Amleto Monacelli surges into second round lead in PBA Senior Don Carter Memorial Open
05/01/12
In his second tournament on the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour, Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (pictured left) moved to the top of the leaderboard Monday after second-round qualifying in the PBA Senior Don Carter Memorial Open presented by Ebonite at Carter Family Bowl.
The Venezuela native, who has won 19 PBA Tour titles and is the only foreign-born player inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame, 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. (right) of Ocala, Fla., in second with 2,730.
Monacelli, who finished in a tie for 16th after Sunday's first round, averaged 238.5 with games of 209, 238, 266, 215, 235 and 268 in Monday's round.
"Today I was able to find the right angle to the pocket right away and all I had to do was adjust my speed," said the 50-year-old Monacelli. "The conditions don't change as drastically as they do on the PBA Tour so you can adjust quicker. In regular tour tournaments it seems like I'm always one step behind and it's harder to stay ahead of the changes."
Monacelli is also the first foreign born player to win PBA Player of the Year honors achieving the feat in 1989 and '90. Just last week he was inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame.
"It's great to be out here to see and bowl with some of the guys I competed with on the (PBA) Tour," said Monacelli, who finished 19th in his Senior Tour debut in last week's Senior Sun Bowl In the Villages.
"There's some great bowlers out here and you still have to work hard. Last week I was bowling very well in qualifying and then I had a 160 game because I didn't adjust quick enough."
Six-game qualifying continues Tuesday after which the 106-player field will be cut to the top 32 who will advance to match play Wednesday morning. Germany's Peter Knopp (left) is the man "on the bubble" with 2,501 or an average of 208.42.
Round of 8 and championship rounds will get underway Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.
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Players with position, hometown and 12-game total. a-indicates amateur.
1, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 2,734
2, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2,730
3, Paul McCordic, Sugarland, Texas, 2,704
4, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 2,685
5, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 2,675
6, Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach, Fla., 2,664
7, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 2,659
8, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 2,647
9, (tie) Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, and Brian Cooper, Visalia, Calif., 2,644
11, Tim Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 2,613
12, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 2,596
13, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 2,581
14, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 2,580
15, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 2,577
16, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 2,570
17, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 2,569
18, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 2,567
19, (tie) Randy Shewmake, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2,557
21, Larry Barwick, Wauchula, Fla., 2,556
22, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 2,550
23, Tony Majcher, Rolling Meadows, Ill., 2,547
24, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 2,543
25, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 2,539
26, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 2,536
27, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 2,534
28, Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 2,532
29, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 2,523
30, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,506
31, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 2,505
32, Peter Knopp, Germany, 2,501
33, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 2,494
34, George Patel, England, 2,485
35, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 2,478
36, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 2,466
37, (tie) Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., and Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,465
39, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 2,461
40, Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 2,458
41, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,452
42, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 2,449
43, (tie) Charlie Toney, Oak Hill, W. Va., and John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 2,447
45, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 2,441
46, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 2,440
47, Jim Burch, Columbus, Ohio, 2,438
48, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 2,437
49, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 2,432
50, Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 2,429
51, Larry Lichstein, Ft. Myers, Fla., 2,423
52, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,419
53, Bruce Hall, Los Altos Hills, Calif., 2,415
54, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 2,414
55, a-Chuck Richardson, The Villages, Fla., 2,410
56, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 2,409
57, (tie) Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., and Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 2,401
59, Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 2,400
60, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 2,396
61, (tie) Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Bob Pazur, Venice, Fla., 2,393
63, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 2,392
64, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 2,386
65, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 2,378
66, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 2,374
67, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 2,369
68, Lee Rucker, Fort Myers, Fla., 2,364
69, Thomas Young, Houston, 2,337
70, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 2,333
71, Steve Fuhrman, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,325
72, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 2,317
73, Gary Lambert, Orlando, Fla., 2,299
74, Bobby Dunn, Augusta, Ga., 2,286
75, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 2,266
76, Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., 2,264
77, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 2,257
78, Tom Kennedy, Shepherdsville, Ky., 2,251
79, Mike Anthony, Mason, Ohio, 2,233
80, (tie) Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., and Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 2,231
82, Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 2,230
83, (tie) Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., and Danny Gould, Palm Bay, Fla, 2,222
85, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 2,201
86, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 2,200
87, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 2,192
88, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 2,178
89, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 2,174
90, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 2,173
91, Frank Manley Jr., Fletcher, N.C., 2,164
92, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,161
93, Bruce Himschoot, Sanford, Fla., 2,148
94, Miguel Ventura, Kississmee, Fla., 2,139
95, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2,135
96, Edward Kramarcik Sr., Lake Mary, Fla., 2,133
97, (tie) Angel Zugarramurdi, Venezuela, and Nick Panicaro, Naples, Fla., 2,131
99, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 2,117
100, Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 2,111
101, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 2,102
102, Rolando Sebelen, Dominican Republic, 2,061
103, a-Rick Bucceri, Deltona, Fla., 2,052
104, a-Miguel Varela, Venezuela, 2,032
105, Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va., 2,004
106, Dan Howsmon, Lutz, Fla., 1,972
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Venezuelan holds narrow four-pin lead over Walter Ray Williams Jr.
