Kelly Kulick of Union, NJ, wrapped up a dominating performance in qualifying for the 2011 Bowling’s U.S. Women’s Open, going 6-2 in the final round of Wednesday’s match play, to claim the top seed for Thursday’s finals at Cowboys Stadium.
Kulick had a 48-game total of 11,945, including 30 bonus pins for each victory, to lead the final 16 bowlers in the field at AMF Euless Lanes. Leanne Hulsenberg of Roseville, CA, finished 276 pins back at 11,669.
Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., took the third seed while Shannon O’Keefe of Arlington, Texas, climbed from sixth after Tuesday’s match play to take the fourth seed. Lynda Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, took the final spot.
“New venue, new place, different atmosphere,” Kulick said about the finals at Cowboys Stadium. “But knowing as well as I’ve performed all week long, I’m going to take that and build up my confidence to go and bowl only one game tomorrow night and be the best game of my career.”
Kulick, who won the 2003 and 2010 U.S. Women’s Open, also has the chance to defend her title.
“I’ve never defended,” Kulick said. “This is the first opportunity for me to do so, and I would love to walk away having defended my U.S. Open title.”
Hulsenberg won 26 Professional Women’s Bowling Association titles and has made more than 100 TV appearances in her career, but said this is the first time her husband, Gary, has had the chance to see her bowl this well.
“I’m a little overwhelmed,” said Hulsenberg. “It’s been a long time since I’ve made a TV show.”
The U.S. Women’s Open finals will be broadcast on Saturday, July 2 at 6 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2. If a bowler throws a 300 game in the championship match, she will win $1 million. The champion will earn $50,000.
The 2011 U.S. Women’s Open already has broken one record with 286 participants, which tops the previous record of 267 set in 2003. A total of 17 countries are represented in the field.
For more information Bowling’s U.S. Women’s Open, visit bowlingsuswomensopen.com. For complete coverage of the event, including stories and videos, visit BOWL.com.
2011 BOWLING'S U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN
At AMF Euless Lanes, Euless, Texas
Wednesday's Results
MATCH PLAY
(48 games; Pos., name, hometown, match-play record, total)
1, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 12-4-0, 11,945.
2, Leanne Hulsenberg, Roseville, Calif., 13-3-0, 11,669.
3, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 9-7-0, 11,554.
4, Shannon O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 9-7-0, 11,446.
5, Lynda Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 8-8-0, 11,282.
6, Shannon Pluhowsky, Kettering, Ohio, 5-11-0, 11,204.
7, Rachel Perez, Maumelle, Ark., 10-6-0, 11,185.
8, Kim Terrell-Kearney, Grand Prairie, Texas, 9-7-0, 11,151.
9, Tennelle Milligan, Arlington, Texas, 8-7-1, 11,096.
10, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 4-12-0, 11,041.
11, Lisanne Breeschoten, Netherlands, 6-10-0, 11,019.
12, Stefanie Nation, Grand Prairie, Texas, 6-10-0, 11,016.
13, Helen Johnsson, Sweden, 8-7-1, 10,979.
14, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 7-9-0, 10,945.
15, Kristal Wilson, Lawrence, Kan., 7-9-0, 10,894.
16, Mai Ginge Jensen, Denmark, 6-10-0, 10,845.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Professional Bowling Previews Next Season
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) World Series of Bowling returns for a third consecutive season, starting a new season of PBA competition that will culminate with the PBA Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas in April. The new season will get underway with the multi-event PBA World Series of Bowling Nov. 4-20 at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas and it will end April 8-15 when the PBA returns to Red Rock Lanes. In addition to PBA Regional, Senior, Women’s Series and National Tour title winners who are eligible for the Tournament of Champions, PBA Tour event winners during the 2011-12 season will receive exemptions to advance directly into the 36-player finals field for the 2012 event. The 2011-12 season will also produce the most extensive online coverage of PBA Tour competition in history, with more than 250 hours of live coverage on pba.com’s Xtra Frame planned, including four new “Xtra Frame Tour” events. Additional details regarding television coverage, tournament formats and more will be announced soon. 2011-12 PBA TOUR SCHEDULE Nov. 4-20 – Third annual PBA World Series of Bowling (Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship, World Bowling Tour Finals presented by the PBA, Viper Open, Scorpion Open, Chameleon Open, Carmen Salvino Classic, Earl Anthony Touring Players Championship, Earl Anthony Touring Players Baker Doubles Championship and PBA World Championship), South Point Bowling Center, Las Vegas (Xtra Frame and ESPN). Jan. 20-22 – PBA Xtra Frame Cheetah Open, Fountain Bowl, Fountain Valley, Calif. (Xtra Frame). Jan. 23-29 – United States Bowling Congress Masters, Sunset Station, Las Vegas (Xtra Frame and ESPN). Feb. 3-5 – PBA Xtra Frame Shark Open, Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich. (Xtra Frame) Feb. 17-19 – PBA Xtra Frame Don Johnson Memorial Open, Sequoia Lanes, Columbus, Ohio (Xtra Frame). Feb. 20-26 – U.S. Open, Brunswick Zone Carolier, North Brunswick, N.J. (Xtra Frame and ESPN). March 30-April 1 – Xtra Frame Dick Weber PBA Playoffs, Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis (Xtra Frame). April 8-15 – PBA Tournament of Champions, Red Rock Lanes, Las Vegas, Nev. (Xtra Frame and ESPN).
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Brunswick Introduces Three New Balls For Fall
The red/white Lethal Revolver™ features the “Jack” core matched up with Brunswick’s “Propel X solid” coverstock to produce ball motion that clears the front part of the lane and transitions to strong yet predictable hook motion on the backend in medium to heavy oil. The Lethal Revolver is factory finished with 500, 1000, and 2000 grit Siaair Micro Pads.
