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Chris Via wins PBA major by one pin
Chris Via, of Springfield, after winning his 4th PBA Regional title recently in Indiana. CONTRIBUTED

Chris Via, of Springfield, after winning his 4th PBA Regional title recently in Indiana. CONTRIBUTED
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By Debbie Juniewicz – Contributing Writer
April 11, 2021
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Springfield’s Chris Via picked a fine time to earn the first win in his Professional Bowlers Association career.

Via won the U.S. Open -- a major on the PBA Tour -- on Sunday by a single pin (214-213) over Jakob Butturff in Reno, Nev.

Butturff had a chance to tie with a strike but left a single pin standing. The win gave Via the coveted green jacket and the $30,000 top prize.

Via, the 29-year-old two-hander, was the top seed heading into Sunday’s championship round after edging out Butturff in the position round Saturday, 266-237.

Via has had a solid run following his top-five effort at last year’s U.S. Open. He finished fifth at the 2020 PBA World Championship, rolled a televised 300 game during the East Region Finals of the 2021 PBA Players Championship and finished fourth at the 2021 PBA World Championship.

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Debbie Juniewicz