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Hall of Famer Chris Barnes averages 249 to lead first round of 2023 PBA50 The Villages Classic

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 8:30 pm
Hall of Famer Chris Barnes averages 249 to lead first round of 2023 PBA50 The Villages Classic
Chris Barnes in 2020. Photo by PBA.
Hall of Famer Chris Barnes averaged 249 to lead Tuesday’s first round of the 2023 PBA50 The Villages Classic at Spanish Springs Lanes in The Villages, Florida, according to results posted here. Barnes dominated the Del Ballard 36 lane pattern with games of 248, 279, 244, 263, 225 and 235 for a 1,494 total and a 21-pin lead over the 1,473 of fellow Hall of Famer Parker Bohn III. Barnes' performance was a major rebound from his last PBA50 Tour game — a 116 in the stepladder finals of...