The navy/silver pearl Brunswick Massive Damage™ features a new "low RG performance” core matched up with “Activator Plus” coverstock resulting in a ball motion that is fast revving in the midlane with a strong continuous backend reaction on medium oil lane conditions. The new ball’s core numbers are a little higher Differential Radius of Gyration (for a bit more flare potential) than the Inferno core in balls like the Anaconda and Python and a little lower Radius of Gyration (for an easier change of direction down lane). The Massive Damage is factory finished with 500 grit Siaair Micro Pad and Rough Buff compound. Expect the next entries August 1st. Friday, June 24, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Mohr Wins Another PBA Senior Title Defeating Hugh Miller
Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, has established himself as the player to beat on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Tour, by winning the PBA Senior Northern California Classic Wednesday for his second consecutive, and third title overall, this season. Mohr, who won the PBA Senior U.S. Open just last Friday in Las Vegas for his first major, defeated Hugh Miller of Seattle 223-215, at Harvest Park Bowl in the dramatic title match that wasn’t decided until the 10th frame. Mohr’s win continued a dream season in which he has competed in four consecutive title matches and also has second, third and fourth-place finishes to go along with his three wins through the first six tournaments of the season. His first win came in the Senior Miller High Life Classic in May. “The dream continues I guess—it’s absurd,” Mohr admitted. “What can you say but that I’ve been extremely fortunate this year. It’s all been so unexpected coming into this season after not having bowled competitively for seven months.” The winning shot came on the second ball of the 10th frame when Mohr doubled as a result of a “messenger” – a late-arriving pin that flew across the pin deck— knocking down a stubborn 10 pin. “I needed the first two strikes in the 10th and after I got the first one I felt like I had a good look, so I was pretty confident I could get the second one,” said the 2009 Senior Player of the Year. “The second shot was good but a little light and I thought well I gave it a shot, but here comes a pin out of nowhere to take out the 10 pin. “I thought maybe I used up all of my nine lives at that point,” he continued. “In match play I had some breaks and got away with winning some matches I probably shouldn’t have—it’s all really just unbelievable.” With his win, Mohr has a commanding lead in the Player of the Year race but said he will miss the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters, the season’s next stop and second major which will be conducted the first week in August so that he can attend his stepson Justin’s wedding. Mohr, who now has six career Senior Tour titles, missed most of the second half of last season to be with his wife, Linda, who eventually passed away in January as the result of complications from surgery. In the semifinals, Mohr defeated Hall of Famer Wayne Webb 223-195, to advance to the final match and Miller defeated Dick Baker of Henderson, NV, 248-237. At age 69, Baker was trying to become the oldest player to win a Senior Tour title. Miller, a seven-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour and one-time Senior Tour titlist, decided to enter the tournament at the last minute and dominated the qualifying portion of the tournament as top qualifier averaging 247, which was 10 pins better than No. 2 qualifier Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr., who eventually was eliminated in the tournament’s Round of 8. Webb will be the host proprietor for the Senior Masters when the event is conducted July 31-Aug. 5 at his Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl in Columbus, Ohio. PBA SENIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CLASSIC Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood, Calif. Final Results Championship Match Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska ($8,000) def. Hugh Miller, Seattle ($4,500), 223-215. Semifinal Round (losers earn $3,000) Miller def. Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 248-237. Mohr def. Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 223-195. Round of 8 (best-of-three games, losers eliminated, $1,700 each) Miller def. Junichi Yajima, Japan, 2-1. Baker def. Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 2-0. Webb def. Walter Ray Williams, Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2-0. Mohr def. Kent Wagner, Bradenton, Fla., 2-1. Round of 16 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,300 each) Miller def. Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif., 3-2. Yajima def. Mark McCreary, Livermore, Calif., 3-0. Beck def. Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 3-0. Baker def. Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3-1. W.R Williams def. Chris Keane, New City, N.Y., 3-0. Webb def. Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 3-0. Mohr def. Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3-2. Wagner def. Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3-2. Round of 24 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,150 each) Nelson def. Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 3-2. Yajima def. Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3-2. Beck def. Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 3-2. Soutar def. Koichiro Tamaki, Japan, 3-0. Keane def. Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3-1. Webb def. Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3-2. M. Williams def. Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 3-0. Dawson def. Ty Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif., 3-1. Round of 32 (best-of-five games, losers eliminated, $1,050 each) Nelson def. Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3-1. Yajima def. Darryl Bower, Mechanicsburg, Pa., 3-0. Brady def. Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 3-2. Soutar def. Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 3-0. Keane def. Peter Knopp, Germany, 3-1. Painter def. Gerald Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 3-0. Gallo def. Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 3-0 Wagner def. Ty Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif., 3-1
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Two New From AMF 300
15# RG 2.570, RG Diff 0.045.
Walter Ray Williams Jr. Leads First Round of PBA Senior Northern California Classic
Walter Ray Williams Jr. had no problem shaking off his loss to Ron Mohr in the championship match of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior U.S. Open last Friday, taking the first-round lead in the PBA Senior Northern California Classic Monday at Harvest Park Bowl. With the help of a 300 in the first game of the round, Williams finished with a 1,988 eight-game pinfall total adding games of 205, 259, 248, 225, 215, 259 and 277 for a 248.5 average. “The first two games were an example of how this goes,” said Williams, who lost to Mohr in the Senior U.S. Open title match 246-189. “Bowling on a fresh lane condition in the first game of the block the lanes were playing pretty tight and I got away with some strikes on a few light hits. In the 205 game I hit the pocket more consistently but didn’t have the pin carry. “I can’t complain because I’ve been bowling great overall,” the PBA legend added. “My mindset is always to move on to the next tournament and try to win that one.” Williams leads Noel Vazquez of Sacramento, CA, who also rolled a 300 game, in second with 1,915, and Dick Baker of Henderson, NV, in third with 1,910. Mohr, whose Senior U.S. Open title was his first major and fifth career Senior Tour title, finished the day in 16th with a 1,790 pinfall. Williams, the holder of a record seven PBA Player of the Year crowns, was the 2010 Senior Rookie of the Year and is trying for his third Senior Tour title to go along with his career record of 47 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titles. His last Senior Tour win came in the Mark Roth Allentown Open in May. Eight-game qualifying continues Tuesday after which the 100-player field will be cut to the top 32 who will advance to match play on Wednesday. Round of 8 and championship rounds will get underway Wednesday at 5 p.m. PT. PBA.com’s Xtra Frame video service will provide second and final-day coverage of the Senior Northern California Classic. PBA SENIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CLASSIC Harvest Park Bowl, Brentwood, Calif. FIRST ROUND (Eight-game pinfall totals) 1, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,988. 2, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 1,915. 3, Dick Baker , Henderson, Nev., 1,910. 4, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,894. 5, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,885. 6, Koichiro Tamaki, Japan, 1,859. 7, Gerald Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 1,848. 8, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 1,846. 9, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,844. 10, Mark McCreary, Livermore, Calif., 1,835. 11, Chet Steengrafe, San Martin, Calif., 1,830. 12, Ty Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif., 1,823. 13, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,822. 14, Junichi Yajima, Japan, 1,803. 15, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,793. 16, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,790. 17, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,781. 18, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 1,780. 19, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,778. 20, Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., 1,777. 21, Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,776. 22, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 1,774. 23 (tie), Al Bella, Pittsburg, Calif., and Matt Surina, Puyallup, Wash., 1,765. 25 (tie), Bill Stempke, Moorpark, Calif., Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, and Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 1,763. 28, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 1,756. 29, Rodney Garrick, San Francisco, 1,755. 30, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,751. 31 (tie), Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif., and Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 1,749. 33, Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 1,747. 34, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,740. 35 (tie), Don Lane, San Francisco, and Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 1,738. 37 (tie), Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., and Steve Davis, Manteca, Calif., 1,737. 39, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,733. 40, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,732. 41, Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 1,725. 42, Marc Clyburn, Pittsburg, Calif., 1,722. 43, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,713. 44, Roger Painter, Woodbridge, Va., 1,710. 45 (tie), Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., and Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 1,709. 47 (tie), Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., and Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,707. 49, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,703. 50, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,700. 51, Terry Leong, Las Vegas, 1,695. 52, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,693. 53 (tie), Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 1,692. 55, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 1,691. 56, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 1,668. 57, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 1,664. 58, Lee Patterson, Antioch, Calif., 1,663. 59, (tie), Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., and Chuck Best, Buda, Texas, 1,658. 61, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 1,656. 62, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,652. 63, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,651. 64, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 1,650. 65, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,628. 66 (tie), Jorge Gutierrez, Las Cruces, N.M., and Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,623. 68, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 1,613. 69, Sam Carter, BenLomond, Calif., 1,609. 70, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 1,603. 71, Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 1,594. 72, Pedro Flores, Salida, Calif., 1,592. 73, Don Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 1,590. 74 (tie), Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., and Jocko Mangin, Brentwood, Calif., 1,577. 76, Lauri Karppala Jr., Folsom, Ca, 1,575. 77 (tie), Dan Roberts, Brentwood, Calif., and Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif, 1,574. 79, Kenneth Daily, San Leanardo, Calif., 1,572. 80 (tie), Pete Milkovich, Hercules, Calif., and Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,562. 82, Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., 1,556. 83, Lorrie Sims, Oakley, Calif., 1,554. 84, Michael Cristofani, Grass Valley, Calif., 1,550. 85, Scott Hansel, Stockton, Calif., 1,546. 86, David Chew, Brentwood, Calif., 1,539. 87, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,520. 88, William Shank, Waipahu, Hawaii, 1,504. 89, Glenn Masukawa, Henderson, Nev., 1,503. 90, Michael Palmer, Antioch, Calif., 1,498. 91, Thomas Andres Sr., Highland, Calif., 1,484. 92 (tie), Keith Pridgeon, Antioch, Calif., and Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 1,479. 94, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,476. 95, Duane Wilson, Brentwood, Calif., 1,471. 96, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 1,470. 97, Van Fenner, Reno, Nev., 1,461. 98, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 1,457. 99, Randy Robertson, Evansville, Ind., 1,440. 100, Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif., 1,437. 300 Games - W.R. Williams Jr., Noel Vazquez
Mohr Wins PBA Senior US Open Title Defeating Webb and Williams
After finishing second in last year’s Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior U.S. Open presented by Suncoast, 2009 Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, returned to win the sport’s most demanding Senior Tour tournament for his first major title Friday at the Suncoast Bowling Center. Qualifying fourth for the stepladder finals, Mohr defeated PBA Hall of Famer and top qualifier Walter Ray Williams Jr., 246-189, in the championship match to also win his fifth career Senior Tour title. It was shortly after last year’s Senior U.S. Open that Mohr had to miss the rest of the 2010 season to return to Alaska to care for his wife, Linda, who eventually passed away in January as the result of complications from surgery last year. “She was my guardian angel and she was with me today,” Mohr said. “Both the support back home and out here on tour has been unbelievable and that has been very important to my success this year.” In the opening stepladder match, Mohr defeated reigning Senior Player of the Year and PBA Hall of Famer Wayne Webb 265-258, thanks in large part to converting a crucial 4-10 split in the sixth frame. Webb, who finished fourth, was trying to become the tournament’s first three-time winner after returning to Senior Tour competition as the result of missing the first four tournaments of the season recovering from knee surgery earlier this year. In the semifinal match, Mohr defeated 2009 PBA Senior World Championship winner Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Township, Mich., in a back-and-forth 220-211 match. Sullins, who won the Sun Bowl In The Villages earlier in the season was trying for his third Senior Tour title to go along with his five PBA Tour wins, and finished third. “In the semifinal match I made too much of an adjustment and threw a couple bad shots,” Mohr said. “I thought I was going to have to make more of a major move after the first match but the transition really wasn’t that drastic for me so I just made a small couple board adjustment and got back on track.” The win was especially satisfying for Mohr who had to come from 67th place after the first round of qualifying on Monday. “It’s probably one of the biggest moves I’ve ever had to make in a tournament,” Mohr said. “I was concerned at that point but not overly worried,” Mohr said. “There was a lot of bowling left and I wasn’t that far out of the first cut (to 56 players) so I just made the adjustments and took it a day at a time which you have to do in a marathon tournament like this.” The Senior U.S. Open format is one of the most demanding in the sport. To get to the championship round a bowler must get through four qualifying rounds and three match play rounds for a total of 51 games. As the Senior Tour heads into the second half of the season Mohr now takes the lead in the Senior Player of the Year race over Williams. Mohr won the Senior Miller High Life Classic and also has second, third and fourth-place finishes this season. He avenged his second-place finish to Williams in the recent Senior Mark Roth Allentown Open where he lost in the title match 268-168. “Walter’s the best out here and everyone kind of expects him to be the guy,” Mohr said. “It’s nice to become the top senior player in the world by winning the toughest tournament we bowl but right now I’m just going to enjoy the moment.” The next stop for the Senior Tour will be the Senior Northern California Classic June 19-22 at Harvest Park Bowl in Brentwood, Calif. 2011 PBA SENIOR U.S. OPEN Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas Final Standings 1, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 731 (three games), $15,000. 2, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, FL, 189 (one game), $8,500. 3, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, MI, 211 (one game), $6,500. 4, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 258 (one game), $5,000. SEVENTH ROUND (51-game pinfall totals including match play record, total pins and money earned. Top four advanced to championship round.) 1, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 14-10, 11,971. 2, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 15-8-1, 11,846. 3, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 18-5-1, 11,824. 4, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 13-11, 11,706. 5, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 14-10, 11,694, $4,000. 6, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 14-10, 11,548, $3,400. 7, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 14-10, 11,536, $3,100. 8, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 13-11, 11,443, $2,800. 9, Howard Partell, Las Vegas, 17-7, 11,435, $2,500. 10, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 8-15-1, 11,389, $2,300. 11, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 10-14, 11,334, $2,200. 12, Eric Forkel, Las Vegas, 10-14, 11,322, $2,100. 13, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 11-13, 11,271, $2,000. 14, John Chapman, Canada, 11-13, 11,240, $1,900. 15, Barry Zimmerman, Grand Forks, N.D., 12-12, 11,176, $1,850. 16, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 8-16, 11,110, $1,800. 17, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 11-13, 11,090, $1,750. 18, Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 10-14, 11,088, $1,700. 19, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 11-12-1, 11,064, $1,650. 20, Junichi Yajima, Japan, 11-13, 11,044, $1,600. 21, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 11-13, 11,019, $1,575. 22, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 12-12, 10,938, $1,550. 23, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 10-14, 10,934, $1,525. 24, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 8-16, 10,759, $1,500.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Williams Continues to Lead PBA Senior US Open
Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, FL, continued his march toward becoming the first player in Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) history to win both the U.S. Open and Senior U.S. Open titles Thursday, expanding his lead as the field of 24 match play finalists headed into Friday’s final rounds of the PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by Suncoast at the Suncoast Bowling Center.
