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Brendan Steele
American professional golfer (born 1983)
American professional golfer (born 1983)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Brendan Steele |
| image | File:Open de France 2015 20.jpg |
| imagesize | 200px |
| caption | Steele at the 2015 Alstom Open de France |
| fullname | Brendan Dean Steele |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Idyllwild, California |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 175 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Irvine, California |
| spouse | Anastassia |
| college | UC Riverside |
| yearpro | 2005 |
| retired | |
| tour | LIV Golf |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| Nationwide Tour | |
| Canadian Tour | |
| prowins | 11 |
| pgawins | 3 |
| eurowins | |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | 1 |
| chalwins | |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| livwins | 1 |
| otherwins | 6 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | T27: 2017 |
| usopen | T13: 2017 |
| open | T47: 2018 |
| pga | T9: 2022 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection |
Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour Brendan Dean Steele (born April 5, 1983) is an American professional golfer. He played predominantly on the PGA Tour, where he had three tournament victories, prior to joining LIV Golf in 2023.
Early life and amateur career
In 1983, Steele was born in Idyllwild, California. graduating in 2005.
Professional career
Steele turned professional in 2005 and played on the Golden State Tour in California, winning four times. He played on the Canadian Tour in 2006 and 2007, where his best finish was second at the 2006 Telus Edmonton Open.
PGA Tour
On April 17, 2011, the week after the Masters, Steele notched his first PGA Tour win at the Valero Texas Open at San Antonio. He holed a 7 ft par-saving putt at the final hole to finish a stroke ahead of runners-up Kevin Chappell and Charley Hoffman. Steele was the third tour rookie to win in 2011, after Jhonattan Vegas (Bob Hope Classic) and Charl Schwartzel (Masters). In addition to a $1.1 million payday and a tour card until the end of 2013, Steele's victory earned invites to The Players Championship, Bridgestone Invitational, PGA Championship, and the next year's Masters; the win moved from 115th to 19th in the FedEx Cup standings.
Over five years later on October 16, 2016, Steele won the Safeway Open in Napa, California, the first event of 2017 season. His winning score of 270 (−18) tied the tournament record for lowest score relative to par; he was one stroke ahead of runner-up Patton Kizzire for his second tour win.
Steele successfully defended his Safeway Open title on October 8, 2017. He started the final round two strokes back, but posted 69 (–3) in breezy conditions to win at 273 (−15), two strokes ahead of runner-up Tony Finau. With his third tour victory, Steele became the first with multiple wins at the event. Later that night, wildfires damaged the Silverado resort.
LIV Golf
Steele played ten tournaments on the 2022–23 PGA Tour
Personal life
Steele is the nephew of Anthony Geary, the actor who played Luke Spencer on General Hospital.
Professional wins (11)
PGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner(s)-up | |||||
| 1 | Apr 17, 2011 | Valero Texas Open | 69-72-68-71=280 | −8 | 1 stroke | USA Kevin Chappell, USA Charley Hoffman |
| 2 | Oct 16, 2016 | Safeway Open | 67-71-67-65=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | USA Patton Kizzire |
| 3 | Oct 8, 2017 | Safeway Open (2) | 65-67-72-69=273 | −15 | 2 strokes | USA Tony Finau |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | Sony Open in Hawaii | AUS Cameron Smith | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other Nationwide Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | |||||
| 1 | Oct 31, 2010 | Nationwide Tour Championship | 66-71-65-73=275 | −13 | Playoff | USA Colt Knost |
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Nationwide Tour Championship | USA Colt Knost | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
LIV Golf League wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | |||||
| 1 | Apr 28, 2024 | LIV Golf Adelaide | 66-64-68=198 | −18 | 1 stroke | ZAF Louis Oosthuizen |
LIV Golf League playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | LIV Golf Tucson | NZL Danny Lee, ZAF Louis Oosthuizen, | |
| MEX Carlos Ortiz | Lee won with birdie on second extra hole | |||
| Ortiz eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (6)
- 2005 Four wins (Golden State Tour)
- 2011 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Keegan Bradley), Straight Down Fall Classic (with Greg Wells)
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T27 | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T15 | T13 | 63 | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T47 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T19 | T58 | T12 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| PGA Championship | T22 | 77 | T9 | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | NT | T67 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2014 PGA – 2016 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T26 | CUT | T57 | T6 | T79 | CUT | C | T41 | T13 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T48 | T20 | ||||||
| Match Play | T30 | T17 | ||||||
| Invitational | T48 | T24 | T60 | |||||
| Champions |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
References
References
- He played high school golf at Hemet High school. Steele attended the [[UC Riverside Highlanders
- "Brendan Steele – Profile". PGA Tour.
- (April 17, 2011). "Brendan Steele earns first PGA Tour win". ESPN.
- (October 9, 2017). "Brendan Steele wins Safeway Open by 2 to repeat as champ". ESPN.
- Kroichick, Ron. (October 9, 2017). "Napa fire forces PGA Tour officials, players to flee Silverado after golf tourney". San Francisco Chronicle.
- Howard, Chelsea. (October 9, 2017). "PGA Tour officials evacuate Silverado after Napa fires".
- [http://www.pgatour.com/news/2014/01/15/brendan-steele.html Q&A: Brendan Steele] {{webarchive. link. (January 16, 2014)
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