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2008 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
06/14/07

2007 PBA Senior Tour #5 

Packard comes back to defeat Chamberlain in PBA Senior Tucson Open final

Ross_Packard_5243.jpg In a match that looked like he might be done in early, Ross Packard battled back to defeat Bob Chamberlain, 190-168, to earn his second career Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Tour title in the 2007 PBA Senior Tucson Open.

After leaving opens in two of his first frames, Packard responded with three consecutive strikes while Chamberlain battled opens in his third and fourth frames after striking in the first two.

Chamberlain doubled to put the pressure on Packard before leaving a third open in the seventh frame. Packard took advantage sandwiching a strike between two nine-spares.

With Packard watching, Chamberlain could have forced him to double in the 10th frame to win, but instead left a 10-pin to open in the ninth and a fifth open in the 10th to finish with 168 giving Packard the win.

"The three strikes helped out tremendously," said Packard (San Jose, Calif.). " I got off to a bad start, but luckily he wasn't able to jump out so far. I made a bad shot and then I missed a spare in the third and I paid for it. I got the three-bagger after that and was able to bounce back."

The win marked Packard's second career PBA Senior Tour Title after winning the 2005 PBA Senior Northern California Classic.

Packard, who entered match play on Wednesday seeded 18th, missing the 16th seed and a bye past the Round of 24 and ironically a possible Round of 8 match with Chamberlain by nine pins, used an 11-3 record to advance to the semifinals where he defeated amateur Terry Leong, 248-170. Packard's biggest win before the title came in the Round of 16 when he defeated second-seeded Kevin Croucher, three-games-to-one.

Chamberlain, the top seed in match play, swept Michael Henry (Brunswick, Ohio) in the Round of 16 before defeating PBA Hall of Famer Ernie Schlegel (Vancouver, Wash.), 2-1. David Ozio gave Chamberlain a major test in the semifinals before falling, 223-207.

Packard took home $8,000 for the victory, while Chamberlain earned $4,500 for second. Leong and Ozio took home $3,000 each for third and fourth.

The PBA Senior Tour heads to Las Vegas next for the first of two Majors of the season. The PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by Suncoast takes place June 17-22 at Suncoast Bowling Center. The winner will take home $20,000 and a birth into the 2008 PBA Tournament of Champions.


PBA Senior Tucson Open


Golden Pin Lanes, Tucson, AZ (June 9-13, 2007)

Championship Round:
Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., $8,000
Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., $4,500
Terry Leong, Las Vegas, $3,000
David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, $3,000

Playoff Results:
Semi-final Match 1: Chamberlain def. Ozio, 223-207
Semi-final Match 1: Packard de. Leong, 248-170
Championship Match: Packard def. Chamberlain, 190-168.


Round of 8


Single-game matches. Losers eliminated, earn $1,700.




Round of 16


Single-game matches. Losers eliminated, earn $1,300.




Round of 24


Single-game matches. Losers eliminated, earn $1,100.




Round of 32


Single-game matches. Losers eliminated, earn $1,000.




Chamberlain targets to end four-year drought in Tucson


Bob_Chamberlain_5174.jpg Since being named Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Player of the Year in 2003, Bob Chamberlain has yet to win a title. His last and fourth career title came in that season, but if he continues to pull away from the field like he did Tuesday, Chamberlain may be adding a fifth.

Chamberlain (The Villages, Fla.) began the day in third, 51 pins behind leader Henry Gonzalez. After eight additional games, Chamberlain accumulated a 16-game pinfall of 3,932, 77 pins ahead of second place Kevin Croucher.

"I'm doing the same thing and using the same equipment and I shot almost the same block. I always expect the lanes to hook more in the morning, but today they seemed to be pretty close to what they were like yesterday when we bowled," said Chamberlain, who like yesterday's leader Gonzalez partly credited a friendly bowling center to high scores. "I've always bowled well here. I went a long way in the Masters in 2003 (17th) and 2002 (seventh). The house has been good to me."

Chamberlain opened B squad action with games of 249 and 233 before stepping up with games of 257 and 289. He then averaged 236.00 over his final four games.

As one of the top eight bowlers after qualifying, Chamberlain earns a bye into Wednesday's Round of 16, bypassing the Rounds of 32 and 24.

