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Jakob Butturff edges Shawn Maldonado to win first PBA Tour title

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, June 26, 2016 9:00 pm
Jakob Butturff edges Shawn Maldonado to win first PBA Tour title
Jakob Butturff won his first PBA Tour title on Sunday. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Jakob Butturff and Shawn Maldonado have a lot in common, most notably unorthodox styles and loads of talents. They also had one other thing in common as Sunday dawned: Solid bowling resumes lacking a PBA Tour title. That was guaranteed to change before Sunday ended when they met for the title of the PBA Xtra Frame Lubbock Sports Open at South Plains Lanes. Butturff, a lefty with a fascinating and powerful delivery using a conventional grip, used a late double to pull even with Maldonado, and...