Men’s Golf League Results

There was no Friday golf on Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving.

Monday Golf

On Nov. 28, 13 golfers from the Leisure World Men’s Golf League braved the raw and cold morning at the 5,600-yard, par 70 Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach. The course was very wet at the 7 a.m. tee time. The skies were overcast, and the wind became an issue after nine holes. And for some reason, most flag sticks were placed in either sloping areas of the greens or adjacent to serious slopes creating particularly difficult putting situations.

The course has been in great condition for a while, continues to be well maintained, and is pleasure to play. Good scoring, though, does not come with the conditions. With the challenging weather circumstances and difficult pin positions this week the course, not unexpectedly, allowed only two of the 13 golfers to shoot net par. Gene Vesely was closest to the pin both the seventh and 16th par 3’s; Gary Stivers and Lowell Goltra had fewest putts; and there were four birdies.

This week, a special reward was given to those golfers that were able to land and hold the green at the very difficult 120yard, par 3 fourth hole. This was achieved by Dave LaCascia, Tom Ross and Clay Fischer.

Winners: A Flight (handicaps 0-19):

First place: Stivers, a well-played even par 70, plus two birdies; second: LaCascia, a hard earned 1 over 71; third: Larry Hillhouse; fourth: Fischer; fifth: tie between Chris Lankford, (with two birdies) and Fujio Norihiro.

B Flight (handicaps 20 and over): First place: Goltra, an excellent even par 70; second: Bob Munn; third: Ross; fourth: Bill Zurn; fifth: tie between Liz Meripol, Gene Vesely and Digna Vesely.

The Monday and Friday Golf Leagues play at four local courses,allwithin15-20minutes 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, 714-313-3697, or Dave LaCascia, 801-674-5975.