BWAA Picks O'Neill October 2010 Kegel Bowler of the Month

Bill O'Neill of Southampton, PA, has been named the October 2010 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA).

In the 60-game qualifier for the 2010 PBA World Championship, O'Neill averaged nearly 227 becoming the #1 seed for the television finals.  He also qualified for match play in four of the five match play rounds in the PBA World Series of Bowling, featuring 12 games on each of the PBA's five animal patterns.  In the process, O'Neill became the #3 seed for the Pepsi Viper Championship and #4 seed in the Scorpion Championship for their respective television finals.

This marks O'Neill's fourth Kegel BWAA Bowler of the Month honor in the last 13 months.

Nicknamed "The Real Deal," O'Neill is coming off a breakout season, winning his first PBA title, the Chameleon Championship, at the inaugural PBA World Series and his first major title, the 67^th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open.

Others receiving votes were Chris Barnes, winner of the 8^th Columbia 300 Vienna Open and #4 seed in the PBA World Championship TV finals, Sean Rash, #2 seed in the PBA World Championship TV finals, Michael Fagan, winner of the Ebonite Lahti Open, and Lynda Barnes, winner of the AMF Australian Masters.