Senior U.S. Open winner leads qualifying for fourth time this season
For the fourth time this season PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (pictured) earned top qualifier honors for a PBA50 Tour tournament by leading a field of 24 players advancing to match play in the PBA50 Northern California Classic presented by Track Tuesday. Monacelli, who successfully defended his PBA Senior U.S. Open title June 7, led qualifying with a 3,942 16-game pinfall total (246.3 average). amateur Pete Thomas of Oklahoma City finished qualifying in second place just six pins behind Monacelli.
71-year-old five-time PBA50 Tour champion averages over 250 in opening round
Five-time PBA50 Tour champion Ron Winger (pictured) of Las Vegas, averaged 251.8 to lead first round qualifying Monday in the PBA50 Northern California Classic presented by Track at Harvest Park Bowl. The 71-year-old Winger, whose last PBA50 Tour win came almost 10 years ago, had a 2,015 eight-game pinfall total with games of 215, 248, 255, 278, 290, 215, 214 and 300. Winger's 300 enabled him to move ahead of Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela, who finished the round in second with a 1,982 pinfall.
PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber (pictured) of St. Ann, Mo., claimed the 2013 USBC Senior Masters title in dramatic fashion Friday in Las Vegas. Weber delivered a clutch finish after USBC Hall of Famer Lennie Boresch Jr. of Kenosha, Wis., gave him an opening in the final frame. Weber struck on his first shot in the 10th frame to lock up the win, 229-205, at the South Point Bowling Center. Weber earned $16,000 for his first victory on the PBA50 Tour.
Boresch, Axon, Painter & Brown all survive four rounds unbeaten in the double-elimination match-play bracket
Four players made it through match play undefeated Thursday at the 2013 USBC Senior Masters, while eight others still remain with one loss. Lennie Boresch Jr. (l.) of Kenosha, Wis., Dave Axon of Bellevue, Neb., Kerry Painter (r.), Henderson, Nev., and Robert Brown, Cody, Wyo., all survived four rounds unbeaten in the double-elimination match-play bracket and have the upper hand in qualifying for the stepladder finals.
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In winning his second consecutive PBA Senior U.S. Open title, Venezuela's Amleto Monacelli (pictured left with the Eagle trophy) joins Tom Baker and Wayne Webb as the third two-time winner of the event. All three are PBA Hall of Famers and all three have won the PBA50 Tour major in back-to-back years. Baker won the Senior U.S. Open in 2005 and '06, Webb won in 2008 and '09 and Monacelli in 2012 and '13.
USBC/PBA Hall of Famer leads top 64 players including defending champion Mike Edwards into double-elimination match-play
Venezuela's Amleto Monacelli (l.) earned top qualifier honors Wednesday at the 2013 USBC Senior Masters and leads a group of 64 players who advanced to match play. The USBC and PBA Hall of Famer, finished the 15 games of qualifying with 3,353 (223.5 average). The top 64 players advanced to the double-elimination match-play bracket, which will get underway Thursday at 8 a.m. Pacific. The bracket will determine the final five bowlers who will compete for the title in the stepladder finals Friday at 3 p.m. Pacific.
Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (pictured) of Venezuela surged into the qualifying lead Tuesday after the second round at the 2013 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters in Las Vegas. Fresh off a win at last week's PBA Senior U.S. Open, Monacelli jumped into the lead with a 10-game total of 2,222 (222.2 average) at South Point Bowling Center. PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen of Clermont, Fla., and 2008 Senior Masters champion Kenny Parks of Hammond, Ind., are tied for second place with 2,221.
Sam Carter (pictured) of Ben Lomond, Calif., took the lead after the first round of qualifying Monday at the 2013 USBC Senior Masters. Carter put together a five-game block of 1,142 (228.4 average) to lead the field of 268 of the top senior bowlers age 50 and over in the world at South Point Bowling Center. Carter, who had games of 232, 279, 193, 245 and 193, bowled on the
"burn" condition in the opening round but will face fresh oil in the
next two rounds.
PBA Hall of Famer become the sixth different winner in six tournaments this season on the PBA50 Tour
PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli successfully defended his Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by Storm title Friday at the Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas for his second career PBA50 Tour title and to become the sixth different winner in six tournaments this season on the PBA50 Tour. As the top qualifier for the finals, the Venezuelan defeated 2011 Senior U.S. Open winner Ron Mohr, 199-193, in the championship match in the first major tournament of the season.
