Tim Kauble takes first round lead in PBA Senior Don Carter Memorial Open
04/30/12
2012 PBA Senior Tour #2
Tim Kauble (pictured left) of Marion, Ohio, averaged 235.6 to take the first round lead in the Professional Bowlers Association 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 with games of 259, 192, 279, 255, 245 and 184 in the second tournament of the 2012 Senior Tour season.
"Except for the last game of the block, generally everything got easier as it went along," said Kauble, whose first title came in the Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship in 2008.
"I really didn't have to make a lot of adjustments. I had the right ball and was able to keep a relaxed arm swing so I was having a lot of fun."
Right behind Kauble are PBA Hall of Famers Dale Eagle (left) of Tavares, Fla., in second with 1,402, and Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right) of Ocala, Fla., in third with 1,393.
After a tough PBA Tour season in which Williams failed to make a TV finals appearance for the first time in 26 years, the all-time leader in Tour titles (47) was looking forward to the Senior Tour season as a fresh start.
"I was bowling so badly on the regular Tour I didn't know how competitive I was going to be out here on the Senior Tour," said Williams, who also owns two Senior Tour titles. "On Tour it's been a case where I'm not seeing things the way I should over the course of the tournament and consequently I'm not making the right adjustments."
"After one tournament it's a little early but I'm getting off to a pretty good start," Williams added. "I finished fourth last week and my goal was to finish in the top 10 after the first round here so things are going pretty well so far."
Six-game qualifying continues Monday and Tuesday after which the 106-player field will be cut to the top 32 who will advance to match play Wednesday morning. Round of 8 and championship rounds will get underway Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.
2012 PBA Senior Tour Schedule & Champions
Players with position, hometown and 6-game total. a-indicates amateur.
1, Tim Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,414
2, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,402
3, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,393
4, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 1,381
5, Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach, Fla., 1,377
6, George Patel, England, 1,376
7, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,358
8, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 1,354
9, Brian Cooper, Visalia, Calif., 1,346
10, Paul McCordic, Sugarland, Texas, 1,337
11, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W Va., 1,335
12, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,329
13, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 1,319
14, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,311
15, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 1,308
16, (tie) Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., and Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,303
18, Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 1,300
19, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,298
20, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,297
21, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,294
22, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 1,289
23, (tie) Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., and William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,288
25, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,287
26, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 1,284
27, (tie) Tony Majcher, Rolling Meadows, Ill., Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., and Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 1,281
30, Bob Pazur, Venice, Fla, 1,279
31, Larry Barwick, Wauchula, Fla., 1,275
32, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,274
33, (tie) Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, and Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,273
35, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,259
36, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 1,257
37, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,251
38, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,248
39, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,246
40, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,243
41, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,239
42, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,232
43, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,230
44, (tie) Thomas Young, Houston, and Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 1,229
46, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,228
47, (tie) Peter Knopp, Germany, and Steve Fuhrman, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,224
49, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 1,223
50, Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 1,221
51, (tie) Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, and Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,220
53, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 1,219
54, Randy Shewmake, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,218
55, (tie) John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., and Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,216
57, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,213
58, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 1,208
59, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,206
60, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,199
61, Charlie Toney, Oak Hill, W.Va., 1,192
62, (tie) Jim Burch, Columbus, Ohio, and Danny Gould, Palm Bay, Fla., 1,191
64, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,188
65, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 1,183
66, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 1,176
67, Larry Lichstein, Ft. Myers, Fla., 1,174
68, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,172
69, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 1,170
70, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 1,160
71, Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 1,159
72, Bobby Dunn, Augusta, Ga., 1,155
73, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,154
74, a-Chuck Richardson, The Villages, Fla., 1,142
75, Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., 1,141
76, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 1,139
77, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,138
78, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,137
79, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 1,132
80, Tom Kennedy, Shepherdsville, Ky., 1,127
81, Lee Rucker, Fort Myers, Fla., 1,121
82, Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 1,118
83, (tie) Bruce Hall, Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Nick Panicaro, Naples, Fla., 1,115
85, Mike Anthony, Mason, Ohio, 1,111
86, Edward Kramarcik, Lake Mary, Fla., 1,109
87, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,098
88, Gary Lambert, Orlando, Fla., 1,093
89, Bruce Himschoot, Sanford, Fla, 1,091
90, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 1,087
91, Frank Manley Jr., Fletcher, N.C., 1,081
92, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,079
93, (tie) Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., and Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,066
95, Rolando Sebelen, Dominican Republic, 1,061
96, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,054
97, Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va., 1,048
98, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 1,044
99, Miguel Ventura, Kississmee, Fla., 1,041
100, a-Rick Bucceri, Deltona, Fla., 1,036
101, Angel Zugarramurdi, Venezuela, 1,035
102, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,028
103, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,020
104, Dan Howsmon, Lutz, Fla., 1,003
105, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 987
106, a-Miguel Varela, Venezuela, 983
Kauble, trying for his second Senior Tour title, had a 1,414 six-game pinfall total with games of 259, 192, 279, 255, 245 and 184 in the second tournament of the 2012 Senior Tour season.
