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Tom Daugherty averages 240 to lead first round of 2026 Surfside PBA New York Classic

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 11:00 pm
Tom Daugherty averages 240 to lead first round of 2026 Surfside PBA New York Classic
Tom Daugherty in 2016. Photo by PBA.
Tom Daugherty averaged 240 to lead Tuesday’s first round of the 2026 Surfside PBA New York Classic at ABC Gates Bowl in Rochester, N.Y., according to results posted here. Daugherty fired games of 230, 247, 245, 193, 244, 290, 238, 233 for a 1,920 total and a 25-pin lead over the 1,895 of Ethan Crouse on the 2026 PBA Bear 38 lane pattern. The Bear is 38 feet with a 34-foot drop brush and features 29.58 mL of oil — 16.75 mL forward and 12.83 mL reverse — left-side ratios of...