Robert Vater wins season-opener at Prairie Lanes for first career MAST title

Robert Vater needed a 237 in his final game of qualifying to tie for the final position making match play at the Madison Area Scratch Tour season-opener at Prairie Lanes on Sunday, according to this MAST post and results posted here. Once in the 16-person match play bracket, Vater edged Calvin Akers 205-200, Chris Jackson 247-172, Aaron Turner 247-217, and Jason Becher 220-197 in the title match to earn the $697 top prize and $105 from the Bet to Win pot. Becher took home $398 for second. Here i...