Regular Singles Champion won't repeat at USBC Open Championships
07/22/09
Bryan Young of Everett, Wash., came into the 2009 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships knowing he would have to roll the highest series in tournament history if he was going to become the first bowler to win back-to-back Regular Singles titles.
The 35-year-old right-hander confidently entered singles after shooting 682 in team and 627 in doubles, but after three frames, it was mathematically impossible for him to top Bo Goergen of Midland, Mich., who leads Regular Singles this year with 862.
"That's a big score, and I knew it was going to be tough," said Young, who posted games of 184, 256 and 180 for a 620 singles set and 1,929 all-events total. "It's hard to realistically think about shooting 860, but if you put it all together last year, you have to think about doing the same things, getting lined up, making good shots and seeing what happens."
Once Young, who made his eighth tournament appearance, realized there wouldn't be another title for him this year, some of the pressure was off, but he still wanted to turn in a respectable performance.
"I was really hoping to get something started, so I was disappointed with how the first few frames went," said Young, who claimed the crown in 2008 with games of 278, 286 and 268 for an 832 series. "At that point, I was just thinking about shooting the best series I could and getting a good all-events total. My main goal coming in was to bowl well and make something of a showing."
The good news for Young, however, is that no matter how he bowls for the remainder of his tournament career, he always will be recognized as a champion, and he'll always have an orange eagle next to his name on the scoreboard.
"It feels special because very few people have that, and to know it's going to be up there every year can put a glow in your eye," Young said. "All in all, short of finishing strong, it was a successful year. I bowled well in team and shot 1,900, so I'm happy."
Presenting sponsors for the 2009 USBC Open Championships are the Coast Casinos in Las Vegas and the Eldorado Hotel Casino, Silver Legacy Resort Casino and Circus Circus in Reno, Nev. Other participating sponsors are Kegel, official lane maintenance provider; Brunswick, capital equipment supplier; Storm Products, Inc.; Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel and Four Queens Hotel and Casino, the official brackets sponsors; Sapphire Gentleman's Club; Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino; MGM Mirage; Jerry's Nugget Casino and Fitzgerald's Casino and Hotel.
Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev. (Feb. 21 - July 24, 2009)
Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls
1, Linds Limited (Gus Yannaras, Gary Daroszewski, Ryan Lever, Lennie Boresch Jr., Dale Traber), Milwaukee, 3,449. 2, Sack Toe, Sacramento, Calif., 3,427. 3, Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1, Madison, Wis., 3,403. 4, Buddy Tierno Senior Tour, Mount Laurel, N.J., 3,335. 5, S and B Pro Shop 2, Sterling Heights, Mich., 3,325. 6, Jr. Team USA Support, New Port Richey, Fla., 3,307. 7, Don Johnson Memorial, 3,306. 8, Northern Lanes Rec, Gaylord, Mich., 3,290. 9, Rock River Lanes, Fort Atkinson, Wis., 3,285. 10, Lodge Lanes 1, Saline, Mich., 3,280.
Doubles
1, Stephen Padilla/Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, 1,566. 2, Marc McDowell, Monona, Wis./Mike Shady, Fairview, Pa., 1,474. 3, Ron Nelson, Bridgeview, Ill./Bryan O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 1,466. 4, Adam Cardwell, Woodbury, Minn./Richard Volhard, Marathon, Wis., 1,460. 5, Jonathan Schalow, Marshfield, Wis./Chad Svendsen, Milton, Wis., 1,458. 6, Jason Guest, Urbandale, Iowa/Scott Wohlwend, Moline, Ill., 1,453. 7, Steve Brinkman, Sussex, Wis./Lennie Boresch, Kenosha, Wis., 1,446. 8, John Brodersen, Helena, Mont./Bruce Steffani, Great Falls, Mont., 1,444. 9. Greg Thompson, Cupertino, Calif./Fero Williams, West Carrollton, Ohio, 1443. 10, Edward Gallagher, Clarksville, Tenn./Ray Edwards, Middle Island, N.Y., 1,440.
Singles
1, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 862. 2, Ron Vokes, Racine, Wis., 857. 3, Rick Perry, Kalispell, Mont., 814. 4, Vincent Yoder, Wooster, Ohio, 810. 5, David Cirigliano, Phoenix, Ariz., 793. 6, Raymond Smarsh, Matawan, N.J., 792. 7, Sean Riccardi, Piscataway, N.J., 789. 8, Joseph Burgio, Buffalo, N.Y., 788. 9, Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, 785. 10, Hutch Battreall, St. Joseph, Mo., 783.
