Kevin Croucher (pictured left) of Grants Pass, Ore., earned top qualifier honors Wednesday at the 2011 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters, giving him the top seed for Thursday's double-elimination match-play bracket.

Croucher finished qualifying with a 15-game total of 3,278, an average of 218.53, to lead a field of 249 of the country's top bowlers age 50 and older at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl.

"This year I came out and worked hard on my game and came out here with high expectations," Croucher said. "I've only missed earning a prize check in one of the last 10 or 12 events I've bowled in. So my expectations were to do quite well this week."

Croucher leads the top 64 players after qualifying into match play, which begins at 9 a.m. Eastern on Thursday and will be broadcast live on BOWL.com. Matches will consist of three games and the player will the higher pinfall will advance.

"Everyone knows you are just trying to qualify to get into match play in this tournament the first three days," Croucher said. "With this tough of a condition out there, the matches are going to come down to making spares and who makes the least amount of mistakes."

Qualifying second was USBC Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. (left) of Ocala, Fla., who has totaled 3,246. Tom Baker (right) of King, N.C., is third with 3,212, while Dale Eagle of Tavares, Fla., sits in fourth with 3,191. Tournament host and defending champion Wayne Webb qualified sixth with 3,182.

First-round leader Rick Vittone (left) of Canada finished qualifying in eighth place with 3,168 and fired the second perfect game of this year's tournament in Wednesday's final qualifying squad. Second round leader Kenny Parks (right) of Hammond, Ind., who qualified fifth, had the first perfect game this week.

Robert Michaux of Detroit, Mich. took the 64th and last place to advance with 2,924 pinfall total and an average of 194.93.

Match play will continue through Friday evening with the championship match scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. The winner will earn $14,000 and the total prize pool is more than $110,000.

 

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2011 USBC Senior Masters - Standings after Qualifying

Players with position, hometown and 15-game total. The top 64 advance.

1, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,278
2, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,246
3, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,212
4, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,191
5, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,190
6, Wayne Webb, Grove City, Ohio, 3,182
7, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,173
8, Rick Vittone, Canada, 3,168
9, Charles Vashaw, Deephaven, Minn., 3,165
10, Sam Maccarone, Sewell, N.J., 3,138
11, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,138
12, Ron Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, 3,113
13, Bruce Heim, Marietta, Ga., 3,113
14, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3,106
15, Rick Pollard, Versailles, Ind., 3,084
16, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,073
17, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,069
18, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,051
19, Charlie Tomey, Spartanburg, S.C., 3,043
20, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,037
21, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 3,034
22, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,031
23, Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 3,026
24, Shannon Starnes, Ft. Worth, Texas, 3,021
25, Randy Peterson, Carrington, N.D., 3,020
26, Al Rezendes, Aurora, Colo., 3,018
27, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,018
28, Steve Jakubowski, Temperance, Mich., 3,016
29, Richard Casey, Roanoke, Va., 3,013

 

30, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 3,007
31, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,007
32, Mikie Lucente, Warren, Mich., 3,003
33, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 3,003
34, Rick Lawrence, Waxahachie, Texas, 3,003
35, Roy Buckley, Westerville, Ohio, 2,995
36, Patric Donaghue, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., 2,990
37, Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 2,990
38, John Shreve Sr., Sheffield Village, Ohio, 2,989
39, Michael Tryniski, Fulton, N.Y., 2,989
40, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 2,984
41, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 2,976
42, Jeff Garrison, Hawthorne, Calif., 2,976
43, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 2,970
44, John Chapman, Canada, 2,969
45, Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor, Mich., 2,968
46, Robert Rudnick, Lancaster, N.Y., 2,967
47, Dick Selgo, Archbold, Ohio, 2,967
48, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 2,966
49, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 2,963
50, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,962
51, Donald Griffin, St. Louis, Mo., 2,961
52, George Lord, Mullberry, Fla., 2,960
53, Chris Fedden, Albany, N.Y., 2,955
54, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,955
55, Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 2,954
56, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 2,953
57, Kent Wagner, Bradenton, Fla., 2,950
58, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2,949
59, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,948
60, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 2,939
61, Brad Snell, Mt. Prospect, Ill., 2,933
62, Peter Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okla., 2,929
63, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 2,928
64, Robert Michaux, Detroit, Mich., 2,924

