Steele 77th at Texas Open
By Jack Clark
Brendan Steele had a rough time at the Texas Open in San Antonio last week posting a 7-over-par 70-76-76-73 — 295 to finish in 77th place.
The Idyllwild native’s stats were atypical for him. His drives averaged nearly 300 yards but into only 36% of the fairways, and playing from the rough resulted in hitting only 39% of the greens in regulation. However, he actually gained more than a quarter stroke per day against the field with his putter.
Brendan will be taking this week off.
Brendan Steele’s troubles continued again last week when he shot a four-over-par (70 and 74) for a total score of 144 during the first two days of the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, missing the cut by two strokes. Once again, the native Idyllwilder’s stats suggested difficulty hitting greens in regulation and leaving himself…
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