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Top seed Tom Hess beats Nick Pate to win 2020 La Crosse Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, November 21, 2020 10:00 pm
Top seed Tom Hess beats Nick Pate to win 2020 La Crosse Open
Tom Hess won the 2020 La Crosse Open. Photo by La Crosse Open.
Top seed Tom Hess beat Nick Pate 257-212 on Saturday to win the eighth annual 2-pattern La Crosse Open presented by Brunswick at Pla-Mor Lanes. It was Hess’ second title in the tournament, as he also beat Geoff Schewe 206-193 in the title match to win the 2015 La Crosse Open. Mitch Hupe finished third and Kenny Calkins fourth. The top four prizes were $1,500, $1,000, $700 and $650. Hupe opened the stepladder by beating Calkins 235-170, then fell to Pate 249-224. The format again...