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At Saturday’s cross-counrty race at Mt. Carmel, the Hemet High School boys did very well. The Idyllwild contingent, all sophomores, display their medals. The runners and their places are Tanner Torrez (36), Jayden Emerson (6), Nick Browen (72) and Chad Schelly (44). Hemet was sixth overall out of 25 schools throughout Riverside and San Diego counties.
Brendan Steele posted a 15-under-par 72-67-67-71 — 277 at the SBS Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Maui, last week to earn a tie for sixth place in an exclusive 32-player field composed of PGA Tour winners during the past year. The native Idyllwilder posted only 6 bogeys against 19 birdies and an eagle. He found…
Brendan Steele played flawless, bogey-free golf for 15 holes at the La Quinta Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 16. The Idyllwild native began on the back nine, birdied the par 5-holes, one after another, and stood at 4 under par going into the 168-yard, par-3 7th Hole. Then committed his only mistake. His tee shot…
Above, Idyllwild School Principal Matt Kraemer (far right with baseball cap) organizes one of the teams playing in the Hemet Unified School District’s Kids Super Bowl. The event is for severely handicapped students. Kraemer first organized the event when he was principal of Little Lake Elementary and has carried the tradition forward at Idyllwild School….
Brendan Steele found the going tougher last week on the Riviera course in the Genesis Open. The Idyllwild native managed only a 3-under-par 69-73-68-71 — 281. Still, he picked up a few FedExCup points and maintained his fifth-place standing on that list. He also maintained his 54th-place position in the Official World Golf Ranking. He’s…
Most readers have not had an opportunity to cover a professional golfer at a PGA Tour tournament. And I’m thinking that most people haven’t attended a PGA Tour tournament as a spectator either. So I’m going to try to paint this with a fairly broad brush. About nine months out of the year, there is…