Men’s Golf
On Jan. 12, two groups of three flights of variously skilled playsers in the LW Men’s Golf Club vied for best net scores (gross score minus handicap), plus four circle holes (shots within a 5-foot circle are rewarded) and two closest-tothe- pin challenges at the Turtle Lake Golf Course, a 1,658-yard, par-54 course that has great fairways and greens.
A total of 48 golfers teed off and played 18 holes through the cold but sunny early morning and into the afternoon. The renovated tees looked to be in decent condition, and scores were higher than when the temporary tees were in use. Only 25 of 48 golfers were net at or under par; there were only six circle holes but 38 birdies.
All scores are net. 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 tournament-best 7 under 47; second: tie between Bill Lyons, Seung Lee, Steve Ro and Richard Jun, a well-played 3 under 51; third: Alan Sewell, a nice 2 under 52; fourth: tie between Bob Turner and Ron Jackson, 1 under 53; fifth: Fujio Norihiro, even par 54.
B Flight: First place: Kyoo Choi, a terrific 6 under 48; second: Dale Williamson, an excellent 4 under 50; third: tie between Youn Lee and Gene Archambault, a fine 3 under 51; fourth: tie between Bill McKusky and Hyon Shin, a sweet 1 under 53; fifth: tie between Ryan Hong, Roland Phillips and Jong Lee, even par 54.
C Flight: First place: Pat Paternoster, an excellent 5 under 49; second: Roger Bennett, a super 3 under 51; third: Brian Tivnan, a sweet 2 under 52; fourth: tie between Ben Benjamins and Manny Miranda, a fine 1 under 53; fifth: tie between Sam Williamson and Joe Didonato, even par 54.
Closest to the pin on the par-3 seventh hole was Dave LaCascia, and on the par-3 16th hole, it was Bill McKusky.
The next tournament will be Jan. 26. Golfers should arrive 15 minutes prior to their scheduled tee time and be ready to play. Anyone who had planned to play but cannot should contact Alan Sewell at (541) 324-8558 or Dave LaCascia at (801) 6745975 as soon as possible.
—Dave LaCascia
