Sean Rash Finished in the top spot after day 2 of qualifying at the USBC Masters! Rash shot 1163 the 2nd day to give him a total of 2381(238.1 AVG). To round out the top 5 after day 2 would go like this. 2nd Place - Osku Palermaa, 3rd place - Pete Weber, 4th place - Tom Daugherty, and 5th place - Mike Koivuniemi. So far a showing of Righties in the top 5. A few leftiest are lurking in the rear view mirror.

The 2007 Masters champion has a 10-game pinfall total of 2,381 (238.1 average) to lead a field of 468 of the top bowlers in the world at Brunswick Zone Carolier. The Masters, which features a total prize fund of $325,000, will conclude with the live ESPN finals on Sunday at 3 p.m. Eastern.

"The pattern is starting to get flatter and with that the lanes are going to get tougher," said Rash, who is the reigning Professional Bowlers Association Player of the Year. "Shot making becomes important and spare shooting becomes important. I had a great game plan from practice, I bowled good yesterday and had another good block today."

"I get to bowl on fresh (oil) tomorrow again and most of match play is going to be on fresh," Rash said. "I want to know as much as possible, and I'm still trying to learn. Tomorrow's a different day with different ball motions and following different people. I still have to make great shots and fill frames."

All competitors will bowl 15 games of qualifying over three days before the field is cut to the top 63 plus defending champion Mike Fagan of Dallas for the double-elimination match-play bracket starting Friday. The top five players at the conclusion of the bracket competition will compete in the live two-hour championship round on ESPN. The Masters, which features a first-place prize of $50,000, is a major event on the PBA Tour and is part of the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Bowling Tour for the third consecutive season. All qualifying and match play rounds of the Masters are being covered live on Xtra Frame, the PBA's online bowling channel. For subscription information, visit pba.com. For more information on the Masters, including live scoring, visit BOWL.com/Masters.