Brendan Steele moved well up the leaderboard Sunday with a 3-under-par 69 at Torrey Pines South in the Farmers Insurance Open. For the tournament, he posted a 6-under-par 69-74-70-69 — 272, good for his fourth top-20 finish in six starts this season, the other three being two T6s and a win. The native Idyllwilder had…

Brendan Steele managed only a 7-over-par 76-75 — 151, Thursday and Friday, missing the cut in the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club by two strokes. The native Idyllwilder struggled with driving — he did not find one fairway on this tough, tree-lined course. Consequently, he hit no greens in regulation, either. Remarkably, he…

After a three-week layoff, Brendan Steele missed the cut at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open by a single stroke.That “stroke” came in the form of a one-stroke penalty in a bunker on the 10th fairway on Friday — possibly his clubhead touched the sand as he set up.The Idyllwild native drove well and he…

Brendan Steele had a rough Deutsche Bank Championship last week, posting a 6-over-par 70-71-74-75 — 290. The Idyllwild native’s driving was off; he found only 55 percent of the fairways. He hit only 68 percent of the greens in regulation and gave away strokes to the field putting as well. Brendan picked up a mere…