1 00:00:26,652 --> 00:00:30,279 This is one of my secondary homes, basically. 2 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,156 Get some side money, some pocket money. 3 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:37,703 I think bowling's kind of a unique sport 4 00:00:37,704 --> 00:00:42,166 where you don't need to be the strongest guy in the room. 5 00:00:42,167 --> 00:00:44,877 We're not exactly the most athletic. 6 00:00:47,673 --> 00:00:49,507 So I just started doing this. 7 00:00:49,508 --> 00:00:50,633 I think today's going to be 8 00:00:50,634 --> 00:00:53,177 like the sixth day I've done this. 9 00:00:53,178 --> 00:00:56,889 Six-day active streak. Whoo-hoo. 10 00:00:56,890 --> 00:01:00,184 So I was having uh, back problems last season, 11 00:01:00,185 --> 00:01:03,187 so kind of a sign to, like, start taking care of myself. 12 00:01:03,188 --> 00:01:06,023 They're just, like, small, random stretches. 13 00:01:06,024 --> 00:01:07,024 When I saw some of these names, 14 00:01:07,025 --> 00:01:09,652 I'm like, what the fuck is this? 15 00:01:09,653 --> 00:01:10,861 My shoulder blades have been 16 00:01:10,862 --> 00:01:13,531 really appreciative of this one. 17 00:01:16,243 --> 00:01:19,370 Now we're almost to the toes. That's kind of nice. 18 00:01:32,843 --> 00:01:35,678 narrator: The 2025 U.S. Open in Indianapolis 19 00:01:35,679 --> 00:01:39,599 already saw last year's champion get eliminated. 20 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,893 Now, the remaining bowlers who did make the cut 21 00:01:42,894 --> 00:01:44,729 will compete to make the show. 22 00:01:44,730 --> 00:01:45,730 - The show. - The show. 23 00:01:45,731 --> 00:01:46,939 - TV show. - TV show. 24 00:01:46,940 --> 00:01:48,065 The TV show. 25 00:01:48,066 --> 00:01:50,026 narrator: Or the telecast 26 00:01:50,027 --> 00:01:52,945 featuring the last nine bowlers standing 27 00:01:52,946 --> 00:01:56,198 battling it out over two days on TV 28 00:01:56,199 --> 00:02:00,286 chasing that big payday, an oversized trophy, 29 00:02:00,287 --> 00:02:01,746 and of course, 30 00:02:01,747 --> 00:02:05,416 the second-most coveted green jacket in all of sports. 31 00:02:13,216 --> 00:02:16,761 From Las Vegas, Nevada, Anthony Simonsen. 32 00:02:17,929 --> 00:02:19,805 So I grew up in Mesquite, Texas, 33 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:21,307 just outside of Dallas. 34 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:27,772 It was rough at times. We had very little money. 35 00:02:27,773 --> 00:02:29,273 And throughout the years, there were times where 36 00:02:29,274 --> 00:02:30,983 my mom would drop me off when she worked 37 00:02:30,984 --> 00:02:34,070 right around the corner from the bowling alley. 38 00:02:34,071 --> 00:02:36,906 For me, it had kinda turned into a daycare. 39 00:02:36,907 --> 00:02:40,284 And I moved up as an adult bowler at the age of 16. 40 00:02:40,285 --> 00:02:43,496 2016 Masters Champion! 41 00:02:43,497 --> 00:02:46,332 I broke the record to become the youngest person 42 00:02:46,333 --> 00:02:49,126 to ever win a PBA major title. 43 00:02:49,127 --> 00:02:51,295 But throughout my nine or ten years now, 44 00:02:51,296 --> 00:02:52,755 there's always a challenge 45 00:02:52,756 --> 00:02:55,257 and I knew it was going to be a long, grueling week. 46 00:02:55,258 --> 00:02:57,802 So on these events where they do two telecasts, 47 00:02:57,803 --> 00:03:00,805 my main goal is make the top four. 48 00:03:00,806 --> 00:03:02,264 Fuck. 49 00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:04,809 Ah, you fucking dumb fuck. 50 00:03:06,353 --> 00:03:10,315 How do we get a strike over here? 51 00:03:24,955 --> 00:03:26,497 Similar but different to golf in a way, 52 00:03:26,498 --> 00:03:27,832 we have caddies. 53 00:03:27,833 --> 00:03:28,874 They're ball reps. 54 00:03:28,875 --> 00:03:30,209 narrator: Now to be clear, 55 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:32,336 a ball rep doesn't hold your balls 56 00:03:32,337 --> 00:03:35,172 like Happy Gilmore's caddie holds Happy's clubs. 57 00:03:35,173 --> 00:03:38,634 Hey, give me a club. 58 00:03:38,635 --> 00:03:40,970 I'll get it. 59 00:03:40,971 --> 00:03:43,013 narrator: But a ball rep does help a bowler 60 00:03:43,014 --> 00:03:46,517 read the way the oil's transitioning on the lane, 61 00:03:46,518 --> 00:03:51,147 and can recommend which ball might work best accordingly. 62 00:03:51,148 --> 00:03:52,398 I was tired of struggling. 63 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:54,400 I had thrown a shot, and I had either gotten 64 00:03:54,401 --> 00:03:56,861 a 4 or 5 or a split through the face. 65 00:03:56,862 --> 00:04:00,990 That was real fucking useful. 66 00:04:00,991 --> 00:04:03,576 I was, you know, asking my ball rep for a little bit help, 67 00:04:03,577 --> 00:04:06,537 and we couldn't really seem to get anywhere. 68 00:04:06,538 --> 00:04:08,372 So you have any ideas? 