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2024 U.S. Open is a tournament even the leaders don’t love, as Anthony Simonsen leads top 36 into cashers round

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 11:00 pm
2024 U.S. Open is a tournament even the leaders don’t love, as Anthony Simonsen leads top 36 into cashers round
Anthony Simonsen led the 2024 U.S. Open after qualifying ended Wednesday. Photo by USBC.
You can’t say it’s sour grapes when players at the top of the leaderboard offer harsh assessments of the 2024 U.S. Open presented by GoBowling!. The words of Anthony Simonsen and Jason Belmonte also carry the weight of their status as past champions and nearly annual contenders in the prestigious major. In Wednesday’s third and final qualifying round at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis, just 22 of the 106 players averaged 200 or better on the brutal 49-foot lane pattern,...