The 51-year-old Williams, a second-year PBA Senior Tour competitor, won six of his eight matches Thursday afternoon, averaging 237 for the round to finish with a 35-game total of 8,226 pins, including match play bonus pins, and building a 203-pin lead over two-time Senior U.S. Open winner Wayne Webb of Columbus, Ohio.
While Williams is chasing his slice of U.S. Open history, Webb and Tom Baker of King, NC, are trying to become the first player to win the Senior U.S. Open three times. Webb won in 2008 and 2009. Baker, who was in 16th place after five rounds, won in 2005 and 2006.
Williams, the reigning PBA Senior Tour Rookie of the Year, won the PBA Tour’s U.S. Open titles in 1998 and 2003. A 47-time PBA Tour title winner including eight majors, Williams is the only player in the field who also has won the national tour’s U.S. Open.
“I’m still throwing the ball well,” Williams said. “I had to migrate left a little tonight as the lane condition broke down, but it wasn’t much – which was fine with me. “There are no guarantees heading into tomorrow,” the 47-time PBA Tour title winner said.
“But I like what’s going on. I’d be very happy to have to bowl only one game in the stepladder finals for the title.”
Also in the hunt for the title are 2009 Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, in fourth place, and defending champion Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas, in ninth.
The remaining 24 players will return Friday for two additional eight-game round-robin match play rounds. After 51 games, the top four bowlers will advance to the stepladder finals at 3:30 p.m. Pacific.
All of Friday’s action will be covered live on Xtra Frame, pba.com’s exclusive video-streaming service.
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The Senior U.S. Open winner takes home a $20,000 first prize and a berth into the Elite Round of the 2012 PBA Tournament of Champions.
2011 PBA SENIOR U.S. OPEN presented by Suncoast
Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev., June 16 FIFTH ROUND (after 35 games, including match play bonus pins)
1, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 6-2, 8,226.
2, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 6-2, 8,023.
3, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 6-1-1, 7,997.
4, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 6-2, 7,937.
5, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 4-4, 7,911.
6, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 5-3, 7,857.
7, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 5-3, 7,761.
8, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 2-6, 7,722.
9, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 4-3-1, 7,716.
10, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3-5, 7,702.
11, Eric Forkel, Las Vegas, 2-6, 7,666.
12, Howard Partell, Las Vegas, 7-1, 7,658.
13, Barry Zimmerman, Grand Forks, N.D., 5-3, 7,657.
14, John Chapman, Canada, 3-5, 7,600.
15, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 5-3, 7,572.
16, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 4-4, 7,554.
17, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 4-4, 7,551.
18, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3-5, 7,539.
19, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 2-6, 7,518.
20, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 4-4, 7,480.
21, Junichi Yajima, Japan, 3-5, 7,465.
22, Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 2-6, 7,454.
23, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 2-6, 7,387.
24, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 2-6, 7,348.
300 game – Mark Williams.
Other Cashers (after 27 games): 25, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 5,639, $1,160.
26, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 5,630, $1,140.
27, Daniel Miyamoto, Mililani, Hawaii, 5,628, $1,120.
28, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 5,621, $1,100.
29, Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5,597, $1,080.
30, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 5,584, $1,070.
31 (tie), Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, CA, & Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, CO, 5,578, $1,055.
33, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 5,576, $1,040.
34, Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 5,561, $1,030.
35, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 5,555, $1,020.
36, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 5,554, $1,010.
37, Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., 5,550, $1,000.
38, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 5,549, $990.
39, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 5,541, $985.
40, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 5,532, $980.
41, Don Moser, Murrieta, Calif., 5,526, $975.
42, Howard Loosbroock, Henderson, Nev., 5,511, $970.
43, Peter Knopp, Germany, 5,497, $965.
44, Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., 5,492, $960.
45, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 5,487, $955.
46, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 5,479, $950.
47, Don Hicks, West Babylon, N.Y., 5,477, $945.
48, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 5,461, $940.
49, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 5,454, $935.
50, John Kirker, Taftville, Conn., 5,421, $930.
51, Karl Simonis, Mesa, Ariz., 5,408, $925.
52, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 5,400, $920.
53, Jim Moran, Las Vegas, 5,367, $915.
54, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 5,340, $910.
55, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 5,331, $905.
56, Doug Kempt, Monrovia, Calif., 5,319, $900.
The 51-year-old Williams, a second-year PBA Senior Tour competitor, won six of his eight matches Thursday afternoon, averaging 237 for the round to finish with a 35-game total of 8,226 pins, including match play bonus pins, and building a 203-pin lead over two-time Senior U.S. Open winner Wayne Webb of Columbus, Ohio.
While Williams is chasing his slice of U.S. Open history, Webb and Tom Baker of King, NC, are trying to become the first player to win the Senior U.S. Open three times. Webb won in 2008 and 2009. Baker, who was in 16th place after five rounds, won in 2005 and 2006.
Williams, the reigning PBA Senior Tour Rookie of the Year, won the PBA Tour’s U.S. Open titles in 1998 and 2003. A 47-time PBA Tour title winner including eight majors, Williams is the only player in the field who also has won the national tour’s U.S. Open.
“I’m still throwing the ball well,” Williams said. “I had to migrate left a little tonight as the lane condition broke down, but it wasn’t much – which was fine with me. “There are no guarantees heading into tomorrow,” the 47-time PBA Tour title winner said.
“But I like what’s going on. I’d be very happy to have to bowl only one game in the stepladder finals for the title.”
Also in the hunt for the title are 2009 Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, in fourth place, and defending champion Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas, in ninth.
The remaining 24 players will return Friday for two additional eight-game round-robin match play rounds. After 51 games, the top four bowlers will advance to the stepladder finals at 3:30 p.m. Pacific.
All of Friday’s action will be covered live on Xtra Frame, pba.com’s exclusive video-streaming service.
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The Senior U.S. Open winner takes home a $20,000 first prize and a berth into the Elite Round of the 2012 PBA Tournament of Champions.
2011 PBA SENIOR U.S. OPEN presented by Suncoast
Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev., June 16 FIFTH ROUND (after 35 games, including match play bonus pins)
1, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 6-2, 8,226.
2, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 6-2, 8,023.
3, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 6-1-1, 7,997.
4, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 6-2, 7,937.
5, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 4-4, 7,911.
6, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 5-3, 7,857.
7, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 5-3, 7,761.
8, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 2-6, 7,722.
9, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 4-3-1, 7,716.
10, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3-5, 7,702.
11, Eric Forkel, Las Vegas, 2-6, 7,666.
12, Howard Partell, Las Vegas, 7-1, 7,658.
13, Barry Zimmerman, Grand Forks, N.D., 5-3, 7,657.
14, John Chapman, Canada, 3-5, 7,600.
15, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 5-3, 7,572.
16, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 4-4, 7,554.
17, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 4-4, 7,551.
18, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3-5, 7,539.
19, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 2-6, 7,518.
20, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 4-4, 7,480.
21, Junichi Yajima, Japan, 3-5, 7,465.
22, Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 2-6, 7,454.
23, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 2-6, 7,387.
24, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 2-6, 7,348.
300 game – Mark Williams.
Other Cashers (after 27 games): 25, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 5,639, $1,160.
26, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 5,630, $1,140.
27, Daniel Miyamoto, Mililani, Hawaii, 5,628, $1,120.
28, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 5,621, $1,100.
29, Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5,597, $1,080.
30, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 5,584, $1,070.
31 (tie), Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, CA, & Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, CO, 5,578, $1,055.
33, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 5,576, $1,040.
34, Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 5,561, $1,030.
35, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 5,555, $1,020.
36, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 5,554, $1,010.
37, Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., 5,550, $1,000.
38, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 5,549, $990.
39, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 5,541, $985.
40, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 5,532, $980.
41, Don Moser, Murrieta, Calif., 5,526, $975.
42, Howard Loosbroock, Henderson, Nev., 5,511, $970.
43, Peter Knopp, Germany, 5,497, $965.
44, Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., 5,492, $960.
45, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 5,487, $955.
46, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 5,479, $950.
47, Don Hicks, West Babylon, N.Y., 5,477, $945.
48, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 5,461, $940.
49, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 5,454, $935.
50, John Kirker, Taftville, Conn., 5,421, $930.
51, Karl Simonis, Mesa, Ariz., 5,408, $925.
52, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 5,400, $920.
53, Jim Moran, Las Vegas, 5,367, $915.
54, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 5,340, $910.
55, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 5,331, $905.
56, Doug Kempt, Monrovia, Calif., 5,319, $900.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
USBC Roll ‘N Grow
Children age 7 and under now have a United States Bowling Congress membership designed specifically for them. The new USBC Roll ‘N Grow membership provides benefits for young bowlers in regular or bumper leagues of any duration at an affordable price.
“With special awards and much more, Roll ‘N Grow memberships make bowling fun for young kids who are new to the sport,” International Bowling Campus Director of Youth Development Chad Murphy said. “It’s a perfect fit for short duration leagues or bumper leagues. We encourage youth leagues that may not have certified their youngest bowlers in the past to take a look at what Roll ‘N Grow has to offer.”
The new Roll ‘N Grow membership is $8 and has no restriction on league duration. The benefits include:
“With special awards and much more, Roll ‘N Grow memberships make bowling fun for young kids who are new to the sport,” International Bowling Campus Director of Youth Development Chad Murphy said. “It’s a perfect fit for short duration leagues or bumper leagues. We encourage youth leagues that may not have certified their youngest bowlers in the past to take a look at what Roll ‘N Grow has to offer.”
The new Roll ‘N Grow membership is $8 and has no restriction on league duration. The benefits include:
- USBC Youth Membership card
- USBC tournament eligibility
- League award emblems
- USBC Special Achievement Awards
- A DVD of the cartoon series Bowlopolis
- An issue of Bowlopolis The Mag magazine
- Bowlopolis progress card with award stickers
- Bowlopolis Kids Club
- USBC certified average (minimum of 12 games for non-bumper competition)
Bowling centers and associations may start offering Roll ‘N Grow memberships for leagues on August 1, 2011. In June, centers will receive a youth marketing package with additional information about all USBC Youth membership products including Roll ‘N Grow. The package also includes a sample of the newly redesigned USBC Youth jersey which is included as part of USBC Youth Standard membership.
USBC will continue to offer Youth Basic membership for $5 ($1 local processing) and Youth Standard for $17 ($2 local processing, 50 cents state fee). The Roll ‘N Grow membership includes a $1 local processing fee.
For additional information about USBC Youth Membership, visit www.BOWL.com/youth.
WR Williams, Jr. Third Round Leader of PBA Senior US Open
Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. is on a quest to add yet another milestone to an already legendary career.
Williams moved into the third round lead of the PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by the Suncoast at the Suncoast Bowling Center Wednesday with a 4,183 18-game pinfall total (232.3 average).
The 51-year-old Williams hopes to become the only player in PBA history to win U.S. Open titles on both the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour and Senior Tour. But there’s still a long way to go in the tournament with another nine-game qualifying round and three eight-game match play rounds yet to be contested before the top four will be determined for the stepladder finals.
In Wednesday’s six-game round Williams had a 1,460 pinfall with games of 226, 238, 224, 267, 269 and 236.
“Generally I’m executing well but occasionally I’ll throw a bad shot,” said the 2010 PBA Senior Rookie of the Year. “Fortunately I’m keeping the bad shots to a minimum. When I was striking I was able to put together a lot of strings of strikes—I had eight in a row in both the 260 games.”
Williams heads a list of 56 players who have advanced to Thursday morning’s final nine-game qualifying round which will determine the top 24 players who will advance to round-robin match play beginning Thursday afternoon and continuing Friday. When match play is completed the top four players will be determined for the stepladder finals set for Friday at 3:30 p.m. PT.
“I try to win every tournament I bowl but naturally I would be very happy to be the first to win the U.S. Open on both tours,” Williams said. “As far as the number of games, we’re just a little over a third of the way through the tournament but this is obviously a good foundation heading into the final qualifying round.
“Unless I shoot myself in the foot I should make the cut to match play but when you get there you have the bonus pins (for match wins) and that always brings another element into it.”
The career record holder with 47 PBA Tour titles and most PBA Player of the Year crowns with seven, Williams has regained top form on the Senior Tour after his worst PBA Tour season in 2009-10 in which he failed to win a title after a record 17 consecutive seasons with at least one win.
Williams, who is coming off a win in the recent Senior Mark Roth Allentwon Open, leads first-round leader Kevin Croucher of Grants Pass, OR in second 94 pins back with 4,089, and second-round leader Bo Goergen of Sanford, MI, in third with 4,079.
Other notables making the cut were 2010 Senior Player of the Year and 2008 and 2009 Senior U.S. Open winner Wayne Webb in eighth; 2009 Senior Player of the Year and 2010 runnerup Ron Mohr in 10th; Four-time Senior Player of the Year and 2005 and 2006 Senior U.S. Open winner Tom Baker in 17th, and defending champion Mark Williams in 40th.
Bowling fans can check out coverage of the match play rounds of the Senior U.S. Open on pba.com’s Xtra Frame video service. For subscription and schedule information visit www.xtraframe.tv.
2011 PBA SENIOR U.S. OPEN
Presented by the Suncoast
Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas
THIRD ROUND
(18-game pinfall totals)
1, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 4,183.
2, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 4,089.
3, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 4,079.
4, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 4,056.
5, John Chapman, Canada, 4,003.
6, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 3,960.
7, Eric Forkel, Las Vegas, 3,951.
8, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3,945.
9, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 3,936.
10, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3,913.
11, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,909.
12, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,902.
13, Junichi Yajima, Japan, 3,901.
14, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,899.
15, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 3,881.
16, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 3,877.
17, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,866.
18, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 3,859.
19, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 3,847.
