Bowling in his first PBA50 event, PBA Tour TV color analyst defeats three opponents including fellow Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli, 232-226, in championship match
After starting qualifying dead last with a 144 game, and not bowling competitively for six years, winning the PBA50 Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip was the furthest thing from PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen's mind. After his rough start, the 50-year-old color analyst (pictured) for ESPN and CBS Sports Network PBA Tour telecasts rocketed through the field to win in his PBA50 Tour debut by defeating fellow Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli, 232-226, in the championship match Thursday at Capri Lanes.
Last week's Miller High Life Classic winner leads 32 players advancing to match play
Fresh off of a win in last week's PBA50 Miller High Life Classic, Lennie Boresch Jr. (pictured) of Kenosha, Wis., emerged as the qualifying leader Wednesday in the PBA50 Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip at Capri Lanes in in Kettering, Ohio. Boresch finished qualifying with a 3,847 16-game pinfall total (240.4 average) bowling games of 205, 257, 236, 239, 234, 249, 227 and 299 in Wednesday's second round. The 32-players advancing to match play will begin competition Thursday at 9 a.m. ET.
Darryl Bower (pictured) of Middletown, Pa., a winner on the PBA Tour who is trying for his first PBA50 Tour title, averaged 248.7 to take the first round qualifying lead in the PBA50 Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip at Capri Lanes. Bower, in his third season bowling on the PBA50 Tour, led with a 1,983 eight-game pinfall total with games of 278, 235, 205, 246, 257, 238, 256 and 268. Bower holds a 13-pin lead over Mike Edwards of Tulsa, who finished the day in second with a 1,970 pinfall.
It was just a year ago that PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia (pictured) became the first player in PBA history to win a PBA Tour or PBA50 Tour title in six decades by winning the PBA Senior Dayton Classic at Capri Lanes. Petraglia, who won his eighth career PBA50 Tour title last May in the Dayton Classic, also ended a three-year drought without a win by defeating two-time PBA50 Player of the Year Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, 220-204, in the title match.
Boresch overcomes more than 30-pin deficit to beat Mike Henry 211-210 in title match
Down by more than 30 pins halfway through the title match, Lennie Boresch Jr. (pictured) of Kenosha, Wis., came back to win the PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300 by one pin Wednesday at George Pappas' Victory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C. Boresch won his second career PBA50 Tour title by defeating Mike Henry of Brunswick, Ohio, 211-210, in the title match. It marked the second week in a row that the title match was decided by one pin.
Bryan Goebel (pictured) averaged 240 to emerge as the leader after second round qualifying Tuesday in the PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300 at George Pappas' Victory Lanes. Goebel, 10-time winner on the PBA Tour, finished qualifying with a 3,851 16-game pinfall total bowling games of 266, 217, 232, 269, 242, 200, 216 and 268 in Tuesday's second round. Goebel leads a field of 40 players advancing to Wednesday's match play rounds which begin at 11 a.m ET.
George Pappas Victory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C., United States (May 5-8, 2013)
Defending champion Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, Pa., averaged 248 to take the first round lead Monday in the PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300 at George Pappas' Victory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C. Learn, who won the 2012 Miller High Life Classic for his first PBA50 Tour title, had a 1,984 eight-game pinfall with games of 200, 226, 300, 225, 243, 257, 266 and 267. The 140-player field returns Tuesday for another eight-game qualifying round before the field will be cut to the top 40 for match play.
Four-time PBA50 Player of the Year defeats Bryan Goebel in championship match by one pin
Four-time PBA50 Player of the Year Tom Baker (r.) converted a spare and then bowled a nine-count on his fill ball in the 10th frame of the championship match to win the PBA50 Greater Birmingham Open presented by Ebonite by one pin Wednesday at Lightning Strikes Lanes. The PBA Hall of Famer defeated 10-time PBA Tour titlist Bryan Goebel of Shawnee, Kan., 227-226, in the title match for his 10th career PBA50 Tour title and his first since August of 2010.
PBA Hall of Famer leads PBA50 Tour qualifying for second time in three tournaments
PBA Hall of Famer and 2012 PBA50 Rookie of the Year Amleto Monacelli (pictured) continued his hot streak in qualifying by leading after the second round of the PBA50 Greater Birmingham Open presented by Ebonite Tuesday, marking the second time in the first three tournaments of the season he has led qualifying. Monacelli, a 19-time winner on the PBA Tour, led after the second round with a 3,775 pinfall total (235.9 average) and tops a field of 32 players who advanced to Wednesday's match play rounds.
