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Picking up where he left off in 2021, Tom Hess leads first round of 2022 PBA50 Tour season-opening Lightning Strikes Bowl Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 6:00 pm
Picking up where he left off in 2021, Tom Hess leads first round of 2022 PBA50 Tour season-opening Lightning Strikes Bowl Open
Tom Hess after winning the 2021 USBC Senior Masters, PBA50 Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in a storybook finish to last season. Photo by Storm Products.
2021 PBA50 Tour Player of the Year Tom Hess picked up where left off last season by opening the 2022 PBA50 Tour on top, taking the first-round lead Tuesday at the Lightning Strikes Bowl Open in Fort Myers, Florida. Hess scorched the Mark Roth 42 lane pattern with games of 227, 258, 279, 279, 227, 279 and 247 for a 1,796 total (256.57 average), according to results posted here. “I was trying too hard in the beginning,” Hess, who left several 10-pins in his first game, said in this...