The debate can finally end.
Walter Ray Williams Jr. (pictured left) officially has more professional bowling titles than anyone in the history of the sport. Williams captured his 44th career Denny's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour title, dominating
Chris Loschetter, 276-204, to win the 2007 Great Lakes Classic at Spectrum Lanes for his second title of the season. Williams earned $25,000 for his win. Loschetter (Avon, Ohio) earned $13,000 for second while Bohn (Jackson, N.J.) and Scroggins (Amarillo, Texas) took home $6,000 each for third and fourth, respectively.
Steve Harman’s rookie season on the Denny’s Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour has been up-and-down so far, but with his performance Thursday, he may be ready for a break out second half. Harman led the Round of 64 in the 2008 ConstructionJobs.com Championship at the National Bowling Stadium with a 3,085 14-game pinfall to earn the top seed for Friday’s match play. The 33-year-old finished third in the 2007 Lake County Indiana Denny’s PBA Tour Trials last summer to earn his first career exemption. 
If his Denny's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour debut is any indication, Kurry Crayton is on his way to a solid professional bowling career. In his first career event as a PBA member, Crayton led the field in Wednesday's Denny's PBA Tour Qualifying Round with a 1,658 seven-game pinfall to earn a spot in Thursday's Round of 64 in the 2008 ConstructionJobs.com Championship at the National Bowling Stadium. The 2007-08 PBA Tour shooting star, Rhino Page, who had qualified through the TQR in six of seven events this season, failed to qualify. 
Rhino Page (right) may be carrying the torch for left-handed bowlers and the next generation of stars on the Denny's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour for years to come, but PBA Hall of Famer Parker Bohn III (left) showed Sunday that at 44 years old, he's still the man among the lefties. Bohn captured his 31st career Denny's PBA Tour title, defeating the rookie Page, 267-257, to win the 2007 Spartanburg Classic at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.
With each passing week on the Denny's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour, Rhino Page racks up another PBA record. This week, the non-exempt Page earned the No. 1 seed for Sunday's championship Round of the 2007 Spartanburg Classic, becoming the first bowler in history to advance to the finals twice after qualifying through the Denny's PBA Tour Qualifying Round. The 24-year-old led the field with an 8,025 32-game pinfall and a 12-6 match play record, earning an automatic berth in the title match of Sunday's stepladder finals.
Though he's still a long way from retirement, Patrick Allen (pictured left) may have cemented his future among the bowling elite on Sunday. Allen defeated Wes Malott, 247-217, to win the 2007 Lumber Liquidators Championship at AMF Country Club Lanes, capturing his 10th career Denny's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour title and making himself eligible for the PBA Hall of Fame once he retires. Allen took home $25,000 for the win and an exemption for the 2008-09 season. 
Despite a comfortable cushion in the standings, Patrick Allen (pictured left) knows he has a lot of work to do in match play Friday. Allen averaged over 242 in his 14 games Thursday to lead the field with a 3,400 14-game pinfall to take the spot heading into round robin match play in the 2007 Lumber Liquidators Championship at AMF Country Club Lanes. Match play gets underway Friday at 11 a.m. with the first of two nine-game round robin match play blocks. The top 16 after the first nine games will advance to the second block Friday evening.
Diandra Asbaty has won titles all over the world and accomplished more than just about any amateur bowler in history. Now she can add a professional championship to her resume. Asbaty, who wasn't even supposed to bowl this week, defeated Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, 236-225, to win the 2007 Great Lakes Classic Sunday at Spectrum Lanes, the fourth and final PBA Women's Series event of the season. Asbaty pocketed $10,000 for her win while Dorin-Ballard took home $6,000. Though she came up short on Sunday, Dorin-Ballard finished the series as the leader in points, earnings and average.
After two weeks without a championship round appearance, Walter Ray Williams Jr. is back on track and adding to what is already one of the best starts to a season in his 25-year Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Hall of Fame career. The Denny's PBA Tour's all-time titles leader advanced to his fourth championship round in the last six weeks and will look to win title No. 44 Sunday as he defeated Billy Oatman, four-games-to-one, to advance to the championship round in the 2007 Great Lakes Classic at Spectrum Lanes. 
After a sluggish start to the 2007-08 Denny's PBA Tour season, Billy Oatman (l.) finally has his groove back. The 2006-07 PBA Rookie of the Year averaged over 249 Thursday to earn the top spot in match play with a 3,491 14-game pinfall in the Great Lakes Classic. This week also features the fourth and final PBA Women's Series event, which features 16 of the best female bowlers in the world. Leading the field of 16 was Liz Johnson (r.), who finished with 3,028.
Robert Smith, who missed almost the entire 2006-07 season, deferring his exemption due to a hip and back injury, defeated Brad Angelo, 223-205, en route to win the CLR Windy City Classic at Hawthorn Lanes in Vernon Hills, Ill. Smith, who hasn't won since early in 2004, claimed his 7th career Denny's PBA Tour title in his first championship round appearance since the 63rd U.S. Open near the end of the 2005-06 season. He earned the $25,000 top prize and one-season exemption. 
After a huge win over Pete Weber in the position round at Hawthorn Lanes Friday night, Robert Smith was satisfied with the thought of being the No. 3 seed for Sunday's championship round in the Denny's PBA Tour's CLR Windy City Classic. Little did he know his 279 game had pushed him all the way from fifth in the standings to the top seed. Smith defeated Weber, 279-226, in the No. 5 vs. No. 6 seeding match to finish with a 13-5 record and a 7,644 32-game pinfall to earn an automatic berth in the title match of Sunday's stepladder finals.
After three consecutive weeks of falling in the Round of 8 in single elimination match play events, Pete Weber is thankful for a switch this week to a round robin format. Weber averaged 235.71 with a 3,300 14-game pinfall on Thanksgiving Thursday to lead the Round of 64 in the Denny's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour's CLR Windy City Classic at Hawthorn Lanes, taking the top spot heading into Friday's match play, where all pins from qualifying carry over.
Lennie Boresch Jr. (left) led a record-tying group of 11 qualifiers into Thursday's Round of 64 in the 2007 CLR Windy City Classic at Hawthorn Lanes, leading Wednesday's Denny's PBA Tour Qualifying Round with a 1,678 seven-game pinfall. One of the best stories of the day was Hawthorn Lanes proprietor and three-time Denny's PBA Tour champion Bill Spigner (right), who finished sixth with 1,602 to advance through the TQR for the first time in his career. 
Exactly 365 days after falling just short of winning his first career title in honor of his dying grandmother, Michael Haugen Jr. returned to Lake County Indiana and finally captured that elusive Denny's PBA Tour victory. Haugen defeated Wes Malott, 247-239, to win the 2007 Lake County Indiana Classic pres. by United Way at Stardust Bowl II for his first title in 200 career events. In the third of four PBA Women's Series events, Joy Esterson defeated Liz Johnson, 10-7, in a one-ball sudden death roll-off after they tied at 226.