Tim Kauble (pictured left) of Marion, Ohio, averaged 235.6 to take the first round lead in the PBA Senior Don Carter Memorial Open presented by Ebonite Sunday at Carter Family Bowl.
Kauble, trying for his second Senior Tour title, had a 1,414 six-game pinfall total and an average of 235.67. Right behind Kauble are PBA Hall of Famers Dale Eagle of Tavares, Fla., in second with 1,402, and Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., in third with 1,393. Qualifying continues Monday and Tuesday after which the 106-player field will be cut to the top 32.
Over the past three years, Dale Traber of Cedarburg, Wis., has grown fond of the format and the challenging lane conditions at the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters. Traber has won two of the past three Senior Masters titles, claiming the event in 2009 and 2011 (pictured left with the trophy), and will be among a field of nearly 300 of the top bowlers age 50 and over at this year's event, which begins June 11 at South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
Sammy Ventura (pictured) of Syracuse, N.Y., retained his lead after the third round of the Etonic PBA Senior U.S. Open Wednesday at the Suncoast Bowling Center. Ventura leads with a 4,295 18-game pinfall total (238.1 average) and heads a field of 55 players who advanced to Thursday's final qualifying round. Making a charge were two-time winners Wayne Webb and Tom Baker, who leaped into second and third place, respectively, and who are hoping to become the tournament's first three-time winner.
Joe Salvemini of Las Vegas, and Sammy Ventura (l.) of Syracuse, N.Y., finished with a 2,850 12-game pinfall total to tie for the second round lead in the Etonic PBA Senior U.S. Open Tuesday at the Suncoast Bowling Center. Salvemini and Ventura hold a 12-pin lead over Peter Knopp (r.) of Germany, who leaped from 32nd to third place behind a 1483 series Monday. The top 55 after Wednesday's third round will survive the first cut.
For reigning PBA Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr (pictured), his win in the 2011 PBA Senior U.S. Open was the launching pad for one of the most dominant Senior Tour seasons in PBA history. That's why he's looking forward to the first Senior Tour major championship of the 2012 season June 3-8 at the Suncoast Bowling Center. Leading into last year's U.S. Open, the Eagle River, Alaska, resident had started his season with finishes of fourth, third, second and a win in the Senior Mooresville Classic.
PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia (l.) became the first player in PBA history to win a national tour or senior tour title in six decades by winning the PBA Senior Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip Thursday at Capri Lanes. Petraglia, who won his eighth career Senior Tour title, also ended a three-year drought without a win by defeating reigning Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr (r.) of Eagle River, Alaska, 220-204, in the title match.
After two tournaments Lennie Boresch Jr. of Kenosha, Wis., has already experienced the highs and lows of competing on the PBA Senior Tour. He won the opening tournament of the season in his Senior Tour debut but could only manage a 46th-place finish in the next tournament he entered. But the 50-year-old pro shop owner and recent inductee into the USBC Hall of Fame was able to get back on track Tuesday by averaging 250.5 to take the first round lead in the PBA Senior Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip at Capri Lanes.
In only his third tournament on the PBA Senior Tour, Bob Learn Jr. (l.) of Erie, Pa., won the PBA Senior Mooresville Classic presented by Columbia Wednesday for his first Senior Tour title. Learn, who won five PBA Tour titles including the 1999 U.S. Open in a 15-year PBA Tour career, defeated Ron Profitt (r.) of Brookville, Ohio, 203-196, in the championship match at George Pappas Victory Lanes.
Wayne Webb (pictured) relied on his arsenal of bowling equipment once again to help him retain the lead after the second round of the PBA Senior Mooresville Classic presented by Columbia Tuesday at George Pappas Victory Lanes. Webb, an innovator in using knowledge of bowling ball mechanics and drilling layouts to achieve desired ball reaction, led with a 3,969 16-game overall pinfall total (248 average). Webb heads a field of 32 players who advanced to Wednesday's match play rounds. 
Averaging 250.8 PBA Hall of Famer Wayne Webb (l.) captured the first round lead in the PBA Senior Mooresville Classic presented by Columbia Monday at George Pappas Victory Lanes. Bowling in his first Senior Tour event of the season, Webb bowled a 2,007 pinfall total with games of 196, 278, 238, 255, 249, 299, 204 and 288. He holds a 36-pin lead over one-time Senior Tour titlist Mike Henry of Brunswick, Ohio in second with 1,971. Five-time PBA Tour winner Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, Pa., is in third with 1,931.
Rebounding from a tough 2011-12 PBA Tour season and coping with the emotions resulting from his father's recent passing, Walter Ray Williams Jr. (r.) persevered to win the PBA Senior Don Carter Memorial Open presented by Ebonite Wednesday for his third career Senior Tour title. Williams defeated Bo Goergen of Sanford, Mich., in the championship at Carter Family Bowl, 247-217, marking his first Senior Tour win since the Senior Mark Roth Allentown Open in May of 2011.
Bob Learn Jr. (pictured) of Erie, Pa., the winner of five PBA Tour titles including the 1999 U.S. Open, topped a field of 32 players Tuesday who advanced to match play in the PBA Senior Don Carter Memorial Open presented by Ebonite. Learn, a rookie on the Senior Tour, led after third round qualifying with a 4,072 18-game pinfall total (226.2 average) to hold a six-pin lead over Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., whose father passed away Tuesday morning as a result of a lengthy illness.
In his second tournament on the PBA Senior Tour, Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (l.) moved to the top of the leaderboard Monday after second-round qualifying in the PBA Senior Don Carter Memorial Open presented by Ebonite. The Venezuela native finished the day with a 2,734 12-game pinfall total (227.8 average) to hold a narrow four-pin lead over fellow Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. (r.) of Ocala, Fla., in second with 2,730.
This week will be one not soon forgotten for PBA Senior Tour rookie Lennie Boresch Jr. (right) of Kenosha, Wis. In his Senior Tour debut, Boresch defeated 2011 Senior Rookie of the Year Ricky Beck of Box Elder, S.D., 278-266, to win the PBA Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages presented by Storm Tuesday at Spanish Springs Lanes. Then, it's on to Arlington, Texas, where Boresch will be inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame on Thursday.
Trying for his first PBA Senior Tour title since 2010, four-time PBA Senior Player of the Year Tom Baker (pictured) of King, N.C., averaged 258 to lead qualifying after the first round of the season-opening PBA Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages presented by Storm Sunday at Spanish Spring Lanes. Baker had a 2,064 eight-game pinfall total with games of 222, 257, 268, 279, 278, 278, 248 and 234 to hold a 19-pin lead over reigning Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, who is second with 2,045
After more than a half century competing on the PBA National and Senior Tours, Hall of Famer Dave Soutar (pictured) of Bradenton, Fla., is going to call it a career at the conclusion of the 2012 Senior Tour season. Soutar will begin his 51st year in PBA competition when the 2012 PBA Senior Tour season opens April 21-24 with the PBA Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages presented by Storm at Spanish Spring Lanes. Soutar's career began in 1961 and produced 18 PBA Tour titles and seven Senior Tour titles.