Role player takes center stage as Ron Jacobson fires 804 to take singles lead at 2017 USBC Open Championships
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 6/25/2017, 11:30 PM
Ron Jacobson fired an 804 on Sunday to take the lead in singles at the 2017 USBC Open Championships. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.
Upon joining a high-caliber group of United States Bowling Congress Open Championships competitors that includes 4-time PBA Tour winner Steve Wilson and former touring pro Paul Koehler, Ron Jacobson looked at himself as a role player and member of the supporting cast.
“When I joined this (companion) team a couple of years ago, I really did take on the role player attitude,” Jacobson said in a phone interview. “I’m a guy who will play up the boards and in this tournament ...