Heading into match play at the 2013 Lipton U.S. Open, the big question was how much Jason Belmonte would lead by.
After Thursday’s first of three 8-game rounds of round-robin match play, the question was whether Belmonte would be able to hold his lead, as Pete Weber and Wes Malott significantly closed the gap.
Leading by 449 after 30 games of qualifying and semifinals, the Aussie two-hander went just 3-5 in match play Thursday at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl and ended with...