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Jason Belmonte takes another step up bowling’s major mountain and to GOAT status by winning 2019 PBA World Championship for record-tying 11th major title

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2019 11:00 pm
Jason Belmonte takes another step up bowling’s major mountain and to GOAT status by winning 2019 PBA World Championship for record-tying 11th major title
Jason Belmonte exults after winning the 2019 PBA World Championship on Thursday night. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
After missing a 7-pin in the sixth frame of the title match of the 2019 PBA World Championship, Jakob Butturff appeared to be toast at 32 pins behind Jason Belmonte and without a double. But like the champion he is, the lefty with the quirky corkscrew release and devastating strike ball reached back for something extra and closed with six strikes for 227, exclaiming, “Make him earn it!” after the second strike of his 10th frame. Belmonte had not missed the pocket the entire game,...