Barnes back in rhythm, Greene leads at U.S. Women’s Open
August 02, 2016
RESULTS
ADDISON, Ill. – Lynda Barnes admitted to being a little grumpy after completing the first squad of the day at the U.S. Women’s Open at Stardust Bowl.
Through the first six games of the eight-game block on Tuesday, Barnes was 62 pins on the plus side and sitting near the top of the leaderboard. But back-to-back games in the 180s dropped the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer back a few spots. By the time the second squad would finish on Tuesday evening, Barnes would be in 24th place.
There will be 16 more qualifying games to bowl over the next two days before the first cut is made, but the Double Oak, Texas, resident was bothered because she felt she could have knocked down a few more pins in the opening round of qualifying.
“That’s probably the best I’ve bowled this whole season, as far as rhythm and being patient, and then I got a little lost there,” she said about her finish on Tuesday. “It happens, it’s the U.S. Open. (The lanes) are always hard, which is good, and there’s lots of games left. But it’s one of those things that you know they are hard, so you want to dig in little bit more because it’s so easy to give up pins with this field … so, I’m happy but there’s more work to be done.”
An 11-time member of Team USA, Barnes twice has won the USBC Queens and knows in the longer-format tournaments there will be tough games to grind through and games when you need to take advantage of a favorable pair of lanes.
“I felt like I left a couple (of bigger games) behind on a couple of pairs that I had a really good look early,” Barnes said. “That’s where the frustration comes in, when you have a little something and don’t take full advantage of it. But there’s a lot of games (to go), I just have to be a little more patient.”
Bowling on the second of the two squads on Tuesday, Amanda Greene of Romney, West Virginia, averaged 227 for a 1,818 pinfall total and holds a 32-pin lead over three-time U.S. Women’s Open winner Kelly Kulick of Union, New Jersey.
Seven of the top eight bowlers came from the second squad, which bowled on the burn as the lanes were not oiled between squads.
“I got to play my ‘A’ game – I like to get inside and hook it, and I always seem to do well when I can move left and hook the lane,” Greene said. “The scores today for the fresh were lower than the burn squad, so I will need to come in with a new game plan. I’m obviously not going to be able to play them like I did today. So we’ll see how it goes.”
Indonesia’s Tannya Roumimper is third with a 1,763 pinfall total followed by Shayna Ng of Singapore at 1,759, and Valerie Calberry of Derry, New Hampshire, and three-time Junior Team USA member Sydney Brummett of Fort Wayne, Indiana, each at 1,727.
Ng was the lone bowler from the opening squad to break into the top eight.
“Usually, I’m not good on the fresh,” Ng said. “Every strike is like a bonus to me, and if not, I just pick up my spares. The scores are not really high, so spares are very important.”
Now, both Ng and Barnes will turn their attention to the second round of qualifying, which for them will be on the burn.
Barnes said she has spent the last few weeks working on her game. She said watching the rev rates, and the different way today’s players attack the lanes, she “got trapped a lot and started throwing it really bad.”
“My goal the last two or three weeks was just to relax and bowl, get my rhythm back, and then match up to the lanes,” Barnes said. “When I stop learning, I stop bowling.”
The U.S. Women’s Open continues Wednesday with eight more qualifying games. All competitors will bowl 24 games over three days after which the field will be cut to the top third for eight more games. After 32 games, the top 24 will advance to round-robin match play to determine the five finalists for Sunday’s stepladder that will be televised live on CBS Sports Network at 11 a.m. Eastern.
All qualifying and match-play rounds of the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open are being broadcast live on Xtra Frame. For subscription information, visit XtraFrame.TV.
Visit BOWL.com/USWomensOpen or PWBA.com for more information on the U.S. Women’s Open.
ADDISON, Ill. – Lynda Barnes admitted to being a little grumpy after completing the first squad of the day at the U.S. Women’s Open at Stardust Bowl.
Through the first six games of the eight-game block on Tuesday, Barnes was 62 pins on the plus side and sitting near the top of the leaderboard. But back-to-back games in the 180s dropped the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer back a few spots. By the time the second squad would finish on Tuesday evening, Barnes would be in 24th place.
There will be 16 more qualifying games to bowl over the next two days before the first cut is made, but the Double Oak, Texas, resident was bothered because she felt she could have knocked down a few more pins in the opening round of qualifying.
“That’s probably the best I’ve bowled this whole season, as far as rhythm and being patient, and then I got a little lost there,” she said about her finish on Tuesday. “It happens, it’s the U.S. Open. (The lanes) are always hard, which is good, and there’s lots of games left. But it’s one of those things that you know they are hard, so you want to dig in little bit more because it’s so easy to give up pins with this field … so, I’m happy but there’s more work to be done.”
An 11-time member of Team USA, Barnes twice has won the USBC Queens and knows in the longer-format tournaments there will be tough games to grind through and games when you need to take advantage of a favorable pair of lanes.
“I felt like I left a couple (of bigger games) behind on a couple of pairs that I had a really good look early,” Barnes said. “That’s where the frustration comes in, when you have a little something and don’t take full advantage of it. But there’s a lot of games (to go), I just have to be a little more patient.”
Bowling on the second of the two squads on Tuesday, Amanda Greene of Romney, West Virginia, averaged 227 for a 1,818 pinfall total and holds a 32-pin lead over three-time U.S. Women’s Open winner Kelly Kulick of Union, New Jersey.
Seven of the top eight bowlers came from the second squad, which bowled on the burn as the lanes were not oiled between squads.
“I got to play my ‘A’ game – I like to get inside and hook it, and I always seem to do well when I can move left and hook the lane,” Greene said. “The scores today for the fresh were lower than the burn squad, so I will need to come in with a new game plan. I’m obviously not going to be able to play them like I did today. So we’ll see how it goes.”
Indonesia’s Tannya Roumimper is third with a 1,763 pinfall total followed by Shayna Ng of Singapore at 1,759, and Valerie Calberry of Derry, New Hampshire, and three-time Junior Team USA member Sydney Brummett of Fort Wayne, Indiana, each at 1,727.
Ng was the lone bowler from the opening squad to break into the top eight.
“Usually, I’m not good on the fresh,” Ng said. “Every strike is like a bonus to me, and if not, I just pick up my spares. The scores are not really high, so spares are very important.”
Now, both Ng and Barnes will turn their attention to the second round of qualifying, which for them will be on the burn.
Barnes said she has spent the last few weeks working on her game. She said watching the rev rates, and the different way today’s players attack the lanes, she “got trapped a lot and started throwing it really bad.”
“My goal the last two or three weeks was just to relax and bowl, get my rhythm back, and then match up to the lanes,” Barnes said. “When I stop learning, I stop bowling.”
The U.S. Women’s Open continues Wednesday with eight more qualifying games. All competitors will bowl 24 games over three days after which the field will be cut to the top third for eight more games. After 32 games, the top 24 will advance to round-robin match play to determine the five finalists for Sunday’s stepladder that will be televised live on CBS Sports Network at 11 a.m. Eastern.
All qualifying and match-play rounds of the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open are being broadcast live on Xtra Frame. For subscription information, visit XtraFrame.TV.
Visit BOWL.com/USWomensOpen or PWBA.com for more information on the U.S. Women’s Open.