South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nev., United States (June 9-14, 2013)
Defending USBC Senior Masters champion Mike Edwards (pictured) of Tulsa, Okla., knows there's pressure that comes along with being the reigning champion. That pressure, however, can be relieved by one simple thing - throwing the ball well. And that's exactly how Edwards feels he's performing heading into next week's USBC Senior Masters, which begins Monday at the South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas. If Edwards finishes outside of the top 63 in qualifying, he will earn the No. 64 spot in the bracket.
24-player field returns Friday for two more match play rounds to determine top four for stepladder finals
Venezuelan Amleto Monacelli (l.) moved a step closer to successfully defending his PBA Senior U.S. Open title by leading after Thursday's fourth round of the 2013 edition of the PBA50 Tour season's first major at the Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas. The Hall of Famer compiled a 5-3 match play record and leads with a 7,203 pinfall total. The 24-player match play field returns Friday for two more eight-game
rounds before the cut to the top four players who will advance to the
stepladder finals scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. PT.
2011 Senior U.S. Open winner leads 53 players into Thursday's cashers round
Two-time PBA50 Tour Player of the Year and 2011 Senior U.S. Open winner Ron Mohr (l.) of Eagle River, Alaska, averaged 218.4 to lead after second round qualifying Wednesday in the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by Storm at the Suncoast Bowling Center In Las Vegas. Mohr finished the day with a 3,495 16-game pinfall total leading PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen (r.) of Clermont, Fla., in second, by eight pins.
Live coverage of PBA Senior U.S. Open underway; leftovers from the GEICO PBA Summer Swing; PBA Regional Roundup; Parker Bohn III visits historic Holler House
The PBA surprised PBA50 Tour competitor Joe Scarborough (r.) with a unique "900 series" award during the GEICO PBA Summer Swing presented by Lucas Oil in Milwaukee. Scarborough, who bowled the first 900 series in PBA history to start his first qualifying round in the Sun Bowl at The Villages presented by Hammer in Florida on April 21, was presented with a custom-designed, framed "900" Gemini jersey by PBA Commissioner Tom Clark (l.).
Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nev., United States (June 2-7, 2013)
Two-time PBA Tour winner Jack Jurek (l.) of Lackawanna, N.Y., averaged 236 to take the first round lead Tuesday in the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open in Las Vegas. Bowling as a rookie on the PBA50 Tour this season and competing in only his second tournament, Jurek compiled a 1,888 eight-game pinfall total in the first qualifying round. Jurek holds a 35-pin lead over amateur Bob Markiewicz (r.) of San Diego in second with 1,853.
King of the Swing special event concludes GEICO PBA Summer Swing at AMF Bowlero Lanes in Wauwatosa, Wis.
The GEICO PBA Summer Swing preliminaries were held in the Milwaukee May 19-30. The stepladder finals of the PBA Milwaukee Open took place Sunday, June 2, at AMF Bowlero Lanes in Wauwatosa, Wis., and were followed by the stepladder finals of the GEICO Summer King of the Swing presented by Lucas Oil special event. The five Summer Swing finals were taped over two days by the CBS Sports Network for airing on five consecutive Tuesdays at 7 p.m. ET beginning June 11.
Near-perfect finish helps 33-year-old journeyman claim first career title
Chris Loschetter (pictured) of Avon, Ohio, ended his nine-year quest for a PBA Tour title when he defeated four-time PBA Tour winner Bill O'Neill of Langhorne, Pa., 264-231, to win the Lucas Oil PBA Wolf Open at AMF Bowlero. Loschetter, 33, who had finished second four times during a PBA Tour career that included 153 previous events, followed a pair of poor shots in the third and fourth frames with a near-perfect finish to run away from O'Neill for the win.
Second-year PBA Tour competitor out-battles ex-Wichita State teammate Josh Blanchard
Jake Peters (l.) of Decatur, Ill., who had never finished higher than 19th place in a previous PBA Tour event, defeated former Wichita State University teammate Josh Blanchard (r.) of Gilbert, Ariz., 245-212, to win his first PBA Tour title in the Lucas Oil PBA Badger Open. Peters, a 24-year-old second-year PBA Tour competitor, used a high level of inward focus to bowl a pair of near-perfect games en route to his first win.
