Men’s Golf Results Nov. 18 and 21

Friday Golf

On Nov. 18, eight golfers from the Leisure World Men’s Golf League braved the cool, damp morning and played at the 5,600-yard, par 70 Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach. The course is celebrating its 100th year in business with special events and upgraded facilities.

Although cold, the day was sunny at the 7 a.m. tee time. As the morning progressed, temperatures rose nicely, and the wind was not an issue until the last four holes.

The course has been in great condition for a long time and continues to be maintained with recently seeded fairways, plus new cups and flags with the 100-year anniversary logo. Even with the good playing conditions, the challenging course, not surprisingly, allowed only one of the eight golfers to shoot par. Dave LaCascia was closest to the pin on the 140yard par 3 seventh hole; Bill McKusky and Bob Munn had fewest putts; and there were no birdies.

Winners: A Flight (handicaps (0-19): First place: Bill McKusky, a well-played even par 70; second: LaCascia, a nice 2 over 72; third: Gary Stivers; fourth: Sam Choi.

B Flight (handicaps 20 and over): First place: Munn, an excellent 4 over 74; second: Digna Vesely; third: Gene Vesely; fourth: Liz Meripol.

Monday Golf

Fourteen golfers from the Leisure World Men’s Golf League played Nov. 21 at the 4,000-yard, par 62 David L. Baker Executive Golf Course in Fountain Valley adjacent to the Mile Square complex. Baker has significant water hazards, and narrow, tree-lined fairways to test the golfers. The weather was very cool but sunny at the 7 a.m. tee time. By mid-round, clothing layers were being shed as the temperatures rose nicely. With the teeing off area set toward the front of the tee boxes, the golfers were in position to attack the flag sticks. Accordingly, scores were extremely low with every golfer below par, and there were 10 birdies.

Bill McKusky and Clay Fischer were closest to the pins on the third and twelfth par 3’s respectively, and Gene Vesely and McKusky had fewest putts.

Winners: A Flight (handicaps 0-19): First place: tie between Fujio Norihiro (with two birdies) and Dave LaCascia, a very wellplayed 8 under 54; second: Chris Lankford (with two birdies) and McKusky (with two birdies), a very nice 5 under 57; third: Sam Choi, a hard earned 2 under 60; fourth: tie between Clay Fischer (with two birdies) and Gary Stivers, a good 1 under 61.

B Flight (handicaps 20 and over): First place: Digna Vesely, a terrific 11 under 51; second: tie between Gene Vesely (with a birdie) and Liz Meripol, an excellent 10 under 52; third: tie between Tom Ross and Bill Zurn (with a birdie), a nice 9 under 53; fourth: Bob Munn, a super 8 under 54; fifth: Lowell Goltra, a sweet 2 under 60.

The Monday and Friday Golf Leagues play at four local courses, all within 15-20 minutes of Leisure World. The courses the group plays 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 over par), although infrequent, are generously rewarded.

Those interested should contact Gary Stivers at 714313-3697 or Dave LaCascia at 801-674-5975.

—Dave LaCascia