In a grueling 36-hole qualifying day at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles, Brendan Steele posted 33-35-32-34 – 134 to miss by one stroke outright qualifying for the U.S Open, which will be played next week at the Los Angeles Country Club. Instead, he is currently listed as the second alternative player, should two of…
By Jim CrandallPalms to Pines Golf Association Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association played its regular monthly tournament at Hemet Golf Course Friday, March 17. In the A-flight, Gary Brown (course handicap 10) shot a net 75 for first place; Jim Crandall (11) shot net 77 for second; Henry Gutierrez (10) and Steve Olson (9)…
Coming off a fine tie for second place in his second LIV event at Tucson two weeks ago, Brendan Steele posted a three-under-par score last week in the LIV tournament in Orlando to finish in a tie for 36th place with a $141,000 official-money pay out. In a post-round interview televised by LIV, the native…
Coming off a fine tie-for-fifth finish in Mexico in his very first LIV event followed by a tie for second place in his second event at Tucson two weeks ago, Brendan Steele will tee it up again Friday on the Crooked Cat course at Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge in Orlando, Florida. The…
Coming off a fine T5 finish in Mexico in his very first LIV event, Brendan Steele tied for the win at the Gallery Golf Club course outside Tucson, Arizona, last week after three days of regulation play. Then, following a four-way playoff, he finished tied for second, earning $1,558,333 in official prize money. The Idyllwild…
For those who missed it, Brendan Steele is now competing in the LIV Golf League, no longer on the PGA Tour. Coming off a fine T5 finish at Mayakoba, Mexico, in his first LIV event, the native Idyllwilder will tee it up again this week, March 17 to 19, on The Gallery Golf Club course…
Brendan Steele is shifting from the PGA Tour to the LIV Golf League, the native Idyllwilder informed the Town Crier Sunday evening. Brendan withdrew from the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational tournament before teeing off last Thursday. The LIV Golf League is financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. “LIV”…
Jim CrandallPalms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association played its regular monthly tournament at Menifee Lakes Country Club on the Palms Course Friday, Jan. 20. It was a nice, sunny winter’s day and the course was in pretty good shape. In the A-flight tourney, Gary Brown (course handicap 12)…
Brendan Steele will tee it up this week in the $20-million Waste Management Phoenix Open on the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course in Scottsdale, Arizona. Through Thunderbirds Charities, this tournament raised more than $10.5 million for local charities last year alone. The native Idyllwilder has enjoyed considerable success in this event, having played it in each…
Brendan Steele notched a top-20 in Farmers Insurance Open PGA golf tournament played on two courses in La Jolla last week. The Idyllwild native posted 65 and 70 in his first two rounds, but he had to settle for closing rounds of 76 and 75 to score a two-under-par 286. His drives averaged 300 yards,…
