Note: This story originally posted Aug. 18, 2021.

Update Sept. 24, 2021: 
In his appearance Thursday on the Sweep the Rack podcast, USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy said the USBC/BPAA prize money boost for PWBA and PBA majors was tied to USBC&rsquo;s deal to be part of the PBA&rsquo;s contract with FOX Sports.
Both the USBC Masters and U.S. Open air on FOX Sports &mdash; specifically FS1 this year &mdash; as part of PBA&rsquo;s contract.
And, said Murphy on the podcast, &ldquo;That...

USBC and BPAA on Wednesday announced a huge boost in prize funds to the PWBA majors and the U.S. Open and USBC Masters, the two PBA Tour majors Arlington controls, as well as a return to CBS Sports Network TV coverage of the finals of the U.S. Women's Open and PWBA Tour Championship.

Update: USBC/BPAA prize money boost for PWBA, PBA majors tied to PBA FOX contract, USBC ED Chad Murphy says