07/14/07
2007 PBA Senior Tour #9
Baker defends title at USBC Senior Masters
National Bowling Stadium, Reno, NV (July 8-13, 2007)
Although his 17-match United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters winning streak came to an end Friday at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., Tom Baker of King, N.C., capitalized on the tournament's double-elimination format and bounced back to become the second player in tournament history to win the event in back-to-back years. Pictures courtesy of USBC. 
The two-time defending Professional Bowlers Association Senior Player of the Year fell to Shannon Starnes (on the left) of Fort Worth, Texas, 664-614, but because he was undefeated entering the final, Baker had a second chance to claim the coveted crown and did so with a 658-625 victory in the second three-game match."I definitely made it hard on myself because I didn't execute as well as I should have, and it seemed like every time I made a mistake, he came back with three strikes," said Baker, who joined PBA Hall of Famer Dave Davis (1995 and '96) as the only players to successfully defend their USBC Senior Masters titles. "It was nip-and-tuck the whole way, and no one led by more than 10 pins the entire match."
Baker entered the final game with an eight-pin lead and tossed three strikes in the 10th frame to force Starnes to throw a triple of his own to win by a pin, but Starnes left the 2-4-5-8 on his first offering to give Baker the $16,000 top prize."I knew exactly what I needed, and I knew I wasn't locked out of the match," said Starnes, who collected $8,000 for second place. "I hit my target and thought I threw the last shot pretty good, but I guess I just didn't have enough on it. There were a few other times today where I made one or two mistakes, and that's just too many against Tom."
Earlier on Friday, Baker and Starnes went head-to-head as the only two undefeated players remaining in the event, with Baker sending Starnes to the losers bracket with a 685-570 victory. Starnes then earned the rematch with Baker after a 594-504 win over USBC Hall of Famer Bob Chamberlain of The Villages, Fla.
The road to the winner's circle was a little easier for Baker this year, since as the defending champion, he was exempt from the 15 games of qualifying and automatically seeded into the double-elimination match play portion of the event. In all, he bowled 24 games this week, compared to 54 in 2006, which included 12 overall match wins and 13 total matches bowled, both Senior Masters records.
"I watched a little bit of qualifying this week, and I saw some guys playing inside and some guys playing outside, so when I finally got to the lanes, I did what was best for me," Baker said. "I think the longer formats of the Major tournaments are better for me because it gives me time to make adjustments. Also, I think I'm a pretty good spare shooter, and that's always important. The longer we go, the better I usually feel about my chances."
Since joining the PBA Senior Tour in 2005, Baker has won four of the six Majors he has entered, including the 2005 and 2006 Senior U.S. Opens.
Baker's Senior Masters win is his second victory in as many weeks. The seven-time Senior Tour champion celebrated the Fourth of July with a win at the PBA Senior Northern California Classic in Brentwood, Calif.
"This really feels great," said Baker, who is a 10-time champion on the Denny's PBA Tour and the only player who is a full-time member of the PBA and PBA Senior Tours. "I knew Shannon was going to be tough, and he was. I was pretty confident before that last match because I was throwing the ball well in practice, but I started to throw some bad shots and lost a little of that confidence. This was by far my toughest match, but it had the perfect ending."
The Senior Masters first was conducted in 1993 in Tulsa, Okla., and traditionally has featured bowling's strongest and deepest field of senior bowlers. Nearly 300 bowlers turned out this year to compete for a share of the $125,000 prize fund.
Hall of Famers Gary Dickinson of Edmond, Okla., and Pete Couture of Titusville, Fla., also have won the Senior Masters two times, while Hall of Famer Dave Soutar is the only bowler to win both the Senior Masters and the USBC Masters.
The Eldorado Hotel and Casino is the official Senior Masters hotel.
The PBA Senior Tour takes a two-week break before returning for the final four events of the season. The final swing kicks off with the PBA Senior Council Bluffs Open at Thunderbowl, July 30-Aug. 2.
