Averaging 250.8 Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Wayne Webb (pictured left) 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.

"This was a block where I had to make a lot of adjustments both playing the lane and with my equipment," said the five-time Senior Tour titlist and 20-time PBA Tour winner.

"After the first game I realized I had to get a more aggressive ball and went with the most aggressive hooking ball I have. That worked for the next five games then after the seventh game I changed back to a much less aggressive ball and finished with 288.

"It was one of those blocks where I made the right adjustments at exactly the right time. It doesn't always work that way."

Webb, the 2010 Senior Player of the Year is coming off of a 2011 season in which he didn't win a title but had four top five finishes including a third in the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters.

"I had some commitments with the bowling center which kept me from bowling the first two tournaments of the season," said the Columbus, Ohio bowling proprietor. "It feels good to be back out here competing with these guys."

Webb holds a 36-pin lead over one-time Senior Tour titlist Mike Henry (left) of Brunswick, Ohio in second with 1,971. Five-time PBA Tour winner Bob Learn Jr. (right) of Erie, Pa., is in third with 1,931.

Eight-game qualifying continues Tuesday which will determine the top 32 who will advance to match play Wednesday morning. Round of 8 and championship rounds will get underway Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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PBA Senior Mooresville Classic presented by Columbia - First Round Results

Players with position, hometown and 8-game total

1, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 2,007
2, Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,971
3, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,931
4, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,870
5, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,845
6, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,838
7, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,824
8, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,821
9, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 1,820
10, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,814
11, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 1,807
12, Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 1,806
13, Brent Hunter, Glenville, Pa., 1,802
14, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,798
15, Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 1,787
16, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,786
17, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,771
18, (tie) Al Brooks, Bluefield, W.V., and Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,770
20, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,765
21, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 1,764
22, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 1,761
23, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,759
24, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp, Mich., 1,754
25, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 1,753
26, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 1,747
27, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,741
28, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,736
29, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 1,732
30, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,731
31, Wayne Bolin, Lumberton, N.C., 1,729
32, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 1,716
33, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,713
34, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,711
35, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,707
36, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,703
37, Jim Price, Harrrisburg, N.C., 1,702
38, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,699
39, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,697
40, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,695
41, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 1,684
42, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,675
43, Danny Weikel, Dallas, N.C., 1,673
44, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,669
45, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,667
46, Brian Cooper, Visalia, Calif., 1,666
47, (tie) Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, and Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,663
49, (tie) Tommy Reeves, Gastonia, N.C., and Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,661
51, David Hull, Lexington, N.C., 1,658
52, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 1,650
53, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,649
54, David Kneas, Annapolis, Md., 1,646
55, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 1,644
56, (tie) Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., and Brian Gottry, Wilmington, N.C., 1,638
58, Ron Woods, Hudson, Fla., 1,635
59, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 1,632
60, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 1,628
61, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 1,627
62, Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C., 1,626
63, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 1,625
64, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,624
65, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 1,614
66, George Patel, England, 1,613
67, (tie) John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., and Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 1,612
69, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 1,611
70, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 1,609
71, George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C., 1,601
72, (tie) Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., and Chris McGee, Townville, S.C., 1,594
74, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,593
75, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,592
76, Ken Shealy, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 1,590
77, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,585
78, Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 1,582
79, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,580
80, Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, 1,575
81, Nick Panicaro, Naples, Fla., 1,564
82, (tie) Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, and Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 1,563
84, (tie) Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., and Ernest Lukacs, Manville, N.J., 1,562
86, Chuck Gardner, Charlotte, N.C., 1,561
87, Greg McMahan, Dandridge, Tenn., 1,559
88, Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., 1,557
89, Charlie Tomey, Spartanburg, S.C., 1,552
90, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 1,550
91, (tie) Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., and Mark McNutt, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,549
93, Randy Robertson, Evansville, Ind., 1,546
94, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,542
95, Randy Shewmake, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,540
96, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,539
97, (tie) Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., and Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,538
99, Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 1,535
100, Todd Wilson, Summerfield, N.C., 1,528
101, Darrell Adams, Flintstone, Ga., 1,521
102, Rich Giragosian, Charlotte, N.C., 1,518
103, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,515
104, Doug Arden, Newport, N.C., 1,513
105, John Hunt, Grayling, Mich., 1,512
106, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,510
107, Bill Carpenter, Middletown, Ohio, 1,499
108, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,497
109, Steve Fuhrman, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,492
110, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,491
111, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,490
112, Dennis Amato, Pine Brook, N.J., 1,488
113, (tie) James West, Catonsville, Md., and Gene Morrison, Spring Lake, N.C., 1,485
115, Kevin Murray, Concord, N.C., 1,484
116, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,483
117, Bill Ursillo, Bluffton, S.C., 1,477
118, Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, 1,476
119, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,475
120, Jim McGee, Townville, S.C., 1,473
121, Charlie Toney, Oak Hill, W. Va., 1,470
122, Matty Robinson, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 1,468
123, Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 1,466
124, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 1,459
125, Larry Felts Jr., Moore, S.C., 1,448
126, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 1,445
127, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,442
128, Jack Howell, Lyons, N.Y., 1,438
129, Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 1,432
130, Larry Swain, West Columbia, S.C., 1,424
131, Rusty Huggins, Concord, N.C., 1,421
132, (tie) Mike O'Barr, Anderson, S.C., and Terry Wellman, Marengo, Ohio, 1,414
134, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 1,408
135, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,405
136, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,404
137, Bobby Dunn, Augusta, Ga., 1,400
138, Dave Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 1,382
139, Wayne Garren, Candler, N.C., 1,371
140, Frank Manley Jr., Fletcher, N.C., 1,369
141, Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va., 1,365
142, Brian DiCicco, Ridgefield, Conn., 1,347
143, Dave Rossi, Morgantown, W.Va., 1,338
144, Mike Walden, Stony Point, N.Y., 1,330
145, J. Wayne Shank, Winter Park, Fla., 1,195

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