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Non-traditional final pattern draws all the attention as 4 lane patterns for 2025 U.S. Open are revealed at practice day

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, January 27, 2025 8:00 pm
Non-traditional final pattern draws all the attention as 4 lane patterns for 2025 U.S. Open are revealed at practice day
There are a lot of ways to describe the fourth and final lane pattern for the 2025 U.S. Open, with many that I saw being less than complimentary. I saw a couple of posts by tournament competitors that later disappeared, and from what I heard that came after USBC put out the word that it wouldn’t tolerate negative posts on the patterns, USBC lane pattern designer Nick Hoagland, etc. (PBA also has such a rule, but this is a USBC tournament.) If you want to read a ton of comments by people...