USBC Senior Masters
National Bowling Stadium, Reno, NV (July 8-13, 2007)
Championship Round:
1. Tom Baker, King, N.C., $16,000
2. Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, $8,000
3. Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., $5,500
4. Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., $4,500
Match Play results (Double-elimination, three-game matches)
Losers Bracket Round 9 (Loser eliminated and finished fourth):
Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., def. Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 595-521
Winners Bracket Round 5:
Tom Baker, King, N.C., def. Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 685-570
Semi-final (Loser eliminated and finished third):
Starnes def. Chamberlain 594-504
Championship Match: Starnes def. Baker 664-614
and in the decisive match: Baker def. Starnes 658-625.
Starnes stuns field at USBC Senior Masters
During the last two and a half seasons, Tom Baker of King, N.C., has become the most recognizable face on the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour, winning six titles and back-to-back PBA Senior Player of the Year honors.But while Baker's hunt for a second straight United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters crown has garnered much of the attention this week at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., Shannon Starnes of Fort Worth, Texas, quietly matched Baker win for win, and the two now will square off as the only remaining undefeated players at the event.
After 15 games of qualifying, Starnes was 57th among the 63 qualifiers who joined Baker for the double-elimination match play portion of the tournament, and then he rattled off three-game wins over Mike Truitt of Roscoe, Ill., (670-623), William Keenan of Orlando, Fla., (616-529), Norb Wetzel of Fond Du Lac, Wis., (555-549), Rod Tramp of Porterville, Calif., (604-601) and Sam Zurich of Grant, Fla., (611-584).
"This feels awesome right now," said Starnes, a full-time physics professor. "I've always wanted to be in a position like this, and I've worked very hard to get here. I'm sure I'll have trouble sleeping tonight, but tomorrow I'll execute my stroke the best I can and take it one shot at a time."
Starnes, now a regular in the PBA Southwest Region, is no stranger to top-notch competition, and was a regular at national Tour stops from 1975 until 1987 when he quit bowling to focus on going back to school. He lists his career highlight to this point as a 10th-place finish at a national stop in Peoria, Ill., in 1980, which included a perfect game in front of a packed house during qualifying. Coincidentally, he was crossing with Baker at the time.
"Now that I'm really bowling again, I've been trying to get to that next level, and who knows, maybe this is it," said Starnes, 50, who returned to bowling in 2001 and PBA regional competition in 2003. "When I was closing out that match against Sam (Zurich) today, that's about as nervous as I've ever been. I would compare it to the first time I had to give a lecture in front of a room full of Ph.Ds."
Now, Starnes is two wins away from a career-defining moment, but must go through Baker, who now has won 16 consecutive matches at the Senior Masters, including 11 on the way to last year's title.
In the losers bracket, 36-time PBA regional titlist Sam Zurich of Grant, Fla., and USBC Hall of Famer Bob Chamberlain of The Villages, Fla., still have their sights set on the $16,000 top prize too. Zurich broke through for his first PBA Senior Tour win earlier this year, while Chamberlain owns four titles, but hasn't won since 2003.
"My goal is always just to be one of the top five players out on the Tour," Chamberlain said. "And to do that year after year means that eventually I'm going to get the win. This is a Major title, so it's a lot more important, but I still won't put any extra pressure on myself."
Match play continues Friday at 9:30 a.m., and the championship match is scheduled for noon PDT.
The Senior Masters was first conducted in 1993 in Tulsa, Okla., and has traditionally featured bowling's strongest and deepest field of senior bowlers.
The Eldorado Hotel and Casino is the official Senior Masters hotel.