All-Events
1, Ron Vokes, Racine, Wis., 2,321. 2, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 2,223. 3, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 2,190. 4, Don Burdick, DeKalb, Ill., 2,168. 5, Sean Riccardi, Piscataway, N.J., 2,164. 6, Joe Hostetler, Minerva, Ohio, 2,156. 7, Brett Wolfe, Scottsdale, Ariz., 2,147. 8, Ron Nelson Jr., Bridgeview, Ill., 2,138. 9, Chris Collins, Savannah, Ga., 2,136. 10, Matt Descoteaux, Spokane, Wash., 2,134.
Team All-Events
1, Linds Limited (Gus Yannaras, Gary Daroszewski, Ryan Lever, Lennie Boresch Jr., Dale Traber), Milwaukee, 10,372. 2, Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1, Madison, Wis., 10,317. 3, Northern Lanes Pro Shop, Sanford, Mich., 10,116. 4, Don Johnson Memorial, Lexington, Ky., 10,056. 5, Jr. Tean USA Support, New Port Richey, Fla., 10,034. 6, Rock River Lanes, Fort Atkinson, Wis., 9,915. 7, Sack Toe, Sacramento, Calif., 9,858. 8, Junior Team USA Support, Orlando, Fla., 9,846. 9, Northern Lanes Rec, Gaylord, Mich., 9,839. 10 (tie), Pepsi/Lanemasters 1, Rochester, N.Y., and Miguel Rosa, Dartmouth, Mass., 9,829.
Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls
1, K&K Bowling Services 11 (Bob Godden, Bruce Burkey, Rich Hunter, Oscar Jimenez, Robert Yadao), Las Vegas, 2,813. 2, Exterminators, Camp Springs, Md., 2,749. 3, Malad Gun Club, Malad City, Idaho, 2,745. 4, Kens Old West, Page, Ariz., 2,743. 5,E. Montana Flatlanders, Rio Rancho, N.M., 2,734. 6, Pinboy's Faithful 2, Virginia Beach, Va., 2,708. 7, Fire One, Clearlake Oaks, Calif., 2,703. 8, ATW, New London, Minn., 2,698. 9, Pro Zone 3, Mission Hills, Calif., 2,696. 10 (tie), WebeaFamily, Douglasville, Ga., and Montana Connection 1, Great Falls, Mont., 2,689.
Doubles
1, Melanie Sweet, Capitol Heights, Md./Lashawn Farrish, Bowie, Md., 1,220. 2, Eric Douglass, Goldfield, Iowa/Troy Schultz, Clarion, Iowa, 1,204. 3, Wayne Wada, Alameda, Calif./Vince Baptista, Millbrae, Calif., 1,201. 4 (tie), Donald Braham, Whittier, Calif./Daniel Milstead, Brea, Calif., and Veronica Boone/Luis Boone, Mission Hills, Calif., 1,195. 6, George Marquez, Whittier/ Pete Dumpit, El Monte, Calif., 1,192. 7, Po Ling Klip, San Francisco/Maria Lau, Daly City, Calif., 1,185. 8, Bootnie Gray/Denis Gray Sr., Charlotte, N.C., 1,183. 9, Bob Godden, Las Vegas/Bruce Burkey, Henderson, Nev., 1,181. 10, Brandon Vaught, McGill, Nev./Mike Kapetan, Ely, Nev., 1,178.
Singles
1, Vernon Daniels, Bermuda, 692. 2, Ed Gronski, Mulkeytown, Ill., 687. 3 (tie), Dennis Tomhave, Vermillion, S.D., and Tom Hammack, Jenks, Okla., 679. 5, Kelly Aeikens, Benson, Minn., 677. 6, Joseph Costa, Chicago, 669. 7, Ryan Knutson, Dilworth, Minn., 664. 8, Adam Macleod, Brampton, Ontario, 662. 9, Roy Umehira, Honolulu, 657. 10, Jean Reese, Owatonna, Minn., 654.
All-Events
1, Bob Godden, Las Vegas, 1,854. 2, Anthony Kastle, Charlotte, N.C., 1,834. 3, Frank Boehm Jr., Regina, Saskatchewan, 1,818. 4, Dennis Tomhave, Vermillion, S.D., 1,799. 5, Pete Dumpit, El Monte, Calif., 1,798. 6, Richard Ruby, Milford, N.J., 1,796. 7, John Waliczek, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,795. 8, Kenneth Reed, Stone Mountain, Ga., 1,792. 9, Darryl Turner, Mint Hill, N.C., 1,788. 10, Roy Umehira, Honolulu, 1,782.
