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Junior Team USA Support 1 moves into 3rd in team at 2016 Open Championships with 3,167

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, April 2, 2016 11:00 pm
Junior Team USA Support 1 moves into 3rd in team at 2016 Open Championships with 3,167
Junior Team USA Support 1: left to right, Matthew Tuckfield, Anthony LaCaze, Steve Novak, Jeffrey Mersch and Erik Vermilyea. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.
It is impossible to be at the absolute top of your game and win an Eagle every year at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships. I have been with two of the greatest groups in Open Championships/ABC Tournament history and we went in every year aiming for Eagles, but came up short far more than we won. And I’ve perhaps been part of and witness to more Eagles in my career than any living bowler.   It’s just that difficult when you’re competing with most of...