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Jack Jurek, John Burkett take advantage of 'burn' to top opening qualifying round of PBA Senior U.S. Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, June 1, 2015 10:00 pm
Jack Jurek, John Burkett take advantage of 'burn' to top opening qualifying round of PBA Senior U.S. Open
Jack Jurek leads the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open after the first round with 1,402 for six games. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
With just one oiling and three squads at the PBA Senior U.S. Open, scores figure to be a little higher than they would be with fresh oil for every squad. The Senior Open pattern isn’t flat like the U.S. Open has used for many years, but it’s less than 2-1 and very challenging. Still, having a burn and double burn squad is going to allow the lanes to open up a bit and scores to creep up. And that’s what happened in Monday’s first of three qualifying rounds at the...