Legend of Deo Benard becomes PBA Tour reality as he wins 2024 PBA Cheetah Championship for first title
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, April 15, 2024 9:00 pm
Deo Benard, left, with PBA Tour Commissioner Tom Clark, right, after Benard won the 2024 PBA Cheetah Championship. Photo by PBA.
The legend of Deo Benard became PBA Tour reality on Monday night as he won the 2024 PBA Cheetah Championship for his first PBA Tour title.
For the uninitiated, Benard won his first PBA Regional title at 16, last I saw is up to seven titles at 20, and is the reigning Southwest Region Player of the Year. (Benard holds the record for youngest PBA member to win a PBA Regional title, but Brady McDonough at 15 years, 137 days is the youngest to win a PBA Regional — he just won before he...