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Ball change, clutch finish propel Robert Oakleaf Jr. into singles, all-events leads at 2026 USBC Open Championships

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, April 6, 2026 7:00 pm
Ball change, clutch finish propel Robert Oakleaf Jr. into singles, all-events leads at 2026 USBC Open Championships
Robert Oakleaf Jr. leads singles and all-events at the 2026 USBC Open Championships. Photo by USBC.
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...