Match Play results (Double-elimination, three-game matches)
Losers Bracket Round 2
Losers eliminated and finished 33rd-48th, each earned $1,000
Roger LeClair Clackamas, Ore., def. Warren Nelson, Madera, Calif., 605-571
Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., def. Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., 618-570
Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., def. Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 688-637
Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., def. David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, 614-575
Lenny Biondi, Maitland, Fla., def. Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 552-WD
Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., def. Jeff Suma, Auburn Hills, Mich., 638-552
William Keenan, Orlando, Fla., def. Michael Landrith, Chandler, Ariz., 650-626
Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., def. Mike Truitt, Roscoe, Ill., 625-524
Steve Jansson, Blaine, Minn., def. Sam Carter, Ben Lemond, Calif., 615-580
Vinnie Atria, Louisville, Ky., def. Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 561-543
Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., def. Larry Laub, Lincoln, Calif., 605-599
Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., def. Robert Pazur, Venice, Fla., 686-551
Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., def. Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 567-528
Losers Bracket Round 3
Losers eliminated and finished 25th-32nd, each earned $1,100
LeClair def. Sylvia, 666-648
Ruelle def. Brady, 609-607
Gonzalez def. Biondi, 679-628
Morgan def. Keenan, 675-550
Atria def. Jansson, 607-561
Croucher def. Skidmore, 665-606
Palomares def. Bryan, 620-453
Kossert def. Argenbright, 615-548
Winners Bracket Round 2
Losers move to losers bracket
Rod Tramp, Porterville, Calif., def. Danny Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 726-606
Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, def. Norb Wetzel, Fond Du Lac, Wis., 555-549
Mark Van Meter, Albuquerque, N.M., def. Hugh Miller, Marcos Island, Wash., 624-572
Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., def. Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., 629-606
Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., def. Mel Wolf, Jackson, Miss., 657-578
Bob Handley, Winter Garden, Fla., def. Dave Soutar Bradenton, Fla., 674-619
Tom Baker, King, N.C. def. Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 687-627
Mark Estes, Grapevine, Texas, def. Terry Leong, Henderson, Nev., 633-554
Losers Bracket Round 4
Losers eliminated and finished 17th-24th, each earned $1,200
Leong def. LeClair, 607-603
Ruelle def. Wolf, 639-577
Gonzalez def. Hugh Miller, 650-539
Morgan def. Carbone, 626-523
Atria def. Wetzel, 676-595
Croucher def. Soutar, 684-578
McCordic def. Palomares, 642-600
Kossert def. Romeo, 597-526
Losers Bracket Round 5
Losers eliminated and finished13th-16th, each earned $1,400
Leong def. Ruelle, 594-571
Morgan def. Gonzalez, 705-598
Croucher def. Atria, 664-608
Kossert def. McCordic, 666-648
Winners Bracket Round 3
Losers move to losers bracket
Starnes def. Tramp, 604-601
Zurich def. Van Meter, 635-631
Handley def. Chamberlain, 686-636
Baker def. Estes, 685-621
Losers Bracket Round 6
Losers eliminated and finished 9th-12th, each earned $1,700
Leong def. Estes, 666-637
Van Meter def. Morgan, 669-638
Chamberlain def. Croucher, 666-615
Kossert def. Tramp, 566-552
Losers Bracket Round 7
Losers eliminated and finished 7th and 8th, each earned $2,500
Leong def. Van Meter, 575-559
Chamberlain def. Kossert, 641-503
Winners Bracket Round 4
Losers move to losers bracket
Starnes def. Zurich, 611-584
Baker def. Handley, 623-536
Losers Bracket Round 8
Losers eliminated and finished fifth and sixth, each earned $3,500
Chamberlain def. Handley, 612-609
Zurich def. Leong, 667-653
Friday's pairings (9:30 a.m.)
Winners Bracket
Baker vs. Starnes
Losers Bracket
Zurich vs. Chamberlain
Only 48 players remain at USBC Senior Masters
Bob Brady of Santa Monica, Calif., was down almost 80 pins and was within one game of being eliminated from the 2007 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters before he posted the highest game of this year's event to escape defeat at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., on Wednesday night.The 55-year-old right-hander made a ball change before the finale of his three-game match with Phil Prieto of El Paso, Texas, and rattled off 10 consecutive strikes for a 289 game and a 663-655 victory. With the win, Brady remains alive in the losers bracket and is one of 48 bowlers who remain in the hunt for the $16,000 top prize.
"I was down by a lot and figured I needed to try something," said Brady, who lost his opening-round match to Gary Morgan of Marietta, Ga., 596-574. "I'd been hitting the pocket all week, but had a hard time matching up and wasn't carrying too well. I pulled out a ball that was a little more aggressive, and it worked. It was just a matter of finding the right ball at the right time, and it feels great."
After leaving a 10-pin on his 11th shot, Brady actually thought he had lost the match until he glanced up at the scoreboard. Now, he will return Thursday with a renewed confidence, despite the long road ahead of him.
