Friday, December 11, 2009
We at Pin Center Bowl would like to wish all of our friends and customers a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Smallwood December Bowler of Month
Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Michigan, has
been named the December 2009 Kegel Bowler of the Month by
the Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA).
Smallwood captured his first Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour
title, the PBA World Championship, by defeating reigning PBA
Player of the Year Wes Malott, 244-228.
In a close vote, Smallwood edged out Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas,
winner of the PBA Red, White, and Blue Open presented by the USBC and
the PBA Midwest/Southwest
Region Wichita Bowling for Wishes Super Regional.
45th PBA Tournament of Champions
When the
Professional
Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions was introduced in 1962
by PBA founder Eddie Elias and the organization's
tournament committee, it provided the PBA Tour with an
elite platform to showcase an exclusive field of champions.
The 45th PBA Tournament of Champions, to be conducted Jan. 19-24 at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas, will feature 63 players who have earned their right to
compete in the second major of the 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season by virtue of winning a PBA title. The finals will be televised live on ESPN on Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Pacific).
With an event that has a rich tradition and a stellar field of players there are many storylines. Here are a few especially noteworthy stories:
*Kelly Kulick of Union, NJ, will once again make PBA Tour history by becoming
the first woman to compete in a Tournament of Champions. She earned her berth by winning the first PBA Women's World Championship. Kulick originally made history by becoming the first woman to qualify for the PBA's Exempt Tour in 2006.
*Tom Smallwood, of Saginaw, MI, who earned a Tour exemption after being laid off from his job at General Motors last spring, will try to win his second major after winning the PBA World Championship in December in storybook fashion against reigning Player of the Year Wes Malott.
*At age 50, Hall of Famer and all-time PBA Tour titles leader Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, FL, is still trying for his first Tournament of Champions win. As one of the few things the 46-time titlist has yet to accomplish in his career, a Tournament of Champions win would enable him to complete the Triple Crown (PBA World Championship, U.S. Open and Tournament of Champions), Grand Slam (Triple Crown plus the USBC Masters) and Super Slam (Grand Slam plus the Touring Players Championship).
*Australian two-handed specialist Jason Belmonte will compete in his first Tournament of Champions after winning his first Tour title in 2008-09.
*Thirteen-time PBA Tour Champion Patrick Allen of Wesley Chapel, FL, will be
looking to defend his 2009 Tournament of Champions title.
*Jason Couch of Clermont, FL, is the only player to have won three consecutive
Tournament of Champions titles and will be looking to become the first bowler to win it four times.
The Tournament of Champions is open exclusively to Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour exempt-player champions; the winners of the most recent PBA Regional Players Championship and Regional Players Invitational; the United States Bowling Congress Masters winner; the USBC Senior Masters, PBA Senior U.S. Open and PBA World Championship winners; all Tournament of Champions past winners, PBA Hall of Famers, and for the first time, the PBA Women's World Championship titlist.
The first Tournament of Champions was conducted in 1962 in Indianapolis. The
event was not conducted in 1963 and 1964 but moved to Akron, Ohio, in 1965 where it was conducted until 1994. Since then, it has been conducted in various
locations.
The 45th PBA Tournament of Champions, to be conducted Jan. 19-24 at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas, will feature 63 players who have earned their right to
compete in the second major of the 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season by virtue of winning a PBA title. The finals will be televised live on ESPN on Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Pacific).
With an event that has a rich tradition and a stellar field of players there are many storylines. Here are a few especially noteworthy stories:
*Kelly Kulick of Union, NJ, will once again make PBA Tour history by becoming
the first woman to compete in a Tournament of Champions. She earned her berth by winning the first PBA Women's World Championship. Kulick originally made history by becoming the first woman to qualify for the PBA's Exempt Tour in 2006.
*Tom Smallwood, of Saginaw, MI, who earned a Tour exemption after being laid off from his job at General Motors last spring, will try to win his second major after winning the PBA World Championship in December in storybook fashion against reigning Player of the Year Wes Malott.
*At age 50, Hall of Famer and all-time PBA Tour titles leader Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, FL, is still trying for his first Tournament of Champions win. As one of the few things the 46-time titlist has yet to accomplish in his career, a Tournament of Champions win would enable him to complete the Triple Crown (PBA World Championship, U.S. Open and Tournament of Champions), Grand Slam (Triple Crown plus the USBC Masters) and Super Slam (Grand Slam plus the Touring Players Championship).
*Australian two-handed specialist Jason Belmonte will compete in his first Tournament of Champions after winning his first Tour title in 2008-09.
*Thirteen-time PBA Tour Champion Patrick Allen of Wesley Chapel, FL, will be
looking to defend his 2009 Tournament of Champions title.
*Jason Couch of Clermont, FL, is the only player to have won three consecutive
Tournament of Champions titles and will be looking to become the first bowler to win it four times.
