Steele rested, resumes golf tour
By Jack Clark
Brendan Steele did not fare well in the RBC Canadian Open in Vancouver, British Columbia two weeks ago. His 76-72 — 148 did not qualify him for the cut and weekend play.
His driving accuracy was low, which led to a low percentage of greens in regulation.
The Idyllwild native had last week off, but this week he is entered in the $8.5 million World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, which will be played on the South Course of the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
Brendan Steele turned in a fine top-15 finish at the Travelers Championship on the TPC River Highlands course in Cromwell, Conn., last week. His 13-under-par 68-64-67-68 — 267 earned him a tie for 13th place and a check for $112,500. Steele’s performance was aided by hitting more than 80 percent of the fairways with drives…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Bob Lewis gave this report on recent Adult Coed Softball games. On Monday, July 24, Forest Lumber beat Ajax 15-4. Also that night, Creekstone beat Forest Lumber 15-8. The next night, Idyllwild Arts lost to Forest Lumber 7 -18, and Ajax beat Creekstone 12-3. On Wednesday, July 26, Creekstone…
Brendan Steele joined the ranks of multiple winners on the PGA Tour Sunday when he fired a 65 in his closing round to post an 18-under-par 67-71-67-65 — 270 in the Safeway Open in Napa. His final nine was the antithesis of last year’s closing effort, when a 54-hole lead slipped away from him. This…
Adult Volleyball The competition was hot once again inside Buckhorn Camp’s Peace Center last Tuesday (Jan. 16) as we witnessed Forest Lumber win their second game of the season by defeated the Red Kettle 3 games to 1. It was a well-rounded match and everyone played well. Tuesday’s other match was filled with excitement and…
FIRST-TIME CHAMPS: Pacific Slope gets its first win in the Town Hall Adult Softball Division one playoffs. The team members (from left) are Becky Pierce, Claudia Posey, Teresa Garcia-Lande, Ryan Righetti, Julie Fogle, Lance Fogle, Danielle Whitney, Fred Crump, Shaunna Lehr, Mike Rose and Noah Whitney. In the front is Jody Posey. Not pictured are Justine Lehr, Matt McDonald and Amy Righetti. Pacific Slope was 18 and 0 for the season and beat Creekstone 12-10 for the championship.
Golf Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the association’s regular monthly tourney in August and the beginning of its year-end playoffs. Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association held the regular monthly tourney in conjunction with the first round of playoffs for club champion on Friday, Aug. 18, at…