Stepladder finals contested at AMF Bowlero Lanes in Wauwatosa, Wis. on June 1 for tape-delay broadcast later this month
The GEICO PBA Summer Swing preliminaries were held in the Milwaukee May 19-30. The stepladder finals of the Badger, Wolf and Bear Opens were contested Saturday, June 1, at AMF Bowlero Lanes in Wauwatosa, Wis., followed by the Milwaukee Open stepladder finals and the GEICO Summer King of the Swing special event on Sunday, June 2. The finals will be taped over two days by the CBS Sports Network for airing on five consecutive Tuesdays at 7 p.m. ET beginning June 11.
PBA Hall of Famer targets to break into win column for 2013
After five tournaments in the 2013 PBA50 Tour season, defending Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open champion Amleto Monacelli (pictured) has done just about everything except win. He has two runner-up finishes, a fifth and has been high qualifier twice. Monacelli hopes to break into the win column when the season's first major returns to the Suncoast Bowling Center June 4-7. Last year, Monacelli won the Senior U.S. Open by defeating fellow Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. in the title match, 255-247.
Hall of Famers Pete Weber, Norm Duke qualify second and third
Chris Barnes (pictured) of Double Oak, Texas, started the final round of match play in the Lucas Oil PBA Milwaukee Open Thursday night with a 300-237 victory over E.J. Tackett and raced away from the field to capture the top qualifying berth for Sunday's Milwaukee Open stepladder finals at AMF Bowlero. Barnes finished with a 59-game average of 228.83 and a total of 14,011 pins, topping Pete Weber by 289 pins. Rounding out the top five for the Milwaukee Open finals were Norm Duke, Mike Fagan and Jason Sterner.
For the fourth time this season PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (pictured) earned top qualifier honors for a PBA50 Tour tournament by leading a field of 24 players advancing to match play in the PBA50 Northern California Classic presented by Track Tuesday. Monacelli, who successfully defended his PBA Senior U.S. Open title June 7, led qualifying with a 3,942 16-game pinfall total (246.3 average). amateur Pete Thomas of Oklahoma City finished qualifying in second place just six pins behind Monacelli. 
PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber (pictured) of St. Ann, Mo., claimed the 2013 USBC Senior Masters title in dramatic fashion Friday in Las Vegas. Weber delivered a clutch finish after USBC Hall of Famer Lennie Boresch Jr. of Kenosha, Wis., gave him an opening in the final frame. Weber struck on his first shot in the 10th frame to lock up the win, 229-205, at the South Point Bowling Center. Weber earned $16,000 for his first victory on the PBA50 Tour. 
Four players made it through match play undefeated Thursday at the 2013 USBC Senior Masters, while eight others still remain with one loss. Lennie Boresch Jr. (l.) of Kenosha, Wis., Dave Axon of Bellevue, Neb., Kerry Painter (r.), Henderson, Nev., and Robert Brown, Cody, Wyo., all survived four rounds unbeaten in the double-elimination match-play bracket and have the upper hand in qualifying for the stepladder finals.
In winning his second consecutive PBA Senior U.S. Open title, Venezuela's Amleto Monacelli (pictured left with the Eagle trophy) joins Tom Baker and Wayne Webb as the third two-time winner of the event. All three are PBA Hall of Famers and all three have won the PBA50 Tour major in back-to-back years. Baker won the Senior U.S. Open in 2005 and '06, Webb won in 2008 and '09 and Monacelli in 2012 and '13.
Venezuela's Amleto Monacelli (l.) earned top qualifier honors Wednesday at the 2013 USBC Senior Masters and leads a group of 64 players who advanced to match play. The USBC and PBA Hall of Famer, finished the 15 games of qualifying with 3,353 (223.5 average). The top 64 players advanced to the double-elimination match-play bracket, which will get underway Thursday at 8 a.m. Pacific. The bracket will determine the final five bowlers who will compete for the title in the stepladder finals Friday at 3 p.m. Pacific.
Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (pictured) of Venezuela surged into the qualifying lead Tuesday after the second round at the 2013 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters in Las Vegas. Fresh off a win at last week's PBA Senior U.S. Open, Monacelli jumped into the lead with a 10-game total of 2,222 (222.2 average) at South Point Bowling Center. PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen of Clermont, Fla., and 2008 Senior Masters champion Kenny Parks of Hammond, Ind., are tied for second place with 2,221.
