Brendan Steele pushed aside two early bogeys Saturday, adding six birdies and an eagle to fire a 34-30 — 64. Going into Sunday’s final round, the Idyllwild native stands 12 under par and leads the Sony Open in Hawaii by three strokes. In a post-round interview, Brendan revealed he’d been working on putting during the…
At 6 under par, Idyllwild native Brendan Steele is tied for the lead with Cameron Davis at the halfway point of this week’s PGA Tour event, the Sony Open in Hawaii. Brendan has putted lights out these first two rounds, averaging gains of 3.455 strokes against the rest of the field each day just with…
Brendan Steele will kick off the main part of his 2019/20 PGA Tour season this week in the $6.6-million Sony Open on the Waialae County Club course in Honolulu. After beginning the early season in the closing months of 2019, the Idyllwild native is coming back from some time off to once again challenge the…
Six and a half years ago, when Becky and I purchased the Town Crier, the object was to save it. We strongly felt that our Hill — with its many local governmental agencies, public service organizations and its vibrant tourism comprising of inns, restaurants, shops and varied entertainment opportunities — very much needed to keep…
Playing again this week Brendan Steele fired a 6-under-par 68-72-72-66 — 378 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico last week to tie for 41st place in the rain-delayed Mayakoba Golf Classic on the PGA Tour. The Idyllwild native posted one eagle and 18 birdies against 12 bogeys and a double, including a string of four consecutive…
Brendan Steele comes off a few vacation weeks to play this week in the $7.2-million Mayakoba Golf Classic in Playa Del Carmen on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Steele was in Idyllwild with wife Anastassia and 2-year-old daughter Victoria (“Tori”) this past weekend to attend a surprise 80th birthday party for his father Kent Steele,…
One day in 1997, Becky Clark, just promoted editor-in-chief of the Town Crier, was paying Town Crier bills when she came upon one for a few hundred dollars for dues to the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA). Not being sure what that bill was about, she investigated. She found that the CNPA existed to promote…
Brendan Steele posted a 5-over-par 76-73 — 149 at the Houston Open last week to experience his only cut in four tournaments of this early 2019/20 PGA Tour season. Only 57% of his drives found the fairways, allowing him to hit only 64% of the greens in regulation. His putter gave away 1.636 strokes to…
Plays in Houston Open this week Brendan Steele posted a 14-under-par 68-69-68-65 — 270 at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open last week in Las Vegas to tie for 29th place. Considering that about 165 of some of the best players in the world enter each PGA Tour event, a 29th placing is impressive. The…
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%…
