Tom Hess, second from right, is all smiles after winning the PBA Petraglia Championship on Friday. Photo by PBA.
The first five tournaments of the 2023 PBA50 Tour were won by players who had never won a PBA50 Tour title before: John Janawicz, Troy Lint, Michael Haggitt, Dan Knowlton and Jon Rakoski.
As the Petraglia Championship got down to four players at JAX60 in Jackson, Michigan on Friday, the streak was still alive as top seed William Gates was in the final four with Tom Hess, Chris Barnes and Rakoski.
It ended when Hess knocked off Gates 2-1 (213-300, 163-203, 255-203), while Barnes was beating...