Coming off two straight PBA50 Player of the Year seasons, John Janawicz began his campaign for a three-peat by leading Tuesday’s first round of the 2026 PBA50 The Villages Classic at Spanish Springs Lanes in The Villages, Florida.
Janawicz leading is as routine as it gets. How he got to that lead was not routine.
After following the 2026 Go Bowling U.S. Open on the PBA Tour last month, Janawicz grabbed a Hammer AXE as his new spare ball.
And then he ended up using the AXE as his strike...