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Francois Lavoie regains lead after first round of match play at 2019 U.S. Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, October 28, 2019 11:00 pm
Francois Lavoie regains lead after first round of match play at 2019 U.S. Open
Francois Lavoie regained the lead after the first round of match play at the 2019 U.S. Open. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Francois Lavoie, who fell to second in Monday’s cashers round of the 2019 U.S. Open after leading the second and third rounds, regained his lead in Monday night’s first round of match play at Victory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C. Lavoie won six of his eight matches and totaled 1,707 for the block to finish at 8,729, 35 pins ahead of Anthony Simonsen. The first round was on a 45-foot flat pattern, the second round on a 41-foot pattern, the third round on a 37-foot pattern, and the...