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Eagle winner John Kelley of Michigan slams 1,656 to take lead at 2026 Petersen Classic

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, June 27, 2026 10:00 pm
Eagle winner John Kelley of Michigan slams 1,656 to take lead at 2026 Petersen Classic
John Kelley of Michigan slammed 1,656 Saturday to take the lead in the 2026 Petersen Classic. Photo by Petersen Classic.
Eagle winner John Kelley of Michigan slammed 1,656 on Saturday to take the lead at the 2026 Petersen Classic at Bowlero Vernon Hills in Vernon Hills, Illinois. Kelley, who was part of the DiLaura Brothers 1 team that won the 2022 USBC Open Championships team all-events with a record 10,585, fired games of 224, 233, 252 and 203 in his 1,656, the Petersen reported in this Facebook post. Lyle Schober of Beloit had taken the lead last Saturday with 1,616, which was the first 1,600 of the Petersen...