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Brendan Steele posted a 2-over-par 69-73-75-73 — 290 last week to place tied for 37th in the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. The Idyllwild native’s statistics suggest that his driving accuracy and greens-in-regulation performance has been improving, which is good news with the U.S. Open coming up.Then, on Monday, in a 36-hole, one-day qualifying event…
A whole new feeling follows Brendan Steele this year — a sense of belonging you can tell he feels, too. It was there even on the first tee Thursday morning at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta. No more apprehension about the cut; now it’s expectation to be in contention and collect his next win….
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…
Brendan Steele posted a 7-under-par 71-66-73-71 — 281 at the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, last week to tie for 54th place. No stats are available, but he played more than 30 percent of the holes under par (22 of the 72). However, his scoring indicates a wild, up-and-down experience with 9 bogeys, 2…
Brendan Steele again takes up the challenge of The Open Championship this week, hoping for a better result than in the past. The Idyllwild native played three times (2014, 2016 and 2017), but missed the cut each time. Often in the past referred to as the British Open, The Open Championship is the oldest of…
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…