"I thought I needed to go all the way out, so I was surprised when I looked up and realized I had won," said Brady, who will face Brian Brazeau of Ocala, Fla., on Thursday morning at 9 a.m. "From being on Tour all year, I have learned to phase out the distractions and focus on throwing good shots each time. I am excited, and I have more confidence heading into tomorrow. My back was against the wall, and I thought I was going home, and now I get to play some more."
In the winners bracket, defending champion, Tom Baker of King, N.C., is undefeated in his quest to become the second player in USBC Senior Masters history to win back-to-back titles. Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Dave Davis was the first to accomplish the feat when he won in 1995 and 1996. Baker topped Matt Surina of Everett, Wash., 613-535 and Kevin Croucher of Grants Pass, Ore., 652-582 on Wednesday night.
"I've never been in this position before, and it felt strange not going through qualifying, but I felt good overall and threw the ball well," said Baker, who is coming off of a win at the PBA Senior Northern California Classic and automatically was seeded into match play as the defending champion at the Senior Masters. "I didn't bowl for a week, and
I was a little concerned about the lane conditions tonight, but I made the necessary adjustments and threw good shots. As long as I can stay on top of those adjustments, I'll be in good shape."
Also continuing her run at history was Robin Romeo of Newhall, Calif., who became the first woman to qualify for match play at the Senior Masters and remains undefeated after wins over Mark Glover of Woodbridge, Va., (657-551) and Roger LeClair of Clackamas, Ore., (616-550).
"I was very excited to find out that I made the cut, and I got a little nervous at the start of match play," Romeo said. "But after a few games, I settled down and focused more on making good shots. As a result, I was able to stay relaxed and throw the ball well. Overall, everything has been great so far because I'm having so much fun."
USBC and PBA Hall of Famer Dave Soutar, the only bowler to own USBC Masters and Senior Masters titles, also remains in the winners bracket after wins over Tom Smith of Wilmington, Del., (558-524) and Kerry Painter of Henderson, Nev., (648-606).
The Senior Masters was first conducted in 1993 in Tulsa, Okla., and has traditionally featured bowling's strongest and deepest field of senior bowlers.
Match play continues Thursday at 9 a.m., and the championship match is scheduled for noon PDT on Friday.
The Eldorado Hotel and Casino is the official Senior Masters hotel.
Match Play results (Double-elimination, three-game matches)
Opening Match Play Round
Losers move to losers bracket
Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., def. John Czipka, Sparks, Nev., 643-510
Danny Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., def. Ronald Krys, Sparks, Nev., 591-587
Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., def. Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 596-574
Rod Tramp, Porterville, Calif., def. Tim Fife, Proctorville, Ohio, 626-513
Norb Wetzel, Fond Du Lac, Wis., def. Lenny Biondi, Maitland, Fla., 619-585
Ron Winger, Las Vegas, def. Jeff Suma, Auburn Hills, Mich., 551-546
William Keenan, Orlando, Fla., def. Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 669-574
Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, def. Mike Truitt, Roscoe, Ill., 670-623
Hugh Miller, Marcos Island, Wash., def. Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 615-542
Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis. def., Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 646-519
Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif. def., Larry Laub, Lincoln, Calif., 630-580
Mark Van Meter, Albuquerque, N.M., def. Robert Pazur, Venice, Fla., 617-571
Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., def. Bob Hanson, Spokane, Wash., 648-558
Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla. def. Fred Kaczmarczyk, Martinez, Calif., 630-600
Roger LeClair Clackamas, Ore., def. Mark Roth, Fulton, N.Y., 646-583
Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., def. Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 657-551
Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., def. Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 621-531
Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., def. Rohn Morton, Portland, Ore., 581-580
Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., def. Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 607-568
Mel Wolf, Jackson, Miss., def. Norm Palomares, San Francisco, 621-588
Dave Soutar Bradenton, Fla., def. Tom Smith, Wilmington, Del., 558-524
Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., def. Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 657-523
Joe Salvemini, Klamath Falls, Ore., def. Sam Carter, Ben Lemond, Calif., 594-564
Bob Handley, Winter Garden, Fla., def. Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 632-611
Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., def. Michael Landrith, Chandler, Ariz., 623-587
Tom Baker, King, N.C., def. Matt Surina, Everett, Wash., 613-535
Vinnie Atria, Louisville, Ky., def. Ernie Harding, Reno, Nev., 593-543
Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, def. George Gibson, Palm Coast, Fla., 560-559
Terry Leong, Henderson, Nev., def. Phil Prieto, El Paso, Texas, 666-597
Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., def. David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, 599-574
Steve Jansson, Blaine, Minn., def. Warren Nelson, Madera, Calif., 572-562
Mark Estes, Grapevine, Texas, def. Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., 627-549
Losers Bracket Round 1
Losers eliminated finishing 49th-64th, each earn $900
Nelson def. Czipka, 598-572
Dickinson def. Krys, 626-587
Brady def. Prieto, 663-655
Ozio def. Fife, 655-600
Biondi def. Harding, 627-621
Suma def. Gibson, 548-465
Landrith def. Henry, 571-521
Truitt def. Surina, 611-514
S. Carter def. Psaropoulos, 622-621
Blatchford def. Aono, 549-544
Laub def. Smith, 583-555
Pazur def. T. Carter, 536-527
Bryan def. Hanson, 590-575
Palomares def. Kaczmarczyk, 565-563
Argenbright def. Roth, 603-519
Glover def. Morton, 615-553
Winners Bracket Round 1
Losers move to losers bracket
Carbone def. Gonzalez, 613-608
Tramp def. Morgan, 622-569
Wetzel def. Winger, 569-509
Starnes def. Keenan, 616-529
Miller def. Ruelle, 657-600
Van Meter def. Sylvia, 688-620
Zurich def. Brazeau, 648-615
Romeo def. LeClair, 616-550
Chamberlain def. Mickelson, 610-569
Wolf def. Kossert, 564-542
Soutar def. Painter, 648-606
Handley def. Salvemini, 707-634
Baker def. Croucher, 652-582
McCordic def. Vinnie Atria, 670-631
Leong def. Gary Skidmore, 687-680
Estes def. Jansson, 616-595
Thursday's pairings:
Losers Bracket Round 2 (9 a.m.)
Warren Nelson, Madera, Calif., vs. Roger LeClair Clackamas, Ore.
Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., vs. Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif.
Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., vs. Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla.
David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, vs. Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis.
Lenny Biondi, Maitland, Fla., vs. Ron Winger, Las Vegas
Jeff Suma, Auburn Hills, Mich., vs. Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Michael Landrith, Chandler, Ariz., vs. William Keenan, Orlando, Fla.
Mike Truitt, Roscoe, Ill., vs. Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga.
Sam Carter, Ben Lemond, Calif., vs. Steve Jansson, Blaine, Minn.
Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., vs. Vinnie Atria, Louisville, Ky.
Larry Laub, Lincoln, Calif., vs. Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M.
Robert Pazur, Venice, Fla., vs. Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore.
Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., vs. Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev.
Norm Palomares, San Francisco vs. Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash.,
Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., vs. Joe Salvemini, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., vs. Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla.
Winners Bracket Round 2 (10:15 A.M.)
Danny Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., vs. Rod Tramp, Porterville, Calif.
Norb Wetzel, Fond Du Lac, Wis., vs. Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas
Hugh Miller, Marcos Island, Wash., vs. Mark Van Meter, Albuquerque, N.M.
Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., vs. Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif.
Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., vs. Mel Wolf, Jackson, Miss.
Dave Soutar Bradenton, Fla., vs. Bob Handley, Winter Garden, Fla.
Tom Baker, King, N.C. vs. Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas
Terry Leong, Henderson, Nev., vs. Mark Estes, Grapevine, Texas
Hall of Famer Robin Romeo makes history at USBC Senior Masters
Standing out from a field of nearly 300 competitors, three women made their debut appearances at the USBC Senior Masters this week hoping to make history by winning the prestigious event at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev.
USBC and Professional Women's Bowling Association Hall of Famer Robin Romeo of Newhall, Calif., who turned 50 in June and is one of the youngest members in the field, already found her way into the record books as the first woman in the tournament's 15-year history to make the cut to match play, qualifying in a tie for 57th place with a 2,958 total for 15 games.
Romeo only recently has returned to competitive bowling after her successful, 20-year professional career came to an end when the PWBA ceased operations in 2003. Now, she is preparing for the return of the U.S. Women's Open, which will be held for the first time since 2003. The event, which Romeo won in 1989, is slated for August 13-18, also at the Stadium.