The Tournament of Champions is open exclusively to Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour exempt-player champions; the winners of the most recent PBA Regional Players Championship and Regional Players Invitational; the United States Bowling Congress Masters winner; the USBC Senior Masters, PBA Senior U.S. Open and PBA World Championship winners; all Tournament of Champions past winners, PBA Hall of Famers, and for the first time, the PBA Women's World Championship titlist.
The first Tournament of Champions was conducted in 1962 in Indianapolis. The
event was not conducted in 1963 and 1964 but moved to Akron, Ohio, in 1965 where it was conducted until 1994. Since then, it has been conducted in various
locations.
PBA's Pepsi Red, White and Blue Open presented by USBC
This Sunday JAN. 10, 1 P.M. (E) on
ESPN: Professional Bowling Association (PBA)'s Pepsi Red, White and Blue
Open presented by USBC
ROUND ONE:
Match One: Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, FL, vs. Michael Machuga, Erie, PA
Match Two: Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, TX def. Mike Fagan, Patchogue, NY
ROUND TWO:
Match One: Williams-Machuga winner vs. Wayne Garber, Modesto, CA
Match Two: Scroggins-Fagan winner vs. Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, FL
Championship Match: Winners of Round Two match one and match two
Prize Money: 1, $25,000; 2, $13,000; 3-4, $8,000; 5-6, $5,500
● Williams is trying for his 47th PBA Tour title, Machuga his third, Scroggins
his seventh, Fagan his second (first singles), Garber his first and Allen his 14th
● Williams is making his record 171st TV appearance
● Allen earned No. 1 qualifying position with a 300 in the final position round
match; it was a record 31st perfect game of the tournament
● Garber, a 42-year-old rookie, is making his first TV appearance
● Eighth event of 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season
● TV finals conducted on USBC's Blue lane conditioning pattern (most challenging of the Red, White and Blue lane conditioning patterns used during qualifying and match play)
Tournament Recap:
First round leader (after 8 games): Cassidy Schaub, Polk, OH 2,070
Second round leader (after 16 games): Schaub, 4,116
Third round leader (after 24 games): Schaub, 5,991
Fourth round leader (after 32 games, including match play bonus pins): Michael Machuga, Erie, PA, 5-3, 8,166
Fifth round leader (after 40 games, including bonus pins): Machuga, 11-5, 10,411
Final match play leader (after 48 games, including bonus pins):
Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 14-10, 12,308
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ROUND ONE:
Match One: Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, FL, vs. Michael Machuga, Erie, PA
Match Two: Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, TX def. Mike Fagan, Patchogue, NY
ROUND TWO:
Match One: Williams-Machuga winner vs. Wayne Garber, Modesto, CA
Match Two: Scroggins-Fagan winner vs. Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, FL
Championship Match: Winners of Round Two match one and match two
Prize Money: 1, $25,000; 2, $13,000; 3-4, $8,000; 5-6, $5,500
● Williams is trying for his 47th PBA Tour title, Machuga his third, Scroggins
his seventh, Fagan his second (first singles), Garber his first and Allen his 14th
● Williams is making his record 171st TV appearance
● Allen earned No. 1 qualifying position with a 300 in the final position round
match; it was a record 31st perfect game of the tournament
● Garber, a 42-year-old rookie, is making his first TV appearance
● Eighth event of 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season
● TV finals conducted on USBC's Blue lane conditioning pattern (most challenging of the Red, White and Blue lane conditioning patterns used during qualifying and match play)
Tournament Recap:
First round leader (after 8 games): Cassidy Schaub, Polk, OH 2,070
Second round leader (after 16 games): Schaub, 4,116
Third round leader (after 24 games): Schaub, 5,991
Fourth round leader (after 32 games, including match play bonus pins): Michael Machuga, Erie, PA, 5-3, 8,166
Fifth round leader (after 40 games, including bonus pins): Machuga, 11-5, 10,411
Final match play leader (after 48 games, including bonus pins):
Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 14-10, 12,308
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PBA
MOTOR CITY OPEN,
Sunday, January 3, 1
p.m. Eastern
Match One: (5) Bill O'Neill, Southampton, PA vs. (4) Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, SC
Match Two: Winner of Match One vs. (3) Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO
Semifinal Match: Winner of Match Two vs. (2) Chris Barnes, Double Oak, TX
Championship Match: Winner of Semifinal Match vs. (1) Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, FL
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.
Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour RePAirs Motor City Open
PBA
MOTOR CITY OPEN,
Sunday, January 3, 1
p.m. EasternMatch One: (5) Bill O'Neill, Southampton, PA vs. (4) Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, SC
Match Two: Winner of Match One vs. (3) Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO
Semifinal Match: Winner of Match Two vs. (2) Chris Barnes, Double Oak, TX
Championship Match: Winner of Semifinal Match vs. (1) Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, FL
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. 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 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.
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