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Jakob Butturff can go where no bowler has gone before in 2-pattern PBA Lubbock Sports Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, January 21, 2019 9:00 am
Jakob Butturff can go where no bowler has gone before in 2-pattern PBA Lubbock Sports Open
Chris Barnes is the defending champion for this week's PBA Lubbock Sports Open. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
If you are a bowling fan who for some reason wasn’t paying attention, when he earned the top seed for the PBA Oklahoma Open, Jakob Butturff tied Hall of Famers Walter Ray Williams Jr. (1993), Johnny Petraglia (1971) and Earl Anthony (1976) as the only players to earn the top seed in three straight PBA Tour tournaments. The obvious question for this week’s PBA Lubbock Sports Open is whether the lefty with the quirky corkscrew release and devastating strike ball can set himself apart...