Brendan Steele managed only a 5-over-par 72-75 — 147, Thursday and Friday, missing the cut in The Northern Trust in New Jersey last week by 5. The native Idyllwilder’s drives found more than 78 percent of the fairways last week, and he hit more than 72 percent of the greens in regulation, but he gave…

Brendan Steele will play this week in the $7 million Fortinet Championship on the Silverado Resort and Spa North Course in Napa, California.The native Idyllwilder won this tournament twice in 2016 and 2017 when it was named the Safeway Open, his most recent wins on the PGA Tour. The Fortinet is the first tournament of…

Brendan Steele posted a 12-under-par 70-66-67-73 — 276 last week to finish tied for 43rd in the American Express tournament in La Quinta. After six holes on Sunday, the Idyllwild native had birdied four holes and was tied for fourth place. But on the 7th tee, he hit the first of three balls into the…

Brendan Steele got off to a bad start on the Torrey Pines North course in the Farmers Insurance Open at La Jolla Thursday, bogeying three of the first four holes and dropping into 146th place on the leaderboard. Then, after a birdie and another bogey, he roared back with birdies on three of the next…