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Brendan Steele will tee it up this week in the $7.3-million Waste Management Phoenix Open on the TPC Scottsdale course in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 10 seasons of play there, the Idyllwild native has posted six top-20s, including four top-10s, two of which were top-5s. The TPC Scottsdale is a par-71 course with an iconic par-3…
Brendan Steele had a rough time of it at the Wells Fargo last week, posting an 8-over-par 72-72-70-78 — 292 and finishing tied for 70th place.His drives averaged 305 yards, but they found only 53% of the fairways while he hit 61% of the greens in regulation. His putter was problematic, too — he averaged…
Brendan Steele will play this week in the $9.5-million The Northern Trust on the Liberty National Golf Club course in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Northern Trust currently is the first of three postseason playoffs that will determine the Tour Champion.The Idyllwild native currently stands 98th in the FedExCup Points list and 106th in the…
In a dramatic turnaround of events, Brendan Steele came from the cut number to finish tied for seventh in the Alstom Open de France — the French Open — on the Le Golf National course in Paris last week. Steele’s 74-70-67-71 — 282 earned 77,400 euros or nearly $112,400, which will not count toward his…
Idyllwild’s Lauren Salter earned a bronze medal in the women’s skeleton race during last weekend’s America’s Cup competition in Lake Placid, New York. In October, Salter began her season in disappointment. But she has persevered and has developed into an international competitor. Her third place finish of 1:54.03 was less than a second behind the…
Brendan Steele fired a 5-under-par 67 Sunday to finish in a tie for 12th in the PGA Championship, the final Major tournament of this season. It was the Idyllwild native’s eleventh top-25 in 23 starts this season, including two starts on the European PGA Tour — his tenth top-25 on the U.S. PGA Tour in…