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Big second round boosts Anthony Simonsen to lead at 2020 PBA Tournament of Champions

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:00 pm
Big second round boosts Anthony Simonsen to lead at 2020 PBA Tournament of Champions
Anthony Simonsen leads the 2020 PBA Tournament of Champions after the second round. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
A big second round of qualifying boosted Anthony Simonsen into the lead Wednesday at the 2020 PBA Tournament of Champions at AMF Riviera Lanes in Akron, Ohio. The 2-hander and 7-time PBA Tour champion was 14th after the first round with 1,281 but then rolled games of 246, 258, 217, 257, 190 and 266 for 1,434 in the second round and a 12-game total of 2,715 good for a 43-pin lead over the 2,672 total of 1-time PBA Tour champion Cristian Azcona of Puerto Rico. “In the first round I was...