PBA Earl Anthony Memorial Returns

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) returns to action Jan. 12-17 with the Earl Anthony Memorial at its new home - Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl in Dublin, CA. It will be the first PBA national stop in Dublin since 1992, and it will serve as a special tribute to the player selected as the No. 1 bowler in PBA history during the PBA’s 50th anniversary season earlier in 2009.

The Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Earl Anthony Memorial, and PBA Women’s
Series Earl Anthony Memorial, will bring the best in men’s and women’s bowling
to northern California. The finals of both events will air live on ESPN at 1 p.m.
Eastern (10 a.m. Pacific) on Sunday, Jan. 17.

“Susie Anthony (Earl’s widow) is thrilled to have the tournament return to the
center that bears Earl’s name,” said Ted Hoffman, managing partner of Earl
Anthony’s Dublin Bowl. “We’ve hosted a PBA West Regional tournament bearing
Earl’s name for years, but it’s really nice to have the national tour coming
back. We’re all excited. Our staff is pumped.”

The tournament will include pro-am squads on Saturday, Jan. 16, where are men,
women, senior and youth league bowlers will have a chance to bowl with the stars
of the PBA Tour.

Wes Malott of Pflugerville, TX, will seek his third consecutive Earl Anthony
Memorial men’s title. He defeated Rhino Page of Dade City, FL, 255-193, to win
the 2008 Anthony title and he won the 2009 title by defeating Tommy Jones of
Simpsonville, SC, 239-201, for the title. Both events where held at Lava Lanes
in Medford, Ore. Malott went on to win PBA Player of the Year honors for 2008
-09.

Wendy Macpherson of Henderson, Nev. – who launched her Hall of Fame career
as a youth bowler growing up in nearby Walnut Creek, CA – will defend the
Women’s Earl Anthony Memorial title she won last January, rallying in the final
frames to upset Stefanie Nation of Arlington, TX, 199-184. The Anthony
Memorial will be the final PBA Women’s Series presented by BOWL.COM
singles event of the 2009-10 season.

Competition will get underway on Tuesday, Jan. 12, with men’s and women’s Tour
Qualifying Rounds (TQR's). Non-exempt bowlers will bowl seven games to try to
qualify for the 64-player Exempt Tour and 20-woman PBA Women’s Series fields.

Also in the Exempt Tour field will be PBA Hall of Famer Wayne Webb of
Sacramento, CA, and former PBA Exempt Tour competitor Tony Reyes of San
Bruno, who were granted Commissioner’s Exemptions to bowl in the Anthony
Memorial.

Mike Shady of Ripon, WI, was the winner of the last PBA Tour stop at Dublin
Bowl, but he is no longer active on the national tour. Prior to 1992, Dublin
Bowl hosted nine other PBA Tour events.