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Tom Hess wins 2021 USBC Senior Masters, PBA50 Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year in storybook finish to season

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, September 19, 2021 6:00 pm
Tom Hess wins 2021 USBC Senior Masters, PBA50 Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year in storybook finish to season
Tom Hess won the 2021 USBC Senior Masters, PBA50 Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in a storybook finish to the season on Sunday. Photo by Storm Products.
In less than two weeks, Tom Hess has gone from “1-hit wonder” to 3-time major winner and PBA50 Tour Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. And he credited a failure in August with laying the groundwork for his wins in the PBA50 Senior U.S. Open and USBC Senior Masters in September, the latter coming Sunday with a powerful run through the stepladder culminating in two wins over top seed Chris Barnes in the double-elimination format. The groundwork was laid when Hess led...