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Richie Teece leads first round of 2023 U.S. Open, but lane pattern is the winner Tuesday

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 11:00 pm
Richie Teece leads first round of 2023 U.S. Open, but lane pattern is the winner Tuesday
Richie Teece leads after the first round of the 2023 U.S. Open. Photo by USBC.
The standings show that England’s Richie Teece led the first round of the 2023 U.S. Open with 1,756 for eight games, but the day’s fascinating lane pattern could be declared the winner. Flat across the lane except for the edge boards, lane pattern 1 was 49 feet with a 49-foot drop brush, oil applied to 39 feet, 31.68 mL of Kegel Fire and Ice oil — 15.84 mL forward and reverse — and ratios are 1.25-1 middle-outside track, and 1-1 everywhere else. The logical conclusion...