20, Barry Zimmerman , Grand Forks, N.D., 3,827.
21, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,813.
22, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 3,809.
23, Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., 3,806.
24, Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 3,803.
25, Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 3,790.
26, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,768.
27, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 3,765.
28, Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., 3,762.
29, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 3,752.
30, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 3,749.
31, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,741.
32, Karl Simonis , Mesa, Ariz., 3,739.
33, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,727.
34, Daniel Miyamoto, Mililani, Hawaii, 3,725.
35, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 3,724.
36, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,723.
37, Don Moser, Murrieta, Calif., 3,720.
38, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 3,714.
39, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 3,695.
40, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,694.
41, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,693.
42, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 3,690.
43, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 3,688.
44, Jim Moran, Las Vegas, 3,685.
45, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,680.
46, Don Hicks, West Babylon, N.Y., 3,677.
47, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,676.
48, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,675.
49 (tie), Howard Partell, Las Vegas, and Doug Kempt, Monrovia, Calif., 3,673.
51, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 3,668.
52, Howard Loosbroock, Henderson, Nev., 3,666.
53, Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okla., 3,665.
54, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,657.
55, John Kirker, Taftville, Conn., 3,656.
56, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,646.
Failed to advance to fourth qualifying round
s-indicates super seniors out of the regular prize fund cashing for $700
57, Jace Peterson, Elkhorn, Wis., 3,635.
58, s-Terry Leong, Las Vegas, 3,632, $700.
59, Randy Robertson, Evansville, Ind., 3,630.
60, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,622.
61, s-Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 3,621, $700.
62, Paul Nilsen Sr., Murrieta, Calif., 3,610.
63, s-Matt Surina, Puyallup, Wash., 3,607, $700.
64,s- Frank DeFilippo, Las Vegas, 3,605, $700.
65, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,600.
66, Jeff Suma, Auburn Hills, Mich., 3,594.
67, Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 3,591.
68, s-Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 3,590, $700.
69 (tie), Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., and Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,586.
71 (tie), Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., and Bill Sell, Menasha, Wis., 3,584.
73, Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif., 3,582.
74, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,581.
75, Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 3,576.
76, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 3,569.
77, Rich Cook, Olympia, Wash., 3,568.
78, John DiSantis, Wilmington, Del., 3,564.
79, Koichiro Tamaki, Japan, 3,561.
80, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,558.
81 (tie), William Keenan, Jr. , Orlando, Fla., and John Forst, Salt Lake City, 3,553.
83, s-Paul Appling, Camarillo, Calif., 3,552, $700.
84 (tie), Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., and s-Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., 3,547, $700.
86, Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 3,546.
87, s-Fred Kouri, Castle Rock, Colo., 3,545, $700.
88, Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 3,543.
89 (tie) Roger Painter, Woodbridge, Va., and Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass.,3,541.
91, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3,540.
92 (tie), Rudy Moreno , Reno, Nev., and Edward Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 3,533.
94 (tie), Ralph Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Ross Packard, San Jose,Calif., 3,532.
96, Max Shellabarger, Layton, Utah, 3,525.
97, Jimmy Johnson, Bellevue, Neb., 3,524.
98, David Knight, Folcroft, Pa., 3,511.
99 (tie), Jorge Gutierrez, Las Cruces, N.M., and Nick Tjotjos, Westlake, Ohio,3,510.
101 (tie), Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., and Anthony Chmura, Chaplin, Conn.,3,508.
103, Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif, 3,507.
104, Gerald Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 3,498.
105, John Younger , Ledyard, Conn., 3,496.
106, Dave Washburn, Las Vegas, 3,480.
107, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,477.
108, Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 3,476.
109, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 3,474.
110, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,473.
111, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 3,472.
112, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 3,469.
113, Mike Landrith, Maricopa, Ariz., 3,467.
114, Steve Davis, Manteca, Calif., 3,463.
115 (tie), James Martin, Vero Beach, Fla., John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., and Carl Labayan, Long Beach, Calif., 3,460.
118, Nicholas Maturo, Las Vegas, 3,458.
119, Michael Clemence, Las Vegas, 3,456.
120, Warren Blankenship, Ardmore, Okla., 3,454.
121, Bill Stewart, Plainwell, Mich., 3,453.
122, Edwin Case, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,450.
123 (tie), Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., Radar Presley, Atlanta, and George Tignor, Winchendon, Mass., 3,441.
126, Lee Taylor, Las Vegas, 3,437.
127, Mal Helmuth, Elk Grove, Calif., 3,436.
128, James Turner, Lubbock, Texas, 3,429.
129, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 3,424.
130, Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 3,422.
131 (tie), Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., Pedro Flores, Salida, Calif., and Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 3,416.
134, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,415.
135, D.A. Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 3,409.
136, Hal Wilber, Las Vegas, 3,407.
137 (tie), Don Lane, San Francisco, and Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 3,404.
139, Fred McClain, Lincoln Park, Mich., 3,398.
140 (tie), Thomas Andres Sr., Highland, Calif., and Ed Jablonski , Las Vegas,3,396.
142 (tie), Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., and Peter Marien, Lisbon, Conn.,3,394.
144, Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., 3,393.
145, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 3,392.
146, Dan Winter, Rockford, Ill., 3,391.
147, Butch Hrouda, Dickinson, N.D., 3,390.
148, Don Jackson, Bonita, Calif., 3,388.
149, Dean Jones, Las Vegas, 3,378.
150, Glen Morgan, Seminole, Ala., 3,374.
151, Chuck Best, Buda, Texas, 3,373.
152, Melvin Shirey, Sun City West, Ariz., 3,371.
153, Ron Sandusky, Visalia, Calif., 3,369.
154, Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 3,368.
155, Murray Hickman Sr., Las Vegas, 3,367.
156, Lee Rucker, Fort Myers, Fla., 3,366.
157 (tie), Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., and David Blades, East Wenatchee,Wash., 3,365.
159, Gary Coultas, Huntington Beach, Calif., 3,364.
160, Mike Webb, Red Oak, Iowa, 3,360.
161, David Graber, Las Vegas, 3,358.
162, Dean Hebner, Vancouver, Wash., 3,356.
163, Ron Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, 3,334.
164, Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 3,330.
165, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 3,329.
166, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 3,324.
167, Marvin Nezvensky Jr., Pueblo, Colo., 3,320.
168 (tie), Ray Shuel, Canada, and Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 3,317.
170, Mike Locorriere, Las Vegas, 3,311.
171, Lamonte Lovering, San Mateo, Calif., 3,308.
172, Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 3,300.
173, Bill Stempke, Moorpark, Calif., 3,299.
174, Donna Tuttle, King, N.C., 3,297.
175, Jim Stevens, Eagan, Minn., 3,295.
176, Glen Smith, Seattle, Wash., 3,294.
177, Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif., 3,290.
178, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 3,289.
179, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 3,284.
180, Phil Prieto Jr., El Paso, Texas, 3,280.
181, Kazz Tsujinaga, Japan, 3,272.
182, Alan Anderson Jr., Albany, N.Y., 3,265.
