Scored a top-25 last week; will play in PGA Championship next Brendan Steele’s university alma mater paid tribute to his athletic prowess by inducting him into its Athletics Hall of Fame this year. The Idyllwild native graduated from University of California, Riverside, in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. At UCR, Brendan…
Brendan Steele plays this week in the $9.75 million World Golf Championships — Bridgestone Invitational on the Firestone Country Club South course in Akron, Ohio. The Idyllwild native goes into this tournament 15th on the FedExCup points list and 54th in the Official World Golf Ranking. Brendan tees off Thursday at 4:30 a.m. PDT and…
By Jack Clark Fashion Advisor Q. For my kitchen, I recently bought a large set of new plastic tubs with matching lids. Now I have 14 tubs and only 10 lids. Four of the tubs are going topless. Where do these lids go? — Myrna, Menifee A. I think one of them turned up in…
At the Idyllwild Water District meeting of Wednesday, July 19, Bob Geary, a member of the public, commented on the $3,518.29 water bill he and his partner received, which bill claimed that 249,308 gallons of water were delivered by IWD to their home during the 30-day period from June 2 to July 2 of this…
How it occurred is controversial Many locals know it as Lily Rock, but climbers prefer to call it Tahquitz Rock. It’s one of the more famous climbing sites in California and is where the Yosemite Decimal System for rating the degree of difficulty of rock climbs reportedly was first developed back in the 1950s. Tahquitz…
Editor’s note: Co-Publisher and Bottle Washer Jack Clark is taking the column this week. My very good friend, Jeff Meltzer, turns 76 on Monday. Some of you know him as the guy with the l-o-n-g white beard who has installed many a telephone system for businesses and agencies up here on the Hill. He also…
Wednesday morning, July 12, thieves broke into the Idyllwild Shell station at Highway 243 and Ridgeview Drive, making off with merchandise and a small amount of money, according to owner James Jang. At least one of the three men was seen on surveillance camera with just the lower half of his face covered. Also Wednesday…
Brendan Steele plays this week in the $10.25 million The Open Championship, sometimes known in the U.S. as the British Open. It is the oldest of the four majors on the PGA Tour. The native Idyllwilder hopes to significantly improve on his previous performances in The Open. He played in the tournament in 2014 and…
Brendan Steele carded an 8-over-par 75-73 — 148 Thursday to miss the cut for the first time this year in a singles tournament. He and Keegan Bradley teamed to miss the cut at the Zurich Classic back in April. The native Idyllwilder had trouble with driving accuracy and greens in regulation, hitting only 50 percent…
Brendan Steele carded a 7-under-par 68-68-69-68 — 273 last week at the Travelers Championship. The native Idyllwilder bested the field in all strokes-gained categories, garnering 7.279 strokes gained overall. His drives found 73 percent of the fairways and averaged 302 yards, the longest being a huge 354 yarder. He hit 69 percent of the greens…
