Special moments with his father

Club affiliation: Mesa Verde Country Club

Residence: Costa Mesa

Birthplace: La Jolla

Age: 16

Favorite golf moment: Winning the Mesa Verde father-son tournament

with father Mark Les. The duo shot a 38 for nine holes in a scotch

format. In the format, players alternate tee shots and each golfer

then plays his or her own ball through the green. The best score is

counted for each hole.

Favorite club to use: Driver

Favorite course to play: Los Angeles Country Club (North course)

Favorite hobby outside of golf: Paintball

Family: Parents, Mark and Barbara; brother, Jason

Noteworthy: Les, who will be a junior at Estancia High in the

fall, shot an even-par 70 on Costa Mesa Golf & Country Club’s Mesa

Linda course June 24 to finish fifth in the boys 16-17 age division

of the Costa Mesa junior golf championships. The 70 was the lowest

score for a Newport-Mesa golfer in any division of the championship

Les, who has played golf since he was 6, earned first team All-Golden

West League status his first two years, including a third-place

finish in the league individual tournament. The family connection to

Estancia golf runs deep. Jason Les (four years) and father Mark Les

(three years) each played and earned all-league status on varsity

squads.