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Former PBA tour player Curtis Odom takes Open Championships all-events lead; minors pattern looking tricky to start
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, March 9, 2014 11:00 pm
Curtis Odom with the Roto Grip HYPER CELL he used in team event en route to taking the all-events lead at the 2014 USBC Open Championships. Photo by Storm booth.
Curtis Odom is one of the best bowlers never to win a PBA Tour title, though he came close and did win eight PBA Regional titles.
What the affable and popular Odom did win a lot of on the PBA Tour was friends, and I am lucky enough to be one of those. The 1996 PBA Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award is one of those guys pretty much everybody cheers for.
Since leaving the Tour, Odom has had several solid performances at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, bowling early in the...