It is that time of year again when the Hayes clan gets together for a weekend of fun, sun, and golf. This year’s Classic will again take place at the Innisbrook Resort, where defending champ Tom Hayes looks to continue his dominance over the rest of the field. There are a number of talented golfers in the field, but the early Vegas… Read more »
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 »
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 »
(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 »
(AP) March 1, 2008 – Tom Hayes played a solid round Saturday to win the 22nd annual Harvest Classic. The final 18 holes were played on the North Course at the Innisbrook Golf Resort. Tom played a nearly flawless round knocking down four birdies walking his way to his 3rd Harvest Classic title. The final four pairing consisted of Tom… Read more »
(AP) February 28, 2008 – The first round of the 2008 Harvest classic is in the books and Vern Shukoski is off to a commanding lead. Vern chipped in for birdie on hole #1 at the South Course and there was no stopping him. Vern shot 41 on the front nine as he putted with Tiger like precision. Vern finished… Read more »
(AP) February 27, 2008 – Welcome to the 2008 Harvest Classic on Hayesvision.com. This year the Classic moves to the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida. Innisbrook is home to four championship golf courses; Copperhead, Island, Highland North and Highland South. The last time the Harvest Classic was held at Innisbrook, J.P. Hayes dominated the field to… Read more »