Malott Moves to #1 at PBA World Championships

Reigning Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Player of the Year Wes Malott of Pflugerville,
TX, trying to add his first major title to his resumé, claimed the third round lead in the PBA World 
Championship at Thunderbowl Lanes Wednesday.

Kelly Kulick of Union, NJ, and Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, retained their leads in the PBA
Women’s and Senior World Championships, respectively.

Malott, a three-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour winner during the 2008-09 season, averaged
233.06 for a 4,195 pinfall total to advance from fourth place into a 64-pin lead over Chris Barnes of
Double Oak, TX, who needs a PBA World Championship title to become the sixth player in history
to complete the PBA Triple Crown.

“I started slow, but then I moved left, got slow, managed to get the right ball in my hands and the
combination of things worked out,” Malott said. “The main thing is to stay in the top eight. Unless I
fall on my face, that would be two less matches I’d have to worry about.”

Barnes, who won the 2005 U.S. Open and 2006 PBA Tournament of Champions, finished with
4,131 pins.

“I have six more games to try to make the top eight and get a couple of bye rounds in match play,”
Barnes said. “The World Championship is my missing piece. I have two seconds against guys who
shot big scores at me. I need to get back to the title match and be the one who has the big game.
You can’t bowl average and win this title.”

Among Wednesday’s casualties was two-time defending PBA World Champion Norm Duke of
Clermont, FL, who failed to make the cut to the top 40.

Kulick, who has won two majors herself – the 2007 USBC Queens and 2003 U.S. Women’s Open
titles – struggled but maintained a healthy lead over the women’s field. She finished with an 18-game
total of 4,191 pins – a 232.83 average – for a 101-pin lead over Shannon Pluhowsky of Phoenix.

“The lanes were different today. I read the condition wrong and made some dumb mistakes,” Kulick
said. “But I caught some breaks, too. The goal now is to keep pushing, make the top four tomorrow
and worry about it from there.”

Mohr, the PBA Senior Tour’s only three-time winner in 2009, hopes to win his first major title in the
Senior Tour’s final event of the year. Mohr, who had led all three rounds, posted an 18-game total of
4,018 pins to fend off hard-charging Kent Wagner of Palmetto, FL, who finished with 3,953 pins.

“This whole year has been surreal,” Mohr said. “If I won a major, I don’t know how I could explain that.
My first title in Dayton was awesome, but winning last week in Lansing against the stepladder field of
players I had to beat? That was unreal. I was like that guy who beat Tiger Woods a couple of weeks
ago. He said, what’s the worst that can happen? I lost to Tiger Woods? That’s the way I was thinking.

“My goal tonight was just to stay ahead of fifth place,” he added. “Getting one of those byes would
be a huge advantage.”

The top 40 men, 36 seniors and 20 women advance to a six-game cashers round Thursday morning
to determine seeding positions for best-of-seven-game, single-elimination match play rounds
Thursday night and Friday. Thursday’s morning round will determine the top eight men, four seniors
and four women who will earn byes through the first two rounds of match play.

The Women’s and Senior World Championship title matches will be contested Saturday at noon
for delayed telecast on ESPN. The men’s finals will be contested live on ESPN on Dec. 13 at Northrock
Lanes in Wichita, KS.

PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, MI, Sept. 2

Third Qualifying Round (after 18 games, top 40 advance to cashers round)
1, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 4,195
2, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 4,131
3, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 4,130
4, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 4,119
5, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 4,116
6, Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 4,107
7, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 4,105
8, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 4,081
9, Michael Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 4,056
10, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 3,995
11, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 3,981
12, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 3,976
13, Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas, 3,975
14, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3,970
15, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 3,966
16, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 3,956
17, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 3,944
18, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 3,940
19, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 3,937
20, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 3,930
21, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 3,921
22, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 3,915
23, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 3,909
24, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 3,907
25, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 3,899
26, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 3,890
27, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 3,880
28, Rhino Page, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,877
29, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 3,873
29, Jay Futrell, Derby, Kan., 3,873
31, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 3,872
32, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 3,868
33, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 3,866
34, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 3,863
35, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,861
36, Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, 3,859
37, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 3,854
38, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 3,852
39, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,849
40, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 3,844

