Wojnar, who finished third after the first round and second after the second round, finished with a 4,704 21-game pinfall (224 average) bowling 1,563 in the third round with games of 207, 183, 218, 237, 213, 250 and 255.
He holds a 70-pin lead over former Tour player Tony Reyes of San Bruno, Calif.
“My experience has been pretty much the same each round,” said the 31-year-old pro shop operator. “I’m having to grind out the first couple games before the lanes open up and I can play an inside shot which is where I’m the most successful.
“I’ll probably have to bowl a straighter line in match play because the lanesprobably won’t open up as soon but
I’m confident I’ll be able to adjust to it.”
The 87-player field that features PBA’s top regional and senior players has been cut to the top 16 who will bowl
two eight-game round robin match play rounds on Thursday to determine the final standings. Seven exemptions for
the 2011-12 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season are also at stake for players who have
declared their intent to compete for those spots. Wojnar has elected not to compete for an exemption.
As a PBA regional titlist Wojnar has, however, already entered the $1 million PBA Tournament of Champions at Red
Rock Lanes in Las Vegas Jan. 15-22.
“Bowling in the Tournament of Champions is an opportunity I’m really excited about,” Wojnar said. “I’m looking
forward to being able to be part of an event that includes the best bowlers in the world.”
The country’s top regional players representing PBA’s East, South, Central, Southwest, Midwest, West and
Northwest Regions qualified for the RPI by finishing in the top 25 in points of their respective regions. Also
eligible are PBA Senior players who finished in the top five in points in senior events within their regions, or
who qualified in special senior regional qualifying events.
PBA.com’s Xtra Frame video service is providing RPI live coverage. Bowling fans can experience the “new” Xtra Frame at no cost during December, by visiting https://www.xtraframe.tv/pba/secure/registerform and choose the
“Friends and Family” option. In the promotion code area, enter PBAFAF. When the complimentary subscription
period ends on Dec. 31, fans will automatically convert to subscribers at the $7.99 monthly subscription rate
unless they “opt out.”
SANDS REGENCY PBA REGIONAL PLAYERS INVITATIONAL
National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., Dec. 15
THIRD ROUND (after 21 games)
Top 16 advance to Thursday’s match play rounds
1, Jason Wojnar, Chicago, 4,704
2, Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif.,4,634
3, e-Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 4,620
4, e-Tyler Jensen, Fort Worth, Texas, 4,597
5, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 4,588
6, Dave Wodka, Fontana, Calif., 4,564
7, e-Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 4,513
8, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 4,467
9, e-Wayne Garber, Wayne, Modesto, Calif., 4,439
10, Gary Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 4,437
11, e-Steven Black, Phoenix, 4,433
12, e-Billy Oatman, Chicago, 4,414
13, e-Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 4,402
14, Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, 4,393
15, e-Jon Brandon, Santa Clarita, Calif., 4,391
16, e-Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 4,388
17, e-Rick Graham, Lancaster, Pa., 4,382, $730
18, e-Jeff Frankos, San Francisco, 4,379, $600
19, e-Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 4,356, $550
20, Ivan Yee, San Francisco, 4,349, $525
21, e-Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 4,320, $500
22, e-Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 4,318, $500
23, e-P.J.Sonday, Avoca, Pa., 4,318, $500
24, Derek Sapp, Keokuk, Iowa, 4,317, $500
25, Blaine Weninger, Blaine, Grapevine, Texas, 4,317, $500
26, e-Tommy Gollick, Oberlin, Pa., 4,305, $475
27, Carleton Chambers, Detroit, 4,297, $475
28, e-Walter Schaub II,Schaumburg, Ill., 4,288, $475
29, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 4,282, $475
30, e-Marc Heninger, Tonganoxie, Kan., 4,282 $475
31, Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 4,275, $450
32, e-Thomas Ault Jr., Portland, Ore., 4,275, $450
33, Darryl Okamoto, Honolulu, Hawaii, 4,270,
34, Kurt Gengelbach, Carrollton, Texas, 4,269, $450
35, Chuck Tillson, Rohnert Park, Calif., 4,266, $450
36, e-Chris Arcaro, Wilmington, N.C., 4,266, $450
37, e-John Slavich IV, Schaumburg, Ill., 4,265, $450
38, e-David Anthony, Austin, Texas, 4,253, $450
39, Ben Laughlin, Phoenix, 4,243, $450
40, e-Chris Hibbitts II, Fort Worth, Texas, 4,233, $450
41, e-Clint Dacy, Keller, Texas, 4,228, $425
42, Jack Laffey, Indianapolis, 4,227, $425
43, e-Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 4,225, $425
44, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 4,215, $425
45, e-PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 4,203, $425
46, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 4,196, $425
47, e-James Roberts, Richmond, Va., 4,196, $425
48, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 4,188, $425
49, e-David Traber, Hebron, Ill., 4,187, $425
50, e-Nick Kokenos, St. Clair Shores, Mich., 4,186, $425
51, Andrew Mortensen, Tulsa, Okla., 4,182, $400
52, Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., 4,179, $400
53, Corey Husted, Milwaukie, Ore., 4,164, $400
54, e-Gregory Thompson Jr.,Dayton, Ohio, 4,158, $400
55, Jay Boyle, Garnet Valley, Pa., 4,153, $400
56, Don Allen III, Vancouver, Wash., 4,151, $400
57, Jason Tehee, Fresno, Calif., 4,150, $400
58, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 4,120, $400
59, Mike Hastings, Georgetown, Del., 4,118, $400
60, e-Jim Tomek Jr., Camp Hill, Pa., 4,115, $400
61, e-Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 4,110, $375
62, Andrew Brown, Windsor, Calif., 4,099, $375
63, e-Brian Thompson, Brian, Flat Rock, Mich., 4,094, $375
64, e-Riga Kalfas, Florence, Ky., 4,093, $375
65, Tracy Teeters, Salem, Ore., 4,087, $375
66, Rick Francis, Linden, Calif.,4,083, $375
67, Stephen Haas, Enola, Pa., 4,079, $375
68, e-Rob Edwards, Vancouver, Wash., 4,064, $375
69, Tom Sorce, Blasdell, N.Y., 4,049, $375
70, Chris Hillman, Pleasanton, Calif., 4,047, $375
71, e-Matt Burden, Anderson, S.C., 4,033, $375
72, Sean Heath, Spokane, Wash., 4,031, $375
73, Joe Goldstein Sr., Hayward, Calif., 4,012, $375
74, J.T. Jackson, Valley Village, Calif., 4,010, $375
75, e-Adam Ahmad, Shoreline, Wash., 4,008, $350
76, Kevin Henderson, Albany, Ore., 3,985, $350
77, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 3,980, $350
78, Brett Cooper, Euless, Texas, 3,974, $350
79, Joe Goldstein Jr., San Bruno, Calif., 3,960, $350
80, Robert McBride, Mesquite, Texas, 3,938, $350
81, John Deloney, Troy, Ill., 3,934, $350
82, e-Andy Patterson, Tyler, Texas, 3,909, $350
83, Tony Johnson, Canton, Ohio, 3,883, $350
84, John Brannock, Kettle Falls, Wash., 3,876, $350
85, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 3,815, $350
86, Michael Zicha, Streamwood, Ill., 3,766, $350
87, e-Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 2,803, $350
e-denotes competing for 2011-12 PBA Tour exemption
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