Francois Lavoie loses some of lead as qualifying ends at 2019 U.S. Open
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 10/27/2019, 11:00 PM

Francois Lavoie leads the 2019 U.S. Open heading into the cashers round. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Francois Lavoie came into Sunday’s third round of qualifying at the 2019 U.S. Open with a 122-pin lead and ended with a 92-pin lead as the 144-player field was cut to the top 36 for Monday’s cashers round.
Lavoie rolled games of 249, 203, 194, 224, 175, 221, 185 and 216 for 1,667 in the third round and a 24-game total of 5,246 (218.58 average).
Bill O’Neill totaled 1,763 to move back into second with 5,154, Sean Rash was third at 5,128, Shawn Maldonado fourth with 5,096, and ...