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Clutch strike seemingly out of nowhere propels Stefanie Johnson to win at 2025 PWBA Rochester Open for fifth career PWBA Tour title

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, August 7, 2025 11:00 pm
Clutch strike seemingly out of nowhere propels Stefanie Johnson to win at 2025 PWBA Rochester Open for fifth career PWBA Tour title
Stefanie Johnson after winning the 2025 PWBA Rochester Open for fifth career PWBA Tour title. Photo by PWBA.
Stefanie Johnson was in a tough spot in the semifinal match of the 2025 PWBA Rochester Open on Thursday night, trailing Hui Fen New and needing a strike on a lane in the ninth frame that she had left the 3-6-10 twice and the 1-2-4-8 on in her last three shots on it. The 4-time PWBA Tour champion also had missed the 3-6-10 both times, once to the inside and once to the outside, which wouldn’t help anyone’s confidence. Johnson, though, found the strength to roll a great shot that dug...