When Brendan Steele closed with a 65 last year at the Safeway Open he completed a comeback that led to his second PGA Tour victory. At the rate he’s going this week at Silverado Resort he won’t need another rally to claim his third title.
Steele had just a single bogey on Day 2 at the season-opening event on his way to a 5-under 67 to move within one stroke of the lead at 12 under par.
“A little bit of everything worked for me today,” Steele said. “I had a really good ball-striking day.