A.J. Johnson jumps over Solomon Salama to grab second-round lead at 2019 USBC Masters
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 3/28/2019, 11:00 PM
A.J. Johnson leads the 2019 USBC Masters after the second round. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.
A.J. Johnson knows how to succeed at the United States Bowling Congress Masters: He proved that in 2015 when he earned the top seed before losing to Jason Belmonte’s three-peat win, as I detailed in this story.
Now a young veteran of the PBA Tour still seeking his first title, Johnson jumped into the lead at the Masters with a strong second round of qualifying at the 2019 Masters at the Gold Coat in Las Vegas.
The powerful right-hander was eighth after the first round with 1,113 for five...