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.