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Jason Belmonte for PBA Player of the Year and Santtu Tahvanainen for PBA Rookie of the Year in 2022 were clear choices

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, October 28, 2022 7:00 pm
Jason Belmonte for PBA Player of the Year and Santtu Tahvanainen for PBA Rookie of the Year in 2022 were clear choices
Jason Belmonte after winning the 2022 PBA Tour Finals. Photo by Storm Products.
Jason Belmonte for PBA Chris Schenkel Player of the Year and Santtu Tahvanainen for PBA Harry Golden Rookie of the Year in 2022 were clear choices for me. In many years, winning two majors and $274,975 as Anthony Simonsen did in 2023 would have been good enough for Player of the Year.  But Belmonte won five times, three more than Simonsen, E.J. Tackett and Dom Barrett. And he dominated in points, led in earnings at $302,525, top-5 finishes with eight, and was second in average at 224.38,...