When Brendan Steele went 70-74 to miss the cut in the John Deere Classic last month, there was a tangible reason: Just before the start of the second round he backed off the practice putting green and stepped in a hole, wrenching his back. The Idyllwild native wasn’t sure he could even finish play that…
Brendan Steele improved his position on the FedEx Cup points list and added some insurance to his playing card for next season. The native Idyllwilder shot a 3-under-par 66-70-72-69 — 277 in The Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia to gain 24 FedEx Cup points, bringing his running total to 429 and moving from 88th position…
Brendan Steele placed high again last week on the PGA Tour — this time in the AT&T National at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. — and has essentially assured his playing card for next season. The Idyllwild native posted a 2-under-par 73-71-66-72 — 282 for a tie for 16th place and $97,500 in…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, June 21, golf tournament at Golden Era Golf Course in San Jacinto to benefit the Grandfathers for Golf youth program. The Grandfathers program, a free program dedicated to teaching at-risk kids how to play golf, is based at Golden Era….
When Brendan Steele missed the cut in the U.S. Open two weeks ago, it marked his sixth consecutive missed cut. But the Idyllwild native turned it around last week on the TPC River Highlands course in the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn. Steele carded a 6-under-par 68-68-72-66 — 274 to tie for 13th place and…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Danny Richardson reported on Town Hall Youth Baseball for the week of June 10. T-ball Jayden Fogle, Griffin Kretsinger and Emily Brosterhous had the hot bats for the Padres. The whole team played excellent defense: Jackson Brunett, Micah McCaughey and Bobbyann Mabery, just to name a few. The Phillies’ Travis Rocha,…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Danny Richardson reported on Town Hall Youth Baseball for the week of June 3 …
Three months ago in March, Brendan Steele played his eighth-consecutive, in-the-money tournament on the PGA Tour — a personal record. But now in June, the native Idyllwilder has missed the cut in five straight PGA Tour tournaments — also a personal record. In fact, he hasn’t missed the cut five times running since the opening…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Danny Richardson reported on Town Hall Youth baseball for the week of May 28. Minor League The Angels squared off against the Rockies’ Fernando Maldanado and Emma Righetti of the Angels got on base all three times at bat that led to the win. Katelyn Sonnier had the bat for the…
