On capturing your fifth Goodboys Invitational, snaring victory on the 54th and final hole to take a one-shot victory over Killer, thus making you the winningest member in Goodboys Nation history. We celebrate your victory and recognize this momentous achievement wth a hoisted glass or two, hoping that as chair of the Executive Committee (Exec-Comm) you will rule the Nation with compassion and omnipotence for the next year.

Also recognized for a less-than illustrious achievement (i.e., finishing last in the field of eight) is Cubby, who upon accepting the title of fellow Exec-Comm member, subsequently stepped aside and designed The Great White Shank to assume his as role as Exec-Comm member pro forma – a role accepted by TGWS with all humility and reverence deemed appropriate for the occasion.

For those interested, here are today’s final results, showing how well each golfer did against his allotted Goodboys score and where three full days of tournament play left him in respect to the rest of the field of eight:

1. El Dandito: even on the day (-13)
2. Killer -+2 on the day (-12)
3. Goose +4 on the day (+1)
4. Doggy Duval: +6 on the day (+5)
5. The Great White Shank: +1 on the day (+6)
6. The Funny Guy: -2 on the day (+9)
7. Kernel Klink: -3 on the day (+10)
8. Cubby: +11 on the day (+33)

Well, as you can see, The Great White Shank had himself a pretty good tournament; although he didn’t do well enough to enter the top group of four, being fifth out of 8th place sure makes up for a lot of sins. golf-wise. It was a great tournament, nevertheless, and kudos go out to The Funny Guy and El Dandito, who put in a lot of creative effort following the chicken-$hit departure of last year’s champs Rambro and Duece. Special thanks go out to The Funny Guy for the boat rides this weekend – for this desert-dweller, it was just the tonic needed to enjoy the height of a New England summer.