PBA Hall of Famers Amleto Monacelli, Wayne Webb and Walter Ray Williams Jr. finish the round in second, third and fourth place
Nick Morgan of Sacramento, Calif., averaged 247.7 to take the first round lead in the PBA50 Greater Birmingham Open presented by Ebonite Monday at Lightning Strikes Lanes. Morgan had a 1,982 eight-game pinfall with games of 241, 247, 235, 278, 235, 268, 268 and 210. He holds an 88-pin lead over PBA Hall of Famer and 2012 PBA50 Tour Rookie of the Year Amleto Monacelli (r.) in second with 1,894.
Reigning PBA50 Player of the Year defeats fellow Hall of Famer and 2012 PBA50 Rookie of the Year Amleto Monacelli, 276-216, for fifth career PBA50 Tour title; several scoring records set during the tournament
In a stepladder final made up of three of the PBA's all-time greats, Walter Ray Williams Jr. (l.) of Ocala, Fla., prevailed to win his fifth career PBA50 Tour title by capturing the Sun Bowl in The Villages presented by Hammer title Tuesday at Spanish Springs Lanes. Williams defeated fellow Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (r.) of Venezuela, 276-216, in the championship match to win the second tournament of the 2013 PBA50 Tour season.
One-time PBA50 champion averages 251 to lead qualifying after second round; field is cut to top 32 for Tuesday's match play rounds
Kevin Croucher (pictured left) of Grants Pass, Ore., averaged 251.6 to lead qualifying after the second round Monday in the PBA50 Sun Bowl in The Villages presented by Hammer at Spanish Springs Lanes with a 4,027 16-game pinfall total. Croucher leads 32 players who advanced to Tuesday's match play rounds. Rounding out the top five were Bo Goergen, 3,988; reigning PBA50 Player of the Yearand Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr., 3,886; Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli, 3,861, and Don Sylvia, 3,856.Â
Scarborough starts PBA50 Sun Bowl in The Villages presented by Hammer with three consecutive 300 games; Mark Williams leads the field after first round qualifying
 Joe Scarborough of Charlotte, N.C., rolled three consecutive 300 games to start the first round of qualifying in the PBA50 Sun Bowl in The Villages presented by Hammer at Spanish Springs Lanes Sunday, recording the first 900 series in PBA history. Scarborough (l.), who turned 50 in October 2012, is bowling in only his second PBA50 Tour event. Three straight sub-200 games then toppled him out of the lead and into a
tie for 12th place with 1,921 pins, 77 pins behind leader PBA Hall of
Famer Mark Williams.
Defeats Wayne Webb in the title match for his second career PBA50 Tour title
Overcoming a back injury suffered in qualifying, Bob Learn Jr. (l.) of Erie, Pa., won the PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open Benefiting Wounded Warriors Wednesday at Lane Glo Bowl for his second career PBA50 Tour title. In the first tournament of the 2013 PBA50 Tour (formerly Senior Tour) season, Learn defeated PBA Hall of Famer Wayne Webb (r.) of Columbus, Ohio, 226-206, in the championship match to receive the $7,500 top prize.
Woman amateur Lucy Sandelin finishes qualifying in third place; 120-player field is cut to the top 40 for match play
PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (pictured) retained his lead in the PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open benefiting Wounded Warriors after Tuesday's second round but standout woman amateur Lucy Sandelin of Tampa made a statement by finishing qualifying in third. Monacelli, the 2012 PBA50 Senior Rookie of the Year, finished qualifying with a 3,819 16-game pinfall total (238.6 average) to outdistance PBA Hall of Famer and four-time PBA50 Player of the Year Tom Baker by 117 pins who was second with 3,702.
Amateur Lucy Sandelin, finishing first round in sixth, is hoping to become PBA50 Tour's first woman winner
PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (l.) averaged 231.6 to lead qualifying after the first round of the PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open benefiting Wounded Warriors Monday at Lane Glo Bowl. The Venezuela native had a 1,853 eight-game pinfall total in the opening tournament of the 2013 PBA50 Tour season. Monacelli holds a 41-pin lead over three-time PBA50 Tour titlist Harry Sullins in second with a 1,812 pinfall total. The top 40 players after Tuesday's second-round qualifying will advance to match play on Wednesday.
Reigning PBA50 Player of the Year feels the need to step up preparation for competing on two tours
The state of Florida will be well represented when the PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open benefitting Wounded Warriors launches the PBA's 2013 PBA50 Tour season April 14-17 at Lane Glo Bowl in New Port Richey, Fla. Of the nearly 120 players entered to date, almost 40 are from the Sunshine State, and most notable among the Floridians is one of the PBA's living legends, reigning PBA50 Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr. (pictured) of Ocala. The PBA Hall of Famer begins his fourth season on the PBA50 Tour.
