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Brendan Steele has played the weekend in his first two tournaments of this new 2014-15 PGA Tour season. The native Idyllwilder fired a 9-under-par 68-70-69-68 — 275 to garner a tie for 33rd place in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas last week. He added about $30,000 to his official earnings and…
Pine Cove resident Mark Dean heads to Boston on Tuesday, April 9, to run for the first time in that city’s prestigious marathon. As the Hill’s sole runner in the Monday, April 15, Boston event, Dean, 60, said he is proud to represent the mountain communities. The mountain may also have conferred an advantage on…
Hockey Idyllwild’s proud hockey Dad Brian Smith submitted this account of last week’s Wildcats game: This weekend the Wildcats played in the Presidents Day Open tournament. On Friday, the Wildcats played their first game against the Riverside Moose. Three minutes into the first period, the Moose started off the scoring with a breakaway goal. A…
Sandii Castleberry’s wiffle golf fundraising tournament saw its fourth edition on the Castleberry Country Club course last Sunday. In its first year, the tournament has raised money for several worthy local causes and will continue to do so next season. Sunday’s outing benefited smARTS, an all-volunteer arts program for students at Idyllwild School. Heather Mello,…
Brendan Steele made a positive breakthrough last week, finishing in a tie for fourth in the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. He carded a five-under-par 73-74-69-67 for a total score of 283. TPC San Antonio must fit his game well since his two highest finishes in official PGA Tour events have come on that…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, Feb. 20, regular monthly golf tournament held at Menifee Lakes Golf Club on the Palms Course. The early morning fog burned off to reveal a beautiful sunny day with mild temperatures, and the course was in good shape. Crandall (course…