At its Tuesday, April 20 meeting, the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) board approved one of Idyllwild School’s sixth grade teachers Nicole Picchiottino as the new principal of Idyllwild School effective July 1. Principal Matt Kraemer is retiring. “I am here to serve,” Picchiottino said during the interview. “Nicole is going to be a tremendous…
Brendan Steele will play this week in the $8.1-million Wells Fargo Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since its inception in 2002, this tournament has averaged raising more than a million dollars for charities each year it is played. This will be the Idyllwild native’s eighth appearance in the Wells Fargo…
Brendan Steele teamed with Keegan Bradley to post an 18-under-par 270 last week in the $7.4-million Zurich Classic in New Orleans, earning a tie for fourth place.The first and third days of the tournament comprised four-ball (better-ball) competition, while the second and fourth days featured foursome (alternate shot) play. The two longtime friends combined for…
Brendan Steele will team with Keegan Bradley to play this week in the $7.4-million Zurich Classic, a two-man competition they won together in 2011, their rookie year.The tournament will be telecast on the Golf Channel Thursday through Sunday, with primary CBS coverage throughout the weekend.You can follow Brendan shot-for-shot on the pgatour.com website or with…
Brendan Steele had a rough time at the Texas Open in San Antonio last week posting a 7-over-par 70-76-76-73 — 295 to finish in 77th place.The Idyllwild native’s stats were atypical for him. His drives averaged nearly 300 yards but into only 36% of the fairways, and playing from the rough resulted in hitting only…
Brendan Steele will play this week in the $7.7-million Valero Texas Open on the Oaks Course at the TPC San Antonio golf resort northeast of San Antonio. This tournament raises millions for charities — most recently, $14 million from a single tournament.The Idyllwild native won this tournament in 2013, his rookie year on the PGA…
Brendan Steele fired an excellent 6-under-par 73-65-71-65 — 274 at The Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on the PGA Tour last week to finish tied for third place. The Idyllwild native posted an eagle and 16 birdies against 10 bogeys and a double while belting drives averaging 326-yard drives into 66% of the…
Brendan Steele carded a 2-under-par 72-72-71-71 — 286 at The Players Championship on the PGA Tour last week to finish in a tie for 41st place.The Idyllwild native put together 15 birdies against 11 bogeys and a double while finding 55% of the fairways with drives averaging 286 yards. He hit 62.5% of the greens…
Brendan Steele posted a 2-under-par 286 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week to earn a tie for 18th place, his second-best finish in the Palmer ever. The Idyllwild native collected an eagle and 10 birdies against 10 bogeys while finding nearly 61% of the fairways with drives averaging 296 yards. He hit 67% of…
Brendan Steele will be playing this week in the$9.3-million Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay HillClub and Lodge in Orlando, Florida. The Bay Hill coursefeatures the famous 6th hole, a long par-5 dogleg left thatwraps around the Bay, hugging the water its entire length.A win in an official PGA Tour tournament ordinarilyprovides the winner with…