"Except for the last game of the block, generally everything got easier as it went along," said Kauble, whose first title came in the Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship in 2008.
"I really didn't have to make a lot of adjustments. I had the right ball and was able to keep a relaxed arm swing so I was having a lot of fun."
Right behind Kauble are PBA Hall of Famers Dale Eagle (left) of Tavares, Fla., in second with 1,402, and Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right) of Ocala, Fla., in third with 1,393.After a tough PBA Tour season in which Williams failed to make a TV finals appearance for the first time in 26 years, the all-time leader in Tour titles (47) was looking forward to the Senior Tour season as a fresh start.
"I was bowling so badly on the regular Tour I didn't know how competitive I was going to be out here on the Senior Tour," said Williams, who also owns two Senior Tour titles. "On Tour it's been a case where I'm not seeing things the way I should over the course of the tournament and consequently I'm not making the right adjustments."
"After one tournament it's a little early but I'm getting off to a pretty good start," Williams added. "I finished fourth last week and my goal was to finish in the top 10 after the first round here so things are going pretty well so far."
Six-game qualifying continues Monday and Tuesday after which the 106-player field will be cut to the top 32 who will advance to match play Wednesday morning. Round of 8 and championship rounds will get underway Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.
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PBA Senior Don Carter Open presented by Ebonite - First Round Results
Players with position, hometown and 6-game total. a-indicates amateur.
1, Tim Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,414
2, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,402
3, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,393
4, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 1,381
5, Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach, Fla., 1,377
6, George Patel, England, 1,376
7, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,358
8, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 1,354
9, Brian Cooper, Visalia, Calif., 1,346
10, Paul McCordic, Sugarland, Texas, 1,337
11, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W Va., 1,335
12, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,329
13, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 1,319
14, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,311
15, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 1,308
16, (tie) Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., and Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,303
18, Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 1,300
19, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,298
20, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,297
21, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,294
22, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 1,289
23, (tie) Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., and William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,288
25, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,287
26, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 1,284
27, (tie) Tony Majcher, Rolling Meadows, Ill., Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., and Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 1,281
30, Bob Pazur, Venice, Fla, 1,279
31, Larry Barwick, Wauchula, Fla., 1,275
32, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,274
33, (tie) Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, and Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,273
35, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,259
36, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 1,257
37, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,251
38, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,248
39, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,246
40, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,243
41, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,239
42, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,232
43, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,230
44, (tie) Thomas Young, Houston, and Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 1,229
46, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,228
47, (tie) Peter Knopp, Germany, and Steve Fuhrman, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,224
49, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 1,223
50, Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 1,221
51, (tie) Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, and Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,220
53, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 1,219
54, Randy Shewmake, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,218
55, (tie) John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., and Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,216
57, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,213
58, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 1,208
59, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,206
60, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,199
61, Charlie Toney, Oak Hill, W.Va., 1,192
62, (tie) Jim Burch, Columbus, Ohio, and Danny Gould, Palm Bay, Fla., 1,191
64, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,188
65, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 1,183
66, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 1,176
67, Larry Lichstein, Ft. Myers, Fla., 1,174
68, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,172
69, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 1,170
70, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 1,160
71, Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 1,159
72, Bobby Dunn, Augusta, Ga., 1,155
73, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,154
74, a-Chuck Richardson, The Villages, Fla., 1,142
75, Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., 1,141
76, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 1,139
77, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,138
78, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,137
79, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 1,132
80, Tom Kennedy, Shepherdsville, Ky., 1,127
81, Lee Rucker, Fort Myers, Fla., 1,121
82, Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 1,118
83, (tie) Bruce Hall, Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Nick Panicaro, Naples, Fla., 1,115
85, Mike Anthony, Mason, Ohio, 1,111
86, Edward Kramarcik, Lake Mary, Fla., 1,109
87, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,098
88, Gary Lambert, Orlando, Fla., 1,093
89, Bruce Himschoot, Sanford, Fla, 1,091
90, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 1,087
91, Frank Manley Jr., Fletcher, N.C., 1,081
92, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,079
93, (tie) Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., and Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,066
95, Rolando Sebelen, Dominican Republic, 1,061
96, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,054
97, Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va., 1,048
98, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 1,044
99, Miguel Ventura, Kississmee, Fla., 1,041
100, a-Rick Bucceri, Deltona, Fla., 1,036
101, Angel Zugarramurdi, Venezuela, 1,035
102, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,028
103, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,020
104, Dan Howsmon, Lutz, Fla., 1,003
105, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 987
106, a-Miguel Varela, Venezuela, 983
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