In fact, the longest par-4 at Brown Deer yielded just three birdies, to Scott McCarron, Cameron Beckman and Peter Jacobsen. Gary D'Amato Well, perhaps a little better. Don't get him wrong. Hayes wasn't complaining. Neither was fellow Wisconsin native Kendall.
Life is good.
Hayes, who grew up in Appleton but now calls El Paso, Texas, home, fashioned his best GMO ever, shooting a 69 on Sunday to finish tied for third at 15-under. Kendall, who grew up in nearby Fox Point but now lives in the Orlando area, was just two strokes back at 13-under, tied for ninth place. Unlike the other Wisconsin players who make a living on the Tour, the GMO hasn't been particularly kind to Hayes. This was his sixth GMO since it moved to Brown Deer Park, but this was just the third time he had made the cut. I played pretty good, but obviously not good enough to win.