Missed Cut:
65, Steve Lang, Avon, Ind., 2,922
66, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 2,916
67, Randy Robertson, Evansville, Ind., 2,915
68, Gregory Turner, Lanham, Md., 2,915
69, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 2,912
70, Tony Churchey, Madison, Ala., 2,911
71, Don Hicks, West Babylon, N.Y., 2,908
72, Alan Runkel, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2,905
73, Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., 2,903
74, Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 2,902
75, Fred McClain, Allen Park, Mich., 2,901
76, Jay Jakubowski, Lambertville, Mich., 2,900
77, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield, Mich., 2,897
78, Steve Martin, San Antonio, Texas, 2,895
79, Mike Moore, Marietta, Ohio, 2,895
80, Randy Evans, Gahanna, Ohio, 2,892
81, David Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 2,891
82, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 2,891
83, Gary Kinyon, Lockport, N.Y., 2,890
84, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 2,887
85, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 2,885
86, Kevin Johnson, Uniontown, Ohio, 2,883
87, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 2,880
88, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 2,875
89, Darryl Bowers, Middletown, Pa., 2,874
90, Gerry Loudin, Bridgeport, W.Va., 2,873
91, Michael Llaneza, Columbus, Ohio, 2,868
92, Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., 2,867
93, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 2,866
94, Dan Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 2,866
95, Vince Mazzanti, Langhorn, Pa., 2,864
96, Dave Kucera, Urbandale, Iowa, 2,861
97, Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio, 2,860
98, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 2,859
99, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 2,859
100, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, Ind., 2,858
101, Tom Corbett, Brooklyn Park, Minn., 2,858
102, Emilio Mora, Defiance, Ohio, 2,855
103, Nick Panicaro, Naples, Fla., 2,854
104, Dave Sill, Rockledge , Fla., 2,853
105, Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2,851
106, Kevin Humble, Lake Mary, Fla., 2,848
107, Richard Campbell, Phippsburg, Maine, 2,847
108, Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, 2,847
109, Tom Smith, Wilmington, Del., 2,842
110, Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., 2,841
111, Robert Callari, Manchester, N.Y., 2,839
112, Keith Gabbert, Bluffton, S.C., 2,839
113, Dennis Dedmon, Houston, Texas, 2,835
114, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 2,834
115, Greg McMahan, Dandridge, Tenn., 2,834
116, Paul Gerard, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2,830
117, Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, 2,829
118, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 2,828
119, M. Bradley Harrison, San Marcos, Texas, 2,826
120, Larry Hoffman, Fountain Hills, Ariz., 2,826
121, Roger Bowker, Ocala, Fla., 2,825
122, Jim Price, Harrisburg, N.C., 2,825
123, Derrick Smith, Fort Wayne, Ind., 2,824
124, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 2,821
125, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 2,821
126, Don Boone, S. Euclid, Ohio, 2,819
127, Tim Weisbrod, Loveland, Ohio, 2,819
128, William Stewart, Plainwell, Mich., 2,817
129, Dennis Amato, Pinebrook, N.J., 2,814
130, Ed Austreng, Waterford, Mich., 2,814
131, Greg Smith, Hicksville, Ohio, 2,814
132, Bill Flachbart, Rootstown, Ohio, 2,811
133, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 2,811
134, Gary Brobson, N. Canton, Ohio, 2,810
135, Gary Reh, Southaven, Miss., 2,808
136, Carl Heinl, Cleveland, Ohio, 2,805
137, Richard Parschen, Strongsville, Ohio, 2,802
138, Pete Bryan, Laurel, DE, 2,800
139, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 2,799
140, Ronald Glick, Wickatunk, N.J., 2,798
141, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepard, Mich., 2,797
142, Leif Carlson, Apple Valley, Minn., 2,796
143, Jeff Suma Sr., Auburn Hills, Mich., 2,795
144, Bill Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 2,794
145, Dean Hebner, Vancouver, Wash., 2,791
146, Sam Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,791
147, Robert Pazur, Venice, Fla., 2,790
148, Les Ash, Washington CH, Ohio, 2,785
149, Bruce Boyd, Warren, Ohio, 2,783
150, Steve Smith, Toledo, Ohio, 2,782
151, Dave Fleming, Fairborn, Ohio, 2,769
152, Thomas Lovely, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2,769
153, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 2,768
