Sports: Feb. 20, 2014
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Steele misses cut at Pebble Beach
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…
Steele ties for 6th in Phoenix
Brendan Steele rode a tremendous third round to a top-6 finish in the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale last week. On Saturday he fired a bogey-free, 9-under-par 62 — the lowest round of the entire tournament by two strokes, and the lowest 18-hole score Steele has posted in competition since joining the PGA Tour…
Sports Roundup: Palms to Pines Golf Association
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, Jan. 17, golf tournament at the Legends course on the Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon in Beaumont. The sun was shining, but gusty winds steered errant golf balls into unpleasant circumstances. Ken Garelick (course handicap 24) managed to keep…
Steele places well at Torrey Pines
Brendan Steele had two down and two up rounds at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla last week, but his fine Sunday round prevailed. The Idyllwild native finished at 2-under-par, posting 76-67-74-69 — 286 to garner a tie for 28th place and earn $38,023 in official prize money. Steele had a…
Steele has ups and downs at the Humana
Idyllwild native Brendan Steele played about as well as anyone from tee to green last week at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta, but his flat stick did not cooperate. He shot a 7-under-par 70-70-69 — 209 for the first three days, but missed the cut by 2 strokes. Steele hit 78-percent of the fairways…
Sports Roundup: Palms to Pines Golf
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, Dec. 20, golf tournament at The Country Club at Soboba Springs. It was a beautiful day and the course was in excellent shape. John McAndrews (course handicap 38) won the tourney by seven strokes with a net 63; Jerry Gabel…
Sports Roundup: Adult volleyball
Volleyball Coordinator Ginger Dagnall gave these standings for the past two weeks’ games, played from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the Idyllwild School gymnasium. Team Wins Losses Forest Lumber 2 0 Idyllwild Garage 2 1 Silver Pines 2 1 Idyllwild Inn 2 1 Cafe Aroma 0 2 Higher Grounds 0 3
Steele ties for 16th in Mexico
Brendan Steele continued on track last week in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. He shot a 10-under-par 70-66-68-70 — 274 in the official PGA tournament, grabbing a tie for 16th place and earning more than $84,000 in prize money. More importantly, Steele earned 52 FedExCup points, which shot him from…
Steele scores well in Malaysia
Brendan Steele got his game going last week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the CIMB Classic, an official tournament on the PGA Tour. He posted a 4-under-par 74-70-72-68 — 284 to claim a tie for 25th place, earning more than $53,000 and capturing 43.5 FedExCup points. The native Idyllwilder now has 56 points so far…