New PBA Hall of Famer Tom Hess starts his PBA50 Tour season on top, leading 2024 PBA50 Granville Financial Open after first round
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 4/29/2024, 10:00 PM
Tom Hess at his PBA Hall of Fame induction dinner on April 26, 2024. Photo from Tom Hess.
On Friday, Tom Hess was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in the PBA50 Tour category, as seen in this BowlTV archive of the ceremonies.
On Monday, he started his PBA50 Tour season like a Hall of Famer should, taking a 138-pin lead after the first round of the 2024 PBA50 Granville Financial Open at Sandhills Bowling Center, Aberdeen, N.C., according to results posted here.
Hess fired games of 247, 257, 235, 263, 259, 198 and 277 on the Billy Hardwick lane pattern for a 1,736 total, a 248 average...