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Lefties Daniel Vick, David Gerhart blast 1,521 to soar into doubles lead at 2026 USBC Open Championships

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 8:00 pm
Lefties Daniel Vick, David Gerhart blast 1,521 to soar into doubles lead at 2026 USBC Open Championships
David Gerhart, left, and Daniel Vick, right, took the doubles lead with 1,521 Monday at the 2026 USBC Open Championships. Photo by USBC.
It’s been clear watching scores and highlights from the 2026 USBC Open Championships and the Bowlers Journal Championships that this year’s minors lane pattern is friendly for scoring. The obvious question is how friendly? Could any records be threatened? In doubles, the record is 1,566 by future husband-and-wife Stephen Padilla and Brenda Edwards (now Padilla), according to records here. The first score over 1,500 happened in 1991 when Jimmy Johnson and Dan Nadeau won with 1,505....