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,...