LINCOLN, Neb.– Lindsay Boomershine of Brigham City, Utah, averaged just over 220 for a 1,763 total on a demanding oil condition to hold the lead after the first day of qualifying at the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open, which is being held at Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Out of the 108 talented bowlers in the field, only 31 averaged 200 or above on today’s 44-foot oil condition, making spare shooting and shot making key for those that want to succeed this week.
Crystal Elliott of Palm Bay, Florida (1,751), Stefanie Johnson of McKinney, Texas (1,743), Julia Bond of Aurora, Illinois (1,737), hold spots two through four while Lauren Russo of O’Fallon, Missouri, and Jordan Snodgrass of Adrian, Michigan, are tied for fifth with 1,712.
Colombia’s Rocio Restrepo (1,711), Valerie Bercier of Muskegon, Michigan (1,710), Olivia Farwell of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania (1,704), and Missy Parkin of San Clemente, California (1,701) occupy the rest of top 10. The cut number belongs to defending champion Sin Li Jane of Malaysia and Rebecca Hagerman of Loves Park, Illinois, tied for 36th place with 1,586.
Boomershine came into the week refreshed after a small break to watch her husband, Hank, make a run at the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters in Las Vegas. The extra time also allowed her to heal from some minor injuries.
“I rolled my ankle three months ago and it hasn’t fully healed, but the swelling went down (while in Las Vegas),” said Boomershine. “I also ripped my finger in Cleveland (during the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Summer Series) and that took some time to heal as well. I thought it was kind of a win-win to watch my husband bowl, see my son and then come here to really focus for one of my favorite tournaments.”
There was really only one reason on why the U.S. Women’s Open is a favorite of Boomershine’s, second only to the USBC Queens.
“I feel like it’s a shot maker’s tournament, which is something that I want to be remembered by,” Boomershine said. “I said coming in here that I wanted to make all my makeable spares and I only missed one today, plus get as many pins as possible because tomorrow is going to be brutal.”
She also had the highest game bowled on the day with a 280 in Game 4 to begin her push up the standings, finishing with 255 and 217 her final two games.
“I took advantage of the good pairs and grinded out games on the not-so-great pairs,” said Boomershine. “I stayed confident and true to myself. (USBC Hall of Famer and coach) Mike Shady is my mental coach and he texts me before every block with inspirational quotes so I can write them down in my notebook every morning, reading it before every shot.”
Boomershine and the rest of B Squad kick off the second day of qualifying for their eight-game block on a flat 38-foot oil condition at 9 a.m. Eastern on Friday. C Squad will take the lanes at 2 p.m. with A Squad following at 7 p.m. Eastern.
Saturday will see the third eight-game qualifying block bowled before the top 36 advance to the fourth and final qualifying round on Sunday at 11 a.m. Eastern. After that fourth qualifying round, the top 24 advance to the first round of round-robin match play later that evening at 6 p.m. Eastern.
The final two rounds of match play will be Monday at 11 a.m. Eastern and 6 p.m. Eastern, where the top five advance to the live TV stepladder finals Tuesday at 7 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network.
All rounds leading up to the stepladder finals will be streamed live only on BowlTV.