In his second tournament on the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour, Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (pictured left) moved to the top of the leaderboard Monday after second-round qualifying in the PBA Senior Don Carter Memorial Open presented by Ebonite at Carter Family Bowl.The Venezuela native, who has won 19 PBA Tour titles and is the only foreign-born player inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame, 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. (right) of Ocala, Fla., in second with 2,730.
Monacelli, who finished in a tie for 16th after Sunday's first round, averaged 238.5 with games of 209, 238, 266, 215, 235 and 268 in Monday's round.
"Today I was able to find the right angle to the pocket right away and all I had to do was adjust my speed," said the 50-year-old Monacelli. "The conditions don't change as drastically as they do on the PBA Tour so you can adjust quicker. In regular tour tournaments it seems like I'm always one step behind and it's harder to stay ahead of the changes."
Monacelli is also the first foreign born player to win PBA Player of the Year honors achieving the feat in 1989 and '90. Just last week he was inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame.
"It's great to be out here to see and bowl with some of the guys I competed with on the (PBA) Tour," said Monacelli, who finished 19th in his Senior Tour debut in last week's Senior Sun Bowl In the Villages."There's some great bowlers out here and you still have to work hard. Last week I was bowling very well in qualifying and then I had a 160 game because I didn't adjust quick enough."
Six-game qualifying continues Tuesday after which the 106-player field will be cut to the top 32 who will advance to match play Wednesday morning. Germany's Peter Knopp (left) is the man "on the bubble" with 2,501 or an average of 208.42.
Round of 8 and championship rounds will get underway Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.
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PBA Senior Don Carter Memorial Open presented by Ebonite - Second Round Results
Players with position, hometown and 12-game total. a-indicates amateur.
1, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 2,734
2, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2,730
3, Paul McCordic, Sugarland, Texas, 2,704
4, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 2,685
5, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 2,675
6, Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach, Fla., 2,664
7, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 2,659
8, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 2,647
9, (tie) Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, and Brian Cooper, Visalia, Calif., 2,644
11, Tim Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 2,613
12, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 2,596
13, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 2,581
14, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 2,580
15, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 2,577
16, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 2,570
17, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 2,569
18, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 2,567
19, (tie) Randy Shewmake, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2,557
21, Larry Barwick, Wauchula, Fla., 2,556
22, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 2,550
23, Tony Majcher, Rolling Meadows, Ill., 2,547
24, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 2,543
25, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 2,539
26, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 2,536
27, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 2,534
28, Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 2,532
29, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 2,523
30, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,506
31, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 2,505
32, Peter Knopp, Germany, 2,501
33, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 2,494
34, George Patel, England, 2,485
35, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 2,478
36, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 2,466
37, (tie) Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., and Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,465
39, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 2,461
40, Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 2,458
41, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,452
42, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 2,449
43, (tie) Charlie Toney, Oak Hill, W. Va., and John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 2,447
45, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 2,441
46, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 2,440
47, Jim Burch, Columbus, Ohio, 2,438
48, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 2,437
49, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 2,432
50, Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 2,429
51, Larry Lichstein, Ft. Myers, Fla., 2,423
52, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,419
53, Bruce Hall, Los Altos Hills, Calif., 2,415
54, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 2,414
55, a-Chuck Richardson, The Villages, Fla., 2,410
56, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 2,409
57, (tie) Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., and Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 2,401
59, Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 2,400
60, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 2,396
61, (tie) Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Bob Pazur, Venice, Fla., 2,393
63, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 2,392
64, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 2,386
65, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 2,378
66, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 2,374
67, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 2,369
68, Lee Rucker, Fort Myers, Fla., 2,364
69, Thomas Young, Houston, 2,337
70, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 2,333
71, Steve Fuhrman, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,325
72, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 2,317
73, Gary Lambert, Orlando, Fla., 2,299
74, Bobby Dunn, Augusta, Ga., 2,286
75, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 2,266
76, Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., 2,264
77, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 2,257
78, Tom Kennedy, Shepherdsville, Ky., 2,251
79, Mike Anthony, Mason, Ohio, 2,233
80, (tie) Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., and Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 2,231
82, Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 2,230
83, (tie) Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., and Danny Gould, Palm Bay, Fla, 2,222
85, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 2,201
86, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 2,200
87, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 2,192
88, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 2,178
89, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 2,174
90, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 2,173
91, Frank Manley Jr., Fletcher, N.C., 2,164
92, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,161
93, Bruce Himschoot, Sanford, Fla., 2,148
94, Miguel Ventura, Kississmee, Fla., 2,139
95, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2,135
96, Edward Kramarcik Sr., Lake Mary, Fla., 2,133
97, (tie) Angel Zugarramurdi, Venezuela, and Nick Panicaro, Naples, Fla., 2,131
99, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 2,117
100, Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 2,111
101, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 2,102
102, Rolando Sebelen, Dominican Republic, 2,061
103, a-Rick Bucceri, Deltona, Fla., 2,052
104, a-Miguel Varela, Venezuela, 2,032
105, Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va., 2,004
106, Dan Howsmon, Lutz, Fla., 1,972
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