Sam Carter (pictured) of Ben Lomond, Calif., took the lead after the first round of qualifying Monday at the 2013 USBC Senior Masters. Carter put together a five-game block of 1,142 (228.4 average) to lead the field of 268 of the top senior bowlers age 50 and over in the world at South Point Bowling Center. Carter, who had games of 232, 279, 193, 245 and 193, bowled on the
"burn" condition in the opening round but will face fresh oil in the
next two rounds.
Defending USBC Senior Masters champion Mike Edwards (pictured) of Tulsa, Okla., knows there's pressure that comes along with being the reigning champion. That pressure, however, can be relieved by one simple thing - throwing the ball well. And that's exactly how Edwards feels he's performing heading into next week's USBC Senior Masters, which begins Monday at the South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas. If Edwards finishes outside of the top 63 in qualifying, he will earn the No. 64 spot in the bracket.
Venezuelan Amleto Monacelli (l.) moved a step closer to successfully defending his PBA Senior U.S. Open title by leading after Thursday's fourth round of the 2013 edition of the PBA50 Tour season's first major at the Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas. The Hall of Famer compiled a 5-3 match play record and leads with a 7,203 pinfall total. The 24-player match play field returns Friday for two more eight-game
rounds before the cut to the top four players who will advance to the
stepladder finals scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. PT.
Two-time PBA50 Tour Player of the Year and 2011 Senior U.S. Open winner Ron Mohr (l.) of Eagle River, Alaska, averaged 218.4 to lead after second round qualifying Wednesday in the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by Storm at the Suncoast Bowling Center In Las Vegas. Mohr finished the day with a 3,495 16-game pinfall total leading PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen (r.) of Clermont, Fla., in second, by eight pins.
The PBA surprised PBA50 Tour competitor Joe Scarborough (r.) with a unique "900 series" award during the GEICO PBA Summer Swing presented by Lucas Oil in Milwaukee. Scarborough, who bowled the first 900 series in PBA history to start his first qualifying round in the Sun Bowl at The Villages presented by Hammer in Florida on April 21, was presented with a custom-designed, framed "900" Gemini jersey by PBA Commissioner Tom Clark (l.).
Two-time PBA Tour winner Jack Jurek (l.) of Lackawanna, N.Y., averaged 236 to take the first round lead Tuesday in the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open in Las Vegas. Bowling as a rookie on the PBA50 Tour this season and competing in only his second tournament, Jurek compiled a 1,888 eight-game pinfall total in the first qualifying round. Jurek holds a 35-pin lead over amateur Bob Markiewicz (r.) of San Diego in second with 1,853.
The GEICO PBA Summer Swing preliminaries were held in the Milwaukee May 19-30. The stepladder finals of the PBA Milwaukee Open took place Sunday, June 2, at AMF Bowlero Lanes in Wauwatosa, Wis., and were followed by the stepladder finals of the GEICO Summer King of the Swing presented by Lucas Oil special event. The five Summer Swing finals were taped over two days by the CBS Sports Network for airing on five consecutive Tuesdays at 7 p.m. ET beginning June 11.
Chris Loschetter (pictured) of Avon, Ohio, ended his nine-year quest for a PBA Tour title when he defeated four-time PBA Tour winner Bill O'Neill of Langhorne, Pa., 264-231, to win the Lucas Oil PBA Wolf Open at AMF Bowlero. Loschetter, 33, who had finished second four times during a PBA Tour career that included 153 previous events, followed a pair of poor shots in the third and fourth frames with a near-perfect finish to run away from O'Neill for the win.
Jake Peters (l.) of Decatur, Ill., who had never finished higher than 19th place in a previous PBA Tour event, defeated former Wichita State University teammate Josh Blanchard (r.) of Gilbert, Ariz., 245-212, to win his first PBA Tour title in the Lucas Oil PBA Badger Open. Peters, a 24-year-old second-year PBA Tour competitor, used a high level of inward focus to bowl a pair of near-perfect games en route to his first win.
Chris Barnes (pictured) of Double Oak, Texas, started the final round of match play in the Lucas Oil PBA Milwaukee Open Thursday night with a 300-237 victory over E.J. Tackett and raced away from the field to capture the top qualifying berth for Sunday's Milwaukee Open stepladder finals at AMF Bowlero. Barnes finished with a 59-game average of 228.83 and a total of 14,011 pins, topping Pete Weber by 289 pins. Rounding out the top five for the Milwaukee Open finals were Norm Duke, Mike Fagan and Jason Sterner.