69 00:04:08,373 --> 00:04:09,498 Or are you just going to let me 70 00:04:09,499 --> 00:04:11,209 fucking get five every fucking time, I guess? 71 00:04:14,838 --> 00:04:16,005 I mean, I barely fucking-- you know what? 72 00:04:16,006 --> 00:04:17,047 Fuck you. 73 00:04:17,048 --> 00:04:19,550 Don't help me the rest of the week. 74 00:04:22,304 --> 00:04:24,597 All right, I'm going to smack Rob in the face, OK? 75 00:04:24,598 --> 00:04:25,681 OK. 76 00:04:25,682 --> 00:04:27,016 Like, I barely fucking touched the holes. 77 00:04:27,017 --> 00:04:28,559 So I said, are you going to give me some fucking ideas, 78 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:29,727 or are you going to keep letting me get fives? 79 00:04:29,728 --> 00:04:30,770 Well, if you're going to throw like that, 80 00:04:30,771 --> 00:04:32,062 you're going to get fives. 81 00:04:32,063 --> 00:04:33,939 I'm going to fucking bust his ass one fucking day. 82 00:04:33,940 --> 00:04:37,902 I-I don't like that fucking guy, OK? 83 00:04:37,903 --> 00:04:40,946 I don't like him at all. - OK. 84 00:04:40,947 --> 00:04:42,448 It's fucking bullshit. 85 00:04:42,449 --> 00:04:45,034 He's going to get fucking punched in the face. 86 00:04:45,035 --> 00:04:46,410 That's fucking-- that's bullshit. 87 00:04:46,411 --> 00:04:48,120 - All right. - Can't fucking do that. 88 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:49,121 No. 89 00:04:51,708 --> 00:04:53,292 I'm going to do what I want, OK? 90 00:04:53,293 --> 00:04:54,960 I'm going to do what I want. Thanks. 91 00:04:54,961 --> 00:04:56,629 I actually am. 92 00:04:56,630 --> 00:04:59,590 Then go write me a fine and I'll sign it. 93 00:04:59,591 --> 00:05:01,717 Please do. Thank you. 94 00:05:01,718 --> 00:05:04,804 Some of the things I've gotten fined for, equipment damage. 95 00:05:04,805 --> 00:05:06,388 God damn it, man. 96 00:05:06,389 --> 00:05:07,807 Unbecoming of a professional, 97 00:05:07,808 --> 00:05:09,308 which can mean a lot of different things. 98 00:05:09,309 --> 00:05:10,643 Hey, all you haters. 99 00:05:10,644 --> 00:05:12,479 Y'all didn't think this would happen again, did you? 100 00:05:13,980 --> 00:05:15,357 No comment. 101 00:05:17,442 --> 00:05:18,984 No comment. 102 00:05:18,985 --> 00:05:21,153 The most is probably profanity. 103 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:23,823 Yeah, fucking reset, you fucking ignorant fuck. 104 00:05:23,824 --> 00:05:25,115 Any fucking idea would be nice. 105 00:05:25,116 --> 00:05:26,742 Eh, go fuck yourself. 106 00:05:26,743 --> 00:05:28,452 Bowled three fucking games, nobody said anything. 107 00:05:28,453 --> 00:05:29,787 Not one fucking thought. 108 00:05:29,788 --> 00:05:31,121 Sometimes it's aggressive. 109 00:05:31,122 --> 00:05:33,749 How fucking hard is it to just not fucking do that? 110 00:05:33,750 --> 00:05:35,668 Fucking impossible, I think. 111 00:05:35,669 --> 00:05:37,127 Sometimes it's not aggressive. 112 00:05:37,128 --> 00:05:39,171 Can we speed these motherfuckers up? 113 00:05:39,172 --> 00:05:40,339 Please? 114 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:41,507 Throughout the years, 115 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:43,634 I don't know if anybody's been fined more than me. 116 00:05:46,805 --> 00:05:48,138 One for you and one for you. 117 00:05:48,139 --> 00:05:50,641 How about that, fucking piece of shit? 118 00:05:50,642 --> 00:05:55,104 Fucking panels bounce, fucking pin's nowhere near on spot. 119 00:05:55,105 --> 00:05:56,647 My only comment is no comment. 120 00:05:56,648 --> 00:05:58,315 They don't want to hear what I have to say. 121 00:05:58,316 --> 00:06:01,277 Anthony Simonsen, he can say some pretty outlandish stuff. 122 00:06:01,278 --> 00:06:03,946 Suck my fucking left nut. 123 00:06:03,947 --> 00:06:06,156 If he's bowling bad, put the earplugs in 124 00:06:06,157 --> 00:06:07,825 for the kids. 125 00:06:07,826 --> 00:06:10,452 Fiery. 126 00:06:10,453 --> 00:06:12,371 He's not afraid to say what he's thinking. 127 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:13,831 Yeah, just fucking make up your mind. 128 00:06:13,832 --> 00:06:16,500 Like they've never fucking set up a bowling show before. 129 00:06:16,501 --> 00:06:19,169 But it's exciting to watch. 130 00:06:19,170 --> 00:06:20,839 Fuck! 131 00:06:22,299 --> 00:06:23,341 Uh-oh. 132 00:06:30,807 --> 00:06:32,016 Oh, never mind. 133 00:06:32,017 --> 00:06:33,684 Well, let's not walk him down. 134 00:06:33,685 --> 00:06:35,020 I didn't know it was that bad. 135 00:06:37,731 --> 00:06:39,190 And he usually beats the world. - And he wins. 136 00:06:48,033 --> 00:06:50,034 And then from then, we were able to get comfortable 137 00:06:50,035 --> 00:06:53,662 and then bowl some better scores to end the block. 138 00:06:53,663 --> 00:06:56,248 What if I throw it like that, dickface? 139 00:06:56,249 --> 00:06:58,043 Is that better? 