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New PBA Hall of Famer Tom Hess stays hot, leads PBA50 Fort Myers Classic after Day 1

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, May 13, 2024 7:00 pm
New PBA Hall of Famer Tom Hess stays hot, leads PBA50 Fort Myers Classic after Day 1
Tom Hess after winning the PBA50 Granville Financial Open on May 1. Photo by PBA.
Since being inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame last month, Tom Hess has been on a tear. The powerful right-hander won the PBA50 Granville Financial Open, qualified third before losing his first bracket match at the PBA50 The Villages Classic, and took the lead after Monday’s first round of the PBA50 Fort Myers Classic Open, where he is the defending champion. On a Badger 47 lane pattern that saw just 52 of 128 players average 200 or better, Hess fired games of 236, 269, 246, 237, 230, 236...