Idyllwild Garage and Hilltop Hoopers at the top of their leagues; Ping Pong Tournament and Chess League coming soon
By Johnny Wilson
Adult Volleyball Idyllwild Garage (7-0) continues to dominate in the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC)’s Adult Volleyball league, as they have yet to lose a game. But watch out, at their heels is last year’s reigning champions Village Hardware (6-1) who have won their last 5 matches. And not too far behind them is BBI Construction…
Brendan Steele came up two strokes too many at the Pebble Beach Tournament last week, missing the three-day cut. He dropped from 45th to 50th place on the FedExCup points list. This week the Idyllwild native tees it up for the fifth consecutive week, this time at the $6.7 million Northern Trust Open on the…
Brendan Steele had his troubles at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio this year. He recorded a 7-over-par 70-71-78-76 — 295 to finish in a tie for 62nd place, his lowest finish of the season. But the native Idyllwilder still hasn’t missed a cut in 13 tournament starts in 2016-17, and has six top…
Golf Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report on the Friday, Aug. 12, monthly golf tournament and the first round of the 2016 club championship playoffs. The tournament and playoffs were held at the Morongo Tukwet Canyon Champions Course in Beaumont. In the playoffs, eighth-seed Pete Holzman upset the top-seed…
Brendan Steele posted a 6-under-par 70-71-72-69 — 282 at the Fortinet Championship in Truckee, California, on the PGA Tour last week to finish tied for 42nd place. The Idyllwild native posted 15 birdies against seven bogeys and a double while belting drives averaging 313 yards into 44% of the fairways. He hit 72% of the…
Brendan Steele opened the Farmers Insurance Open yesterday at the Torrey Pines Golf Course with a five-under-par performance …
Brendan Steele fired a 4-under-par 67 Sunday to tie for third in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He was 15 under for the tournament, only three shots off the lead. For the week, the Idyllwild native found 48 percent of the fairways with drives averaging 315 yards, the longest being 343, and he hit 72…
