Three holes-in-one at Men’s tournament

On Nov. 24, 49 players from the Leisure World Men’s Golf Club vied for best net score (gross score minus handicap), plus four circle holes (shots within a 5-foot circle rewarded) and two closest-to-the-pin challenges. The Turtle Lake Golf Course is an 18-hole, par-54 course that has great fairways and greens.

Two groups of three flights of variously skilled golfers played through the early morning and into the afternoon. Because of the overseeding of the tee boxes, tees were all well in front of the roped-off boxes, turning the 1,658-yard course into a 1,370yard pitch-and-putt. Accordingly, scores were very low, with 39 golfers at or under par and 12 circle holes.

Holes-in-one were carded by club President Marv Jones on the third hole (his first ever), Seung Lee on the 17th and Bill Long on the 12th.

All scores below are net (gross score minus handicap). A Flight encompasses golfers with handicaps of 0-7, B Flight is 8-11, and C Flight is 12-18.

A Flight: First place: Dong Kim, a really good 8 under 46; second: Seung Lee, a well-played 6 under 48; third: Mike Mayfield, 5 under 53; fourth: Bob Turner, a good 4 under 50; fifth: tie between Bruce Bowles, Bill Long and Fujio Norihiro, a nice 3 under 51; sixth: tie between Jun Um, Paul Alloway and Jae H. Lee, 2 under 52.

B Flight: First place: Gene Archambault, great 9 under 45; second: Roland Phillips, a fine 6 under 48; third: tie between James Farr and Dale Williamson, a terrific 5 under 49; fourth: tie between Jong Lee and Dave Winn, at 4 under 50; fifth: Steven Kang, 3 under 51.

C Flight: First place: Ben Benjamins, a tournament best 16 under 38; second: Pat Paternoster, a sensational 13 under 41; third: Kap Son, a sweet 12 under 42; fourth: Sang H. Kim, a fine 11 under 43; fifth: Paul Shellenberger, a superb 9 under 45; sixth: Jack Haskins, an excellent 8 under 46; seventh: tie between Marv Jones and Roger Bennett, a nice 4 under 50. Closest to the pin on the par-3 seventh hole was Bob Barnum, and at the par-3 16th hole, it was Kap Son.

The next Men’s Golf Club Tournaments will be on Dec. 8 and 22. The next Guys & Gals Tournaments will be played on Dec. 15 and 29. Golfers should arrive 15 minutes prior to their scheduled tee time and be ready to play. Anyone who planned to play and cannot should contact Alan Sewell at (541) 324-8558 or Dave LaCascia at (801) 6745975 as soon as possible.

—Dave La Cascia