Anthony Simonsen stays on top as stars fill top 5 after first round of match play at 2024 U.S. Open
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 2/1/2024, 10:00 PM
Anthony Simonsen with the 2022 USBC Masters trophy. Photo by USBC.
Anthony Simonsen stayed on top as stars filled the top five after Thursday’s first round of match play at the 2024 U.S. Open presented by Go Bowling! at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis.
Simonsen had a 147-pin lead after the 24 games of qualifying, then extended it to 268 pins after Thursday’s 8-game cashers round.
On Thursday night, Simonsen went 6-2 on games of 220, 243, 211, 267, 154, 216, 257 and 191 for 1,759 and 180 bonus pins, producing an 8,944 total, yet losing some of his...