LW Men’s Golf League

Seven Leisure World Men’s Golf League members and two guests—Matt Shockley and Andrew Tierney— played at the 5,800-yard par-71 River View Golf Course in Santa Ana on May 10.

River View offers a unique golfing experience that isn’t duplicated anywhere else in Orange County. Several of the golf holes play alongside and across the Santa Ana River channel as it winds its way from the inland mountains to the ocean. The course traverses the wide riverbed several times and requires driving accuracy to prevent even well hit balls from rolling into the river or it’s sandy banks from the sloping fairways.

With a well-maintained course every golfer shot net at or under par. Guest Tierney was closest to the pin on the 100-yard, all over water, par-3 ninth hole, and the demanding 150-yard par-3 second hole frustrated the players, and no one landed on the green in one. Sam Choi had the fewest putts in the A flight, while Bob Munn had fewest putts in the B. Choi had three birdies, Fujio Norihiro had two, while Munn, Tierney, and Chris Lankford had one each.

A flight winners (handicaps of 0-19): Lankford, 6 under 65; Choi and Norihiro, 5 under 66, second; Clay Fischer, 3 under 68, third; Tierney, 2 under 69, fourth.

B flight winners (handicaps over 19): Munn 8 under 71, first place; Bill McKusky, 3 under 68, second; Matt Shockley, 1 under 70, third.

Eight league members and guest Matt Schockley challenged the par-71 Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach on May 13.

With decent weather and no wind, five of the eight golfers scored at or under par. Tom Ross was closest to the pin on the 140-yard par-3 (all over water) seventh hole, and the diabolical 150-yard par-3 16th hole again thwarted the golfers from landing on the green in one. Fujio Norihiro and Jim Goltra had the fewest putts in the A flight, while Ross had fewest putts in the B. Sam Choi and Goltra had two birdies, while Bill McKusky and Norihiro had one birdie each.

A flight winners (handicaps of 0-19): Goltra, 6 under 65, first place; Clay Fischer, 4 under 67, second; Norihiro, 2 under 69, third; Chris Lankford and Choi, fourth.

B flight winners (handicaps over 19): Munn, 6 under 65, first place; Ross, 2 under 69, second; Bill McKusky and Shockley, third.

The Monday and Friday golf leagues play at four local courses, all within 15-20 minutes of Leisure World. These courses are always quite full, so advance league reservations are required 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 in each flight, birdies, closest to the pin on two par threes, and for the lowest number of putts in each flight. Holes-in-one and eagles (2 under par), although infrequent, are generously rewarded. Those interested in playing can contact Gary Stivers at 714-313-3697 or Dave LaCascia at 801-674-5975.

—Dave LaCascia