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Kevin McCune sweeps Jakob Butturff to win 2023 PBA Players Championship, make first 3-generation family of PBA Tour champions

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, May 14, 2023 4:00 pm
Kevin McCune sweeps Jakob Butturff to win 2023 PBA Players Championship, make first 3-generation family of PBA Tour champions
Kevin McCune with the trophy after winning the 2023 PBA Players Championship. Photo by PBA.
Kevin McCune should be called “Kryptonite” after winning the 2023 PBA Players Championship, as the highest game his four opponents managed against him was 211, with six of the eight games under 200. And the last three wins came against the top two players on Tour this year and arguably No. 3. In Sunday’s title match, McCune swept left-hander Jakob Butturff 206-178, 247-204, 220-175, though Butturff came in averaging 235.25 in his four games in his wins in the quarterfinals and...