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Matt Russo tops Zac Weidman for 2021 Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 5:00 pm
 Matt Russo tops Zac Weidman for 2021 Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year
Matt Russo after winning the 2021 PBA Jonesboro Open for his first PBA Tour title. Photo by PBA.
As I wrote in my story on who I voted for in the PBA Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year voting, I chose Matt Russo over Zac Weidman mainly because Russo was the only rookie to win a PBA Tour title. I wrote: Weidman actually led the rookie nominees in points, money, and average, and would have gotten my vote if Russo hadn’t won, but winning is what it’s about: players are described as “8-time champion” or whatever it may be, not “7,800-points earner”...