at 3 feet, 1 inch, and a tie by Steve Kang and Mark Rice on the seventeenth at 2 feet, 10 inches.

All scores below are net (gross score minus handicap).

A Flight winners (handicaps of 0-5)

First place: Seon Kim, at a very good 5 under 49; second: tie between Barnum and Dave LaCascia, at 3 under 51; third: six-way tie among Paternoster, Thomas Kim, Turner, Dong On Kim, Jun Um, and Bill Lyons at 1 under 53.

B Flight winners (handicaps of 6-12)

First place: Dennis McMonigle a nice 7 under 47; second: tie between Bill Zurn and Jae H. Lee, at 5 under 49; third: three-way tie between Dale Williamson, Dave Winn and Jack Haskins, at 4 under 50; fourth: tie between Kevin Lindstedt and Andrew Kim, at 3 under 51; fifth: Won Song, at 2 under 52.

C Flight winners (handicaps of 13-18)

First place: Tuchfarber, at a terrific 11 under 43; second: Hong, at 9 under 45; third: Russell, at 8 under 46; fourth: three-way tie between Peter Kim, Mike Carlson, and Bob Boyle, at 7 under 47; fifth: Dennis Jensen, at 5 under 49; sixth: tie between Manny Mirenda and Darry Holten, at 4 under 50; seventh: tie between John Sorenson and Dennis Anctil, at 3 under 51; eighth: tie between Lee Broadbent and Marv Jones, at 2 under 52; ninth: Noe Alcaraz, at 1 under 53.

In July, the second Guys and Gals tournament and potluck luncheon is Wednesday, July 31. Sign-ups are being taken for the potluck. The next Men’s Tournaments will be July 10 and July 24. The Guys and Gals Tournament is played on the third and fifth Wednesdays of each month.

People who planned to play and cannot should contact Scott Tuchfarber, 909-684-0426 or Alan Sewell, 541-324-8558 as soon as possible.

Arrive 15 minutes prior to scheduled tee times.

—Dave LaCascia

Bill Lyons got a hole-in-one June 26.