140 00:07:03,590 --> 00:07:05,215 All right. I think I'm done. 141 00:07:05,216 --> 00:07:06,467 We'll find out 142 00:07:06,468 --> 00:07:08,761 if we come back in 30 minutes and it's not done. 143 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:10,054 There as you can-- the last couple days, 144 00:07:10,055 --> 00:07:12,431 you can tell when bowling has started, 145 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:15,517 uh, 'cause, you know, 8:00, 9:00 the parking lot is packed. 146 00:07:15,518 --> 00:07:18,270 And then come back just after lunch when you're done, 147 00:07:18,271 --> 00:07:20,065 and there's nobody here, so. 148 00:07:25,028 --> 00:07:26,737 Oh! Hey, guys. 149 00:07:26,738 --> 00:07:27,905 Oh. 150 00:07:27,906 --> 00:07:29,239 Oh, that scared the shit out of me. 151 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:30,407 Oh, my goodness. 152 00:07:30,408 --> 00:07:31,867 Where did they come from? 153 00:07:31,868 --> 00:07:33,869 How you guys doing? Just coming to get some boxers. 154 00:07:33,870 --> 00:07:35,412 Let me put some pants on. 155 00:07:35,413 --> 00:07:37,414 I've known Simo for a couple years. 156 00:07:37,415 --> 00:07:39,583 He's really played that big brother role. 157 00:07:39,584 --> 00:07:41,752 And, um, when my boy, Keven Williams, 158 00:07:41,753 --> 00:07:44,713 didn't make it to the top 24, 159 00:07:44,714 --> 00:07:46,298 Simo was like, hey, do you want a room? 160 00:07:46,299 --> 00:07:48,425 And I was like, duh, yeah. 161 00:07:48,426 --> 00:07:50,594 There are normally three roommates this week. 162 00:07:50,595 --> 00:07:51,887 This is more than enough room. 163 00:07:51,888 --> 00:07:54,056 Look, I can stretch out and everything. 164 00:07:54,057 --> 00:07:55,474 Come on, now. 165 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:58,102 The staff here at the hotel has taken great care of us. 166 00:07:58,103 --> 00:07:59,228 Yeah, I mean, like, 167 00:07:59,229 --> 00:08:00,562 this is pretty good, this is pretty good. 168 00:08:00,563 --> 00:08:01,981 It's better than sleeping on the couch, right? 169 00:08:05,235 --> 00:08:06,902 After you, Big Dino. 170 00:08:10,991 --> 00:08:13,325 We'll go 15 pounds. 171 00:08:13,326 --> 00:08:14,451 All right. Stay right here. 172 00:08:14,452 --> 00:08:15,953 We'll get a-- 173 00:08:15,954 --> 00:08:17,287 See? This is why we love ball reps. 174 00:08:17,288 --> 00:08:18,831 They just--they love us so much, sometimes. 175 00:08:18,832 --> 00:08:20,416 I don't know about all that. 176 00:08:20,417 --> 00:08:23,670 Dino--last year, Dino clowned me for not knowing my PAP. 177 00:08:27,007 --> 00:08:28,132 I didn't know it. 178 00:08:28,133 --> 00:08:29,967 And as a professional bowler, that is... 179 00:08:29,968 --> 00:08:31,093 Embarrassing. 180 00:08:31,094 --> 00:08:32,803 So he always clowned me for it. 181 00:08:32,804 --> 00:08:34,930 But now, we're out here drilling stuff together. 182 00:08:34,931 --> 00:08:37,307 Look how time flies. 183 00:08:37,308 --> 00:08:38,976 What is your axis? 184 00:08:38,977 --> 00:08:40,310 Bingo. 185 00:08:40,311 --> 00:08:41,812 My man. 186 00:08:41,813 --> 00:08:44,481 5 1/2 and 2 3/8 down. 187 00:08:44,482 --> 00:08:46,442 narrator: PAP, axis points. 188 00:08:46,443 --> 00:08:48,777 - So we're doing a 4-inch pin. - Yeah. 189 00:08:48,778 --> 00:08:50,362 narrator: You might be wondering, 190 00:08:50,363 --> 00:08:52,156 do I really need to know all this? 191 00:08:53,575 --> 00:08:56,660 Well, the language of bowling can be just as confusing 192 00:08:56,661 --> 00:08:59,496 as dialogue you hear in a medical show. 193 00:08:59,497 --> 00:09:02,166 Start dopamine at 10 and titrate to a systolic of 90. 194 00:09:02,167 --> 00:09:03,709 - Yes, sir. - Get a 12-lead EKG. 195 00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:04,710 Right away, Doc. 196 00:09:04,711 --> 00:09:06,003 Overhooks, it goes Brooklyn. 197 00:09:06,004 --> 00:09:07,337 And he went split-split. 198 00:09:07,338 --> 00:09:08,338 Into a turkey. 199 00:09:08,339 --> 00:09:09,339 2-10 split. 200 00:09:09,340 --> 00:09:10,466 Four- or five-bagger. 201 00:09:10,467 --> 00:09:12,009 Or vice-versa, for a lefty. 202 00:09:12,010 --> 00:09:13,469 Big four. Big split. 203 00:09:13,470 --> 00:09:15,179 That split is, like, the show-off split. 204 00:09:15,180 --> 00:09:16,180 To aim Brooklyn. 205 00:09:16,181 --> 00:09:17,306 You want to hit the 1-3 pocket. 206 00:09:17,307 --> 00:09:18,682 Three-, five-, and six-baggers. 207 00:09:18,683 --> 00:09:19,975 A 7-10 split. 208 00:09:19,976 --> 00:09:21,477 Two Brooklyns in the same game. 209 00:09:22,979 --> 00:09:24,521 narrator: So sometimes, these guys might say some things 210 00:09:24,522 --> 00:09:26,315 you're not gonna understand. 211 00:09:26,316 --> 00:09:28,025 And that's OK. 212 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,028 When I first talked to Cam, 213 00:09:31,029 --> 00:09:33,322 I said, how the hell do you not know your axis? 214 00:09:33,323 --> 00:09:35,032 He was like, you don't know your fucking axis point? 215 00:09:35,033 --> 00:09:36,200 - I don't know about-- - You're a pro bowler. 