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[email protected] n ews• Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 australia’s Jason belmonte wins Pba Oklahoma Open for 10th career Title Two-handed star tops No. 1 qualifier E.J. Tackett for title on demanding bear lane condition SHAWNEE, OK – Aus- Masters when he also defeated 10 of the first 23 PBA events had a mathematical chance tralia’s Jason Belmonte won Tackett for that title. held between 1959 and 1962. and I never gave up.” four straight matches on a de- The finals of the fourth of The Australian two-handed Belmonte began his march manding Bear lane condition, five Oklahoma’s Grand Casino star’s climb to the Oklahoma to the title with a 187-171 de- including a 193-145 decision Resort PBA Summer Swing Open title – his third of the cision over Tommy Jones of over top qualifier E.J. Tackett events, contested on the flat 2014 season – was even more Simpsonville, S.C., throwing of Huntington, Ind., in the title 40-foot Bear lane condition. impressive considering he was three strikes in the 10th frame match to win his 10th career ti- The finals aired Tuesday on in seventh place going into after failing to convert the 3-4- tle in the Professional Bowlers CBS Sports Network. Tackett, the final game of match play 6-7-10 split in the ninth frame Association Oklahoma Open as the leading qualifier, earned at FireLake Bowling Center to clinch the win.