Another 5:45 wake up call for a 6:30 departure has become commonplace for Fridays and Saturdays at the Harvest Classic. The groups were all well rested and ready to attack the South course which was the site of round one. The competition was fierce but mostly amongst the leaders in the final group. Jim Hayes shot a 75 scoring 7… Read more »
Day two of the Harvest Classic was a roller coaster ride of golf. The first 18 holes were played on the Copperhead course and it was in tip top shape with a week to go until the Transitions Championship. We arrived at the course for breakfast at 6:30 and waited for the sunrise which occurred at around 7:28 just prior… Read more »
Round one of the ’09 Harvest Classic is in the books and like previous years the leaderboard is tight. As the Vegas odds predicted Tom Hayes owns a share of first place next to brother Bob Hayes. Tom shot a one under par with two birdies and one bogey to score 5 points. Bob having only played a half dozen… Read more »
With all of the trash talking over e-mail in the books, it is time once again to see if there is any game behind the smack talk. Today is the Wednesday practice round which has become a great opportunity for those golfers from the north to develop some bad swinging habits prior to competition. I will be joining the group… Read more »
Although I worked today I still had a very enjoyable birthday. Emily made me one of my new favorite dinners, salami bread salad, which if you have not had it is really delicious. Emily also made me this incredible gooey toffee butter cake that was TDF. I think it was worth about one week of Weight Watchers points but it… Read more »
For those of you following the ’09 Harvest Classic I will be posting entries and photos following each round with scoring updates. Those posts will appear chronologically below. If you would like to go back into the Harvest archives simply click on Harvest Classic under categories to the right and you can read all of the historical posts. As always… Read more »
Being that day one was so much fun it was going to be a tough one to top. Because Emily knows me so well, she decided to plan a lunch outing to a place that we had not been to before. The location was about a 45 minute drive but the Tiki Bar nestled on the lake was well worth… Read more »
For those of you who know me well you might know that my birthday is on March 10th. Because nothing cool really happens during the week, Emily decided to plan some fun activities for the weekend because I will be away at the Harvest Classic next weekend. We all arose early on Saturday, got ready and headed out for a… Read more »
(AP) March 5, 2009 – With just one week to go until the 2009 Harvest Classic the question on everyone’s mind is can Vern Shukoski defy all odds and take home the Harvest title? Time will tell if the midnight putting sessions or the newly installed driving net in the backyard will push him to the top of the leader… Read more »
2/21/09 – Saturday Breakfast – The Bakery, Disneyland Park Lunch – In-n-Out Burger, Thousands Palms, CA Dinner – Casa de Hayes, Scottsdale, AZ We awoke Saturday and packed up Grandma and Poppop’s things so I could drive them to my least favorite place in the entire world, LAX. It was about a 40 minute drive, but I was headed that… Read more »