Croucher (Grants Pass, Ore.), who was also in second after Monday's first day, led the A squad with 3,855.

In third is defending PBA Senior Tucson champion Tom Baker. Baker (King, N.C.) finished with 3,822 and is looking for his first title of the year after winning back-to-back PBA Senior Player of the Year awards.

The fourth seed entering match play is PBA Senior Tour points leader David Ozio (Beaumont, Texas). Ozio, who captured the season-opening PBA Senior Manassas Open, finished qualifying with 3,803.

Making the biggest jump in Tuesday action was amateur Tony Maresca (Mesa, Ariz.), posting the day's only plus-2,000 score with an eight-game 2,014 to finish fourth with 3,799.

Rohn Morton (Vancouver, Wash.) finished just one pin ahead of Mel Wolf (Jackson, Mich.) at 3,588 to earn the final spot in match play which begins at 9 a.m. PST.

Match play is best-of-five games until the format switches to best-of-three for the Round of 8, which gets underway at 6:30 p.m. The final four will bowl single-game matches immediately following, with the winner taking home $8,000.


Round Two Qualifying


Players with position, hometown and 16-game total. Top 32 advance to match play. Positions 33-39 cash. $600 denotes Super Senior check, 60-years and older.

1, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 3,932
2, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,855
3, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,822
4, David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, 3,803
5, Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz., 3,799
6, Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., 3,798
7, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 3,797
8, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 3,783
9, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 3,781
10, Vinnie Atria, Louisville, Ky, 3,779
11, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,778
12, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,731
13, James Brenner, LeClaire, Iowa, 3,712
14, Joe Salvemini, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,707
15, Aron Lipshy, Roseville, Mich., 3,704
16, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,701
17, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3,698
18, Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 3,692
19, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,678
20, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 3,674
21, (tie) Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., and Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 3,665
23, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,648
24, Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., 3,639
25, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,635
26, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 3,619
27, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, NM, 3,616
28, (tie) Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, and Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,604
30, Terry Leong, Las Vegas, 3,603
31, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 3,598
32, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 3,588
33, Mel Wolf, Jackson, Mich., 3,587, $800
34, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,579, $800
35, Keith Sharp, Maitland, Fla., 3,567, $800
36, Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 3,556, $800
37, (tie) Chuck Pierce, Dallas, and Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif, and Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 3,525, $800
40, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 3,516
41, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,513
42, Craig Kisro, Granada Hills, Calif., 3,512
43, Ronald Krippelcz, St. Louis, 3,506
44, Phil Prieto Jr., El Paso, Texas, 3,491, $600
45, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 3,477
46, (tie) Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., and Ron Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, 3,463
48, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 3,459, $600
49, Gregory Waldon, Manhattan, Mont., 3,454
50, Rich Holden, Chinchilla, Pa., 3,453, $600
51, Dick Selgo, Archbold, Ohio, 3,444
52, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, VA., 3,432, $600
53, Jeffrey Segneri, Tucson, Ariz., 3,431
54, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 3,427
55, Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 3,425
56, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 3,412
57, James Schwichtenberg, Peoria, AZ, 3,407, $600
58, Bobby Dunn, Augusta, Ga., 3,404, $600
59, Steve Calyore, Naples, Fla., 3,402
60, (tie) Fred Kaczmarczyk, Martinez, Calif., and Murray Hickman Sr., Las Vegas, 3,399
62, Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 3,377
63, (tie) Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., and Richard Holmes, Luray, Va., 3,374
65, Mike Landrith, Chandler, Ariz, 3,359
66, Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 3,337
67, Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 3,333, $600
68, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 3,329
69, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 3,327
70, Alan Sabin, Winston, Ore, 3,326
71, (tie) Edward Coppola Jr., Tucson, Ariz., and Jerry Walls, Klamath Falls, Ore., 3,320, $600
73, (tie) Frank Fiscello, Bloomfield, N.J., and Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 3,314
75, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 3,303
76, Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, 3,299
77, Bill Stempke, Moorpark, Calif., 3,296
78, Darrell Adams, Flintstone, Ga., 3,289
79, D.A. Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 3,287
80, Ron Van Ostenbridge, Colorado Springs, Colo, 3,286. 81, (tie) Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., and Dale Ballou, Seaside, Ore., 3,281
83, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 3,275
84, Dave Gualeni, Gladstone, Mo., 3,270
85, Jimmy Plessinger, York, Pa., 3,268
86, Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 3,267
87, Robert Shelton, Goldvien, Va, 3,259
88, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 3,258
89, Kent Whitson, Sausalito, Calif., 3,250
90, Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 3,238
91, Allen Meskan, Wood Dale, Ill., 3,226
92, Chuck Best, Buda, Texas, 3,219
93, Brent "Gus" Moore, Salt Lake City, Utah, 3,216
94, Martin Letscher, Niles, Ohio, 3,209
95, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 3,201
96, Robert Lite, Portland, Ore., 3,197
97, Robert Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., 3,190
98, (tie) Melvin Terechenok, Chandler, Ariz., and Kirk Tupper, Phoenix, 3,174
100, Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 3,164
101, (tie) Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., and Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 3,162
103, Terrance Snyder Sr., Tucson, Ariz., 3,124
104, Dave Kangas, Gwinn, Mich., 3,111
105, Donald Kilgore, Las Vegas, 3,103
106, Chuck Phelps, Phoenix, Ariz., 3,098
107, George Toth, Sturgis, S.D., 3,077
108, Gary Friedman, Farmingdale, N.Y., 3,062
109, Sam DaSilva, North Richland Hills, Texas, 3,045
110, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 3,000
111, Robert Smith, Ripon, Calif., 2,953
112, Ray Morgan, Scottsdale, Ariz, 2,916
113, Donald Westling, Tucson, Ariz., 2,859
114, Larry Riley, Sun Lakes, Ariz, 2,841
115, Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 2,146 (WD)
116, Gregg Zanfino, Mesa, Ariz., 1,863 (WD)
117, Matt Surina, Everett, Wash., 1,677 (WD)
118, William Dahlberg, El Paso, Texas, 1,395 (WD)