PBA SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, MI, Sept. 2

Third Qualifying Round (after 18 games, top 36 advance to cashers round)
1, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 4,018
2, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,953
3, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,900
4, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3,856
5, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3,855
6, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,853
7, Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio, 3,839
8, Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 3,832
9, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,779
10, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 3,760
11, Carl Kinyon, Lockport, N.Y., 3,756
12, (tie) Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, and Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 3,754
14, (tie) Roy Buckley, Westerville, Ohio, and Dale Eagle, Frisco, Texas, 3,736
16, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,728
17, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3,718
18, Larry Franz, Redford, Mich., 3,714
19, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,713
20, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,702
21, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 3,700
22, Rick Vittone, Canada, 3,695
23, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,692
24, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,689
25, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 3,673
26, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 3,668
27, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 3,655
28, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 3,647
29, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 3,641
30, William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 3,634
31, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,604
32, Rick Minier, Houston, 3,601
33, Dick Selgo, Archbold, Ohio, 3,593
34, Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill., 3,591
35, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 3,588
36, x-Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 3,586
   x-won a one-game roll-off over Bob Chamberlain, Auburn Hills, Mich., for 36th 
place, 228-184

PBA WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, MI, Sept. 2

Third Qualifying Round (after 18 games, top 20 advance to cashers round)
1, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 4,191
2, Shannon Pluhowsky, Phoenix, 4,090
3, Michelle Feldman, Auburn, N.Y., 3,971
4, Joy Esterson, Annapolis, Md., 3,913
5, Missy Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif., 3,889
6, Wendy Macpherson, Henderson, Nev., 3,883
7, Cheryl Daniels, West Bloomfield, Mich., 3,876
8, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 3,863
9, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 3,846
10, Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, 3,835
11, Tammy Boomershine, North Ogden, Utah, 3,828
12, Shannon O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 3,811
13, Robin Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., 3,803
14, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 3,797
15, Adrienne Miller, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,779
16, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, 3,774
17, Lindsay Baker, Waterford, Mich., 3,729
18, Paola Gomez, Colombia, 3,726
19, Elysia Current, Ephrata, Pa., 3,724
20, Amanda Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 3,717

Barnes - The Lumber Leader

Chris Barnes of Double Oak, TX, captured the Professional Bowlers
Association (PBA’s) World Series of Bowling Lumber Leaders special event
Wednesday at Thunderbowl Lanes, averaging 221.93 over 103 qualifying games
in seven World Series events to claim the winner-take-all $10,000 prize.

“I had a kind of disappointing finish,” the 12-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour 
titlist said. “I was 180 over (pins above a 200 average) after four games. I was 
thinking about finishing in the top eight to get a bye for the match play rounds,
and I shoot 170.

“I just don’t allow myself to be happy.”

A 229 final game was enough to allow Barnes to finish with 22,859 pins and coast
to the title over challengers Wes Malott of Pflugerville, TX, who finished 
second with a 22,692 total, 167 behind Barnes. Sean Rash of Wichita, KS, was 
third with 22,602 pins.

“The Lumber Leaders bonus, and being in the top eight to get byes in each
event, has been my focus since early in the World Series,” Barnes said. “Winning
the Lumber Leader event is a big deal. It’s like making it to another TV show.”

PBA WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING LUMBER LEADER STANDINGS 
      (after 103 games)
1, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 22,859 (221.93 average), $10,000
2, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 22,692 (220.31)
3, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 22,602 (219.44)
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 22,541 (218.84)
5, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 22,363 (217.12)
6, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 22,328 (216.78)
7, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 22,268 (216.19)
8, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 22,222 (215.75)
9, Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 22,168 (215.22)
10, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 22,121 (214.77)

Second Round Action at PBA World Championships

Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas, trying for his third Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) major
title, took the second round lead in the PBA World Championship at Thunderbowl Lanes Tuesday.

