
Brendan Steele posted a final-round 3-under 68 at Silverado Resort & Spa and successfully defended his Safeway Open title.
It was the Steele’s third career PGA Tour victory (2011 Valero Texas Open, 2016 and 2017 Safeway Open). Since moving the Safeway (formerly the Frys) to the Silverado Resort and Spa in 2014, Steele is the most under par of any player at 50 under.
SUPER STEELE AT SILVERADO
2014: T21 (-7)
2015: T17 (-10)
2016: 1 (-18)
2017: 1 (-15)
Steele joins Jhonattan Vegas (Canadian Open), Daniel Berger (St Jude’s Classic), Hideki Matsuyama (Phoenix Open), and Justin Thomas (CIMB Classic) as players who’ve successfully defended their PGA Tour titles in the past 12 months.
The win earned the 34-year old Californian $1,080,000 and 500 FedEx Cup points, which moved him into the top spot for the new 2017-18 PGA Tour season.
Tony Finau, who was the tournament favorite, following a break-through 2016-17 season, finished solo-second and walked away with a nice check for $669,600 along with 300 points.
FINAL MONEY, POINTS – SAFEWAY OPEN
Silverado Resort & Spa | Napa, CA | October 8, 2017
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