Guys and Gals Golf Tournament

A sunny, but very cold morning greeted 33 teams of one man and one woman of differing abilities at Leisure World’s par 54 Turtle Lake Golf Course on Jan. 15. As the morning went on the temperatures increased to make it a wonderful day to play golf with friends. The teams competed for best net scores, four circle holes (shots within a 5-foot radius rewarded), and two closest-tothe pin challenges.

Overall the golf course was in good shape with greens, fairways, and tee boxes in very playable condition. The environment helped contribute to excellent scoring with 31 of the 33 teams being net at or below par, plus there were seven circle hole winners, and 57 birdies recorded.

Low net score for the round was a tie by Tom Owens and Alison Kim, and Steve and Connie Kang at 11 under par. Jae H. and Sun Lee were second lowest with 10 under. Closest to the pin for the men was Pat Paternoster and James Farr, and A shotgun scramble tournament with men and women in teams of six is scheduled for Jan. 29 with an 8 a.m. start. Look for details posted at the golf shack. Sign ups (60 max) are at all future men’s and women’s tournaments until Jan. 28. Cost is $13 per person. Contact Steve Moody at 424-213-3002 for details.

for the women it was Grace Choi and Nancy Tye.

Tournament statistics: Overall average gross score for all 33 teams was 62.5 strokes or just slightly over eight strokes above par. Average net scores for all teams was 49.3 strokes or just short of five under par. Both figures were slightly better than last month’s tournament.

A flight winners (handicaps of 0-9): Mayfield and Tye, and Paternoster and Nancy Smith, first place; Bob and Janice Turner, and Ralph Kozumi and Ann Tran, second; Bruce Bowles and Linda Herman, third.

B flight winners (handicaps of 10-12): Owens and Kim, first place; Farr and Sandy Derouin, second; Bruce Bowles and Bert Thompson, third: Alan Sewell and Judi Ornoff, fourth; John Kolthoff and Elizabeth Butterfield, and Hyon Shin and Sang An fifth.

C flight winners (handicaps of 13-18): the Kangs, first place; the Lees, second; Scott Tuchfarber and Pam Krug, third; Joon Sup Yoon and Young Sil Yoon, fourth.

The next Guys and Gals Tournament will be on Feb. 19, then every third and fifth Wednesday if there is one. The men’s tournament is played every second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Those who had planned to play in any tournament and cannot should contact Scott Tuchfarber at 909-684-0426, or Dave LaCascia at 801-674-5975 as soon as possible.

—Dave LaCascia