First round leaders Kelly Kulick of Union, NJ, and Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, retained their leads
in the PBA Women’s and Senior World Championships respectively.

Scroggins, who was fourth after the first round, averaged 236.92 to a 12-game total of 2,843 pins
and a 36-pin lead over Sean Rash of Wichita, Kan., who finished with a total of 2,807 pins. Tommy
Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., was third, seven pins behind Rash.

“I tend to do better when I’m not in the lead,” said Scroggins, who won the 2005 USBC Masters and
2009 U.S. Open titles, “but I’d definitely like to be in the lead after the next 10 or 12 games.

“I had the left side of the lane all to myself until two games to go,” the 35-year-old left-hander
added, “and that made a big difference. Once I get lined up, I get comfortable and stay focused and
make good shots. When I get in trouble is when I have to start fishing around.”

Kulick, who is trying for her first PBA Women’s Series presented by BOWL.COM title, maintained a
240.67 average clip for a 2,888 12-game total and a 100-pin lead over Shannon Pluhowsky of Phoenix.

"It seemed like yesterday was the reverse of today,” Kulick said. “Monday the higher scores seemed
to be on the fresh condition and today I was doing better when the lanes were burnt, and that made
ball selection very important.

"One thing I do is pay a lot of attention to the other players' ball reactions and where they play the
lanes,” she added, “so I'm always looking ahead to the next pair to prepare for what I need to do."

Mohr, the PBA Senior Tour’s only three-time winner this season, finished with 2,727, but had to rally
in the final game to regain the lead over second-year Senior Tour player Bob Harvey of Boise, Idaho,
who finished with 2,719 pins.

“Any time you bowl over par (a 200 average), it’s fun, especially on demanding lane conditions like
this,” Harvey said. “One of the guys said it’s much more fun to sit on top of the hill and look down
than it is to be at the bottom looking up.”

Harvey joined the Senior Tour in 2008 as another victim of the economic downturn, and teamed up
with Kulick to win his only title in the PBA Ladies and Legends tournament in Rockford, Ill., which
was only the second PBA Tour event he had ever entered.

“I owned a bowling center, lost my lease and had to close it,” he said. “I always wanted to try the
Senior Tour, so my wife and I bought a motor home, and now we travel and I bowl. I got a lemon in
my life and made some lemonade.”

All players in the three PBA World Championship events will bowl one more six-game qualifying
round Wednesday. After a six-game semifinal round Thursday morning, the top 40 men, top 20 seniors
and top 20 women will advance to best-of-seven-game, single-elimination match play Thursday night
and Friday. The Women’s and Senior World Championship title matches will be contested
Saturday at noon for delayed telecast on ESPN. The men’s finals will be contested live on ESPN on
Dec. 13 at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan.

PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich., Sept. 1

Second Qualifying Round (top 50 after 12 games)
1, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 2,843
2, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 2,807
3, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,800
4, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,799
5, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2,778
6, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,756
7, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 2,743
8, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 2,733
9, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 2,706
10, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 2,695
11, Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 2,687
12, Michael Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 2,684
13, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill, 2,674
14, (tie) Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., and Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 2,666
16, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 2,665
17, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 2,664
18, (tie) Rhino Page, Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas, 2,662
20, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 2,661
21, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 2,653
22, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 2,634
23, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 2,629
24, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 2,628
25, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 2,625
26, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 2,618
27, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 2,608
28, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 2,607
29, (tie) Jason Belmonte, Australia, and Derek Sapp, Keokuk, Iowa, 2,603
31, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,598
32, Nick Weber, St. Charles, Mo., 2,591
33, Craig Hanson, Orlando, Fla., 2,590
34, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 2,589
35, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 2,588
36, (tie) Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., and Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2,585
38, Jay Futrell, Derby, Kan., 2,584
39, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 2,578
40, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,574
41, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 2,570
42, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 2,569
43, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 2,566
44, Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, 2,563
45, Allan Smith, Augusta, Ga., 2,561
46, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 2,556
47, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,549
48, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 2,547
49, Ed VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 2,544
50, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 2,541

