Jakob Butturff and Jesper Svensson are two of the best players on the PBA Tour, and the powerful left-handers have earned that status primarily by using plain urethane.
But it was a switch to a reactive resin ball that proved to be the key as Butturff defeated Svensson 267-201 in the title match to win the PBA Oklahoma Open at Firelake Bowling Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma on Sunday.
Butturff’s back story heading into Sunday’s TV finals has become the story on the PBA Tour, as the...