Perfect Game Helps Simonsen Lead Wolf After Round 1
Perfect Game Helps Simonsen Lead Wolf After Round 1
Anthony Simonsen rolled the only 300 game of the day Monday as he took the lead after the first round of qualifying at the 2019 PBA FloBowling Wolf Open.
AURORA, Illinois – Anthony Simonsen rolled the only 300 game of the day Monday as he took the lead after the first round of qualifying at the 2019 PBA FloBowling Wolf Open.
Simonsen, the event’s defending champion, earned the top spot after eight games with a total of 1,887, a 235.88 average, at Parkside Lanes. The entire field will return Tuesday at 1 p.m. Eastern for six final games of qualifying live on FloBowling.
Simonsen rolled games of 200, 247, 243, 176, 300, 259, 225 and 237 in taking the lead just a day after FloBowling’s new documentary “Simonsen: Leave It Behind” was debuted for the players on the PBA Tour.
Results: PBA Wolf Open Qualifying Round 1
“I think having the right ball in my hand allowed me to make some better shots,” said Simonsen, who threw the Roto Grip Idol Pearl most of the round. “I definitely have a full head of confidence coming into this year’s Summer Swing.”
The PBA Wolf Open is the first event of the 2019 FloBowling PBA Summer Swing and three PBA Tour titles will be awarded this week.
After the second round of Wolf Open qualifying, the top 18 players will bowl a six-game cashers round to determine the five players who will bowl for the title Tuesday night. The stepladder finals are scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. Eastern live on FloBowling.
Sean Rash, who is helping organize this week’s Summer Swing, found himself near the top of the leaderboard after the opening round. Rash, who lives in nearby Montgomery, Illinois, is second with 1,866.
Jason Belmonte, who is making his return to the PBA Tour after missing the previous five events, showed little signs of rust in the first round, finishing in third place with 1,858.
After holding the lead going into the final game of the round, Norm Duke shot 161 to drop to fourth with 1,841. It was the only blemish of the day for Duke, whose next-lowest game was 225.