183, George Abrahamsen, Laguna Beach, Calif., 3,262.
184, Bob Puttick, Canada, 3,260.
185, John Dassi, Las Vegas, 3,255.
186, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3,242.
187, Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, 3,240.
188, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 3,236.
189, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 3,235.
190 (tie), Frank Weiler, San Bernardino, Calif., and Marvin Dickey , MineralWells, Texas, 3,232.
192, Van Fenner, Reno, Nev., 3,225.
193, John Thullen, Whiteland, Ind., 3,217.
194, Dave Cook , Temecula, Calif., 3,212.
195, Jay Boyle, Garnet Valley, Pa., 3,195.
196, Herbye Mitchell, Granbury, Texas, 3,188.
197, Lee Tucker, Camarillo, Calif., 3,181.
198, Ed Bordenka, Las Vegas, 3,180.
199, Bill Kaiser Jr., Las Vegas, 3,175.
200, Mike Foreman, Las Vegas, 3,174.
201 (tie), Larry Grandt, Gurnee, Ill., and Rickey Smith, Milton, Fla., 3,162.
203, Matty Robinson, Columbia, S.C., 3,156.
204, Jim Lee, Rogersville, Tenn., 3,151.
205, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 3,148.
206, Rick Salyer, Kingsport, Tenn., 3,134.
207, Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., 3,124.
208, John Tavano, Sebring, Fla., 3,123.
209, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 3,118.
210, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 3,114.
211, Robert Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., 3,101.
212, Glenn Masukawa, Henderson, Nev., 3,097.
213, Robert Walters, North Las Vegas, Nev., 3,091.
214, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 3,071.
215, Rich Cutler, Valley Springs, Calif., 3,059.
216, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 3,031.
217, Rob Mautner, Las Vegas, 3,023.
218, Steve Lennard, Palmdale, Calif., 3,013.
219, Randolph Kerr, Troutdale, Ore., 3,004.
220, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,901.
221, James Gregware Jr, Rensselaer, N.Y., 2,710.
MOTIV Adds the Raptor P7 in July
Goergan Moves Into Lead at the Senior US Open
Bowling in just his third Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Tour tournament, Bo Goergen of Sanford, MI, averaged 222.3 for six games Tuesday to move into the second-round lead of the PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by the Suncoast at the Suncoast Bowling Center. After finishing second with a 1,424 six-game pinfall after Monday’s first round, Goergen bowled 1,334 in Tuesday’s second round with games of 202, 212, 238, 205, 234 and 243. His combined 12-game pinfall of 2,758 and overall average of 229.8 leads first-round leader Kevin Croucher of Grants Pass, OR, in second with 2,731. Leading qualifying was an unexpected surprise for Goergen who was struggling with his equipment and arm swing as late as the tournament’s practice session. “At the Sun Bowl In The Villages I just didn’t bring strong enough equipment and I ended up missing the cut to match play by one pin so I wanted to make sure I was more prepared coming in here,” said the 51-year-old Goergen. “I was confident in my equipment but then I developed a problem with my arm swing that fortunately I was able to work out with the help of Chris Schlemmer (Storm Products representative) during practice. “Tomorrow (Wednesday) I’ll be bowling on a fresh lane condition for the first time in the tournament so I’m going to gamble a little bit and try an outside line and see if I can get a good ball reaction from there.” Georgen, who is a bowling proprietor, holds the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships three-game series record of 862 that he bowled to win the singles title in 2009. He was also a member of the USBC Open Championships team all events champion in 2010. The 224-player field will bowl one more six-game qualifying round Wednesday after which the field will be cut to the top 56 players for another nine-game qualifying round Thursday morning. The field will then be cut to the top 24 players for three eight-game round-robin match play rounds conducted Thursday and Friday to determine the top four for the stepladder finals scheduled for Friday at 3:30 p.m. PT. PBA legend Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, FL, is in third after Tuesday’s round with a 2,723 pinfall. A win in the Senior U.S. Open for Williams would make PBA’s all-time career leader in Tour titles with 47 wins, the first to win U.S. Open titles on both the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour and Senior Tour. Williams is also coming off a win in the recent Senior Mark Roth Allentown Open. “I was really pleasantly surprised bowling as well as I did in the first block on fresh oil today,” said Williams, who had a 1,379 pinfall in Tuesday’s second round. “I was hoping to shoot 60 or 70 over (200 average) because the better scores usually come off the later squads but I had exceptional carry today and shot 179 over which will put me in great shape for tomorrow.” 2011 PBA SENIOR U.S. OPEN Presented by the Suncoast Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas SECOND ROUND (12-game pinfall totals) 1, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 2,758. 2, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,731. 3, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2,723. 4, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 2,712. 5, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 2,684. 6, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 2,673. 7 (tie), Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., and Junichi Yajima, Japan, 2,662. 9, Barry Zimmerman , Grand Forks, N.D., 2,655. 10, John Chapman, Canada, 2,631. 11, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 2,615. 12, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,607. 13, Eric Forkel, Las Vegas, 2,601. 14, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2,585. 15, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 2,580. 16, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 2,574. 17, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 2,572. 18, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,571. 19, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 2,556. 20 (tie), David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., and Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 2,553. 22, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 2,549. 23, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 2,543. 24, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 2,540. 25, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 2,536. 26, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,531. 27, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 2,528. 28, John Kirker, Taftville, Conn., 2,521. 29, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 2,517. 30, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 2,513. 31, Karl Simonis, Mesa, Ariz., 2,511. 32, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 2,509. 33, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 2,505. 34, Peter Knopp, Germany, 2,504. 35, Randy Robertson, Evansville, Ind., 2,496. 36, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 2,489. 37 (tie), Doug Kempt, Monrovia, Calif., and Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 2,475. 39, Bill Sell, Menasha, Wis., 2,473. 40, Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., 2,468. 41, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 2,467. 42, Nick Tjotjos, Westlake, Ohio, 2,466. 43 (tie), Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 2,465. 45 (tie) Koichiro Tamaki, Japan, and Rich Cook, Olympia, Wash., 2,464. 47, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 2,461. 48 (tie), Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., and Don Hicks, West Babylon, N.Y., 2,455. 50, Howard Partell, Las Vegas, 2,454. 51, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,452. 52, Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., 2,450. 53, Howard Loosbroock , Henderson, Nev., 2,449. 54, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 2,448. 55, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 2,445. 56, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 2,444. 57 (tie), Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, and John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 2,439. 59, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 2,437. 60, Paul Nilsen Sr., Murrieta, Calif., 2,431. 