216 00:09:37,285 --> 00:09:38,869 I was like, damn, bro. Come on, Dino. 217 00:09:38,870 --> 00:09:41,038 - What'd I tell you? - And now we cool. 218 00:09:41,039 --> 00:09:42,748 What'd I tell you? You think this a game? 219 00:09:42,749 --> 00:09:43,832 It's not no game. 220 00:09:43,833 --> 00:09:45,918 Hey, I understand it's not no game anymore. 221 00:09:51,674 --> 00:09:54,009 They help us out with anything we need when it comes to balls, 222 00:09:54,010 --> 00:09:57,888 layouts, drillings, lane play, what they're seeing, 223 00:09:57,889 --> 00:10:00,390 they go and scout other pairs, they go and help us out. 224 00:10:00,391 --> 00:10:02,184 He's going to give me a massage when we're done. Absolutely. 225 00:10:02,185 --> 00:10:04,353 Ain't no happy ending to that, I promise you. 226 00:10:04,354 --> 00:10:06,897 Ah, well, it ain't about you right now. 227 00:10:06,898 --> 00:10:07,940 You right. 228 00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:09,525 It's about me. No, I'm kidding. 229 00:10:16,741 --> 00:10:18,742 Yo. 230 00:10:18,743 --> 00:10:20,995 Fuck off. Fuck off. 231 00:10:25,208 --> 00:10:27,584 So we had a couple people with me throughout the day. 232 00:10:27,585 --> 00:10:29,711 Obviously, my mom, my ball reps, 233 00:10:29,712 --> 00:10:32,422 and then we had my boy, Keven Williams. 234 00:10:32,423 --> 00:10:34,466 My goal every tournament is to win, 235 00:10:34,467 --> 00:10:37,928 but I mean, I knew who I was going against. 236 00:10:40,431 --> 00:10:41,890 I was like, oh, my goodness. 237 00:10:41,891 --> 00:10:44,310 Like, this is--it's, like, I didn't expect this to happen. 238 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:47,396 You as well. 239 00:10:47,397 --> 00:10:49,398 Belmo, obviously, he's the GOAT. 240 00:10:49,399 --> 00:10:50,399 He's my GOAT. 241 00:10:51,651 --> 00:10:54,236 Jason can do anything with a bowling ball. 242 00:10:54,237 --> 00:10:55,404 Unbelievable. 243 00:10:55,405 --> 00:10:58,740 He may be the greatest we've ever seen. 244 00:10:58,741 --> 00:11:01,493 He's got 15 majors, and nobody else is close to that. 245 00:11:01,494 --> 00:11:04,121 Like this Tiger Woods on the PBA Tour. 246 00:11:04,122 --> 00:11:06,331 Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 247 00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:07,624 For the title. 248 00:11:07,625 --> 00:11:08,625 Got it! 249 00:11:08,626 --> 00:11:11,295 Yes! Yes! 250 00:11:12,463 --> 00:11:14,006 Yeah! 251 00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:16,258 He's the greatest! 252 00:11:16,259 --> 00:11:19,970 He's! The! Greatest! 253 00:11:26,644 --> 00:11:28,020 Thanks. 254 00:11:28,021 --> 00:11:29,313 Although it was cool, like, I wasn't thinking, like, 255 00:11:29,314 --> 00:11:30,606 holy shit, I'm bowling Belmo. 256 00:11:30,607 --> 00:11:32,983 Thinking, like, finna beat his head in, you know? 257 00:11:32,984 --> 00:11:34,109 He's a good dude, great dude, 258 00:11:34,110 --> 00:11:36,778 but he's the guy I'm trying to beat. 259 00:11:36,779 --> 00:11:38,947 narrator: Winning a match in the qualifying rounds 260 00:11:38,948 --> 00:11:41,450 is about more than just bragging rights. 261 00:11:41,451 --> 00:11:45,037 It also adds 30 bonus pins onto your total score. 262 00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:48,165 Good shot. 263 00:11:48,166 --> 00:11:50,667 - All right, gang. - Come on. 264 00:11:50,668 --> 00:11:53,378 I got to hear that all week? 265 00:11:53,379 --> 00:11:55,797 Every frame? Like a cheerleader? 266 00:11:55,798 --> 00:11:57,674 Like a college coach in the back? 267 00:11:57,675 --> 00:11:58,800 Yeah. 268 00:11:58,801 --> 00:11:59,843 All right, kid. All right. 269 00:11:59,844 --> 00:12:01,345 Oh, I got to hear it? 270 00:12:01,346 --> 00:12:02,888 All right. Let's go, kid. 271 00:12:12,023 --> 00:12:13,815 Come on. 272 00:12:13,816 --> 00:12:18,320 Yeah, I bowled a little below average. 273 00:12:18,321 --> 00:12:22,532 And at the U.S. Open, average is never good enough. 274 00:12:22,533 --> 00:12:24,868 And so I knew I needed a pretty solid session 275 00:12:24,869 --> 00:12:27,247 to make it into the top nine. 276 00:12:30,375 --> 00:12:31,541 - The new one's down there. - Yeah. 277 00:12:31,542 --> 00:12:32,834 Cameron, you can throw a shot, mate. 278 00:12:32,835 --> 00:12:34,544 I've got to go get another ball from down-- 279 00:12:34,545 --> 00:12:35,837 - Take your time, bro. - No, no, no, no, no. 280 00:12:35,838 --> 00:12:37,339 I got to go get another ball. - Oh, another ball. 281 00:12:37,340 --> 00:12:39,716 So you can finish your game on. 282 00:12:39,717 --> 00:12:41,051 OK. 283 00:12:41,052 --> 00:12:43,887 narrator: Bowling, like all sports, has rules, 284 00:12:43,888 --> 00:12:45,347 one of which is the protocol 285 00:12:45,348 --> 00:12:47,767 that says you don't leave a lane midgame. 286 00:12:49,727 --> 00:12:50,895 Doing his shit. 287 00:12:54,899 --> 00:12:57,276 narrator: But rules are meant to be bent. 288 00:12:57,277 --> 00:12:59,403 And for some bowlers, it's just-- 289 00:12:59,404 --> 00:13:00,904 Strategery. 