The collective dominance of E.J. Tackett, Anthony Simonsen, and Jason Belmonte in 2023 prompted PBA Tour Commissioner Tom Clark to liken it to the era of the Big 3 — Earl Anthony, Mark Roth and Marshall Holman — in the 1970s and early 1980s.
At least one of Tackett, Simonsen and Belmonte made the championship round of all five majors last year and won all but the Players Championship, which was captured by Kevin McCune.
That dominance is what made it so shocking when none of the new...