Mountain runners strong HHS cross-country team competitors


Photos by Jessica Priefer




Photos: HHS cross-country: October 1, 2015
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Mountain runners strong HHS cross-country team competitors






Brendan Steele played flawless, bogey-free golf for 15 holes at the La Quinta Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 16. The Idyllwild native began on the back nine, birdied the par 5-holes, one after another, and stood at 4 under par going into the 168-yard, par-3 7th Hole. Then committed his only mistake. His tee shot…
Brendan Steele earned $49,300 in prize money last week. His three-over-par 69-74-74-66 — 283 tied him with Phil Michelson and three others for 48th place in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Akron, Ohio. Prior to the tournament, the native Idyllwilder played a practice round with Michelson during which the older pro graciously imparted much…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the association’s regular monthly tourney held on Friday, April 21, at The Legends Golf Course at Temeku Hills, Temecula. It was a beautiful spring day and the hilly course was in good shape. Dennis Chavez (course handicap 9) shot a net 65…
On Saturday Oct. 15, two Minor League games were played. The first game was between the Idyllwild Heating and Cooling Bobcats and the American Legion Hurricanes. The game was fast-paced as both teams went up and down the field. Colby Sonnier scored two nice goals for the Bobcats as did Rene Montoya for the Hurricanes.
The second game pitted the Café Aroma Galaxy and the La Casita Ravens. The Galaxy played tough defense as Julia Wangler fought off the Ravens’ attack over and over. The Ravens’ Elie Manchester played a great game while hustling around the field.
Although Brendan Steele didn’t post a win this year as he did in the 2011 season, in many ways 2015 was the best season of his five-year PGA Tour career. By the time he began the West Coast Swing in January, he already had amassed enough FedExCup points (172) to make it clear that just…
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…