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Seeking rare PBA Tour title territory, Norm Duke takes lead as qualifying ends at 2-pattern 2019 PBA Jonesboro Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2019 11:00 pm
Seeking rare PBA Tour title territory, Norm Duke takes lead as qualifying ends at 2-pattern 2019 PBA Jonesboro Open
Norm Duke leads the 2019 PBA Jonesboro Open heading into match play. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
In terms of PBA Tour titles, two men stand apart: Walter Ray Williams Jr. with 47 and Earl Anthony with 43. With a 266 final game on Thursday, Norm Duke took the lead heading into Friday’s match play at the 2019 PBA Jonesboro Open. If he holds that spot, Duke will need to win just one game in Sunday’s stepladder finals live on FS1 at 4 p.m. Central time to become the third with 40 or more PBA Tour titles. Duke, of course, memorably won No. 39 on Sunday in the 2019 Go Bowling! PBA...