Men’s Golf League

Twelve golfers from the Leisure World Men’s Golf League played Aug. 25 at the 5,600-yard par- 71 Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach.

The weather was sunny and warm for the entire round with a freshening wind during the last four holes. Considering the reasonably enjoyable playing conditions, it was astonishing that the course permitted only three of the 11 rounds to be under par and yielded no birdies. Clay Fischer and Daniel Mahoney had the fewest putts for the round. Closest to the pin on the par-3 seventh hole was Chris Lankford, and Lowell Goltra was closest on the par-3 sixteenth.

A flight winners (handicaps 0-19): Lankford, first place; tie between Gary Stivers, Sam Choi, and Fischer, second; Bill McKusky, third; tie between Dave LaCascia and Larry Hillhouse, fourth.

B flight winners (handicaps 20 and over): Mahoney, first place; Lowell, second; Gene Vesely, third; Bob Munn, fourth.

Thirteen golfers played Aug. 28 at the 4,000-yard par-62 David L. Baker Executive Golf Course in Fountain Valley. The weather was sunny, and temps reached the upper 80s by round’s end with high humidity. Greens and fairways were initially very wet and choosing the right club for the approach shots was very important.

The course is being maintained with well-manicured greens. Tees are still an issue but not to the detriment of the game. As has been the recent norm, the men’s tees were way back and the ladies’ tees way forward. With the initial difficult playing conditions, it was not unexpected that the course would only permit five of the 13 rounds to be at or under par and yielded just two birdies both by League Director Gary Stivers.

A flight winners (handicaps 0–19): Bill McKusky (fewest putts for the flight), first place; Stivers (closest to the pin on the par-3 12th hole), second; tie between Clay Fischer, Dave LaCascia and Sam Choi (closest to the pin on the par-3 third hole), third; Chris Lankford, fourth.

B flight winners (handicaps 20 and over): tie between Lowell Goltra and Digna Vesely, first place; tie between Bob Munn and Ron Jackson (fewest putts for the flight), second; Gene Vesely, third; Tom Ross, fourth; Daniel Mahoney, fifth.

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 (two under par), although infrequent, are generously rewarded. If interested, contact, Gary Stivers at 714-313-3697 or Dave LaCascia at 801-674-5975. — Dave LaCascia