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'Maximum Bob' takes first-round U.S. Open lead

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 6:20 am
Robert Smith powered into the first round lead in the 67th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open at Woodland Bowl Tuesday, averaging 235.3 for his first six games to take a 16-pin lead over Australian two-handed star Jason Belmonte, the PBA reported. Smith, a 36-year-old 13-year PBA Tour veteran, has seven PBA Tour titles, including the 2000 U.S. Open. "This is by far my favorite tournament," he said in a PBA...