290 00:13:00,905 --> 00:13:03,282 He's trying to prove that he's still relevant 291 00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:05,284 and he's trying to show you something. 292 00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:06,535 Go get his ass. 293 00:13:06,536 --> 00:13:08,537 Like, there's no defense in bowling, 294 00:13:08,538 --> 00:13:11,249 so the defense has to be your mind game. 295 00:13:13,293 --> 00:13:14,459 Go. 296 00:13:14,460 --> 00:13:18,380 Good shot. 297 00:13:18,381 --> 00:13:20,048 Great bowling, man. 298 00:13:20,049 --> 00:13:21,258 Great bowling, baby. - Hey, you too. 299 00:13:21,259 --> 00:13:22,259 - Yes, sir. - Good luck for the rest. 300 00:13:22,260 --> 00:13:23,302 You as well. 301 00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:24,469 I ended up winning the match, I guess. 302 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:25,804 But-- That was cool. 303 00:13:25,805 --> 00:13:27,723 Yeah, I don't know how you're going to survive all day 304 00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:30,392 with those two guys behind you going like little babies. 305 00:13:30,393 --> 00:13:32,060 Like, come on, Cameron. 306 00:13:32,061 --> 00:13:33,562 Come on. 307 00:13:33,563 --> 00:13:34,896 Hey, guys. Just a reminder. 308 00:13:34,897 --> 00:13:38,483 You need to bowl when it's your turn and not wait, OK? 309 00:13:38,484 --> 00:13:40,444 Kirk, had to go get a ball from the paddock. 310 00:13:40,445 --> 00:13:42,237 So I could either let him wait 311 00:13:42,238 --> 00:13:44,489 for me to run down there or let him finish the frame. 312 00:13:44,490 --> 00:13:45,782 Is that the reason? Is that the reason? 313 00:13:45,783 --> 00:13:46,950 Well, of course. That's why I'm here. 314 00:13:46,951 --> 00:13:48,160 Well, I wasn't here to see that. 315 00:13:48,161 --> 00:13:50,620 All I saw was the result and a complaint, so. 316 00:13:50,621 --> 00:13:53,123 - There was a complaint? - Sure. 317 00:13:53,124 --> 00:13:54,291 Cool. 318 00:13:54,292 --> 00:13:55,292 Before you went to the locker room, yeah. 319 00:13:55,293 --> 00:13:56,251 I checked off what? 320 00:13:56,252 --> 00:13:57,669 You checked off with your opponent 321 00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:59,755 before you ran to the locker room, right, and came back? 322 00:13:59,756 --> 00:14:00,756 - Yeah. - To use the ball. 323 00:14:00,757 --> 00:14:02,215 - I let him bowl. - Got you. 324 00:14:02,216 --> 00:14:03,759 Can we take the conversation to a different pair than mine? 325 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:04,760 Please? - We're good. 326 00:14:04,761 --> 00:14:07,304 Thank you. 327 00:14:07,305 --> 00:14:09,639 Cameron, I'm going to go to the paddock and get a drink. 328 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,016 Do you want one? - No, thank you. 329 00:14:11,017 --> 00:14:12,310 - All right. - Appreciate it. 330 00:14:14,187 --> 00:14:15,479 Doing his shit. 331 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,857 I'm going to go get a drink. 332 00:14:18,858 --> 00:14:20,108 I think it's all bullshit. 333 00:14:20,109 --> 00:14:21,943 Like, if you're going to have the balls 334 00:14:21,944 --> 00:14:25,864 to put in a complaint, then you can't make it anonymously. 335 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:27,449 I think that's bullshit. 336 00:14:27,450 --> 00:14:29,868 But I'm glad it's squared away with the tournament director 337 00:14:29,869 --> 00:14:31,620 and I'm glad Cameron knows that 338 00:14:31,621 --> 00:14:33,789 I was trying to help him, not harm him. 339 00:14:33,790 --> 00:14:37,209 And whoever that anonymous fan is... 340 00:14:37,210 --> 00:14:38,835 yeah. 341 00:14:38,836 --> 00:14:40,504 He can suck it. 342 00:14:44,509 --> 00:14:46,843 And we welcome you to Woodland Bowl. 343 00:14:46,844 --> 00:14:48,845 That parking lot's gonna be a lot thinner 344 00:14:48,846 --> 00:14:52,391 in eight more games because 15 bowlers will be leaving us. 345 00:14:52,392 --> 00:14:55,853 We'll be down to nine by the time you get to your lunch. 346 00:15:15,665 --> 00:15:16,665 Ooh. 347 00:15:16,666 --> 00:15:18,500 Come on. We're not dead. Come on. 348 00:15:18,501 --> 00:15:20,001 See? 349 00:15:23,423 --> 00:15:25,257 I had one crazy game. 350 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:27,592 I made those moves, figured them out. 351 00:15:27,593 --> 00:15:28,802 Unfortunately for me, 352 00:15:28,803 --> 00:15:30,679 everybody else also figured 'em out. 353 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:34,015 Oh, my God, I lost 279 to 280 one game. 354 00:15:34,016 --> 00:15:35,684 That didn't really help the morale. 355 00:15:35,685 --> 00:15:39,104 Oh, my God. I fucking hate bowling sometimes. 