After starting singles with 300 and 279 at the 2026 USBC Open Championships on Sunday, Robert Oakleaf Jr. needed just 219 to reach the all-events lead and 226 to tie the singles lead.
Competing in the Eagle-studded 4-team Enhancements group led by Erik Vermilyea, Oakleaf said in this USBC video that he got some advice that “You might need to make a ball change — ball’s just not doing what we need it to do. I was like, ‘Naw, I can make it work.’ Hard-headed...