Brendan Steele experienced tough times in two more tournaments during the past two weeks, missing the cuts at the Shell Houston Open and at his first Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga. His stats in Houston and Augusta once again indicate difficulty with greens in regulation and putting. Steele is not playing this week. Next week,…
Shane Fender, Town Crier Advertising sales representative, took first place at the annual American Legion Post 800 Horseshoe Tournament for the second year in a row. Fender took first-place honors with randomly chosen partner Chad Marler. According to tournament rules, all partners are chosen randomly. Thirty-two players competed.
Brendan Steele’s consecutive-cut streak ended at two last week when he shot 72 and 79 for 151 total during the first two days of The Players Championship on the TPC Sawgrass course at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., missing the cut by seven strokes.
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines handicap chair, gave this report on last week’s golf tournament: Palms to Pines Golf Association held its regular monthly tournament at The Legends Golf Club (formerly Temeku Hills) on Friday, Dec. 16. Chuck Alkire (course handicap 10) came in first with a net 72. Pete Capparelli (20) and Les Widerynski…
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…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, May 17, golf tournament at the Palm Desert Resort Country Club. Palms to Pines golfer Gary Brown continues his hot streak. During last month’s tourney at Diamond Valley Golf Course, Brown shot the club’s first hole-in-one on the par 3…