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Striking machine Jakob Butturff wins a grindout PBA Xtra Frame Kenn-Feld Group Classic for his fourth PBA Tour title

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, August 26, 2018 8:00 pm
Striking machine Jakob Butturff wins a grindout PBA Xtra Frame Kenn-Feld Group Classic for his fourth PBA Tour title
Jakob Butturff with the $10,000 check after winning the Striking machine Jakob Butturff wins a grindout PBA Xtra Frame Kenn-Feld Group Classic for his fourth PBA Tour title. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Heading into this weekend’s PBA Xtra Frame Kenn-Feld Group Classic, Jakob Butturff had earned a well-deserved reputation as a striking machine in setting records while winning three PBA Tour and 18 PBA Regional titles in three years as a PBA member. The left-hander with the quirky corkscrew release marked himself as an even more fearsome player in winning the Kenn-Feld for his fourth PBA Tour title as it was a grindout in which only 16 players in the 95-player field averaged 200 or...