356 00:15:39,105 --> 00:15:41,773 Come on, Cameron. Finish your game. 357 00:15:52,034 --> 00:15:57,581 5-0 the last two for a loss and another freaking loss. 358 00:15:57,582 --> 00:15:58,874 Good job. 359 00:15:58,875 --> 00:16:00,876 I'm letting people who throw it slow 360 00:16:00,877 --> 00:16:02,127 tell me to go throw it slow. 361 00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:05,630 I can throw it harder than everybody on Earth. 362 00:16:05,631 --> 00:16:06,882 Everybody back there, they said, 363 00:16:06,883 --> 00:16:08,092 no, you got to move right and just throw it slow. 364 00:16:12,722 --> 00:16:15,056 What the fuck do I have to do to win a game? 365 00:16:15,057 --> 00:16:16,933 I'm burning this building to the ground. 366 00:16:16,934 --> 00:16:18,894 I'm thinking about it. 367 00:16:18,895 --> 00:16:20,562 When I was younger, 368 00:16:20,563 --> 00:16:23,064 I had my dad talking in my ear every shot. 369 00:16:23,065 --> 00:16:24,774 So I just turned into my father. 370 00:16:24,775 --> 00:16:26,026 That's really it. 371 00:16:26,027 --> 00:16:27,819 Stop listening to these fucking people sometimes. 372 00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:29,946 Your gut is better than everybody else's gut. 373 00:16:29,947 --> 00:16:33,074 Remember that. Remember that. 374 00:16:33,075 --> 00:16:34,951 Fucking do it. 375 00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:39,832 Mm. 376 00:17:00,811 --> 00:17:02,020 Happens to me a lot, Mom. 377 00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:03,605 This is why I don't win tournaments, actually, 378 00:17:03,606 --> 00:17:05,440 in Chicago all the time. 379 00:17:05,441 --> 00:17:06,816 So it's nothing new. 380 00:17:15,326 --> 00:17:16,952 Thank you so much. 381 00:17:16,953 --> 00:17:19,955 Oh, boys. It's now or never, isn't it? 382 00:17:19,956 --> 00:17:22,832 Now or never. 383 00:17:22,833 --> 00:17:26,461 I'd had a couple of pretty average sessions before, 384 00:17:26,462 --> 00:17:28,463 so I knew I needed a pretty solid session in there 385 00:17:28,464 --> 00:17:29,631 to make it. 386 00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:34,344 Just so soft with it. Why? 387 00:17:34,345 --> 00:17:36,012 Many a time, I've been-- 388 00:17:36,013 --> 00:17:38,348 well, I think most people would consider 389 00:17:38,349 --> 00:17:40,559 dead in the tournament, 390 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,020 and I've held the trophy at the end of it. 391 00:17:45,982 --> 00:17:48,567 Fuck off, man. 392 00:17:48,568 --> 00:17:50,235 Fuck. 393 00:17:50,236 --> 00:17:51,570 God, Jason. 394 00:17:51,571 --> 00:17:53,321 Are we doing this again? 395 00:17:53,322 --> 00:17:56,533 So if it's mathematically possible, 396 00:17:56,534 --> 00:18:00,579 I'm always going to have that internal belief 397 00:18:00,580 --> 00:18:02,581 I'm going to make it. 398 00:18:02,582 --> 00:18:03,999 I'm thinking to myself, 399 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,543 I'm going to give it everything I got every time. 400 00:18:06,544 --> 00:18:10,422 So in the moment when things aren't going great, 401 00:18:10,423 --> 00:18:12,424 my head is still thinking, 402 00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:14,302 we're gonna win the tournament. 403 00:18:19,599 --> 00:18:22,058 And I did get on a little bit of a run. 404 00:18:22,059 --> 00:18:24,436 I got on a couple of wins. 405 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:25,729 And it got me to the point where 406 00:18:25,730 --> 00:18:27,732 it came down to the last shot of the tournament. 407 00:18:29,859 --> 00:18:30,901 Fuck! 408 00:18:32,570 --> 00:18:33,778 - Uh-oh. - Oh, what happened? 409 00:18:33,779 --> 00:18:36,072 - Something caught Belmo. - What happened? 410 00:18:36,073 --> 00:18:37,449 Something caught Belmo, 411 00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:39,075 and it's going to cost him the show. 412 00:18:43,289 --> 00:18:45,206 Thank you, Graham. 413 00:18:45,207 --> 00:18:47,584 Thank you. 414 00:18:47,585 --> 00:18:49,711 Appreciate it. 415 00:18:49,712 --> 00:18:51,963 Because you've never done it yourself, mate. 416 00:18:51,964 --> 00:18:53,757 Fuckin' douche. 417 00:18:53,758 --> 00:18:54,758 Yeah, now-- 418 00:18:54,759 --> 00:18:56,343 - Oh, that was Simo. - Wow. 419 00:18:56,344 --> 00:18:57,802 Things are getting kind of tense down here right now. 420 00:18:57,803 --> 00:19:00,138 narrator: It's hard to know if Graham's outburst 421 00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:03,224 was an intentional tactic to throw off Belmo, 422 00:19:03,225 --> 00:19:06,061 but with both bowlers so close to making the show, 423 00:19:06,062 --> 00:19:08,772 it might have just been strategery. 424 00:19:08,773 --> 00:19:10,231 Belmo kind of barked off at Graham 425 00:19:10,232 --> 00:19:11,983 and I didn't really like it just because 426 00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:15,737 Graham's normally one of the nicest guys out there on tour. 427 00:19:15,738 --> 00:19:16,738 I don't know if there's many more people 428 00:19:16,739 --> 00:19:18,323 that are nicer than him. 429 00:19:18,324 --> 00:19:19,616 Take your time, bro. 430 00:19:19,617 --> 00:19:20,825 I'm the guy, I guess, 431 00:19:20,826 --> 00:19:21,993 that would be the least one to get involved 432 00:19:21,994 --> 00:19:24,162 because I'm normally the guy causing problems. 