American Brendan Steele fired a 3-under 69 to win the Safeway Open by two strokes, repeating as champion at the tournament. Steele birdied the par 5 16th and 18th holes to finish two strokes ahead of Tony Finau. Chesson Hadley and a reinvigorated Phil Mickelson finished tied for third, three strokes off the lead. It's … Continue reading Brendan Steele Repeats as Safeway Open Champion
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Brendan Steele Scores Safeway Win
A year after blowing the lead at 54 holes, Brendan Steele delivered in the clutch for a victory at the Safeway Open, the first event of the 2016-2017 PGA Tour season. Steele's three straight birdies to end the tournament with a low round of 65, defeating fellow American Payton Kizzire by a single stroke. Steele … Continue reading Brendan Steele Scores Safeway Win
Steele, Thomas Tied Atop CIMB Classic
Justin Thomas and Brendan Steele, two of the hottest players on the PGA Tour so far in the early season, are at it again. Thomas, who fell off the lead early in the round, made birdies on 17 and 18 to get back even with Steele. Thomas had eight birdies and three bogeys to finish … Continue reading Steele, Thomas Tied Atop CIMB Classic
Grillo Nips Na in Frys Playoff
Emiliano Grillo notched a birdie on the second playoff hole to defeat Kevin Na and win the Frys.com Open Sunday in Napa, California. Brendan Steele, who had led the tournament after each of the first three rounds, collapsed to a final-round 76 to wind up tied for 17th, five strokes off the lead. Steele's collapsed … Continue reading Grillo Nips Na in Frys Playoff
Steele Clings to Frys Lead Through 54 Holes
Brendan Steele took a 1-stroke lead into the final round of the Frys.com Open after shooting a 69 on Saturday. He's up by one over Kevin Na and the hard-charging Andrew Loupe. Loupe had five straight birdies early in the round and four more later that round to tie the course record which Steele shot … Continue reading Steele Clings to Frys Lead Through 54 Holes
Steele Holds Lead at Frys.com Open
When you can shoot seven strokes worse in the second round than you did in the first and still hold a two-stroke lead, that tells you just how well that first round was. Steele followed up his course record-tying 63 with a 70 that kept him in front of the field. At 11-under, he's the … Continue reading Steele Holds Lead at Frys.com Open
Steele Fires 63 at Frys
With world No. 3 Rory McIlroy drawing most of the gallery attention, it was Brendan Steele doing the hardest work Thursday at the Frys.com Open, carding a 9-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead. Steele was a ho-hum 2-under through 10 holes, then caught fire with back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12, and five more … Continue reading Steele Fires 63 at Frys
McIlroy’s 61 Sets Tone at Quail Hollow
Rory McIlroy torched the field, the course, and just about everything else on Saturday, breaking his own course record in the process. McIlroy fired an 11-under 61 to jump from fifth to first, opening up a four-stroke lead at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday. McIlroy was nothing short of spectacular … Continue reading McIlroy’s 61 Sets Tone at Quail Hollow
Steele Leads Rain-Soaked Honda Classic
If there was ever a day when Brendan Steele would have wished for the power to control the weather, Friday would have been that day. Steele started his second round with four straight birdies, then had to let his hot hand down go to waste as rains wiped out the rest of his second round, … Continue reading Steele Leads Rain-Soaked Honda Classic
Unheralded Herman Leads Honda Classic
It wasn't a big name leading the Honda Classic after one round on Thursday, just a hard-working fellow named Jim Herman who happened to shoot a 65. While big names like Rory McIlroy, Ernie Els, Dustin Johnson, and Billy Horschel were struggling, the 37-year-old Herman, whose only pro win was in 2010 on the Web.com … Continue reading Unheralded Herman Leads Honda Classic