Field of 120 players to compete in Pasco County Suncoast Open benefitting Wounded Warriors April 14-17 in New Port Richey, Fla.
At age 50, PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber (pictured) shows no signs of slowing down. The 37-time PBA Tour champion is coming off a two-tournament winning streak and now he takes his show to the season opener of the 2013 PBA50 Tour (formerly Senior Tour) season at the Pasco County Suncoast Open benefitting Wounded Warriors April 14-17 in New Port Richey, Fla. Weber will be among a field of approximately 120 players who will compete during the 11-tournament PBA50 Tour season.
New stops, ESPN-televised finale part of new PBA50 Tour season
A new name, new venues, a season-long points competition leading to an ESPN-televised finale and a crop of new star players will highlight the 2013 PBA50 Tour season, the Professional Bowlers Association announced today. The 2013 PBA50 Tour (formerly PBA Senior Tour) schedule will consist of 11 tournaments with new stops in Welch, Minn., Tampa, Fla. (tentative), and Trussville, Ala. The season-long point competition will qualify the top three players for the ESPN-televised PBA50 Tour Finals.
Dave Soutar caps career as Dick Weber Sportsmanship Award winner
PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (l.), a two-time Player of the Year on the PBA Tour, was selected as the 2012 PBA Senior Rookie of the Year, becoming the first international player to earn the award. Hall of Famer Dave Soutar (r.) of Bradenton, Fla., who retired after more than 50 years of competing on the PBA Tour and Senior Tour, was voted the winner of the Senior Tour's Dick Weber Sportsmanship Award.
After starting qualifying dead last with a 144 game, and not bowling competitively for six years, winning the PBA50 Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip was the furthest thing from PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen's mind. After his rough start, the 50-year-old color analyst (pictured) for ESPN and CBS Sports Network PBA Tour telecasts rocketed through the field to win in his PBA50 Tour debut by defeating fellow Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli, 232-226, in the championship match Thursday at Capri Lanes.
Fresh off of a win in last week's PBA50 Miller High Life Classic, Lennie Boresch Jr. (pictured) of Kenosha, Wis., emerged as the qualifying leader Wednesday in the PBA50 Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip at Capri Lanes in in Kettering, Ohio. Boresch finished qualifying with a 3,847 16-game pinfall total (240.4 average) bowling games of 205, 257, 236, 239, 234, 249, 227 and 299 in Wednesday's second round. The 32-players advancing to match play will begin competition Thursday at 9 a.m. ET.
Darryl Bower (pictured) of Middletown, Pa., a winner on the PBA Tour who is trying for his first PBA50 Tour title, averaged 248.7 to take the first round qualifying lead in the PBA50 Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip at Capri Lanes. Bower, in his third season bowling on the PBA50 Tour, led with a 1,983 eight-game pinfall total with games of 278, 235, 205, 246, 257, 238, 256 and 268. Bower holds a 13-pin lead over Mike Edwards of Tulsa, who finished the day in second with a 1,970 pinfall. 
It was just a year ago that PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia (pictured) became the first player in PBA history to win a PBA Tour or PBA50 Tour title in six decades by winning the PBA Senior Dayton Classic at Capri Lanes. Petraglia, who won his eighth career PBA50 Tour title last May in the Dayton Classic, also ended a three-year drought without a win by defeating two-time PBA50 Player of the Year Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, 220-204, in the title match.
Down by more than 30 pins halfway through the title match, Lennie Boresch Jr. (pictured) of Kenosha, Wis., came back to win the PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300 by one pin Wednesday at George Pappas' Victory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C. Boresch won his second career PBA50 Tour title by defeating Mike Henry of Brunswick, Ohio, 211-210, in the title match. It marked the second week in a row that the title match was decided by one pin.
Bryan Goebel (pictured) averaged 240 to emerge as the leader after second round qualifying Tuesday in the PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300 at George Pappas' Victory Lanes. Goebel, 10-time winner on the PBA Tour, finished qualifying with a 3,851 16-game pinfall total bowling games of 266, 217, 232, 269, 242, 200, 216 and 268 in Tuesday's second round. Goebel leads a field of 40 players advancing to Wednesday's match play rounds which begin at 11 a.m ET. 
