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Amleto Monacelli wins last battle with Dan Knowlton to win PBA50 Odessa Open for 10th PBA50 Tour title

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, July 5, 2021 9:00 pm
Amleto Monacelli wins last battle with Dan Knowlton to win PBA50 Odessa Open for 10th PBA50 Tour title
Amleto Monacelli in 2019. Photo by PBA.
After Dan Knowlton topped the first round of the PBA50 Odessa Open presented by Diamond Lanes, Amleto Monacelli took control and led after the second and third rounds of qualifying, the first round of match play, and all the way to the 30th of 31 games. But Knowlton blew past Monacelli in the final game of Monday’s second round of match play, beating the Hall of Famer 290-223 to finish with a 9-6-1 record and 7,486 total, averaging 232.29. Monacelli, who had been 48 pins ahead of...