Brendan Steele managed a 5-over-par 73-69-70-73 — 285 at the WGC Bridgestone last week. His stats showed booming drives averaging 333 yards, but which found only 29 percent of the fairways. He still managed to hit 61 percent of the greens in regulation, but, perhaps still getting used to a new putter grip, he averaged…

Brendan Steele plays this week in The Northern Trust, the first of four post-season playoff tournaments that will decide the winner of the FedExCup. The tournament will be played on the Glen Oaks Club course in Old Westbury, New York. The purse is $8.75 million, and a win is worth four times the usual number…