For most of the PBA Tour, tournaments are one squad, which is something desired by most players to eliminate squad equity issues. Two exceptions are the USBC-run U.S. Open and USBC Masters, which feature three patterns. That means the players who bowl later in the day on a pattern — each qualifying day at the U.S. Open and the first day in the USBC Masters — have the advantage of seeing how early squad players attack a pattern. (Whatever might be seen in a practice session is not...