United States
Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev., United States (Feb. 21 - July 24, 2009)
Bryan Young of Everett, Wash., came into the 2009 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships knowing he would have to roll the highest series in tournament history if he was going to become the first bowler to win back-to-back Regular Singles titles. The 35-year-old right-hander confidently entered singles after shooting 682 in team and 627 in doubles, but after three frames, it was mathematically impossible for him to top Bo Goergen of Midland, Mich., who leads Regular Singles this year with 862.
"That's a big score, and I knew it was going to be tough," said Young, who posted games of 184, 256 and 180 for a 620 singles set and 1,929 all-events total. "It's hard to realistically think about shooting 860, but if you put it all together last year, you have to think about doing the same things, getting lined up, making good shots and seeing what happens."
Once Young, who made his eighth tournament appearance, realized there wouldn't be another title for him this year, some of the pressure was off, but he still wanted to turn in a respectable performance.
"I was really hoping to get something started, so I was disappointed with how the first few frames went," said Young, who claimed the crown in 2008 with games of 278, 286 and 268 for an 832 series. "At that point, I was just thinking about shooting the best series I could and getting a good all-events total. My main goal coming in was to bowl well and make something of a showing."
The good news for Young, however, is that no matter how he bowls for the remainder of his tournament career, he always will be recognized as a champion, and he'll always have an orange eagle next to his name on the scoreboard.
"It feels special because very few people have that, and to know it's going to be up there every year can put a glow in your eye," Young said. "All in all, short of finishing strong, it was a successful year. I bowled well in team and shot 1,900, so I'm happy."
Presenting sponsors for the 2009 USBC Open Championships are the Coast Casinos in Las Vegas and the Eldorado Hotel Casino, Silver Legacy Resort Casino and Circus Circus in Reno, Nev. Other participating sponsors are Kegel, official lane maintenance provider; Brunswick, capital equipment supplier; Storm Products, Inc.; Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel and Four Queens Hotel and Casino, the official brackets sponsors; Sapphire Gentleman's Club; Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino; MGM Mirage; Jerry's Nugget Casino and Fitzgerald's Casino and Hotel.
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2009 USBC Open Championships
Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev. (Feb. 21 - July 24, 2009)
REGULAR DIVISION
Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls
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Team1, Linds Limited (Gus Yannaras, Gary Daroszewski, Ryan Lever, Lennie Boresch Jr., Dale Traber), Milwaukee, 3,449. 2, Sack Toe, Sacramento, Calif., 3,427. 3, Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1, Madison, Wis., 3,403. 4, Buddy Tierno Senior Tour, Mount Laurel, N.J., 3,335. 5, S and B Pro Shop 2, Sterling Heights, Mich., 3,325. 6, Jr. Team USA Support, New Port Richey, Fla., 3,307. 7, Don Johnson Memorial, 3,306. 8, Northern Lanes Rec, Gaylord, Mich., 3,290. 9, Rock River Lanes, Fort Atkinson, Wis., 3,285. 10, Lodge Lanes 1, Saline, Mich., 3,280.
Doubles
1, Stephen Padilla/Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, 1,566. 2, Marc McDowell, Monona, Wis./Mike Shady, Fairview, Pa., 1,474. 3, Ron Nelson, Bridgeview, Ill./Bryan O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 1,466. 4, Adam Cardwell, Woodbury, Minn./Richard Volhard, Marathon, Wis., 1,460. 5, Jonathan Schalow, Marshfield, Wis./Chad Svendsen, Milton, Wis., 1,458. 6, Jason Guest, Urbandale, Iowa/Scott Wohlwend, Moline, Ill., 1,453. 7, Steve Brinkman, Sussex, Wis./Lennie Boresch, Kenosha, Wis., 1,446. 8, John Brodersen, Helena, Mont./Bruce Steffani, Great Falls, Mont., 1,444. 9. Greg Thompson, Cupertino, Calif./Fero Williams, West Carrollton, Ohio, 1443. 10, Edward Gallagher, Clarksville, Tenn./Ray Edwards, Middle Island, N.Y., 1,440.
Singles
1, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 862. 2, Ron Vokes, Racine, Wis., 857. 3, Rick Perry, Kalispell, Mont., 814. 4, Vincent Yoder, Wooster, Ohio, 810. 5, David Cirigliano, Phoenix, Ariz., 793. 6, Raymond Smarsh, Matawan, N.J., 792. 7, Sean Riccardi, Piscataway, N.J., 789. 8, Joseph Burgio, Buffalo, N.Y., 788. 9, Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, 785. 10, Hutch Battreall, St. Joseph, Mo., 783.
