Steele starts new season
By Jack Clark
Photo by Jack Clark
Brendan Steele, just coming off his best season yet, begins the new 2018 season this week by defending his championship in last year’s Safeway Open in Napa.
The native Idyllwilder’s tees off no. 10 Thursday at 7:50 a.m. and off no. 1 Friday at 12:40 p.m.
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, Jan. 18, golf tournament. The club held its regular monthly tournament at the Woodhaven Country Club in Palm Desert. The sign at the entry to the club reads, “Your Happy Day of Golf Begins Here.” And it’s true — most…
TriathlonBill Whitman of Idyllwild placed sixth in a field of 87 at the Lake Havasu Sprint Triathlon Saturday. His time was 1:15:10 and he placed first in his age group. Volleyball By Will SteichenRecreation & Program DirectorIdyllwild Community Center Current team standings are:Team: Wins:Idyllwild Garage 9BBI Construction 6Red Kettle 6Idyllwild Brewpub 5Village Hardware 4
In the week’s first game on July 11, Forest Lumber took on Pacific Slope. Danielle Whitney had a couple base hits and scored a run for Pacific Slope as they built a 6-1 lead. Forest Lumber came back in the last inning, thanks to a key base hit from Jamie Gooch, to pull within one run, but they couldn’t get the tying run home. Pacific Slope beat Forest Lumber 7-6.
Soccer Town Hall Sports Coordinator Michael Holato gave this report on Youth Soccer. Below are the scores, standings and players of the game for Town Hall Youth Soccer. Ages 4-6 The season ends with four more scoreless games and the awards ceremony. One thing the 4 to 6 year olds learned was how to play…
Shane Fender, Town Crier Advertising sales representative, took first place at the annual American Legion Post 800 Horseshoe Tournament for the second year in a row. Fender took first-place honors with randomly chosen partner Chad Marler. According to tournament rules, all partners are chosen randomly. Thirty-two players competed.
Brendan Steele’s streak of eight consecutive cuts made on the PGA Tour ended last week on the Bay Hill course in Orlando, Fla. The Idyllwild native finished the first two rounds of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at five-over-par (76-73, 149), missing the cut by two strokes. Steele now has missed only one cut on the…
