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Rhino Page earns measure of redemption in dealing top seed Jakob Butturff a painful loss in title match of 2017 U.S. Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 10:00 pm
 Rhino Page earns measure of redemption in dealing top seed Jakob Butturff a painful loss in title match of 2017 U.S. Open
Rhino Page with the U.S. Open trophy after his win on Wednesday night. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.
The last time Rhino Page bowled for a major title he suffered one of the most gruesome losses in PBA Tour history when he whiffed the head-pin and got just four pins on his second ball of the 10th frame to lose 268-263 to Patrick Allen in the 2009 PBA H&R Block Tournament of Champions. Page at least partially made up for that loss by beating top seed Jakob Butturff 256-222 to win the 2017 U.S. Open on Wednesday night, leaving Butturff with a different sort of agony. Butturff set a record...