Can Chris Barnes break through?
While plenty of bowlers would trade their careers for the career Chris Barnes has had so far, many might say the 37-year-old has greatly underachieved in his nine seasons on Tour. Barnes has hardly been a slouch, winning eight titles and two Majors and reaching $1 million in career earnings faster than any bowler in history. But, since winning two titles in his second season on Tour, Barnes has managed just one each in the last six seasons despite making a combined 32 championship round appearances. Last season was yet another just-miss kind of season for Barnes, who won a title but, as in years past, had opportunities to win the Player of the Year award and couldn’t capitalize. By making the finals in the last two Majors of the season, Barnes once again put himself in position to get over the hump. A second-place finish in the Denny’s World Championship and a third-place finish in the PBA Tournament of Champions, however, left Barnes to once again ponder “what if.” There’s no doubt Ba
