Brendan Steele
Brendan Dean Steele 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. He played high school golf at Hemet High school. Steele attended the University of California, Riverside, where he played on the golf team, 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. Steele began playing on the Nationwide Tour in and won the final event of the season in 2010, the Nationwide [Tour Championship at Daniel Island]. This win moved him from thirtieth to sixth on the money list and earned him a PGA Tour card for the 2011 season.PGA Tour
On April 17, 2011, the week after the Masters Tournament|Masters], Steele notched his first PGA Tour win at the Valero Texas Open at San Antonio. He holed a 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 and Charl Schwartzel. In addition to a 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 Playoffs|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 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 in breezy conditions to win at, 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, 2017 [Northern California">2017 PGA Tour">2017 [Northern California wildfires|wildfires] damaged the Silverado resort.
LIV Golf
Steele played ten tournaments on the 2022–23 PGA Tour before joining LIV Golf in February 2023, as a member of Phil Mickelson's HyFlyers GC team.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)
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| 1 | 2020 | Sony Open in Hawaii |  Nationwide Tour wins (1)
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