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Kevin McCune dominates, Jakob Butturff rallies to make title match of 2023 PBA Players Championship; E.J. Tackett wraps up Player of the Year

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, May 13, 2023 4:00 pm
Kevin McCune dominates, Jakob Butturff rallies to make title match of 2023 PBA Players Championship; E.J. Tackett wraps up Player of the Year
Kevin McCune on Saturday advanced to Sunday's title match of the 2023 PBA Players Championship. Photo by PBA.
Kevin McCune and Jakob Butturff advanced to Sunday’s title match of the 2023 PBA Players Championship, but perhaps the most significant news from Saturday’s semifinal matches was that E.J. Tackett wrapped up Player of the Year. That’s because McCune swept Anthony Simonsen in dominating fashion 227-171, 225-196, guaranteeing Tackett will finish the year as the only winner of multiple majors. Tackett also leads Simonsen in titles 5-2, with three title events left in the season:...