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Spencer Robarge wins 2026 Pilgrim's PBA Ohio Classic for first title after thinking he’d thrown it away

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, April 5, 2026 9:00 pm
Spencer Robarge wins 2026 Pilgrim's PBA Ohio Classic for first title after thinking he’d thrown it away
Spencer Robarge after winning the 2026 Pilgrim's PBA Ohio Classic. Photo by PBA.
Spencer Robarge had his first PBA Tour title in his hands as he stepped up in the 10th frame of Sunday’s title match of the 2026 Pilgrim’s PBA Ohio Classic. After top seed Ryan Barnes left a 10-pin and converted it in the ninth frame, Robarge rolled a flush strike in the ninth, leaving him needing the first strike in the 10th to put him in the 240s, locking out Barnes’ potential 238. But the 2-handed lefty pulled his shot, hitting 20.1-board at the arrows, where his ideal was...