12th annual New Mexico Open will feature boost to $10,500 top prize, $65,000 prize fund

As I’ve written in the past, I normally don’t write about tournaments outside the Midwest unless they’re something of national significance. The New Mexico Open at Tenpins & More in Rio Rancho Aug. 14-16 is just that, having grown into something resembling a PBA Tour stop. For 2015, the top prize is rising to a guaranteed $10,500, up from $10,000 last year, and the total prize fund is increasing to $65,000 on a full field of 240 bowlers, up from $56,700 last year, tournam...