"This is first big tournament I've geared myself up to bowl in before the U.S. Women's Open in August," said Romeo, who was honored as the Bowling Writers Association of America Woman Bowler of the Year in 1989 and recently was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
"I had mixed expectations because I knew I was capable of making the cut, but I haven't seen any challenging lane conditions in a while. But no matter what, it's exciting to be here, and competing here has really gotten my competitive fire burning again."
The downtime over the past few years has put Romeo in a position to get a fresh start as a competitive senior bowler, and her new, more relaxed outlook may be just what it takes to find success again.
"When I retired from the ladies tour, I took a break, but I never lost my competitiveness," said Romeo, who has accumulated 17 professional wins and three USBC Women's Championships titles in her career. "I did lose some of the desire to be out on the lanes because the way things ended for the women was very disappointing, but as a result of that experience, I gained a new perspective on bowling that's much more fun since I'm not living and dying with every shot."
Henry Gonzalez of Colorado Springs, Colo., led the field of 63 qualifiers with a 3,228 total and was followed by USBC Hall of Famer Bob Chamberlain of The Villages, Fla., with 3,219 and Dennis Psaropoulos of Lake Worth, Fla., with 3,207.
Also among the top 63, who will join defending champion, Tom Baker of King, N.C., in match play, are USBC and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Dave Soutar, the only bowler to win both the Masters and Senior Masters, two-time Senior Masters champion Gary Dickinson and PBA Hall of Famers Mark Roth and David Ozio. The championship match is scheduled for noon PDT on Friday.
USBC Hall of Famer and former Team USA member Linda Kelly (left) of Dayton, Ohio, and Lela Larkin, a longtime standout in Oregon, each have enjoyed success at multiple levels of the sport and were the other two women to compete in the event. Both used the Senior Masters as another welcomed challenge.
Kelly, 58, joined the PBA last year because since the PWBA closed its doors, there have been very few opportunities for women to compete, and she still enjoys the challenge and top-notch competition.
"After all the bowling I've done in my career, I can't be satisfied just bowling in leagues, so I have to challenge myself and go where the competition is," said Kelly, whose husband Bob was the PBA Senior Tour Rookie of the Year in 2006. "Events like this keep my interest and keep bowling exciting. I used to bowl tournaments all the time and really enjoyed the travel and the competition, so it's nice to still be able to do that. Bowling is like an addiction, and that's what keeps me going."
On her way to the USBC Hall of Fame, Kelly claimed three titles at the USBC Women's Championships and won the AMF World Cup in 1988, one of her two years on Team USA. Professionally, she earned two PWBA national titles and 16 regional crowns. She is a two-time PWBA (formerly the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour) Northeast Region Player of the Year (1992 and '93) and was one of the first women to be recognized as a PWBA Regional Player of the Decade for her performance in the 1990s.
Now, when she's not watching her husband on the lanes, she's out there competing with him and loving every minute of it. She also makes sure she gets to other top events like the USBC Open Championships, where her 1,946 all-events total this year helped her team to an eighth-place finish in Team All-Events and left her confident and comfortable at the Stadium heading into the Senior Masters.
"I would say I have more confidence in the venue and the environment after bowling well here recently, but it is a different condition and a different type of event," said Kelly, who posted a 2,829 total for 15 games this week and finished in 136th place. "This week has definitely been challenging and I've struggled a little, but no matter the outcome, it has been a great experience."
Although Larkin (left), who owns and operates Roxy Ann Lanes in Medford, Ore., with her husband John, doesn't have the professional background of Romeo or Kelly, the 57-year-old right-hander is proving that she still can be as competitive as anyone.
"I felt that I've been bowling well lately, and the Stadium is close enough that I finally decided to give the Senior Masters a try," said Larkin, who turned in a top 10 finish at the 2006 USBC Senior Queens. "Being in the bowling business doesn't allow me to get away and compete as often as I'd like, but this really was a good experience, even though I didn't score as well as I wanted to." For her 15 games, Larkin turned in a 2,846 total and finished 121st overall.
The Senior Masters was first conducted in 1993 in Tulsa, Okla., and has traditionally featured bowling's strongest and deepest field of senior bowlers.