PBA SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich., Sept. 1

Second Qualifying Round (top 50 after 12 games)
1, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 2,727
2, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 2,719
3, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2,690
4, Dale Eagle, Frisco, Texas, 2,571
5, Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 2,560
6, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,550
7, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 2,543
8, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 2,529
9, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 2,519
10, Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill., 2,513
11, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 2,511
12, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 2,507
13, Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 2,499
14, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 2,494
15, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,491
16, Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio, 2,489
17, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 2,482
18, William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 2,478
19, Dick Selgo, Archbold, Ohio, 2,475
20, John Di Santis, Wilmington, Del., 2,474
21, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 2,470
22, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 2,466
23, (tie) Larry Franz, Redford, Mich., and Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 2,462
25, (tie) Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, and Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 2,449
27, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 2,445
28, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 2,443
29, Carl Kinyon, Lockport, N.Y., 2,437, $100
30, Rick Minier, Houston, 2,435
31, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,432
32, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 2,428
33, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 2,424
34, Roy Buckley, Westerville, Ohio, 2,421
35, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,416
36, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 2,411
37, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 2,401
38, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2,398
39, Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., 2,393
40, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 2,392
41, Les Shirwindt, Las Vegas, 2,390
42, Rick Vittone, Canada, 2,389
43, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 2,383
44, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 2,382
45, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 2,381
46, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 2,380
47, John Chapman, Canada, 2,365
48, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,358
49, Derek Smith, Hicksville, Ohio, 2,345
50, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 2,344

PBA WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich., Sept. 1

Second Qualifying Round (top 25 after 12 games)
1, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 2,888
2, Shannon Pluhowsky, Phoenix, 2,788
3, Shannon O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 2,677
4, Joy Esterson, Annapolis, Md., 2,637
5, Robin Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., 2,632
6, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 2,613
7, (tie) Wendy Macpherson, Henderson, Nev., and Missy Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif., 2,598
9, Michelle Feldman, Auburn, N.Y., 2,583
10, Paola Gomez, Colombia, 2,563
10, Cheryl Daniels, West Bloomfield, Mich., 2,563
12, Lindsay Baker, Waterford, Mich., 2,559
13, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 2,535
14, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,513
15, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, 2,511
16, Christine Bator, Warren, Mich., 2,497
17, Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, 2,470
18, Amanda Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 2,465
19, Elysia Current, Ephrata, Pa., 2,450
20, Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic, 2,430
21, Adrienne Miller, Buffalo Grove, Ill., 2,416
22, Jennifer Petrick, Canton, Ohio, 2,398
23, Stefanie Nation, Arlington, Texas, 2,396
24, Cathy Dorin-Lizzi, Sandusky, Ohio, 2,395
25, Tammy Boomershine, North Ogden, Utah, 2,385

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PBA World Championship First Round Results

Walter Ray Williams Jr., seeking an eighth major title and a record 46th Professional Bowlers 
Association (PBA) Tour victory, averaged 244.17 to take the first round lead in the PBA World
Championship at Thunderbowl Lanes Monday.

Three-time 2009 PBA Senior Tour champion Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, and Kelly Kulick of
Union, NJ, led the Senior and Women’s World Championships, respectively.

Williams, the top qualifier in the Motor City Open, the first tournament in the five-week-long PBA
World Series of Bowling, posted a six-game total of 1,465 pins to lead Mika Koivuniemi of Hartland,
MI, who had a 1,422 total. Two-time defending champion Norm Duke of Clermont, FL, was in a tie for
42nd place after the opening round at 1,296, 169 pins behind Williams.

