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Brandon Bonta etches his name in bowling history with perfect start to career in winning 2026 PBA Players Championship

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, February 22, 2026 11:00 pm
Brandon Bonta etches his name in bowling history with perfect start to career in winning 2026 PBA Players Championship
Brandon Bonta after winning the 2026 PBA Players Championship. Photo by PBA.
Even if he never wins another PBA Tour title or even makes another PBA Tour show, Brandon Bonta’s performance Sunday forever etched his name in bowling history. Competing in his first PBA Tour tournament as a PBA member, the former Wichita State University star qualified fourth for the stepladder finals, which alone put him in select company. Bonta then shook off an embarrassing whiff of a 2-pin in his first PBA Tour TV frame to bowl almost flawlessly in running off four straight wins to...