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WATCH: Bowler Becomes Only Fourth Player To Pick Up 7-10 Split On National TV
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Neuer becomes only the fourth player to convert a 7-10 split
Neuer s feat comes 19 years after Jess Stayrook accomplished the feat
In bowling, one of the hardest shots to make is to convert a 7-10 spare.
Practically impossible even for seasoned bowlers, only four keglers have been able to achieve the trick, the last of which was Jess Stayrook who did it on July 13, 1991, at the Tucson Open shown on ESPN.
Roughly 19 years later, Anthony Neuer joins the elite club when he converted the 7-10 split, becoming only the fourth player to do so.
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WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-WORKDAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Prize money: $10.5 million. Winner’s share: $1.82 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, noon-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-7 p.m. (NBC).
Defending champion: Patrick Reed.
Last WGC: Justin Thomas won the FedEx St. Jude Invitational.
Notes: This World Golf Championship has been held in Mexico City since 2017. It was moved to Florida with a one-time title sponsor because of COVID-19 circumstances in Mexico. … The Concession is the ninth course to host this WGC. That includes Bellerive, where the tournament was canceled in 2001 because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. … Tiger Woods is not playing as he recovers from a fifth back surgery. This is the first time neither Woods nor Phil Mickelson is in this WGC event since it began in Spain in
Prize money: $10.5 million. Winner s share: $1.82 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, noon-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-7 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: Patrick Reed. Last WGC: Justin Thomas won the FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Notes: This World Golf Championship has been held in Mexico City since 2017. It was moved to Florida with a one-time title sponsor because of COVID-19 circumstances in Mexico. . The Concession is the ninth course to host this WGC. That includes Bellerive, where the tournament was canceled in 2001 because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. . Tiger Woods is not playing as he recovers from a fifth back surgery. This is the first time neither Woods nor Phil Mickelson is in this WGC event since it began in Spain in 1999. . Woods (50) and Paul Casey (18) are the only players from the top 50 not playing. . Dust