For a brief period Saturday, Brendan Steele was alone at the top with a two-stroke lead over the field. This was after a sparkling five-birdie 31 on his front nine, but it was nearly leveled by a birdiless 4-over par 39 on the back nine to produce a 1-under-par 31-39 — 70 on the day….

Brendan Steele continues with the PGA Tour 2018-19 season at the $6.8 million The Honda Classic this week on the PGA National (Champion) course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The Idyllwild native tees off Thursday at 9:05 a.m. PST and Friday at 4:15 a.m. PST. You can follow him with shot-for-shot descriptions of his play…