“I had some fun today,” Williams said. “It seemed like I threw more strikes today than I did in 14
games on the Shark pattern last week.

“I started playing way outside and then moved in to second arrow,” the Ocala, FL, right-hander
added. “I had a real nice ball reaction and the pins cooperated. I’m happy to be where I am.”

Mohr, who took a decided lead in PBA Senior Player of the Year race with his third victory of the
year in last week’s Senior Dick Weber Open in Lansing, MI, had a 1,423 pinfall total – a 237 average
pace – for his six games and a 62-pin lead over Michael Henry of Brunswick, Ohio, who had 1,361 pins.

“I’m real pleased,” the Eagle River, Alaska, resident said. “I drilled a new ball and it was the right
answer. You need good roll here and not so much power in order to get good pin carry, and that was
my answer today.”

Kulick rolled the first 300 game of the World Championships tripleheader, and the first by a woman
in five PBA Women’s Series presented by BOWL.COM events, to finish with a six-game total of
1,432 pins and a 35-pin lead over Michelle Feldman of Auburn, NY.

Kulick, who won an intense best-of-seven-game match play battle against Liz Johnson of
Cheektowaga, NY, 4-3, Saturday to clinch a spot in the PBA Shark Women’s Championships title
match, said the momentum from that contest carried over into the inaugural PBA Women’s World
Championship.

“Bowling the first 300 by a woman in the World Series is pretty special,” the Union, NJ, resident said.
“My confidence is definitely a lot stronger after my match with Liz. Today it was a combination of
having the right ball, matching up with the lanes and making good shots. It all worked.”

All players in the three PBA World Championship events will bowl additional six-game qualifying
rounds Tuesday and Wednesday. After a six-game semifinal round Thursday morning, the top 40 men,
top 20 senior and top 20 women qualifiers will advance to best-of-seven-game, single-elimination
match play Thursday night and Friday. The Women’s and Senior World Championship title matches
will be contested Saturday at noon for delayed telecast on ESPN. The men’s finals will be contested
live on ESPN on Dec. 13 at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, KS.

With 18 games to go in the PBA World Series of Bowling Lumber Leader race, Chris Barnes of
Double Oak, TX, is the leader in the race for a $10,000 bonus with a combined total of 20,121 pins
for 91 qualifying games. Steve Jaros of Yorkville, Ill., is second, exactly 100 pins behind.

PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich., Aug. 31
First Qualifying Round (top 50 after 6 games)
1, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,465
2, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 1,422
3, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,414
4, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,406
5, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,400
6, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 1,397
7, (tie) Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., and Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,396
9, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,393
10, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 1,384
11, Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas, 1,383
12, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 1,379
13, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,375
14, Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,372
15, (tie) Derek Sapp, Keokuk, Iowa, and Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 1,371
17, (tie) Chris Johnson, Garland, Texas, and Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 1,361
19, (tie) Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., and Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 1,360
21, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,359
22, Craig Hanson, Orlando, Fla., 1,354
23, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,352
24, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 1,351
25, Michael Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 1,349
26, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 1,343
27, Timothy Behrendt, St. Louis, 1,337
28, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 1,335
29, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,329
30, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 1,326
31, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 1,320
32, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 1,316
33, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,313
34, (tie) Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., and Jeffrey Edwards, Sterling Hts., Mich., 1,306
36, (tie) Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., and Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 1,305
38, (tie) Jay Futrell, Derby, Kan., and Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 1,302
40, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 1,301
41, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 1,297
42, (tie) Mike Williams II, Montgomery, Ala., and Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,296
44, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,295
45, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,293
46, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,292
47, Allan Smith, Augusta, Ga., 1,291
48, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,289
49, (tie) Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., and Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 1,286

