Anthony Simonsen closes strong to earn top seed of 2026 U.S. Open, Patrick Dombrowski, Chris Via, Tim Foy Jr., Andrew Anderson also make stepladder finals
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, March 7, 2026 11:00 pm
The stepladder finalists for the 2026 U.S. Open, left to right and in order from first to fifth: Anthony Simonsen, Patrick Dombrowski, Chris Via, Tim Foy Jr., Andrew Anderson. Photo by USBC.
When Anthony Simonsen lost his first two matches and Chris Via fired a perfect game in his second match on Saturday night, Via overtook Simonsen for the lead with just six games to go in the final round of match play at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis.
But Simonsen rebounded with a 259 for a win, and then after losing with a 171, closed with four straight wins on games of 218, 265, 237 and 223-194 over Patrick Dombrowski in the position round to earn the top seed by 33 pins over Dombrowski....