The PBA Red, White and Blue Open

This is a unique Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) competition, open to amateurs as well as
professionals, which will be contested for the first time ever on USBC-approved “red, white and blue”
lane conditions patterns which will be introduced to the USBC league bowling population on an
optional basis for the 2010-11 season. The “red, white and blue” designations indicate increasing 
degrees of scoring challenge. The “red” pattern is intended to be the most forgiving, the “white”
pattern more challenging and the “blue” pattern the most difficult.

All bowlers in the Red, White and Blue Open will bowl eight qualifying games on the “red” pattern on
Tuesday, Dec. 8, and the “white” pattern on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The top one-third of the field will
bowl another eight games on the “blue” pattern Thursday morning. The top 24 after 24 games will
then advance to head-to-head match play where all 24 will bowl another eight games on each of the
patterns Thursday night and Friday.

After 48 games, the top six bowlers will advance to a modified television final which will be conducted
following the “live” ESPN coverage of the PBA World Championship at noon (Central) Sunday. The 
Red,White and Blue Open finals will be taped for telecast on ESPN on Sunday, Jan. 10, at noon
Central.