Men’s Golf Club

Two groups of three flights of variously skilled golfers vied on Jan. 26 for best net scores (gross score minus handicap), plus four circle holes (shots within a 5-foot circle are rewarded) and two closest-to-the-pin challenges. A total of 51 golfers teed off at Leisure World’s Turtle Lake Golf Course, which is a 1,658-yard, par-54, 18-hole course that has great fairways and greens. The morning was cold, damp and extremely foggy morning, and the sun did not make an appearance until after the first group had finished. Only 20 golfers were net at or under par, but there were nine circle holes and, surprisingly, 42 birdies.

All scores below are net. A Flight encompasses golfers with handicaps of 0-7; B Flight is 8-11, and C Flight is 12-18.

A Flight: First place: Dong Kim, a nicely played 5 under 49; second: Jae H. Lee, a very good 4 under 50; third: tie between Ron Steele and Bill Lyons, a nice 3 under 51; fourth: tie between Fujio Norihiro and Andrew Kim, 1 under 53; fifth: Seung Lee, even par 54; sixth: Paul Alloway, 1 over 55.

B Flight: First place: Kyoo Choi, a tournament-best 9 under 45; second: Hyon Shin, an excellent 4 under 50; third: tie between Bill McKusky and Gene Archambault, a super 3 under 51; fourth: tie between Yoon Sup Yoon and Trai Nguyen, 1 under 53; fifth: tie between Dale Williamson and Dave Winn, 1 over 55.

C Flight: First place: Pat Paternoster, an excellent 6 under 48; second: Brian Tivnan, a super 5 under 49; third: Manny Miranda, a sweet 3 under 51; fourth: Roger Bennett, a fine 2 under 52; fifth: tie between Byron Schweitzer and Ben Benjamins, 1 under 53; sixth: tie between Joe Didonato, Rolando Ramirez and Bob Boyle, 2 over 56.

Closest to the pin on the eighthholewasYoungLee,andon the 17th hole, it was Bob Barnum.

The next Men’s Tournament will be on Feb. 9. Golfers should arrive 15 minutes prior to their scheduled tee time and be ready to play. Anyone who planned to play but cannot should contact Alan Sewell at (541) 324-8558 or Dave LaCascia at (801) 674-5975 as soon as possible.

—Dave LaCascia