Houston Championship Sunday Preview, from the Stats Desk

Ben Johns is looking for his 120th gold, 40th doubles gold and 45th mixed doubles gold. Collin Johns is looking for his 30th gold (all in men’s doubles). Ben Johns’ 21st career PPA Triple Crown last week in North Carolina was his first in 2024. He had nine last year....

Johnson gets his PPA Tour started right

What a start for Yates Johnson.  Oh, and welcome to the PPA Tour. Johnson, a regular winner on the APP Tour, made his debut as a newly signed member with the PPA and did it with style, ousting third-seeded Tyson McGuffin in the second round of the North Carolina Open...

STORYLINES FOR THE FANATICS SPORTSBOOK NORTH CAROLINA CUP 

OVERALL TOP 5: 100 CROWNS: Anna Leigh Waters is a triple crown away from 100 PPA Tour titles.  PICKLE AND PUCKS: Saturday Pro-Am features Carolina Hurricanes NHL alumni and PPA pros – no checking allowed.    BIG POPPA IS BACK: James Ignatowich returns – Daescu won two...

Stats Wrap: Championship Sunday at the Veolia Austin Open

Lakeway, Texas. March 17 and 18, 2024. MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (4) Anna Bright and Andrei Daescu def. (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns, 11-3, 11-9, 11-3. MATCH NOTES: Windy conditions. Waters and Johns lost only twice last year, and one of those was in pool play....

Johns, Sock Play for First Time + New Women’s Finalists

Jack Sock may be the future of men’s singles on the PPA Tour, but Ben Johns is certainly the present. Now, on the women’s side? Well, let’s just put a pin in that and circle back later, because for the second-consecutive tournament, the bracket is wide open. Johns...

Storylines for the Veolia Austin Open powered by Invited

OVERALL TOP 5: 100 CROWNS: Anna Leigh Waters is a triple crown away from 100 PPA Tour titles.  HERE COMES THE CAVALRY: Waters, Ben Johns, Etta Wright, Meghan Dizon, JW & Jorja Johnson, Dylan Frazier, and others return to action. HOME COOKIN’: Many pros call the...