PBA SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich., Aug. 31

First Qualifying Round (top 50 after 6 games)
1, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,423
2, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,361
3, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,359
4, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,355
5, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,339
6, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 1,326
7, Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 1,323
8, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,309
9, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 1,304
10, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,298
11, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 1,293
12, John Di Santis, Wilmington, Del., 1,273
13, Dick Selgo, Archbold, Ohio, 1,256
14, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 1,255
15, Dale Eagle, Frisco, Texas, 1,251
16, Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 1,243
17, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 1,236
18, Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 1,234
19, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 1,233
20, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,231
21, (tie) Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., and Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,230
23, (tie) Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, and Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio, 1,228
25, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,220
26, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,218
27, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,215
28, Dave Sill, Cary, Ill., 1,211
29, Douglas Kirkman, Clovis, N.M., 1,207
30, Rick Minier, Houston, 1,206
31, (tie) Max Shellabarger, Ogden, Utah, and Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,204
33, (tie) Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, and Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,202
35, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,197
36, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 1,196
37, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 1,195
38, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,194
39, Derek Smith, Hicksville, Ohio, 1,193
40, (tie) Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., and Les Shirwindt, Las Vegas, 1,189
42, (tie) John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., and Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 1,188
44, (tie) John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., and Rick Vittone, Canada, 1,186
46, Larry Franz, Redford, Mich., 1,180
47, Bob Chamberlain, Auburn Hills, Mich., 1,179
48, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,176
49, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,174
50, Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., 1,171

PBA WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich., Aug. 31

First Qualifying Round (top 25 after 6 games)
1, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 1,432
2, Michelle Feldman, Auburn, N.Y., 1,397
3, Shannon Pluhowsky, Phoenix, 1,343
4, Robin Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1,328
5, Missy Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif., 1,318
6, Amanda Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 1,315
7, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 1,303
8, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 1,302
9, (tie) Wendy Macpherson, Henderson, Nev., and Cheryl Daniels, West Bloomfield, Mich., 1,295
11, Adrienne Miller, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,289
12, Lindsay Baker, Waterford, Mich., 1,286
13, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, 1,280
14, Joy Esterson, Annapolis, Md., 1,253
15, Shannon O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 1,247
16, Cathy Dorin-Lizzi, Sandusky, Ohio, 1,230
17, Leslie Bohn, Jackson, N.J., 1,228
18, Elysia Current, Ephrata, Pa., 1,221
19, Tammy Boomershine, North Ogden, Utah, 1,215
20, Paoloa Gomez, Colombia, 1,199
21, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,197
22, Jennifer Petrick, Canton, Ohio, 1,194
23, Lisa Bishop, Belleville, Mich., 1,191
24, Christine Bator, Warren, Mich., 1,189
25, Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic, 1,176

World Series Of Bowling Grand Finale This Weekend

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA)'s bold World Series of Bowling experiment will reach an
historic conclusion beginning today (Monday). Norm Duke of Clermont, FL, begins his bid to win
a third consecutive PBA World Championship. The top women bowlers in the world begin 
competition in their inaugural PBA Women’s World Championship. And, the nation’s top senior
players close their season with a nostalgic PBA Senior World Championship.

It all will happen at Thunderbowl Lanes in suburban Detroit, where the grand finale will be a weekend
of PBA championships conducted in Thunderbowl's historic Arena Bay for tape-delayed airing on 
ESPN.

Headlining the week’s schedule will be Duke’s attempt to join Earl Anthony and Jason Couch as the
only PBA players to win the same major championship three times in a row. Anthony won the PBA 
National Championship three consecutive times twice, while Couch won three straight PBA 
Tournament of Champions titles.

“To win a major title is a big deal. To defend a major title is a bigger deal, but to have a chance to
win the same major three times in a row is really special,” said Duke. “Every year my goal is to
win Player of the Year honors. With only 23 events, it’s imperative to play well in the majors and
this is the first one of the 2009-10 season, so for me, everything begins this week.”

