The growing globalization of bowling is not new news, but anyone who doubts the strength of the trend should take a look at the top of the leaderboard of the 2016 United States Bowling Congress Queens.
In just the top 11 after Sunday’s second round of qualifying, there is a bowler from Germany, three from Singapore, one from Poland, one from Sweden, one from Malaysia, one from Latvia, and just three from the U.S.
Leading the 256-player field is the German, Brunswick staffer Birgit...