All-Events
1, Ron Vokes, Racine, Wis., 2,321. 2, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 2,223. 3, Bo Goergen, Midland, Mich., 2,190. 4, Don Burdick, DeKalb, Ill., 2,168. 5, Sean Riccardi, Piscataway, N.J., 2,164. 6, Joe Hostetler, Minerva, Ohio, 2,156. 7, Brett Wolfe, Scottsdale, Ariz., 2,147. 8, Ron Nelson Jr., Bridgeview, Ill., 2,138. 9, Chris Collins, Savannah, Ga., 2,136. 10, Matt Descoteaux, Spokane, Wash., 2,134.
Team All-Events
1, Linds Limited (Gus Yannaras, Gary Daroszewski, Ryan Lever, Lennie Boresch Jr., Dale Traber), Milwaukee, 10,372. 2, Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1, Madison, Wis., 10,317. 3, Northern Lanes Pro Shop, Sanford, Mich., 10,116. 4, Don Johnson Memorial, Lexington, Ky., 10,056. 5, Jr. Tean USA Support, New Port Richey, Fla., 10,034. 6, Rock River Lanes, Fort Atkinson, Wis., 9,915. 7, Sack Toe, Sacramento, Calif., 9,858. 8, Junior Team USA Support, Orlando, Fla., 9,846. 9, Northern Lanes Rec, Gaylord, Mich., 9,839. 10 (tie), Pepsi/Lanemasters 1, Rochester, N.Y., and Miguel Rosa, Dartmouth, Mass., 9,829.
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CLASSIFIED DIVISION
Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls
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Team1, K&K Bowling Services 11 (Bob Godden, Bruce Burkey, Rich Hunter, Oscar Jimenez, Robert Yadao), Las Vegas, 2,813. 2, Exterminators, Camp Springs, Md., 2,749. 3, Malad Gun Club, Malad City, Idaho, 2,745. 4, Kens Old West, Page, Ariz., 2,743. 5,E. Montana Flatlanders, Rio Rancho, N.M., 2,734. 6, Pinboy's Faithful 2, Virginia Beach, Va., 2,708. 7, Fire One, Clearlake Oaks, Calif., 2,703. 8, ATW, New London, Minn., 2,698. 9, Pro Zone 3, Mission Hills, Calif., 2,696. 10 (tie), WebeaFamily, Douglasville, Ga., and Montana Connection 1, Great Falls, Mont., 2,689.
Doubles
1, Melanie Sweet, Capitol Heights, Md./Lashawn Farrish, Bowie, Md., 1,220. 2, Eric Douglass, Goldfield, Iowa/Troy Schultz, Clarion, Iowa, 1,204. 3, Wayne Wada, Alameda, Calif./Vince Baptista, Millbrae, Calif., 1,201. 4 (tie), Donald Braham, Whittier, Calif./Daniel Milstead, Brea, Calif., and Veronica Boone/Luis Boone, Mission Hills, Calif., 1,195. 6, George Marquez, Whittier/ Pete Dumpit, El Monte, Calif., 1,192. 7, Po Ling Klip, San Francisco/Maria Lau, Daly City, Calif., 1,185. 8, Bootnie Gray/Denis Gray Sr., Charlotte, N.C., 1,183. 9, Bob Godden, Las Vegas/Bruce Burkey, Henderson, Nev., 1,181. 10, Brandon Vaught, McGill, Nev./Mike Kapetan, Ely, Nev., 1,178.
Singles
1, Vernon Daniels, Bermuda, 692. 2, Ed Gronski, Mulkeytown, Ill., 687. 3 (tie), Dennis Tomhave, Vermillion, S.D., and Tom Hammack, Jenks, Okla., 679. 5, Kelly Aeikens, Benson, Minn., 677. 6, Joseph Costa, Chicago, 669. 7, Ryan Knutson, Dilworth, Minn., 664. 8, Adam Macleod, Brampton, Ontario, 662. 9, Roy Umehira, Honolulu, 657. 10, Jean Reese, Owatonna, Minn., 654.
All-Events
1, Bob Godden, Las Vegas, 1,854. 2, Anthony Kastle, Charlotte, N.C., 1,834. 3, Frank Boehm Jr., Regina, Saskatchewan, 1,818. 4, Dennis Tomhave, Vermillion, S.D., 1,799. 5, Pete Dumpit, El Monte, Calif., 1,798. 6, Richard Ruby, Milford, N.J., 1,796. 7, John Waliczek, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,795. 8, Kenneth Reed, Stone Mountain, Ga., 1,792. 9, Darryl Turner, Mint Hill, N.C., 1,788. 10, Roy Umehira, Honolulu, 1,782.
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