433 00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:25,664 But yeah, it was just kind of one of those things 434 00:19:25,665 --> 00:19:28,167 that struck me wrong and I told him to fuck off. 435 00:19:31,128 --> 00:19:32,629 A 75 for Belmo. 436 00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:34,881 And that, I don't think, will do it. 437 00:19:34,882 --> 00:19:36,132 So what we can officially say 438 00:19:36,133 --> 00:19:38,635 is Graham Fach is going to be on the show. 439 00:19:38,636 --> 00:19:41,304 Belmo is not going to be on the show. 440 00:19:43,516 --> 00:19:47,936 People. People annoy me. I've had enough of--of it all. 441 00:19:47,937 --> 00:19:50,146 I'm going to live on my farm by myself. 442 00:19:50,147 --> 00:19:53,316 I'm not talking to anyone for, like, 23 years. 443 00:19:55,820 --> 00:19:57,362 One, two, three, and four 444 00:19:57,363 --> 00:19:58,863 are off for the rest of the day. 445 00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:01,825 And Simo will be the top seed tonight, 446 00:20:01,826 --> 00:20:03,660 which is what he did not want to do. 447 00:20:03,661 --> 00:20:05,579 His goal was to bowl tomorrow. 448 00:20:12,002 --> 00:20:13,503 narrator: At the U.S. Open, 449 00:20:13,504 --> 00:20:17,132 the top four bowlers in the show automatically move on 450 00:20:17,133 --> 00:20:20,802 to the second day of the telecast. 451 00:20:22,012 --> 00:20:24,222 But the fifth spot is left open to grab 452 00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:25,974 in an additional show... 453 00:20:28,018 --> 00:20:29,269 Damn it. 454 00:20:29,270 --> 00:20:31,062 narrator: Giving the other five in the field 455 00:20:31,063 --> 00:20:33,815 no time to rest. 456 00:20:33,816 --> 00:20:35,650 Bowling on an extra TV show is nice. 457 00:20:35,651 --> 00:20:39,821 Only having to bowl one TV show is significantly better. 458 00:20:39,822 --> 00:20:42,031 The adrenaline is hard to come down from. 459 00:20:42,032 --> 00:20:44,409 And then you've got to get through that adrenaline rush 460 00:20:44,410 --> 00:20:47,203 to wake back up the next day and do it all over again, 461 00:20:47,204 --> 00:20:48,872 which can definitely be a little taxing, 462 00:20:48,873 --> 00:20:51,040 especially with back problems. 463 00:20:51,041 --> 00:20:52,167 This is so dumb. 464 00:20:52,168 --> 00:20:54,002 There shouldn't be a fucking second show. 465 00:20:54,003 --> 00:20:56,212 It's a waste of fucking money. 466 00:20:56,213 --> 00:20:57,589 Oh, you guys are so good. 467 00:20:57,590 --> 00:21:00,550 We're on TV 30 fucking times, but you bowl 14 events. 468 00:21:00,551 --> 00:21:01,885 Fucking got the blind leading the blind 469 00:21:01,886 --> 00:21:03,721 is what we got around here. 470 00:21:05,347 --> 00:21:06,390 Thanks, bro. 471 00:21:08,225 --> 00:21:09,226 Fifth. 472 00:21:09,977 --> 00:21:11,395 Like a fucking loser. 473 00:21:13,355 --> 00:21:14,898 Fucking have to get myself loose for one game. 474 00:21:14,899 --> 00:21:17,443 That's awesome. 475 00:21:21,614 --> 00:21:23,073 Nothing to be happy about. 476 00:21:30,581 --> 00:21:34,042 Our number five seed has 16 tour titles, five majors. 477 00:21:34,043 --> 00:21:36,211 He's the 2022 U.S. Open champ. 478 00:21:36,212 --> 00:21:40,381 From Las Vegas, Anthony Simonsen. 479 00:21:42,551 --> 00:21:44,385 For tomorrow's telecast, there are a number of-- 480 00:21:44,386 --> 00:21:45,512 Body hurts. 481 00:21:45,513 --> 00:21:46,513 I definitely would have liked to have 482 00:21:46,514 --> 00:21:48,890 the next however many hours off. 483 00:21:48,891 --> 00:21:51,226 Getting myself loose for the TV show 484 00:21:51,227 --> 00:21:52,644 is going to be quite difficult. 485 00:22:03,113 --> 00:22:04,572 I got a little heat pad on 486 00:22:04,573 --> 00:22:07,075 and, uh, we're just trying to throw as many shots as we can 487 00:22:07,076 --> 00:22:09,577 between now and when we go on and see how loose we can get. 488 00:22:20,923 --> 00:22:22,508 No interview. 489 00:22:27,179 --> 00:22:28,805 Uh, I'm feeling OK. 490 00:22:28,806 --> 00:22:30,807 It's just-- it's way cozier to lay down 491 00:22:30,808 --> 00:22:32,141 than it is to sit down. 492 00:22:32,142 --> 00:22:35,103 After I sit down, I get really stiff pretty quickly. 493 00:22:35,104 --> 00:22:36,938 So I figured I would just lay down and be more comfortable 494 00:22:36,939 --> 00:22:38,858 because then I could sit in one spot longer. 495 00:22:42,653 --> 00:22:45,280 Hell, no! I'll answer that. 496 00:22:45,281 --> 00:22:46,489 Why would I have sympathy? 