Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines handicap chairman, gave this report on last week’s Palms to Pines golf tournament: Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association held its regular monthly tournament on Friday, Sept. 16, at Hemet Golf Club. The morning was pleasantly cool under cloudy skies. The sun came out later, accompanied by a light breeze….

Playing in his first major golf championship, Brendan Steele tied for 19th place, earning more than $81,000 in prize money at the PGA Championship in Atlanta last week, bringing his total winnings to nearly $1.6 million. The native Idyllwilder gave his hometown a huge thrill when he finished Saturday’s play in a two-way tie for…

Brendan Steele came back from a two-week rest and scored his fourth top-20 and fifth top-25 finish of this 2013-14 season last week. On the Bay Hill course in Orlando, Fla., he shot a 4-under-par 68-74-70-72 — 284 to earn more than $67,000 and 48.5 FedExCup points. The local native, who still lists as playing…