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In title match of contrasts, rookie Matt Sanders beats veteran Brian LeClair to win PBA Xtra Frame Billy Hardwick Memorial Open for first PBA Tour title

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, June 25, 2017 11:00 pm
In title match of contrasts, rookie Matt Sanders beats veteran Brian LeClair to win PBA Xtra Frame Billy Hardwick Memorial Open for first PBA Tour title
Matt Sanders, center, after winning his first PBA Tour title. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
It’s hard to imagine a more contrasting title match pairing in the PBA Xtra Frame Billy Hardwick Memorial Open presented by Chris Hardwick than Matt Sanders and Brian LeClair. Sanders is a 23-year-old rookie who was bowling just his third PBA Tour event as a member, while LeClair has been a PBA member for 10 more years than Sanders has been alive and owns the PBA record for most money won without winning a PBA Tour title, although he has won three times on the PBA50 Tour since turning 50...