61 (tie), John Forst, Salt Lake City, and Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 2,429. 63, Jeff Suma , Auburn Hills, Mich., 2,418. 64, Terry Leong, Las Vegas, 2,410. 65 (tie), Daniel Miyamoto, Mililani, Hawaii, and Don Moser, Murrieta, Calif., 2,407. 67 (tie), Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., and Paul Appling, Camarillo, Calif., 2,404. 69 (tie), Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, and Peter Marien, Lisbon, Conn., 2,403. 71, Frank DeFilippo, Las Vegas, 2,401. 72, Jorge Gutierrez, Las Cruces, N.M., 2,399. 73 (tie), Jace Peterson , Elkhorn, Wis., and David Knight, Folcroft, Pa., 2,398. 75, Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., 2,397. 76, Jim Moran, Las Vegas, 2,396. 77, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,395. 78, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 2,387. 79, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 2,383. 80, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 2,380. 81, Dave Washburn, Las Vegas, 2,376. 82 (tie), Gerald Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Carl Labayan, Long Beach, Calif., 2,375. 84, Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 2,373. 85 (tie), George Tignor, Winchendon, Mass., and Anthony Chmura, Chaplin, Conn., 2,367. 87, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 2,366. 88, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 2,355. 89, Matt Surina, Puyallup, Wash., 2,353. 90, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 2,349. 91, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 2,348. 92 (tie), Warren Blankenship, Ardmore, Okla., and Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 2,347. 94, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 2,346. 95, Ed Jablonski , Las Vegas, 2,344. 96, Radar Presley, Atlanta, 2,342. 97, David Blades, East Wenatchee, Wash., 2,338. 98 (tie), Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., and John DiSantis, Wilmington, Del., 2,336. 100 (tie), Fred Kouri, Castle Rock, Colo., and William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 2,332. 102, Mike Locorriere, Las Vegas, 2,331. 103, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 2,325. 104, John Younger, Ledyard, Conn., 2,324. 105, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 2,322. 106, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 2,321. 107, Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 2,318. 108, Bill Stewart , Plainwell, Mich., 2,316. 109, Max Shellabarger, Layton, Utah, 2,313. 110, Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif., 2,312. 111, Edward Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 2,311. 112 (tie), James Martin, Vero Beach, Fla., and Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 2,310. 114, Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 2,308. 115, Marvin Dickey, Mineral Wells, Texas, 2,307. 116, Ralph Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,306. 117, Roger Painter, Woodbridge, Va., 2,305. 118, Edwin Case, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,302. 119, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,300. 120, Jimmy Johnson, Bellevue, Neb., 2,299. 121, Dean Jones, Las Vegas, 2,298. 122, Michael Clemence, Las Vegas, 2,297. 123, Lee Taylor, Las Vegas, 2,296. 124, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,294. 125, Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif, 2,292. 126, Pedro Flores, Salida, Calif., 2,290. 127, Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 2,288. 128, Mal Helmuth, Elk Grove, Calif., 2,275. 129 (tie), Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., and Mike Webb, Red Oak, Iowa, 2,274. 131 (tie), Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., and Mike Landrith, Maricopa, Ariz., 2,272. 133 (tie), Steve Davis, Manteca, Calif., and Thomas Andres Sr., Highland, Calif., 2,271. 135, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 2,270. 136, Hal Wilber, Las Vegas, 2,269. 137, Glen Smith, Seattle, Wash., 2,265. 138, Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 2,263. 139, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 2,260. 140, Lee Rucker, Fort Myers, Fla., 2,259. 141 (tie), Butch Hrouda, Dickinson, N.D., Donna Tuttle, King, N.C., Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,258. 144, Rudy Moreno, Reno, Nev., 2,257. 145, Nicholas Maturo, Las Vegas, 2,254. 146, Fred McClain, Lincoln Park, Mich., 2,253. 147 (tie), Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., and Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 2,251. 149 (tie), Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., and Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 2,247. 151, Ron Sandusky, Visalia, Calif., 2,246. 152, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 2,242. 153, Lee Tucker, Camarillo, Calif., 2,235. 154, Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 2,224. 155, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 2,223. 156, David Graber, Las Vegas, 2,222. 157, Murray Hickman Sr., Las Vegas, 2,220. 158, Dan Winter, Rockford, Ill., 2,216. 159, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 2,215. 160, Bob Puttick, Canada, 2,212. 161 (tie), Lamonte Lovering, San Mateo, Calif., and Don Lane, San Francisco, 2,208. 163 (tie), Marvin Nezvensky Jr., Pueblo, Colo., and John Thullen, Whiteland, Ind., 2,201. 165 (tie), Brad Newhouse, Las Vegas, and Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 2,199. 167 (tie), Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, and Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif., 2,198. 169, Chuck Best, Buda, Texas, 2,197. 170 (tie), Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., and Melvin Shirey, Sun City West, Ariz., 2,196. 172 (tie), Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., D.A. Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., and Bill Stempke, Moorpark, Calif., 2,194. 175, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 2,189. 176 (tie), Van Fenner, Reno, Nev., and Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., 2,188. 178, Don Jackson, Bonita, Calif., 2,187. 179, James Turner, Lubbock, Texas, 2,185. 180, Ray Shuel, Canada, 2,184. 181, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 2,180. 182 (tie), Dean Hebner, Vancouver, Wash., Jim Stevens, Eagan, Minn., and Frank Weiler , San Bernardino, Calif., 2,177. 185, Gary Coultas, Huntington Beach, Calif., 2,174. 186, Ron Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, 2,172. 187 (tie), Glen Morgan, Seminole, Ala., and John Dassi, Las Vegas, 2,166. 189 (tie), George Abrahamsen, Laguna Beach, Calif., and Matty Robinson, Columbia, S.C., 2,156. 191, Mike Foreman , Las Vegas, 2,149. 192, Kazz Tsujinaga, Japan, 2,147. 193, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 2,145. 194, Herbye Mitchell, Granbury, Texas, 2,144. 195, Dave Cook , Temecula, Calif., 2,137. 196 (tie), Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., and Rick Salyer, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,133. 198, Rickey Smith, Milton, Fla., 2,132. 199, Rob Mautner, Las Vegas, 2,127. 200, Alan Anderson Jr., Albany, N.Y., 2,114. 201, Phil Prieto Jr., El Paso, Texas, 2,108. 202, Robert Walters, North Las Vegas, Nev., 2,104. 203, Ed Bordenka, Las Vegas, 2,099. 204 (tie), Randolph Kerr, Troutdale, Ore., Walter Rampton, Las Vegas, and Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 2,095. 207, John Tavano, Sebring, Fla., 2,090. 208, Jim Lee, Rogersville, Tenn., 2,087. 209 (tie) Bill Kaiser Jr., Las Vegas, and Larry Grandt, Gurnee, Ill., 2,083. 211, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 2,073. 212, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 2,060. 213, Rich Cutler, Valley Springs, Calif., 2,050. 214 (tie), Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., and Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 2,049. 216, Robert Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., 2,038. 217, Jay Boyle, Garnet Valley, Pa., 2,036. 218, Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., 2,033. 219, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 2,022. 220, Glenn Masukawa, Henderson, Nev., 2,012. 221, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,010. 222, Don Michaelsen Sr., Plant City, Fla., 2,001. 223, Steve Lennard, Palmdale, Calif., 1,867. 224, James Gregware Jr., Rensselaer, N.Y., 1,810.