At first blush, golf and bowling would appear to stand at opposite ends of the sporting spectrum. Champagne and Schlitz. Wagyu and jerky. You get the picture.

Look closer. Start with the games themselves. There may be nothing more akin to reading a putting green than reading a bowling lane. For the uninitiated: There’s oil on the wood and figuring out how it has been applied (aka the “oil pattern”), and then figuring out which type of ball to use (yes, in rudimentary terms, different bowling balls spin differently) and what speed to throw it are essential — just as surely as gleaning slope and Stimp and grain is vital to matching a putt’s proper pace and line.

Or look at the players: The current Scottie Scheffler of bowling is three-time Professional Bowlers Association player of the yea

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