Defending champion Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, Pa., averaged 248 to take the first round lead Monday in the PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia 300 at George Pappas' Victory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C. Learn, who won the 2012 Miller High Life Classic for his first PBA50 Tour title, had a 1,984 eight-game pinfall with games of 200, 226, 300, 225, 243, 257, 266 and 267. The 140-player field returns Tuesday for another eight-game qualifying round before the field will be cut to the top 40 for match play.
Four-time PBA50 Player of the Year Tom Baker (r.) converted a spare and then bowled a nine-count on his fill ball in the 10th frame of the championship match to win the PBA50 Greater Birmingham Open presented by Ebonite by one pin Wednesday at Lightning Strikes Lanes. The PBA Hall of Famer defeated 10-time PBA Tour titlist Bryan Goebel of Shawnee, Kan., 227-226, in the title match for his 10th career PBA50 Tour title and his first since August of 2010. 
PBA Hall of Famer and 2012 PBA50 Rookie of the Year Amleto Monacelli (pictured) continued his hot streak in qualifying by leading after the second round of the PBA50 Greater Birmingham Open presented by Ebonite Tuesday, marking the second time in the first three tournaments of the season he has led qualifying. Monacelli, a 19-time winner on the PBA Tour, led after the second round with a 3,775 pinfall total (235.9 average) and tops a field of 32 players who advanced to Wednesday's match play rounds.
Kevin Croucher (pictured left) of Grants Pass, Ore., averaged 251.6 to lead qualifying after the second round Monday in the PBA50 Sun Bowl in The Villages presented by Hammer at Spanish Springs Lanes with a 4,027 16-game pinfall total. Croucher leads 32 players who advanced to Tuesday's match play rounds. Rounding out the top five were Bo Goergen, 3,988; reigning PBA50 Player of the Year and Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr., 3,886; Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli, 3,861, and Don Sylvia, 3,856. 
 Joe Scarborough of Charlotte, N.C., rolled three consecutive 300 games to start the first round of qualifying in the PBA50 Sun Bowl in The Villages presented by Hammer at Spanish Springs Lanes Sunday, recording the first 900 series in PBA history. Scarborough (l.), who turned 50 in October 2012, is bowling in only his second PBA50 Tour event. Three straight sub-200 games then toppled him out of the lead and into a
tie for 12th place with 1,921 pins, 77 pins behind leader PBA Hall of
Famer Mark Williams.
Overcoming a back injury suffered in qualifying, Bob Learn Jr. (l.) of Erie, Pa., won the PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open Benefiting Wounded Warriors Wednesday at Lane Glo Bowl for his second career PBA50 Tour title. In the first tournament of the 2013 PBA50 Tour (formerly Senior Tour) season, Learn defeated PBA Hall of Famer Wayne Webb (r.) of Columbus, Ohio, 226-206, in the championship match to receive the $7,500 top prize.
PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (pictured) retained his lead in the PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open benefiting Wounded Warriors after Tuesday's second round but standout woman amateur Lucy Sandelin of Tampa made a statement by finishing qualifying in third. Monacelli, the 2012 PBA50 Senior Rookie of the Year, finished qualifying with a 3,819 16-game pinfall total (238.6 average) to outdistance PBA Hall of Famer and four-time PBA50 Player of the Year Tom Baker by 117 pins who was second with 3,702.
The state of Florida will be well represented when the PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open benefitting Wounded Warriors launches the PBA's 2013 PBA50 Tour season April 14-17 at Lane Glo Bowl in New Port Richey, Fla. Of the nearly 120 players entered to date, almost 40 are from the Sunshine State, and most notable among the Floridians is one of the PBA's living legends, reigning PBA50 Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr. (pictured) of Ocala. The PBA Hall of Famer begins his fourth season on the PBA50 Tour.
At age 50, PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber (pictured) shows no signs of slowing down. The 37-time PBA Tour champion is coming off a two-tournament winning streak and now he takes his show to the season opener of the 2013 PBA50 Tour (formerly Senior Tour) season at the Pasco County Suncoast Open benefitting Wounded Warriors April 14-17 in New Port Richey, Fla. Weber will be among a field of approximately 120 players who will compete during the 11-tournament PBA50 Tour season.
PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (l.), a two-time Player of the Year on the PBA Tour, was selected as the 2012 PBA Senior Rookie of the Year, becoming the first international player to earn the award. Hall of Famer Dave Soutar (r.) of Bradenton, Fla., who retired after more than 50 years of competing on the PBA Tour and Senior Tour, was voted the winner of the Senior Tour's Dick Weber Sportsmanship Award.