Dasha Kovalova grabs lead, scores edge up as 2019 U.S. Women's Open moves from flat pattern to not-quite-flat pattern
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 6/19/2019, 11:00 PM
Dasha Kovalova moved into the lead in the second round of the 2019 U.S. Women's Open. Photo by Professional Women's Bowling Association.
Tuesday’s first round of the 2019 U.S. Women’s Open at Texas Star Lanes in the Texas Station Casino in North Las Vegas, Nevada was conducted on a flat lane pattern and scores predictably were low with just 15 of the 108 players averaging 200 or better.
Wednesday’s second round was conducted on a slightly less difficult pattern: a 40-foot “Nick Hoagland Special,” as I call my good friend’s inventive and often diabolical oddball creations. The symmetrical patte...