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Sam Cooley leads after opening round of high-scoring PBA Players Championship

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 11:59 pm
 Sam Cooley leads after opening round of high-scoring PBA Players Championship
On a day when a relatively low oil volume seemed to slow down 2-handed players, Sam Cooley grabbed the first-round lead of the PBA Players Championship, PBA reported. Cooley, who made his PBA debut during the Fall Classic in October and led Cheetah Championship qualifying in December at GEICO World Series of Bowling VII, rolled games of 257, 300, 279, 209, 236, 266, 226 and 278 for a 2,051 total (256.38 average) to lead 35-time champion Parker Bohn III and fellow lefty Graham Fach by...