Competing as a Team USA member for the first time, Bill O'Neill (pictured) put on a record-breaking performance in winning the Singles gold medal Tuesday at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships.

O'Neill totaled 1475 for six games, an average of nearly 246, to win the opening event at Carolina Bowling Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The PBA star had games of 229, 204, 238, 279, 246 and 279 (804 for the last 3 games) on the day's opening squad and broke the previous record of 1428, which was set in 2001 by Canada's Danyck Briere.

"This is all pretty interesting to me because I didn't expect it," said O'Neill, who was added to Team USA in January by the coaching staff after a strong performance on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. "I just wanted to come out and bowl well to make the coaches feel like they made a good decision by picking me."

O'Neill said he entered Tuesday's event with modest expectations, hoping just to get his feet wet in his first international tournament as a member of Team USA.

"I really didn't plan on winning the first event," O'Neill said. "But hopefully this is a sign of things to come for the rest of the week."

Mexico's Jorge Rosado finished with 1422 including a 277 high game to take the silver medal. Rosado averaged 237.00. Team USA veteran David Haynes (right) finished with a 257 game to beat out Alejandro Cruz (236), Mexico, for the bronze medal by 18 pins, 1388 (231.33) to 1370.

Mexico and the United States had four of their six players among the top 10. Mexico's Benjamin Corona (1356) and Ernesto Franco (1354) landed in 6th and 7th place with PBA super stars Chris Barnes (1351) and Patrick Allen (1340) close behind in 8th and 9th place.

Local favorite Frankie Colon (left), Puerto Rico, was fifth with 1362. Rounding out the top 10 was another bowler from the host country, Antonio Santa, with 1339 or an average of 223.17.

12-time PBA champion Tommy Jones, United States, was 16th with 1308, and PBA exempt player Cassidy Schaub was 26th with 1271.

Competition continues Wednesday with the Doubles event. Medals will be also awarded for Trios, Team, All Events and Masters, which consists of the top 16 men and top 16 women from the All Events standings.

 

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2009 PABCON Championships - Men's Singles