154, Bill Kalaytowicz, Volo, Ill., 2,766
155, Jeff Schlehuber, Highland Ranch, Colo., 2,766
156, Robert Brown, Cody, Wyo., 2,761
157, Tom Lazaro, Allentown, Pa., 2,760
158, William Hudson, Danville, Va., 2,759
159, Andrew Ippolito, Forest Hills, N.Y., 2,759
160, Larry Montgomery, Safety Harbor, Fla., 2,757
161, Norman Cave, Portsmouth, Ohio, 2,755
162, Frank Verni, Bronx, N.Y., 2,755
163, Ralph Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,751
164, Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., 2,748
165, Alden Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 2,746
166, Joseph Andreone, New Freedom, Pa., 2,745
167, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 2,743
168, Bert Morrison, Cleburne, Texas, 2,742
169, Thomas Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2,740
170, Jerry Owczarski, S. Lyon, Mich., 2,738
171, Kenny Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,731
172, Gary Pryor, Norcross, Ga., 2,731
173, Henry Blough, Elizabethtown, Pa., 2,726
174, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 2,724
175, Kenneth Ball, Avon, N.Y., 2,715
176, Francis McClellan, Germany, 2,713
177, James Pierson, Hilliard, Ohio, 2,712
178, Charles Linden, Rocky River, Ohio, 2,710
179, Tom DeSimpelaere, Northwood, Ohio, 2,709
180, Richard Holmes, Culpepper, Va., 2,707
181, Michael LaRocca, New Hudson, Mich., 2,706
182, Dale Holgate, Silver Lake, Ohio, 2,706
183, Edward Kramarcik Sr., Sanford, Fla., 2,703
184, Gene Rossi, Sharon, Pa., 2,699
185, Gregory Popham, Crestview Hills, Ky., 2,698
186, Ernest Bourque, Acushnet, Mass., 2,696
187, Edward Marzka, Orlando, Fla., 2,694
188, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 2,693
189, Richard Nardozza, Clearfield, Pa., 2,687
190, William Keenan, Orlando, Fla., 2,685
191, Willie Hammett, Marion, AR, 2,685
192, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 2,684
193, Terry Wellman, Marengo, Ohio, 2,683
194, Mike Flinchbaugh, Marion, Ohio, 2,682
195, Richard Nesbit, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2,677
196, Ed Hawkins, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 2,674
197, Fred Augustin, Burlington, Ky., 2,672
198, Chris Buonaugurio, W. Henrietta, N.Y., 2,665
199, Lee Rucker, Ft. Myers, Fla., 2,662
200, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 2,661
201, Walter Sova, Columbus, Ohio, 2,657
202, Dennis Briggs, New Gailiee, Pa., 2,656
203, Jim Sherlock, Allen Park, Mich., 2,651
204, James Souder, Greenville, Tenn., 2,646
205, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 2,644
206, Tom Ferry, De Pere, Wis., 2,641
207, Charles McWilliams, Avon, Ind., 2,638
208, Ken Liedes, Kenai, Alaska, 2,636
209, David Frazier, Parkersburg, W.Va., 2,632
210, Perry Keplinger, Amherst, Ohio, 2,630
211, Gary Simon, Philippi, W.Va., 2,629
212, Bobby Moyers, Akron, Ohio, 2,610
213, Lee Groscost, Mentor, Ohio, 2,601
214, David Osim, Roscommon, Mich., 2,598
215, David Dunphy, Canada, 2,589
216, Bob Janego, Longwood, Fla., 2,583
217, Richard Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 2,582
218, Clyde Gehringer, Memphis, Tenn., 2,577
219, Bill Ursillo, Bluffton, S.C., 2,558
220, Dennis Neal, Thaxton, Va., 2,556
221, Dave Rossi, Morgantown, W.Va., 2,555
222, Jeff Circle, Indianapolis, Ind., 2,550
223, Randy Mitchell, Mechanicsburg, Ohio, 2,547
224, Harold Pinkston, Bourbonnais, Ill., 2,545
225, Mark D'Amore, Brook Park, Ohio, 2,540
226, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 2,529
227, Charles Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 2,523
228, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 2,523
229, Jim Gochis, Ivanhoe, Ill., 2,520
230, Roger Painter, Woodbridge, Va., 2,518
231, James West Jr., Catonsville, Md., 2,513
232, Robert Kemp, Beavercreek, Ohio, 2,506
233, Donald Walker, Canal Winchester, Ohio, 2,504
234, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 2,485
235, Dennis Frawley, Binghamton, N.Y., 2,479
236, Bob Teeters, Anderson, Ind., 2,460
237, Burdette Walker, Rockwood, Pa., 2,446
238, Mark Sabatine, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,432
239, George Mays, Norwalk, Ohio, 2,417
240, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,414
241, Paul Sedar, Parma Heights, Ohio, 2,405
242, James Dilyard, Burbank, Ohio, 2,397
243, Tom Giffin, Patrick Springs, Va., 2,384
244, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,292
245, David Nebe, Richmond, Va., 2,278
246, Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., 1,813
247, Leonard Cianciolo, Warren, Mich., 1,810
248, Dale Reh, Menasha, Wis., 1,720
249, Jim Hunt, Albion, Mich., 1,317