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Packy Hanrahan leads as 2024 PBA Scorpion Championship recalls 1971 San Jose Open where every match play finalist was left-handed

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 11:00 pm
Packy Hanrahan leads as 2024 PBA Scorpion Championship recalls 1971 San Jose Open where every match play finalist was left-handed
Packy Hanrahan leads the 2024 PBA Scorpion Championship after the second round of qualifying. Photo by PBA.
In PBA Tour history, one tournament stands out for left-handed dominance: The 1971 San Jose Open where all 16 match play finalists were left-handed. That tournament was the last straw that led PBA taking over lane maintenance for the Tour, as former PBA lane maintenance head Len Nicholson recounted in the series we did on the topic on his show. So while the 2024 PBA Scorpion Championship at World Series of Bowling XV features lefties in the top seven spots, nine of the top 16, and 11 of the top...