After a summer of near-perfect weather, the typical St. Louis heat & humidity came roaring back for the final turn of the 2013 season! Temperatures, though, weren’t the only thing on the rise throughout Week 18: There was a whole lot of “coulda – woulda-shoulda” as we come up on the final 2 weeks of …
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Aug 18 2013
The Perfect Storm – Week 17 Recap
“A ‘perfect storm’ is an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically.” Yea, that happened. Team George (Team 2) has been cruising along this season; roaring through the second half with a strong hold on the top spot in the standings. Then, a perfect storm hit, and …
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Jul 16 2013
As Easy As the Front 9 – Week 12 Recap
AWESOME WEATHER; awesome scores – it was “as easy as the front 9” on Week 12! It was truly picture-perfect weather; the type not usually seen at this point in the season. The combination of great weather and playing on the front-9 at Quail led to some lights-out shooting on the course. Leading the way …
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Jun 24 2013
CONGRATULATIONS AALCO MFG.! – Week 10 Recap
We have a First Half Winner! They took over the top spot in the standings after Week 2 and they never let go from there. CONGRATULATIONS AALCO MFG. – FIRST HALF CHAMPS! Team 8 finished with 61.5 points on the first half to win the title, further proving the statistical fact of how to win …
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Jun 09 2013
New Weather, New Race – Week 8 Recap
Week 8 was not short on drama at all; but it was short on rain. For the first time this season, rain was not a factor at all for Coot’s guys. Unfortunately, earning points was also not a factor at all for all of Coot’s teams. Going into Week 8 play, C.E.S. (Team 4) was …
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Jun 06 2013
The King is Dethroned – A New #1
That’s right…for the first time in the long, 27-year history of the Coot Brown Golf League, there is a new #1 golfer! As of the first league rankings of 2013, Bruce Thomas (37.63) had a 0.87 point lead over Dave Schweitzer (38.50) to hold onto his top-ranking. However, after Week 7, that has changed when …
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May 28 2013
Just Another Rainy Thursday – Week 6 Recap
The day started great with bright sunshine and near-perfect temps; it had all the makings of the best night of golf for Coot’s 27th season. Then…tee time came and so did the rain. Coot’s guys battled through, though, and had a typically-fun night on the links. However, the elements probably contributed to nearly NO movement …
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May 13 2013
Week 3 – NO! Week 4, What? – Week 4 Recap
After rain-induced confusion fit only for the best of Abbott & Costello routines, Week 4 took place on May 9th. Now, LET’S BE CLEAR: Week 5 will be played on May 16th & Week 3 will be played on May 17th…now let’s just hope for no more rain! Despite a mid-morning downpour in South County, …
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Apr 14 2013
A Tradition Unlike Any Other – Week 1 Recap
On the same day the 77th Masters Tournament kicked off, so did another tradition unlike any other: the Coot Brown Golf League! It’s been a long winter & it’s finally time for the 27th season of the longest-running amateur league in St. Louis. And man were Coot’s guys ready…too bad the weather wasn’t. After a …
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