Golf League Results

On Jan. 10, 10 men of the Leisure World Golf League played at Willowick Golf Course in Santa Ana. The morning was cool and very damp, but it warmed up quickly once the sun came out. The par-70, 6,000-yard course challenges golfers with its length, imposing sand traps and tree-lined fairways, though it is surprisinglyfreeofwaterhazards. Two of the par-5s are more than 520 yards long, and the par-3s are all 150-plus yards with tricky pin placements. Scores were higher than normal this round.

Allscoresarenet(grossminus handicap).AFlighthandicapsare 0-19, while B Flight are over 19.

A Flight: First place: Sam Choi, a well-played 5 under 65, plus two birdies and fewest putts; second: Dave LaCascia, a very nice 3 under 67; third: Clay Fischer; fourth: Chris Lankford; fifth: tie between Bill McKusky, Gary Stivers and Fujio Norihiro. Norihiro also came closest to the pin on both the 4th and 12th holes.

B Flight: First place: Pat Paternoster, 1 over 71; second: RonSommers;third:BobMunn, plus fewest putts.

Nine men and one guest of the league played at Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach on Jan. 13. The course had mixed up the reservations and asked the group to play a day earlier, hence the low turnout.

It was again a cool, damp morning that warmed up nicely, though without any of the usual late-morning or early-afternoon winds. The par-70, 5,600-yard course challenged the golfers by putting the flagsticks close to the green edges or on up- or side-hill locations, which made keeping an approach shot on the green tricky. The day’s scores reflected such challenging conditions.

A Flight: First place: LaCascia, a hard-earned even par 70; second: tie between Stivers and Choi, 3 over 73; third: Fischer; fourth: tie between McKusky andNorihiro.LaCasciaandChoi tied for fewest putts, while Stivers scored the only birdie. Choi was also closest to the pin on the 150- yard, par-3 16th hole.

B Flight: First place: Paternoster, 4 over 74, plus fewest putts; second: tie between Liz Meripol and Bob Munn. Munn was also closest to the pin on the 140-yard, par-3 seventh hole.

The Golf League plays at four local courses, all within 15-20 minutes of Leisure World. These courses are often full, so advance reservations are now the norm, 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 and lowest number of putts in each flight, plus birdies and closest to the pin on two par-3s. Holes-in-one and eagles (2 under par), although infrequent, aregenerouslyrewarded.If interested, contact Gary Stivers at (714)313-3697orDaveLaCascia at (801) 674-5975.

—Dave LaCascia