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Tom Smallwood takes advantage of Marshall Kent’s misfortune to grab PBA Scorpion Championship title

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013 8:00 pm
Tom Smallwood takes advantage of Marshall Kent’s misfortune to grab PBA Scorpion Championship title
Tom Smallwood won the PBA Scorpion Championship, which aired on ESPN on Sunday. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Bowling is not a fair game and sometimes the player that makes the best shots doesn’t win. Every serious bowler knows that. I’ve long felt that one of the most difficult things as a competitor in a head-to-head match is to get up with an opportunity to close out a match after your opponent has gotten a bad break(s), or after you’ve gotten some "undeserved" good fortune. One of my favorite lines is “Mark of a true professional: no guilt” when someone throws a...