Brendan Steele
Brendan Steele | |
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Canadian Tour | |
Professional wins | 10 |
Highest ranking | 35 (February 4, 2018)[1] (as of April 21, 2024) |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 3 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
Other | 6 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T27: 2017 |
PGA Championship | T9: 2022 |
U.S. Open | T13: 2017 |
The Open Championship | T47: 2018 |
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 years
Born in
Professional career
Steele turned professional in 2005 and played on the Golden State Tour in California, winning four times.
PGA Tour
On April 17, 2011, the week after the
Over five years later on October 16, 2016, Steele won the
Steele successfully defended his Safeway Open title on October 8,
LIV Golf
Steele played nine tournaments on the 2022–23 PGA Tour[2] before joining LIV Golf in February 2023, as a member of Phil Mickelson's HyFlyers GC team.[9]
Personal life
Steele is the nephew of Anthony Geary, the actor who plays Luke Spencer of General Hospital.[10]
Professional wins (10)
PGA Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Apr 17, 2011 | Valero Texas Open | 69-72-68-71=280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Kevin Chappell, Charley Hoffman |
2 | Oct 16, 2016 | Safeway Open
|
67-71-67-65=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Patton Kizzire |
3 | Oct 8, 2017 | Safeway Open (2)
|
65-67-72-69=273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Tony Finau |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2020 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 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 | Colt Knost |
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2010 | Nationwide Tour Championship
|
Colt Knost | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
Other wins (6)
- 2005 Four wins (Golden State Tour)[2]
- 2011 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Keegan Bradley), Straight Down Fall Classic(with Greg Wells)
Playoff record
LIV Golf League playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2023 | LIV Golf Tucson | Danny Lee, Louis Oosthuizen, Carlos Ortiz |
Lee won with birdie on second extra hole Ortiz eliminated by par on first hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 12 |
- 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 |
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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
See also
References
- OWGR. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Brendan Steele – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ 2004–05 UC Riverside Men's & Women's Golf Media Guide
- ^ "Brendan Steele earns PGA Tour card". ESPN. Associated Press. October 31, 2010.
- ^ "Brendan Steele earns first PGA Tour win". ESPN. Associated Press. April 17, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ "Brendan Steele wins Safeway Open by 2 to repeat as champ". ESPN. Associated Press. October 9, 2017.
- ^ Kroichick, Ron (October 9, 2017). "Napa fire forces PGA Tour officials, players to flee Silverado after golf tourney". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ Howard, Chelsea (October 9, 2017). "PGA Tour officials evacuate Silverado after Napa fires". Sporting News. (Omnisport). Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ Schwarb, John (February 20, 2023). "Brendan Steele Leaves PGA Tour to Join Phil Mickelson's LIV Golf Team". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ Q&A: Brendan Steele Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website
- Brendan Steele at the PGA Tour official site
- Brendan Steele at the Official World Golf Ranking official site