497 00:22:46,490 --> 00:22:48,992 The same way I ain't got none for him. 498 00:22:48,993 --> 00:22:51,452 When I'm out here, I'm only worried about me. 499 00:22:51,453 --> 00:22:53,162 You know, Simo's only worried about him. 500 00:22:53,163 --> 00:22:54,956 We can sit here and be friends and stuff, 501 00:22:54,957 --> 00:22:59,627 but where he's at in the standings, I don't care. 502 00:22:59,628 --> 00:23:02,171 I'm worried about me and that's it. 503 00:23:02,172 --> 00:23:03,882 And he's the same way. 504 00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:05,383 And if you're not that way, 505 00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:07,844 honestly, it's kind of a disservice to yourself 506 00:23:07,845 --> 00:23:11,180 if you're worried about what place someone else is in. 507 00:23:11,181 --> 00:23:12,181 I would agree. 508 00:23:13,893 --> 00:23:16,060 FS1 welcomes you inside Royal Pin Woodland 509 00:23:16,061 --> 00:23:20,356 for the first major of the young PBA season. 510 00:23:20,357 --> 00:23:22,317 The headliner today, though, 511 00:23:22,318 --> 00:23:24,027 without a doubt, is Anthony Simonsen, 512 00:23:24,028 --> 00:23:25,320 and he's looking for 513 00:23:25,321 --> 00:23:27,822 his fourth straight top five finish here 514 00:23:27,823 --> 00:23:30,533 at one of the most demanding tournaments on the tour. 515 00:23:30,534 --> 00:23:32,827 No stage is too big for him. 516 00:23:32,828 --> 00:23:37,665 And if you go back to the year 2022, at the age of 25, 517 00:23:37,666 --> 00:23:40,668 he became the youngest to win the U.S. Open. 518 00:23:42,922 --> 00:23:45,214 So I was 15 when I dropped out of school. 519 00:23:45,215 --> 00:23:48,593 Having to support myself at 15, 16, 520 00:23:48,594 --> 00:23:52,347 it's something that obviously is not normal for most people. 521 00:23:52,348 --> 00:23:57,393 My dad, he was laid off right around 2009. 522 00:23:57,394 --> 00:24:00,563 My mom and him, they were separated. 523 00:24:03,525 --> 00:24:05,526 I had, like, $7 to my name. 524 00:24:05,527 --> 00:24:09,072 I knew it was a way to make money. 525 00:24:09,073 --> 00:24:11,532 I was bowling to survive. 526 00:24:13,243 --> 00:24:18,456 And then my mom passed away in 2015. 527 00:24:20,250 --> 00:24:21,376 It was almost just kind of like, all right, 528 00:24:21,377 --> 00:24:23,294 you got somebody to bowl for now. 529 00:24:23,295 --> 00:24:25,421 - Come on. - Come on. 530 00:24:25,422 --> 00:24:30,385 2016, I guess, would really be considered a breakout year. 531 00:24:30,386 --> 00:24:33,096 Anthony Simonsen is going to make history here today. 532 00:24:33,097 --> 00:24:36,265 As rough as it gets at home, leaving school, 533 00:24:36,266 --> 00:24:39,811 turning to bowling for friends, for competition. 534 00:24:39,812 --> 00:24:41,146 What a moment. 535 00:24:51,991 --> 00:24:53,032 I mean truthfully, 536 00:24:53,033 --> 00:24:56,244 without bowling, I'd probably be homeless. 537 00:24:56,245 --> 00:25:01,499 It's been a long time coming from that. 538 00:25:03,419 --> 00:25:05,795 Definitely, I mean, I just-- forever grateful. 539 00:25:05,796 --> 00:25:07,922 I mean because without bowling, 540 00:25:07,923 --> 00:25:10,675 I mean, I don't have anything, really. 541 00:25:15,139 --> 00:25:17,140 I know it's been a challenging week for you 542 00:25:17,141 --> 00:25:20,518 and you just missed tomorrow's show by just a few pins. 543 00:25:20,519 --> 00:25:22,103 But you've worked hard to get here. 544 00:25:22,104 --> 00:25:25,148 How were you able to do that, even with the back pain? 545 00:25:25,149 --> 00:25:27,483 You know, I've been doing a lot of stretching. 546 00:25:27,484 --> 00:25:29,652 Starting and stopping hurts a little bit, 547 00:25:29,653 --> 00:25:30,820 but other than that, we're ready to go. 548 00:25:30,821 --> 00:25:32,740 - All right. Good luck to you. - Thanks. 549 00:25:34,116 --> 00:25:37,994 So Simonsen now chasing his 17th PBA Tour title 550 00:25:37,995 --> 00:25:39,662 and his sixth major. 551 00:25:39,663 --> 00:25:41,039 The winner of this one moves on 552 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:42,999 to tomorrow's championship round 553 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,877 live on Fox at 4:00 Eastern. 554 00:25:47,796 --> 00:25:51,174 I would say the frustration probably did carry over. 555 00:25:51,175 --> 00:25:52,800 I'm kind of irritated 556 00:25:52,801 --> 00:25:55,887 that I already have to bowl this show in the first place. 557 00:25:55,888 --> 00:25:58,389 Because it's like, well, if we were doing a traditional show, 558 00:25:58,390 --> 00:26:00,683 I'd only have to bowl one show. 559 00:26:00,684 --> 00:26:02,060 But sometimes, 560 00:26:02,061 --> 00:26:04,228 getting a little worked up can be a good thing. 561 00:26:04,229 --> 00:26:05,813 Sometimes you got to get in that moment 562 00:26:05,814 --> 00:26:09,150 where you almost essentially stop thinking about bowling 563 00:26:09,151 --> 00:26:12,195 and just kind of let the body do its natural thing. 564 00:26:28,504 --> 00:26:30,046 Simonsen moves on. 565 00:26:30,047 --> 00:26:33,341 22-pin win for Simonsen. 566 00:26:33,342 --> 00:26:35,676 Ooh, my favorite place to be, Woodland Bowl on Sunday. 567 00:26:35,677 --> 00:26:37,054 See you tomorrow.