300 Games (4) - Aron Lipshy, Ross Packard, Ernie Schlegel, Jeff Segneri.


Gonzalez averages over 250 to take the first-round lead in PBA Senior Tucson Open


2007PBAS05HenryGonzalez.jpg A friendly bowling center can make for friendly scores. At least that's the case for Henry Gonzalez in the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Senior Tucson Open.

Gonzalez (Colorado Springs, Colo.) sits atop the leaderboard after the first day of qualifying, posting an eight-game pinfall of 2,011, 45 pins ahead of second-place Kevin Croucher.

Gonzalez opened his block with a 276, dropping to 249 in his second game, before posting his high score of the day, 279. After a 260 in his fourth game, Gonzalez stayed below the 250 mark, finishing with a low score of 226.

"There is something to walking into a bowling center that you like to bowl in," said Gonzalez, who posted an average score of 251.38. "We're in Tucson and I love to bowl here. If you look at my track record, I've bowled fairly decent here. My ball always rolls well here and my mental game was really sharp today."

Gonzalez finished sixth in the 2006 PBA Senior Tucson Open and 17th in the 2005 event. Croucher (Grants Pass, Ore.) led the A squad in the day's first block with 1,966, including one of the day's two 300 games.

Four pins back in third is Bob Chamberlain (The Villages, Fla.) with 1,960. Chamberlain fired the day's other perfect game. Don Sylvia (Discovery Bay, Calif.) is fourth with 1,959. Defending PBA Senior Tucson champion Tom Baker (King, N.C.) is in seventh with 1,920.

All 118 bowlers return Tuesday for a second eight-game qualifying block, with B squad beginning action at 8 a.m. PST. The A squad will bowl their second block at 3 p.m. The field will then be cut to the top 32 based on total pinfall after Tuesday's action with match play beginning Wednesday at 9 a.m.


