Round four of the 2010 Harvest Classic started at 7:30 on the Innisbrook – Highlands South course. As is tradition, the pairings were made based on the player performance during the previous three rounds. The final group consisted of Bob Hayes, Tom Hayes, Kevin Hayes, and Vern Shukoski. The collective group all played well but they were no match for the 2010 Harvest Champion, Robert Hayes. Bob scored +2 points to his quoted and was the only player to finish in the positive column for the tournament at +6 points. Tom Hayes, who always performs well at the Harvest Classic, just couldn’t turn his game on this week as he finished in second place at -4 points. Jim Hayes had the round of the day at +5 points which was also a tie with Bob Hayes for the best round of the tournament. Kevin Hayes had the second best round of the day at +3 points as he proved why he was worthy of his placement in the final group. Although Vern played a solid final round at -2 points, he had to skip lunch and take the trophy back to remove his late night engraving from the previous night.
After the tournament wrapped up in the morning, the 12 Harvest participants teamed up for the Saturday afternoon scramble. The teams consisted of the following players:
Don Hayes, Bob Hayes, Patrick Hayes, Patrick Toney
Tom Hayes, Kevin Hayes, Jeff Riester, Kent Dickson
Tom Duffy, Vern Shukoski, Jim Hayes, Terry Haack
As is tradition, after the 18 hole scramble, all three teams were tied at -8 par. With the sun setting and daylight running out, the 12 players headed to the practice green for 12 putts at a distant hole, closest putt wins. Tom Duffy saved his weekend by being the player who hit the closest put, locking in a win for his team.
Another great Harvest Classic has come to a close. The weekend was a great one, as it always is spending it with family and friends. Huge thanks goes to the Harvest Group and Vern Shukoski for sponsoring and putting on this great tournament. Until next year.
