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Tom Hess, Angela Chirpich Guest move into 2nd in doubles with 1,445 at Open Championships
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, May 9, 2014 4:00 am
Tom Hess moved into seventh in all-events with 2,157 and second in doubles with 1,445 with Angela Chirpich Guest at the 2014 USBC Open Championships. Photo by Brunswick.
Full-time PBA player Tom Hess didn’t even know he’d be able to bowl the 2014 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships until last fall after a poor World Series of Bowling dropped him out of the top 50 in PBA Tour points.
Luckily for the 2011 USBC Masters champion, he was able to hook with a solid group of Iowa bowlers that competed in an open spot on his schedule: Wednesday and Thursday, May 7-8.
The powerful right-hander took full advantage of the opportunity, moving...