Round One Qualifying


Players with position, hometown and 8-game total

1, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,011
2, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,966
3, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 1,960
4, Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., 1,959
5, David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, 1,958
6, Vinnie Atria, Louisville, Ky, 1,938
7, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,920
8, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,906
9, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,905
10, Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 1,884
11, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,877
12, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,865
13, Joe Salvemini, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,852
14, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, NM, 1,850
15, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 1,840
16, Mel Wolf, Jackson, Mich., 1,828
17, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 1,826
18, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,819
19, Steve Calyore, Naples, Fla., 1,809
20, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,807
21, (tie) Keith Sharp, Maitland, Fla., and Dick Selgo, Archbold, Ohio, 1,795
23, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,794
24, (tie) Mike Landrith, Chandler, Ariz, and Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,793
26, Rich Holden, Chinchilla, Pa., 1,792
27, Murray Hickman Sr., Las Vegas, 1,791
28, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,790
29, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,789
30, Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz., 1,785
31, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,783
32, (tie) Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., and Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,777
34, Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 1,772
35, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,771
36, Terry Leong, Las Vegas, 1,769
37, James Brenner, LeClaire, Iowa, 1,767
38, Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., 1,765
39, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 1,763
40, Craig Kisro, Granada Hills, Calif., 1,760
41, Aron Lipshy, Roseville, Mich., 1,757
42, Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif, 1,754
43, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,753
44, (tie) Ron Van Ostenbridge, Colorado Springs, Colo, and Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, and Ron Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, 1,751
47, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,748
48, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, VA., 1,745
49, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 1,744
50, Phil Prieto Jr., El Paso, Texas, 1,738
51, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 1,736
52, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 1,732
53, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 1,730
54, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,722
55, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,719
56, Gregory Waldon, Manhattan, Mont., 1,713
57, Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 1,711
58, Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 1,710
59, Richard Holmes, Luray, Va., 1,709
60, Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 1,699
61, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,697
62, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,689
63, Jerry Walls, Klamath Falls, Ore., 1,687
64, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 1,681
65, Matt Surina, Everett, Wash., 1,677
66, Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 1,674
67, Brent "Gus" Moore, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1,669
68, Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 1,666
69, (tie) Frank Fiscello, Bloomfield, N.J., and Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 1,665
71, Bobby Dunn, Augusta, Ga., 1,659
72, Fred Kaczmarczyk, Martinez, Calif., 1,655
73, Chuck Pierce, Dallas, 1,652
74, James Schwichtenberg, Peoria, AZ, 1,651
75, (tie) Ronald Krippelcz, St. Louis, and Bill Stempke, Moorpark, Calif., and Robert Lite, Portland, Ore., and Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 1,646
79, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,645
80, Kent Whitson, Sausalito, Calif., 1,640
81, Dale Ballou, Seaside, Ore., 1,634
82, Chuck Best, Buda, Texas, 1,631
83, D.A. Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 1,628
84, (tie) Jimmy Plessinger, York, Pa., and Robert Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., 1,620
86, Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, 1,617
87, Jeffrey Segneri, Tucson, Ariz., 1,608
88, Chuck Phelps, Phoenix, Ariz., 1,603
89, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,601
90, Donald Kilgore, Las Vegas, 1,600
91, Alan Sabin, Winston, Ore, 1,599
92, George Toth, Sturgis, S.D., 1,593
93, Darrell Adams, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1,589
94, Sam DaSilva, North Richland Hills, Texas, 1,586
95, (tie) Edward Coppola Jr., Tucson, Ariz., and Gary Friedman, Farmingdale, N.Y., 1,585
97, Kirk Tupper, Phoenix, 1,584
98, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,583
99, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,572
100, Dave Gualeni, Gladstone, Md., 1,560
101, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 1,556
102, (tie) Melvin Terechenok, Chandler, Ariz., and Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 1,550
104, Allen Meskan, Wood Dale, Ill., 1,545
105, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 1,544
106, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,543
107, Martin Letscher, Niles, Ohio, 1,518
108, Terrance Snyder Sr., Tucson, Ariz., 1,503
109, (tie) Ray Morgan, Scottsdale, Ariz, and Dave Kangas, Gwinn, Mich., 1,498
111, Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 1,495
112, Robert Shelton, Goldvien, Va, 1,483
113, Robert Smith, Ripon, Calif., 1,480
114, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,456
115, Gregg Zanfino, Mesa, Ariz., 1,398
116, Donald Westling, Tucson, Ariz., 1,389
117, Larry Riley, Sun Lakes, Ariz, 1,359
118, William Dahlberg, El Paso, Texas, 1,395 (WD)

300 games (2) - Bob Chamberlain, Kevin Croucher



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