Pos	Player	Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Avg.
1.	Bill O'Neill	United States	229	204	238	671	279	246	279	804	1475	245.83
2.	Jorge Rosado	Mexico	251	244	277	772	192	211	247	650	1422	237.00
3.	David Haynes	United States	248	233	207	688	235	208	257	700	1388	231.33
4.	Alejandro Cruz	Mexico	225	203	256	684	247	203	236	686	1370	228.33
5.	Frankie Colon	Puerto Rico	269	212	231	712	223	187	240	650	1362	227.00
6.	Benjamin Corona	Mexico	171	220	254	645	247	256	208	711	1356	226.00
7.	Ernesto Franco	Mexico	199	229	216	644	212	267	231	710	1354	225.67
8.	Chris Barnes	United States	266	228	211	705	214	205	227	646	1351	225.17
9.	Patrick Allen	United States	212	213	203	628	243	202	267	712	1340	223.33
10.	Antonio Santa	Puerto Rico	212	214	212	638	218	225	258	701	1339	223.17
11.	Ryan Reid	Canada	221	214	209	644	224	203	267	694	1338	223.00
12.	Corey Clayton	Canada	190	201	221	612	244	221	255	720	1332	222.00
13.	Alejandro Prats	Dominican Republic	171	234	211	616	243	246	215	704	1320	220.00
14.	Miguel Arevalo	El Salvador	185	222	189	596	277	206	235	718	1314	219.00
(tie)	Andres Gomez	Colombia	193	202	229	624	230	225	235	690	1314	219.00
16.	Tommy Jones	United States	237	227	236	700	175	246	187	608	1308	218.00
17.	Luis Olivo	Venezuela	214	248	212	674	223	185	223	631	1305	217.50
18.	Enrique Calvo	Mexico	215	213	237	665	218	214	205	637	1302	217.00
19.	Richard Leon	Venezuela	222	214	222	658	242	155	244	641	1299	216.50
20.	Daniel Falconi	Mexico	202	215	237	654	195	214	229	638	1292	215.33
21.	Joe Ciach	Canada	236	245	194	675	194	228	191	613	1288	214.67
22.	Hernan Ramirez	Venezuela	215	191	231	637	224	199	227	650	1287	214.50
23.	Santiago Mejia	Colombia	208	198	203	609	219	255	202	676	1285	214.17
(tie)	Federico Reyna	Costa Rica	193	177	228	598	218	236	233	687	1285	214.17
25.	Arnie Mercado	Dominican Republic	191	269	171	631	207	198	237	642	1273	212.17
26.	Cassidy Schaub	United States	221	236	194	651	224	178	218	620	1271	211.83
27.	Diego Esposito	Panama	205	209	225	639	278	182	171	631	1270	211.67
28.	Edgardo Ruiz	Puerto Rico	227	183	241	651	155	214	246	615	1266	211.00
29.	Alejandro Reyna	Costa Rica	195	200	206	601	197	189	278	664	1265	210.83
30.	Art Oliver	Canada	215	173	215	603	235	192	234	661	1264	210.67
31.	Mark Buffa	Canada	258	225	204	687	192	226	156	574	1261	210.17
(tie)	David Maycock	Bermuda	227	172	212	611	222	213	215	650	1261	210.17
33.	Luis Rodriguez	Puerto Rico	211	186	167	564	202	257	237	696	1260	210.00
34.	Jaime Monroy	Colombia	229	208	179	616	222	213	206	641	1257	209.50
35.	Juan S Rodriguez	Colombia	186	188	203	577	214	231	232	677	1254	209.00
36.	Diogenes Saverio	Ecuador	232	181	205	618	172	179	280	631	1249	208.17
(tie)	Luis Vasquez	Panama	214	164	213	591	227	182	249	658	1249	208.17
38.	Manuel H Otalora	Colombia	213	268	160	641	195	234	176	605	1246	207.67
39.	Gabriel Sanchez	Puerto Rico	202	193	219	614	221	214	191	626	1240	206.67
40.	Rickai Binns	Bermuda	221	236	164	621	176	194	248	618	1239	206.50
41.	Jonathan Hoscman	Argentina	196	219	171	586	190	255	207	652	1238	206.33
42.	Jorge Quintero	Panama	173	174	247	594	216	172	254	642	1236	206.00
43.	Alvaro Castro	Costa Rica	179	236	191	606	245	212	171	628	1234	205.67
44.	Charles Robini	Brazil	229	211	205	645	222	193	172	587	1232	205.33
(tie)	Andres Herrera	Guatemala	190	201	234	625	191	192	224	607	1232	205.33
46.	Gustavo Lauria	Argentina	159	244	254	657	192	193	187	572	1229	204.83
(tie)	Marcelo Suartz	Brazil	214	189	166	569	226	215	219	660	1229	204.83
48.	Simon Checo	Dominican Republic	184	213	233	630	225	190	181	596	1226	204.33
(tie)	Juliano Oliveira	Brazil	210	195	190	595	206	199	226	631	1226	204.33
50.	Carlos Rodriguez	Netherlands Antilles	193	213	205	611	203	200	209	612	1223	203.83
51.	Jesus Colmenares	Venezuela	199	167	258	624	217	244	131	592	1216	202.67
52.	Adolfo Vargas	Peru	248	234	170	652	201	203	159	563	1215	202.50
53.	Michael Piccari	Venezuela	179	200	233	612	206	204	191	601	1213	202.17
(tie)	Mauricio Pinol	Guatemala	202	216	199	617	192	203	201	596	1213	202.17
55.	Francisco Sanchez	El Salvador	190	178	237	605	159	214	232	605	1210	201.67
56.	Marcio Vieira	Brazil	198	159	171	528	223	189	268	680	1208	201.33
57.	Arturo Hernandez	Venezuela	211	213	174	598	197	195	215	607	1205	200.83
58.	Rolando Sebelen	Dominican Republic	216	182	184	582	212	208	199	619	1201	200.17
59.	Jose Zambrano	Ecuador	215	191	212	618	194	206	182	582	1200	200.00
60.	Alberto Lizano	Costa Rica	244	167	195	606	183	225	182	590	1196	199.33
61.	Jose Zambrano	Panama	160	221	186	567	244	226	157	627	1194	199.00
62.	Rudy Quintanilla	El Salvador	186	236	236	658	151	182	201	534	1192	198.67
63.	Raffy Sebelen	Dominican Republic	218	224	197	639	157	201	191	549	1188	198.00
