[Ed. note: The second round of the 2010 Goodboys Invitational will be played at The Ledges Golf Club in York, Maine. Described as an attention-grabbing tract laid out on rugged New England terrain where where golfers may easily be distracted at times by the spectacular vistas and lush pine trees, we asked long-time Goodboys observer and golf expert J. Gaylord Pellrine for his impressions of the course and what the Goodboys can expect.]

“The Ledges is one of the more picturesque and challenging golf courses the Goodboys have played. This par 72, 6,300 yard (from the whites, where I expect the Goodboys to likely play from) is supposedly designed to give players of all abilities the opportunity to hit every club in the bag, but don’t kid yourselves – this will test even the lowest handicapped Goodboys. Carved out of rock and rolling hills, The Ledges will present a vastly different look and feel from the lazy, rolling topography of Sagamore-Hampton (played the Goodboys Invitational’s first round).

“Level fairways are a premium at The Ledges, with elevated tees and winding doglegs that require careful shot-making. And while most of the course winds its way through rock and granite-strewn hillsides, there are a couple of water holes (#9 and #18) that present significant challenge. From having played here last year, the Goodboys will surely know their work isn’t done once they reach the green, for The Ledges’ putting surfaces are first-rate, and will demand both precision and courage.

“I expect most of the Goodboys to give back most, if not all, the strokes they made at Sagamore-Hampton the first day. But I doubt any of them will mind much, for The Ledges is not just a beautiful place to play a round of golf, but a beautiful location to have a cold brewskie on the veranda afterwards once their hard work for the day is done.”