Brendan Steele collected his second top-10 finish in three tournament weeks Sunday in the Northern Trust Open at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. He carded a 9-under-par 68-71-67-69 — 275, finishing tied for 10th and earning $174,200 in prize money and 72.5 FedExCup points. Steele has four top-25s this year and has made…

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…