A warm, partly cloudy day greeted the Goodboys as they descended upon Wentworth By The Sea, C.C., and the track proved as challenging to all as expected. It was “moving day” at the Goodboys, and the day featured lots of ball hunting and ball-hawking, and more than a few lost balls lost to the woods and the water. Nevertheless, somehow, amidst the high-fallutin’ old money atmosphere that pervades WBTSCC, the Goodboys made it through without causing too much of a fuss. After Day Two, here are the standings:

1. Team Green Deuce (“Deuce” / “Hulkigan”) 0
2. (Defending) Team EXEC-COMM (“2 Times” / “Possum”) +5
Team Skip While You Walk The Dog (“Skipper” / “Doggy Duval”) +5
4. Team Bet on White Geese (“Vegas” / “Goose”) +11
5. Team Funny Shank (“The Funny Guy” / “The Great White Shank”) +13
6. Team Baby Bear Killer (“Killer” / “Cubby” Myerow) +17

As for yours truly, a 55 + 59 = 114 set an all-time Goodboys record for the greatest shot swing between two consecutive rounds – a whopping twenty strokes. I know what you’re thinking: how can a great ball-striker like The Great Shite Shank put up a 114 just twenty-four hours after posting a 94? Well, I missed a six-footer on 18 for a 113. But seriously, those lost twenty strokes were simply the result of generally-sloppy play, more than a few instances of course mis-management, and generally not being able to make a lot of good shots consecutively. And the par 3s – oh, those damned par 3s – continued to kill me: on Friday I played them at +12; on Saturday I played them at +11. Off the tee, I actually hit the ball pretty well, but Wentworth is pretty unforgiving if you’re not careful and don’t put your approach shots on the green or in good position. And by the time I hit the closing holes, you could stick a fork into me; I was done like dinner and completely lost my focus.

Still, the setting was as picturesque as ever, and the Goodboys enjoyed some adult beverages and settled their wagers on the lovely 19th Hole patio afterwards before enjoying a nice seafood dinner at Surf in downtown Portsmouth afterwards.

On Sunday, it’s get-away day as the Goodboys head south on I-95 to Black Swan C.C in Georgetown, MA. And while it would appear that there are only three teams in the running for the hallowed Spielberg Memorial Trophy, defending champion “2 Times” Proctor was quick to point out the the assembled gathering during Saturday night dinner that he and partner “Possum” Shepter came back from thirteen strokes last year to claim the first-ever successful defense of a championship in Goodboys history. Anything can happen, so it will be interesting to see how the 2014 Goodboys Invitational is brought to a conclusion.