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Even if the tournament is USBC certified, and if you have a USBC youth membership, no. Not sure if the OP’s word “official” means that it was certified.If the bowler age 17 had an adult membership (higher dues), then the below could be different. But for now, I will presume that the bowler in question holds a Youth membership in the USBC.USBC and the former YABA (Young American Bowling Alliance) previously did award rings to youth members. But there are a couple of states where youth bowlers cannot receive awards of any kind, lest they lose their eligibility to participate in high school sports. For a while, USBC just did not award a ring in those states. But out of fairness, since the dues charged were the same, they now no longer award rings, and a youth membership fee is much lower. Gone also are any emblems, pins, or other things from the past.However, USBC will certify the 300 and put it into your record. At that point, your parents (or you personally) are permitted to purchase a ring. The same applies for 11 strikes in a roe But nobody else can, otherwise it becomes an award. This includes any coaches, bowling center, association (group of centers in a geographic area), even other family members.The youth portion of USBC Rule 51a follows; item 2 is for adults. Rule 51b is for high series (900 or 800s) and is similar.Rule 51a. Single Game Awards1. Youth Awards. USBC Youth Standard members participating in USBC Standard youth competition will be recognized for the following single-game accomplishments:a. 300*b. Eleven (11) strikes in a row when the score is 299 or less*USBC High Score achievements should be reported to USBC. Once submitted and approved, the member will be eligible to purchase a commemorative award for each High Score achievement. Available award options can be found at BOWL.com | Awards.All USBC Youth members are eligible for USBC High Score recognition in USBC competition.NOTE: USBC offers a program of individual game and series awards for purchase by USBC Youth leagues. For more information on this program, and to order products, please go to BOWL.com | Awards.[1][1][1][1]The asterisks next to the 300 and 11-in-a-row are internal references to a note therein, that the awards cannot be earned if pre-bowled or post-bowled unopposed.I coached a high school team in the early 1990s and ran a youth program in the early 2000s, under both YABA and USBC Youth. Two 300s were bowled by members of my program; they received rings. But those days are no more.Footnotes[1] http://usbcongress.http.internapcdn.net/usbcongress/bowl/rulebook/2020-2021Rulebook.pdf[1] http://usbcongress.http.internapcdn.net/usbcongress/bowl/rulebook/2020-2021Rulebook.pdf[1] http://usbcongress.http.internapcdn.net/usbcongress/bowl/rulebook/2020-2021Rulebook.pdf[1] http://usbcongress.http.internapcdn.net/usbcongress/bowl/rulebook/2020-2021Rulebook.pdf

Great question and really tough to answer. Like another answer says, I don’t think USBC should make a blanket ruling if there are states or cities that are allowing centers to be open. As I’m sure you may have heard, just yesterday (7/15/20) the USBC has cancelled all national tournaments for 2020. Of course this is disappointing to the many thousands of people who look forward to the Open Championships every year, myself being one. However, the nightmare of maintaining some sort of distancing at the tournament, additional cleaning and cosst would be difficult. Also, there are the other issues like competitors travelling from certain states would have to then self-quarantine for 14 days when they return home.I live in NC where the state is not allowing bowling centers to open. However, I’m lucky that I get to bowl at a center where the owner has decided to open anyway and is doing so in a smart, safe and responsible way. Our league is resuming for the first time tonight with a modified finals.I really hope there is a way we can all get back to bowling with us all being responsible and staying safe.Mooresville bowling alley to reopen defying Governer's order

In terms of “drilled for the opposite hand,” there is no rule stating that a ball must be drilled for a particular hand. The only rule is that every hole drilled must be occupied by a finger, as I will outline below.There are other ways of looking at the “opposite hand” thing. I can think of two:First, the grip, in terms of spacing between the thumb and the standard two fingers (presuming to be middle and ring), for most people the ring finger will be spanned a little farther than the middle finger, so the spans between the thumb and finger holes might not be ideal. So there will be a trade-off at least. Now, if an extra hole is drilled for a pinky, then three fingers on the switched hand must be used. That may be difficult to fit a usually larger index finger into a hole drilled for a pinky, for example. No matter what, the grip will be compromised.Second, there is the layout of a ball. For a ball drilled “over label,” this will be a moot point. But modern equipment calls for various layouts, placing the grip relative to the unseen interior “core” of the ball for desired reactions on the lane. I will leave what those layouts might be for a different discussion; they are far too varied to summarize here. But with a different hand in use, the reaction will likely not be the same. The ball may still hook, but it may either over- or under-react. In a pinch, as long as all drilled holes are occupied with fingers, it’ll do.I said two things above, but there is a third. Many bowlers aren’t drilling a thumb hole at all. So, it’s a relatively easy matter to use an opposite hand, unless the holes and/or fingers used are of drastically different sizes. But a rule does come in to play: There must be a scribed “X” where a bowler’s palm must be. For someone to use someone else’s two-finger ball, that person must bowl with the palm covering that “X” on the ball to be legal.On rules, this answer is written just 11 days prior to a new USBC rule going into effect. August 1, 2020 means that there can be no “weight holes” in a ball. Every hole drilled must be occupied by a finger or thumb; today is close enough to that effective date to write the answer presuming that rule to already be in effect. And, I wrote this based on a left-hander using a ball drilled for some other right-hander (or vice versa). USBC rules don’t permit the changing of hands, but it’s okay to borrow a ball. Still, if a bowler borrowing a ball is missing a finger or thumb and can’t insert some other finger into every drilled hole (except for mill [inspection] or vent holes), then they can’t borrow that ball and remain in compliance with rules.However, for open bowling, anything goes. If it would be more enjoyable to use someone else’s ball (even if a different hand) that to pick up a house ball, they by all means go for it … that is, if bowling is permitted in your state. Where I live, every center is closed by executive order statewide as of today.