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Sam Cooley — 'That other bowler from Australia' — leads 2020 PBA Oklahoma Open after first round as he seeks first PBA Tour title

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 11:00 pm
Sam Cooley — 'That other bowler from Australia' — leads 2020 PBA Oklahoma Open after first round as he seeks first PBA Tour title
Sam Cooley leads the 2020 PBA Oklahoma Open after the first round. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
With five PBA Player of the Year honors, Jason Belmonte would relegate pretty much any other PBA Tour player from his country to being, “That other bowler from Australia.” Sam Cooley is a solid player with three third-place finishes in six years as a PBA member, but winning his first PBA Tour title would at least enable Cooley to be known as something like, “That other PBA Tour champion from Australia.” Cooley took a step in that direction on Wednesday at FireLake...