Steele in the WGC Bridgestone Invitational
By Jack Clark
Brendan Steele plays this week in the $9.75 million World Golf Championships — Bridgestone Invitational on the Firestone Country Club South course in Akron, Ohio.
The Idyllwild native goes into this tournament 15th on the FedExCup points list and 54th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Brendan tees off Thursday at 4:30 a.m. PDT and Friday at 5:30 a.m. PDT. He will play with Russell Knox, of Scottland, and Lee Westwood, of England, both days.
In his second-best finish ever at the Traveler’s Championship in Connecticut, Brendan Steele scored a 15-under-par 69-62-68-66 — 265 to tie for sixth place. Back in 2014, he tied for fifth. He’s scored several top-20s at this tournament over the years. The Idyllwild native pounded the ball with drives averaging 299 yards, finding two-thirds of…
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