The Eldorado Hotel and Casino is the official Senior Masters hotel.
USBC and Professional Women's Bowling Association Hall of Famer Robin Romeo of Newhall, Calif., who turned 50 in June and is one of the youngest members in the field, already found her way into the record books as the first woman in the tournament's 15-year history to make the cut to match play, qualifying in a tie for 57th place with a 2,958 total for 15 games. Romeo only recently has returned to competitive bowling after her successful, 20-year professional career came to an end when the PWBA ceased operations in 2003. Now, she is preparing for the return of the U.S. Women's Open, which will be held for the first time since 2003. The event, which Romeo won in 1989, is slated for August 13-18, also at the Stadium.
"This is first big tournament I've geared myself up to bowl in before the U.S. Women's Open in August," said Romeo, who was honored as the Bowling Writers Association of America Woman Bowler of the Year in 1989 and recently was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
"I had mixed expectations because I knew I was capable of making the cut, but I haven't seen any challenging lane conditions in a while. But no matter what, it's exciting to be here, and competing here has really gotten my competitive fire burning again."
The downtime over the past few years has put Romeo in a position to get a fresh start as a competitive senior bowler, and her new, more relaxed outlook may be just what it takes to find success again.
"When I retired from the ladies tour, I took a break, but I never lost my competitiveness," said Romeo, who has accumulated 17 professional wins and three USBC Women's Championships titles in her career. "I did lose some of the desire to be out on the lanes because the way things ended for the women was very disappointing, but as a result of that experience, I gained a new perspective on bowling that's much more fun since I'm not living and dying with every shot."
Henry Gonzalez of Colorado Springs, Colo., led the field of 63 qualifiers with a 3,228 total and was followed by USBC Hall of Famer Bob Chamberlain of The Villages, Fla., with 3,219 and Dennis Psaropoulos of Lake Worth, Fla., with 3,207. Also among the top 63, who will join defending champion, Tom Baker of King, N.C., in match play, are USBC and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Dave Soutar, the only bowler to win both the Masters and Senior Masters, two-time Senior Masters champion Gary Dickinson and PBA Hall of Famers Mark Roth and David Ozio. The championship match is scheduled for noon PDT on Friday.
USBC Hall of Famer and former Team USA member Linda Kelly (left) of Dayton, Ohio, and Lela Larkin, a longtime standout in Oregon, each have enjoyed success at multiple levels of the sport and were the other two women to compete in the event. Both used the Senior Masters as another welcomed challenge. Kelly, 58, joined the PBA last year because since the PWBA closed its doors, there have been very few opportunities for women to compete, and she still enjoys the challenge and top-notch competition.
"After all the bowling I've done in my career, I can't be satisfied just bowling in leagues, so I have to challenge myself and go where the competition is," said Kelly, whose husband Bob was the PBA Senior Tour Rookie of the Year in 2006. "Events like this keep my interest and keep bowling exciting. I used to bowl tournaments all the time and really enjoyed the travel and the competition, so it's nice to still be able to do that. Bowling is like an addiction, and that's what keeps me going."
On her way to the USBC Hall of Fame, Kelly claimed three titles at the USBC Women's Championships and won the AMF World Cup in 1988, one of her two years on Team USA. Professionally, she earned two PWBA national titles and 16 regional crowns. She is a two-time PWBA (formerly the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour) Northeast Region Player of the Year (1992 and '93) and was one of the first women to be recognized as a PWBA Regional Player of the Decade for her performance in the 1990s.
Now, when she's not watching her husband on the lanes, she's out there competing with him and loving every minute of it. She also makes sure she gets to other top events like the USBC Open Championships, where her 1,946 all-events total this year helped her team to an eighth-place finish in Team All-Events and left her confident and comfortable at the Stadium heading into the Senior Masters.
"I would say I have more confidence in the venue and the environment after bowling well here recently, but it is a different condition and a different type of event," said Kelly, who posted a 2,829 total for 15 games this week and finished in 136th place. "This week has definitely been challenging and I've struggled a little, but no matter the outcome, it has been a great experience."
