Steele to play in The Honda Classic
By Jack Clark
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 using the PGA Tour cellphone app or at the PGA Tour website.
Brendan Steele had another tough tournament last week, managing only an even-par 70-70 — 140 Thursday and Friday to miss the cut at the Wyndham Championship by 3. The winner eventually finished the four days 21 under par. The Idyllwild native found only 50 percent of the fairways with drives averaging 305 yards, but he…
At times, the Hemet High School varsity girls volleyball team fielded a row of Idyllwild-connected players. Here (left and center) Sage Torrez and Rosie Robinson, former Idyllwild residents, and Savannah Loutzenhiser (right), of Idyllwild, prepare to receive the serve from Temecula Valley. The Hemet won the match 3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-11).
The Idyllwild native plays Shriners in Las Vegas this week Brendan Steele posted a 1-under-par 74-68-72-73 — 287 at the Safeway Open in Napa last week to tie for 60th place. He collected 15 birdies, but they were offset by 12 bogeys and a double. He averaged drives of 307 yards, but found only 50%…
Brendan Steele posted a 7-over-par 72-71-75-69 — 287 on a very tough Olympia Fields course to tie for 33rd in the BMW, the second of the three season-ending FedExCup tournaments. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged 324 yards while they found 37.5% of the narrow fairways. He hit 57% of the greens in regulation and played…
Brendan Steele had an up-and-down time at the WWT Championship at Mayakoba. He fired under-par golf, posting a 5-under-par 70-67-68-74 — 279, but finished only one shot ahead of his good friend Keegan Bradley, who was last among weekend competitors.Details of play are not available from Mayakoba, but the native Idyllwilder scored 17 birdies against…
Hockey Youth Hockey Correspondent and proud Dad Brian Smith gave this report on Youth Hockey. The Wildcats faced off against the Pasadena Maple Leafs in a home game this past Sunday. In the first period, there were good scoring opportunities on both ends of the ice, but the game remained scoreless after one period of…
