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Wes Malott leads as flat pattern makes for a grueling opening round of the 2024 U.S. Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, January 29, 2024 11:00 pm
Wes Malott leads as flat pattern makes for a grueling opening round of the 2024 U.S. Open
Wes Malott leads after the first round of the 2024 U.S. Open. Photo by USBC.
Monday’s first round of the 2024 U.S. Open presented by Go Bowling! offered one central truth: a player couldn’t win the tournament in the eight games, but most certainly could lose it with a total train wreck. The 2024 U.S. Open patterns are the same as 2023 and were released because Rob Gotchall left his job as USBC’s Director of Short-Duration Tournaments for a job with Storm Products, as I detailed in this story. The only difference is that the patterns that were Day...