Brendan Steele had a difficult time again this week, posting 72-73 – 145 to miss the cut by a single stroke. His drives found 64 percent of the fairways, and he hit only 56 percent of the greens in regulation. His putter wasn’t much help, costing him about 1.4 strokes against the field each day….

Brendan Steele posted 11 under par for the four rounds at The Desert Classic in La Quinta last week: 69-69-67-72 — 277, which tied for 57th place. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged 298.9 yards and found 73 percent of the fairways, but he hit only 56 percent of the greens in regulation. Although he lost…