Runner-up Matt Krueger, left, and champion Chris Jackson, right, after Sunday's Tough Lanes Challenge at Schwoegler's. Photo by Schwoegler's.
Prior to the 33rd annual Tough Lanes Challenge, I believe there had been only three 6-game totals above 1,200 in the history of the tournament, and the cut for the 5-player stepladder typically was around 1,100.
But last year the Tough Lanes was only the “Kind of Hard” Lanes, as the cut to the stepladder was 1,214 for six games and the 12th and last cash spot in the 51-player field was 1,160.
The reason was Schwoegler’s Entertainment Center’s arguably admirable...