Brendan Steele posted a four-under-par 35-33 — 68 on the La Quinta Country Club course today, Thursday, to tie for 25th place going into tomorrow’s second round, 4 strokes behind the leader. During a cold, rainy front nine, and a chilly second nine, he carded five birdies against a lone bogey. Brendan found more than…

Brendan Steele didn’t take apart the course at the Safeway Open in Napa this year, as he did the past two years. He posted 67-71-72-75 — 285 to tie for 53rd place. Thirty mile-per-hour winds during at least one of his rounds may have had something to do with that. In any case, he’s off…

Brendan Steele had a rough Deutsche Bank Championship last week, posting a 6-over-par 70-71-74-75 — 290. The Idyllwild native’s driving was off; he found only 55 percent of the fairways. He hit only 68 percent of the greens in regulation and gave away strokes to the field putting as well. Brendan picked up a mere…

Brendan Steele is set to tee it up this week in the $7.4-million Travelers Championship on the TPC River Highlands course in Cromwell, Connecticut.  The Idyllwild native has previously played the Travelers nine times — every year since he joined the PGA tour — collecting five top-20 finishes, including a top-5 in 2014. PGA Tour…