Walter Ray Williams Jr. averaged 239 after the second round of the Professional
Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Decatur Open Monday at Spare Time Lanes to earn
top qualifier honors heading into Tuesday’s match play rounds.
The PBA Hall of Famer led a field of 24 players who advanced to match play with
a 3,827 16-game pinfall total. He bowled 1,927 in Monday’s second round with
games of 277, 225, 215, 219, 221, 248, 223, and finishing with a 299 after
leaving a 10 pin on the last ball.
Williams got off to a much better start Monday than Sunday’s first round where
his first game was 192 and he had four opens in the first 13 frames.
“I started better and ended better today than yesterday,” said Williams who is
looking for his second title of the season and is hoping to gain some ground on
Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, who has a commanding lead in the Senior Player
of the Year race. “Today I did something I usually don’t do and that was to slow
down and hook the ball a little more. That’s not usually my go-to adjustment
but it worked for me today.”
Mohr, who has won three titles this season and is trying for his second Senior
Player of the Year crown with three tournaments remaining, made a remarkable
comeback from the first round to qualify for match play. The 2009 Senior Player
of the Year, barely averaged 190 and was mired in 77th place after the first
round but averaged 241.6 in Monday’s second round to take the 24th and last
match play spot.
“All year long I felt I could make the changes I needed to make but the pattern
just baffled me,” said Mohr. “It took me overnight to figure it out. It came
down to where I was trying to overpower the condition rather than play the
pattern.
“If I could manage to average 240 I thought it might be possible to make it (to
match play), but to go around 50 guys, that was going to be unrealistic. I was
just hoping to make a check."
Because entry for the event did not reach the 94-player cutoff, 24 players
advanced to match play rather than the usual 32. Round of 8 and championship
rounds will get underway at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
Rounding out the top eight and earning a first round bye for match play are Hall
of Famer Senior Player of the Year Tom Baker, King, NC, 3,742;
Ricky Beck, Box Elder, SD, 3,713; Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, MI, 3,669;
Emilio Mora, Defiance, Ohio, 3,664; Steve Ferraro, Kingston, NY, 3,647, Senior
Lake County Open winner Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, MI, 3,620, and
Kent Wagner, Palmetto, FL, 3,619.
Tuesday’s action can be seen live on pba.com’s Xtra Frame. Subscription
information can be obtained by visiting www.xtraframe.tv.
PBA SENIOR DECATUR OPEN
Spare Time Lanes, Decatur, Ill., Monday
SECOND ROUND
16-game pinfall totals; top 24 advance to Tuesday’s match play rounds
1, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,827.
2, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,742.
3, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 3,713.
4, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3,669.
5, Emilio Mora, Defiance, Ohio, 3,664.
6, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,647.
7, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 3,620.
8, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,619.
9, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,574.
10, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 3,571.
11, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 3,567.
12, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,560.
13, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 3,552.
14, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,534.
15, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,532.
16, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 3,516.
17, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3,510.
18, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,509.
19, Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 3,506.
20, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 3,501.
21, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 3,496.
22, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,488.
23, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,484.
24, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3,451.
Did Not Advance
s-super seniors out of the regular prize fund cashing for $700
25, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,447, $900.
26, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,444, $900.
27, Rick Vittone, Canada, 3,431, $900.
28, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3,428, $900.
29, (tie) Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., and Randy Peterson, Carrington, N.D., 3,427, $900.
31, (tie) Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, and Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,409, $450.
33, s-Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 3,406, $700.
34, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3,401.
35, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,377.
36, (tie) Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., and Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 3,375.
38, s-Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,374, $700.
39, Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla., 3,371.
40, Al Pote, Lake City, Ill., 3,358.
41, Chuck Schuette, Bettendorf, Iowa, 3,333.
42, s-Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 3,332, $700.
43, s-Jerry Lau, St. Peters, Mo., 3,324, $700.
44, s-Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,317, $700.
45, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,313.
46, s-Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 3,295, $700.
47, s-Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,293, $700.
48, s-Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,282, $700.
49, George Hall, Palatine, Ill., 3,260.
50, Patric Donaghue, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., 3,258.
51, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 3,252.
52, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,247.
53, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,209.
54, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,201.
55, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 3,196.
56, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,195.
57, Gene Vincent, Decatur, Ill., 3,178.
58, Barry Witmer, St. Charles, Mo., 3,175.
59, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 3,174.
60, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 3,172.
61, (tie) Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., and Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 3,157.
63, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 3,155.
64, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 3,154.
65, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 3,149.
66, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 3,142.
67, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 3,122.
68, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 3,112.
69, (tie) Butch Woollen Jr, Forsyth, Ill., and Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 3,110.
71, Dan Duskin Sr, Atlantic, Iowa, 3,101.
72, Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 3,092.
73, (tie) Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., and Mike Walden, Stony Point, N.Y., 3,086.
75, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 3,076.
76, David Doane, Buffalo, Iowa, 3,051.
77, John Berry, Decatur, Ill., 3,039.
78, (tie) Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., and Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 3,034.
80, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,007.
81, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 2,992.
82, Gary Haines, Decatur, Ill., 2,965.
83, Perry Keplinger, Amherst, Ohio, 2,948.
84, Randy Jackman, Hammond, Ind., 2,915.
85, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 2,914.
86, Dave Osim, Roscommon, Mich., 2,907.
87, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 2,861.
88, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 2,856.
89, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 2,814.
90, Kim Kirkpatrick, Rockford, Ill., 2,747.
91, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,636.
92, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 2,575.
93, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,185 (WD).
300 Games - Don Blatchford
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