64.	Juan Jose Granda	Peru	184	200	213	597	203	178	209	590	1187	197.83
65.	Mauricio Galdamez	El Salvador	207	255	172	634	215	157	179	551	1185	197.50
66.	Luis Sevillano	Argentina	222	183	161	566	223	195	193	611	1177	196.17
67.	Carlos Rodriguez	Honduras	171	211	244	626	159	205	182	546	1172	195.33
68.	Juan F Gomez	Colombia	182	210	235	627	171	194	179	544	1171	195.17
69.	Carl Reid	Bermuda	180	193	212	585	202	217	165	584	1169	194.83
70.	Santiago Gonzalez	Ecuador	199	233	141	573	177	255	157	589	1162	193.67
71.	Carlos Finx Jr	Netherlands Antilles	184	180	161	525	247	199	190	636	1161	193.50
72.	Franklin Green	Bolivia	177	194	215	586	194	165	211	570	1156	192.67
(tie)	Jose Jonathan Heres	Panama	192	218	224	634	198	166	158	522	1156	192.67
74.	Mike Aguilar	Guatemala	180	202	189	571	197	166	221	584	1155	192.50
75.	Andres Fallas	Costa Rica	186	161	222	569	244	164	175	583	1152	192.00
76.	Sebastian Nemtala	Bolivia	207	214	179	600	190	144	213	547	1147	191.17
77.	Albert van der Ree	Netherlands Antilles	174	202	218	594	190	182	180	552	1146	191.00
78.	Rafael Demichelli	Peru	192	225	201	618	164	216	146	526	1144	190.67
79.	Chris Clerke	Canada	195	178	221	594	193	189	164	546	1140	190.00
80.	Richie Goodman	Bahamas	187	185	211	583	167	208	178	553	1136	189.33
81.	Israel Hernandez	Puerto Rico	168	208	188	564	164	228	177	569	1133	188.83
82.	Fernando Santander	Chile	181	209	184	574	190	196	169	555	1129	188.17
83.	Nigel Maduro	Aruba	223	196	171	590	191	163	184	538	1128	188.00
84.	Juan Escobar	El Salvador	206	215	200	621	161	170	175	506	1127	187.83
85.	Juan Carlos Morales	Guatemala	159	238	140	537	235	164	190	589	1126	187.67
(tie)	Adrian Reyes	Chile	194	160	201	555	199	192	180	571	1126	187.67
87.	Kejon Sampson	Bermuda	173	227	200	600	168	170	187	525	1125	187.50
88.	Fabian Barriga	Ecuador	203	176	190	569	169	197	188	554	1123	187.17
89.	Carlos Cruz	Brazil	208	197	169	574	222	178	147	547	1121	186.83
90.	Damien Mathews	Bermuda	178	220	188	586	182	161	191	534	1120	186.67
91.	Guillermo Wiegering	Peru	166	184	171	521	208	211	179	598	1119	186.50
92.	Kendall Laitano	Honduras	153	183	187	523	189	172	233	594	1117	186.17
(tie)	Alexander Quandus	Aruba	201	134	190	525	177	243	172	592	1117	186.17
94.	Freddy Oporto	Bolivia	185	191	192	568	179	186	182	547	1115	185.83
95.	Nelson Kelly	Aruba	185	179	227	591	165	214	144	523	1114	185.67
(tie)	Ignacio Rosas	Bolivia	237	147	179	563	176	197	178	551	1114	185.67
97.	Nomar Alvarez	Honduras	191	166	150	507	194	190	220	604	1111	185.17
98.	Luis Fonseca	Costa Rica	157	220	181	558	171	226	155	552	1110	185.00
99.	Orville Jeff Forbes	Bahamas	149	195	171	515	177	201	216	594	1109	184.83
(tie)	Jose Marroquin	Guatemala	192	210	200	602	164	178	165	507	1109	184.83
101.	Daniel Murta	Brazil	188	234	215	637	136	185	148	469	1106	184.33
102.	Pablo Hinojosa	Bolivia	191	180	155	526	169	235	174	578	1104	184.00
103.	John Naspud	Ecuador	226	181	176	583	176	178	164	518	1101	183.50
104.	Claudio Amarelle	Argentina	173	159	168	500	200	203	197	600	1100	183.33
(tie)	Al Jermaine Bethel	Bahamas	184	188	200	572	165	192	171	528	1100	183.33
106.	Jason Odor	Aruba	197	183	175	555	196	184	160	540	1095	182.50
(tie)	Clarence Wallace	Bahamas	189	161	185	535	174	162	224	560	1095	182.50
108.	Christian Bruns	Bolivia	210	207	176	593	178	155	167	500	1093	182.17
109.	Lindberg Cooper	Bahamas	194	150	214	558	144	186	199	529	1087	181.17
110.	Tarik Samandar	Netherlands Antilles	180	214	149	543	203	170	157	530	1073	178.83
111.	Errol Brown	Aruba	194	150	171	515	244	169	135	548	1063	177.17
112.	John Fox	Bahamas	159	182	176	517	214	171	155	540	1057	176.17
113.	Pablo Sommariva	Chile	154	160	185	499	193	180	174	547	1046	174.33
114.	Jaime Alvarino	Peru	146	186	193	525	150	203	164	517	1042	173.67
115.	Eduardo Bain	Argentina	192	179	190	561	167	171	129	467	1028	171.33
116.	Gianpiero Bacigalupo	Ecuador	231	159	143	533	164	162	161	487	1020	170.00
117.	Gabriele Di Giovanni	Chile	193	180	177	550	129	147	190	466	1016	169.33
118.	Felix Ibanez	Netherlands Antilles	151	156	169	476	204	171	154	529	1005	167.50
119.	Carlos Araujo	Honduras	129	161	143	433	190	168	210	568	1001	166.83
120.	Raul Chang	Peru	192	179	159	530	194	135	139	468	998	166.33
121.	Kurt Franken	Aruba	151	130	216	497	222	99	174	495	992	165.33
122.	Edgar Massu	Honduras	174	168	169	511	181	158	139	478	989	164.83
123.	Giovanni Rueda	Guatemala	190	175	133	498	189	142	156	487	985	164.17
124.	Renalda Bean	Bermuda	136	161	180	477	136	160	172	468	945	157.50
125.	Efrain Laitano	Honduras	149	161	161	471	147	157	165	469	940	156.67
126.	Miguel Fonseca	Panama	144	137	156	437	172	153	176	501	938	156.33
127.	Leandro Hener	Argentina	169	124	168	461	137	130	193	460	921	153.50
128.	Hilton Nunez	Dominican Republic	87	0	0	87	0	0	0	0	87	WD