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Jason Belmonte all but clinches PBA Player of the Year with Oklahoma Open win

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 11:00 pm
Jason Belmonte all but clinches PBA Player of the Year with Oklahoma Open win
With his win in the Oklahoma Open, Jason Belmonte has all but clinched his second straight PBA Player of the Year honor. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
It might only be June, but Jason Belmonte has all but clinched his second straight PBA Player of the Year honor. Belmonte, who was named 2012-13 Player of the Year in January, won the PBA Oklahoma Open in a wacky TV finals that was taped May 25 and aired Tuesday night on CBS Sports Network. In a show that featured no 200 games — a first in PBA Tour history — on the demanding flat PBA Bear lane pattern, Belmonte won his 10th career title with a 193-145 win over top seed E.J....