Men’s Golf Club

Two groups of three flights of variously skilled golfers of the LW Men’s Golf Club vied for best net scores, two circle holes (shots within a 5-foot radius are rewarded) and two closest-to-the-pin challenges on April 13. The Turtle Lake Golf Course is a 1,658-yard, 18-hole, par-54 course with great fairways and greens.

A total of 57 golfers teed off on a sunny morning. It warmed up fast and became a lovely day to play golf. The course was relatively dry and in good condition. Even so, only 24 of the golfers were net at or under par. There were, however, 13 circle holes and 54 birdies. Closest to the pin on the eighth hole was Fujio Norihiro, and on the 17th hole, it was Mike Mayfield.

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

A Flight: First place: tie between Ron Steele and Richard Jun, an excellent 4 under 50; second: Gene Archambault, a very good 2 under 52; third: tie between Alan Sewell, John Kolthoff, Bill Long and Glenn Barry, a hard-earned 1 under 53; fourth: tie between Mike Mayfield and Jun Um, even par 54; fifth: Bob Turner, 1 over 55.

B Flight: First place: Walt Bier, a super 9 under 45; second: Steve Walker, an excellent 7 under 47; third: Pat Paternoster, a sweet 6 under 48; fourth: tie between Ryan Hong and Jim Bassett, a well-played 5 under 49; fifth: Dave LaCascia, a nice 4 under 50; sixth: Bill McKusky, 3 under 51; seventh: Brian Tivnan, 2 under 52; eighth: tie between John Haley, Won Song and Jong Lee, 1 under 53; ninth: tie between Terry Thrift, Sam Williamson and Trai Nguyen, even par 54.

C Flight: First place: Mike Carlson, an excellent 9 under 45; second: Jack Haskins, an outstanding 6 under 48; third: Dennis Jensen, a very good 2 under 52; fourth: tie between Roger Bennett and Won G. Park, a nice 1 under 53; fifth: tie between Byron Schweitzer and Rolando Ramirez, 1 over 55; sixth: Joe Didonato, 2 over 56.

The next Men’s Tournament will be on April 27. Golfers are asked to arrive 10-15 minutes prior to their scheduled tee time and be ready to play. Anyone who had planned to play and cannot should contact Alan Sewell at (541) 324-8558 or Dave LaCascia at (801) 674-5975 as soon as possible. The Men’s Golf Club Spring Picnic is scheduled for June 15 at the Clubhouse 1 picnic area. Tickets will be available at all Men’s and Guys & Gals tournaments.

—Dave LaCascia