General club meeting to be held Nov. 14 at 9 a.m.; dues will be collected
LW MEN'S GOLF CLUB
The next Leisure World Men’s Golf Club general meeting will be held on Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. Players must attend one meeting before the March events or they will be excluded from playing in future tournaments. Dues for the club are $15 and will be collected at the meeting. Look for details about the December team scramble at the meeting.
The second tournament of the month was held on Oct. 25 at the Turtle Lake Golf Course. Two groups of three flights of variously skilled golfers vied for best net scores (gross score minus handicap, plus four circle holes (shots within a 5-foot circle rewarded) and two closest to the pin challenges.
A total of 55 golfers teed off and played 18 holes through a very overcast, rainy morning.
The course was extremely wet due to the overnight rains and lack of sunshine or wind until late in the round. Consequently, the greens were very inconsistent and balls didn’t roll on the greens. The tee boxes still need some improvement, but the divot fix material does have seed in it. Several wet spots have been fixed with a new one appearing in the middle of the fourth fairway.
With the wet conditions only 11 of the 55 rounds were net at or under par, but there were 54 birdies. The low gross competition was won by Bill Lyons at even par, followed by Ron Newhall at 1 over, and Seung Lee at 2 over. Best two net scores were Paul Shellenberger and John Rudosky. Lowest gross score was Rudosky. Closest to the pin on the par 3 second hole was Trai Nguyen at 4 feet, 10 inches, and on the par 3 eleventh hole was Seung Lee at 2 feet, 8 inches. There were also 12 circle hole winners.
All scores below are net (gross score minus handicap).
A flight winners (handicaps 0-5): tie between Thomas Kim and Seung Lee, 3 under 51, first place; tie between Don Newhall and Rolando Ramirez, 2 under 52, second; Train Nguyen, 1 under 53, third; tie between Mike Mayfield and Yong J. Kim, even par 54, fourth; fifth: tie between Bill Long, Gene Archambault and Bill Lyons, 1 over 55, fifth; John Kolthoff, 2 over 56, sixth.
B flight winners (handicaps 6-12): John Rudosky, 8 under 46, first place; tie between Ron Steele and Ben Benjamins, 6 under 48, second; Joon Sup Yoon, 5 under 49, third; tie between Jae H. Lee and Young Lee, 4 under 50, fourth; tie between Steve Kang and James Farr, even par 54, fifth; Dale Williamson, 1 over 55, sixth; tie between Ryan Hong and Byron Schweitzer, 2 over 56, seventh; Glenn Barry, 3 over 57, eighth.
C flight winners (handicaps 13-18): Paul Shellenberger, 11 under 43, first place; Manny Miranda, 1 under 53, second; Jon Russell, even par 54, third; Dennis Jensen, 2 under 56, fourth; tie between Richard Yokomi and Lee Broadbent, 3 over 57, fifth; tie between Peter Bae and Scott Tuchfarber, 4 over 58, sixth.
The next men’s tournament will be on Nov. 8 and every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. The next Guys and Gals tournament will be on Nov. 15. Guys and Gals tournaments are played every third Wednesday plus fifth Wednesday if there is one. Those 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. Arrive 15 minutes prior to scheduled tee time and be ready to play. — Dave LaCascia