After winning a PBA World Championship, U.S. Open and a second PBA World Championship in
2009, Duke not only understands how difficult winning another will be, but this event is the seventh
the stars of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour have bowled during the five-week World Series.

“It’s hard to stay mentally sharp after all these weeks,” Duke said, “but everyone is in the same boat.
It will take a great head to win this one. You have to keep your focus. That’s my biggest concern
and at the same time, that is my biggest motivation.”

Bowling alongside the sold-out 120-player field in the PBA World Championship will be more than
100 PBA Senior Tour stars bowling in a revival of the PBA Senior World Championship, and a
group of talented women competing in their inaugural Women’s World Championship.

“This event is exactly what the Senior Tour players have been asking for,” said Ron Mohr of Eagle
River, Alaska, the PBA Senior Tour’s leading Player of the Year candidate as its only three-time
winner in 2009. “We’ve been wanting a larger prize fund and the same format and lane conditions as
the so-called junior tour. The Senior World Championship will be the perfect culmination for our
year. And, hopefully, it’ll be the perfect ending for me, too.”

The last PBA Senior World Championship was held in Las Vegas in 2002 and, ironically, was won by
PBA Hall of Famer Mark Roth who recently suffered a severe stroke that left him paralyzed on the
left side of his body. Throughout the season, the senior players have conducted fund-raisers at all of
their tournaments to raise money to help Roth defray his medical expenses.

The PBA Women’s World Championship is a new event, and joins the United States Bowling
Congress (USBC) Queens and U.S. Women’s Open as a third major championship for women.
Heading the field for that event will be Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, NY, who won the USBC Queens
in April and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of Keller, TX, who have each qualified for the TV finals in two of
the four PBA Women’s Series presented by BOWL.COM events conducted as part of the World
Series.

All three tournaments will be conducted concurrently at Thunderbowl Lanes with qualifying rounds
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before the fields are trimmed for best-of-seven-game single-
elimination match play rounds Thursday and Friday.

THIS WEEK’S PBA WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING AT A GLANCE

LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA TOUR
Event: PBA World Championship
When: Monday-Friday, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
Where: Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich.
First Prize: $50,000
Television: Finals to be conducted live on Dec. 13 at Northrock Lanes, Wichita, KS.
Online: Xtra Frame on PBA.com, Thursday, 2 p.m., Round of 32; Friday, 9 a.m., 2 and 7 p.m.,
Rounds of 16, Super 16 and 8
Last Year: Norm Duke has won the last two PBA World Championships

PBA WOMEN’S SERIES PRESENTED BY BOWL.COM
Event: PBA Women’s World Championship
When: Monday-Friday, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
Where: Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich.
First Prize: $15,000
Television: Finals to be taped Sept. 5 for airing on ESPN (Sunday, Oct. 25, 1 p.m. ET)
Online: Xtra Frame on PBA.com, Thursday, 2 p.m., Round of 16; Friday, 9 a.m., 2 and 7 p.m.,
Rounds of 8, Super 8 and semifinals.
Last Year: New major championship for women

PBA SENIOR TOUR
Event: PBA Senior World Championship
When: Monday-Friday, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
Where: Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich.
First Prize: $15,000
Television: Finals to be taped Sept. 5 for airing on ESPN (Sunday, Oct. 25, 1 p.m. ET)
Online: Xtra Frame on PBA.com, Thursday, 7 p.m., Round of 16; Friday, 9 a.m., 2 and 7 p.m.,
Rounds of 8, Super 8 and semifinals.
Last Year: Mark Roth won the last Senior World Championship, held in 2002 in Las Vegas

WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING GRAND FINALE WEEKEND
Event: Six telecasts to be taped for delayed airing on ESPN
When: Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5 and 6, at noon, 3:30 and 7 p.m. both days
Where: Arena Bay at Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich.