Same weather – 95-degrees, humid & breezy.  New tees – White.  New Half – record-setting night – HERE WE GO!

The new, second-half leader board featured a new #1 in the standings: C.E.S. & METRO ELECTRIC each came busting out of the gates for the second half to earn 8 points.  But, Coot still has his own version of the Cubbies with the same team bringing up the rear: PAUL THE PAINTER is still in last place after earning only 2 points on the night.  Meanwhile, PAUL HILLYARD remains stuck on 147 career victories.

RON SUDA did get another victory (#99) to inch a bit closer to his career milestone.  MATT TUREK, though, couldn’t avoid the less-desired 100-loss club.  JEFF POHRER & RYAN VAN DILLEN earned the closest-to-the-pin honors on the night.

GARY PADBERG was joined by KEVIN GARDNER after 11 weeks as the most improved golfers of the season thus far; each has improved their handicap by 3 strokes so far this season.  RICK BRENNAN & JIM MARKUS currently own the best record in the league, each with a 5-1-1 (.833) record through 11 weeks.  GARY SCHMIDT (1-6-0 – .143) won on Week 11 but still is tied for the “Sey Tuff Guy” honors with TIM SARGENT (1-6-1 – .143).

Perhaps for the first time this season, Coot’s guys were collectively playing some LIGHTS-OUT golf.  In fact, there were eight sub-40 low-net-scores:

• DAVE HARTE – 39 (27)
• RYAN VAN DILLEN – 41 (27)
• JEFF POHRER – 39 (28)
• MATT GAGNEPAIN – 39 (28)
• BOB HAEGELE – 41 (29)
• JOHN GREFFET – 37 (29)
• STEVE GRASSI – 47 (29)
• BOB DEGUNIA – 37 (29)

[pullquote align=”center” textalign=”center” width=”100%”]THE GOOD – GARY GARDNER earned his first win of 2014
THE BAD – Team #12
THE UGLY – Team #12 is on the auction block![/pullquote]

[important]COOT SAYS: “HOT! Damn hot!”[/important]

REMINDERS!

• “Ask the Pro” day is THIS THURSDAY (June 26th) with MIKE MURPHY on the range starting at 2:00pm – don’t miss this great opportunity to learn from one of the best!
• Tickets are now available for Coot’s annual SUMMER SOCIAL: A NIGHT AT THE RACES – register early to get your tickets!
• LEAGUE UPDATE: remember – there is no golf next week (July 3rd) in observance of the Independence Day holiday.  Quail Creek is reserving some tee times for Coot’s guys who are going to be around and want to take advantage – just see Kevin at the Clubhouse desk!
• LEAGUE UPDATE: the league rankings have been updated through 11 weeks of the 2014 season.