Guys and Gals Golf Tournament

The next Guys and Gals tournament will be on Oct. 18. As the event is during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is requested that everyone wear pink in support.

The September Guys and Gals tournament was played on Sept. 20 at the Turtle Lake Golf Course. It was a beautiful morning with sunny skies, comfortable temperatures and high humidity. Teams of various skilled golfers of one man and one woman vied for best net scores (gross score minus handicap), plus four circle holes (shots within a 5-foot radius are rewarded), and two closest-to-the-pin challenges.

A total of 34 teams (68 players) teed off and played 18 holes. Fairways remain in good condition and the weeds on the greens are reduced every week. Unfortunately, the tee boxes are reverting back to their early spring chewed up conditions as there wasn’t seed in the divot fix bottles for numerous weeks.

Overall scores were very good with 31 of 34 rounds net at or under par. Low gross score of 49 (five under) was Pat Paternoster and Linda Herman. In addition, the lowest net score for the round was a tie between Young and Hae Lee, and Mark Rice and Patty Littrell at 10 under 44. There were 26 rounds at net 50 or below.

All scores below are net— gross score minus handicap.

A flight winners (handicaps of 0-8): Young and Hae Lee, first place; Pat Paternoster and Linda Herman, second; tie between Dong and Devora Kim, Bob and Janice Turner, and Bill Lyons and Yasmin Merali, third; Gene Archambault and Mary Ann Moore, fourth.

B flight winners (handicaps of 10-12): Mark Rice and Patty Littrell, first place; Tom Owens and Judi Ornoff, second; Glenn Barry and Karen Mendon, third; tie between Dave LaCascia and Liz Meripol, Mike Mayfield and Nancy Tye, fourth; tie between Alan Sewell and Patty Smith, Dennis McMonigle and Bert Thompson, Hyon Shin and Sang An, and Jae H. and Sun Lee, fifth.

C flight winners (handicaps of 13-18): Steve Walker and Emiko Uchiyama, first place; tie between Bill Zurn and Neve Senske, Ron Jackson and Dale Quinn, Lee Broadbent and Joann Lim, and Roger and Sue Elliot, second.

Closest to the pin on the eighth hole was Bob Turner and Jane Song. Closest on the 17th hole was Marv Jones and Yasmin Merali. There were nine circle hole winners with 68 birdies, an average of two per team.

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 Alan Sewell at 541-324-8558, Scott Tuchfarber at 909-684-0426, or Dave LaCascia at 801-674-5975 as soon as possible. Arrive 10-15 minutes prior to scheduled tee time and be ready to play. — Dave LaCascia