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.
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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.
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