Although Larkin (left), who owns and operates Roxy Ann Lanes in Medford, Ore., with her husband John, doesn't have the professional background of Romeo or Kelly, the 57-year-old right-hander is proving that she still can be as competitive as anyone. "I felt that I've been bowling well lately, and the Stadium is close enough that I finally decided to give the Senior Masters a try," said Larkin, who turned in a top 10 finish at the 2006 USBC Senior Queens. "Being in the bowling business doesn't allow me to get away and compete as often as I'd like, but this really was a good experience, even though I didn't score as well as I wanted to." For her 15 games, Larkin turned in a 2,846 total and finished 121st overall.
The Senior Masters was first conducted in 1993 in Tulsa, Okla., and has traditionally featured bowling's strongest and deepest field of senior bowlers.
The Eldorado Hotel and Casino is the official Senior Masters hotel.
Qualifying standings after 10 games
Top 63 join defending champion Tom Baker in match play
1, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,228
2, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 3,219
3, Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 3,207
4, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,191
5, Mike Truitt, Roscoe, Ill., 3,156
6, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 3,145
7, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 3,144
8, Mark Estes, Grapevine, Texas, 3,139
9, *Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 3,134
10, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,130
11, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 3,114
12, David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, 3,109
13, Rod Tramp, Porterville, Calif., 3,106
14, Norm Palomares, San Francisco, 3,105
15, Mark Van Meter, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,091
16, Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 3,083
17, Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., 3,073
18, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 3,072
19, Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., 3,071
20, *Vinnie Atria, Louisville, Ky., 3,069
21, Bob Hanson, Spokane, Wash., 3,068
22, *Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,068
23, *Norb Wetzel, Fond Du Lac, Wis., 3,068
24, *William Keenan Jr., Orlando, Fla., 3,055
25, Terry Leong, Henderson, Nev., 3,055
26, Sam Carter, Ben Lemond, Calif., 3,053
27, Roger Le Clair, Clackamas, Ore., 3,053
28, Steve Jansson, Blaine, Minn., 3,039
29, *Danny Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 3,035
30, *Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., 3,028
31, Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., 3,025
32, *Ronald Krys, Sparks, Nev., 3,024
33, Rohn Morton, Portland, Ore., 3,024
34, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,022
35, Matt Surina, Everett, Wash., 3,019
36, Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,017
37, Joe Salvemini, Klamath Falls, Ore., 3,016
38, Mark Roth, Fulton, N.Y., 3,004
39, Warren Nelson, Madera, Calif., 3,001
40, Lenny Biondi, Maitland, Fla., 2,999
41, Tom Smith, Wilmington, Del., 2,998
42, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 2,990
43, *Phil Prieto, El Paso, Texas, 2,983
44, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,979
45, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 2,979
46, *Larry Laub, Lincoln, Calif., 2,972
47, Ernie Harding, Reno, Nev., 2,971
48, Tim Fife, Proctorville, Ohio, 2,968
49, *Mel Wolf, Jackson, Mich., 2,968
50, *Robert Pazur, Venice, Fla., 2,967
51, Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 2,964
52, Jeff Suma, Auburn Hills, Mich., 2,963
53, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 2,962
54, Fred Kaczmarczyk, Martinez, Calif., 2,959
55, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,959
56, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,959
57, Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 2,958
58, Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., 2,958
59, *Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., 2,955
60, John Czipka, Sparks, Nev., 2,953
61, Bill Argenbright, Fishesrville, Va., 2,951
62, Hugh Miller, Marcos Island, Wash., 2,948
63, Michael Landrith, Chandler, Ariz., 2,946
Missed Cut:
64, *Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 2,945
65, Paul Herrera, San Jose, Calif., 2,945
66, *George Lord, Mulberry, Fla., 2,941
67, Carl Chavez, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,940
68, *Roger Wiemer, Springfield, Mo., 2,940
69, Billy Young, Tulsa, Okla., 2,940
70, Steve Calyore, Naples, Fla., 2,938
71, Rickey Kendrick, Castle Rock, Colo., 2,934
72, *Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 2,931
73, *Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 2,921
74, Carey Hofmann, Phoenix, 2,921
75, *Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 2,918
76, *Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 2,918
77, *Rudy Moreno, Reno, Nev., 2,918
78, Ralph Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,916
79, Arnie Goldman, Inkster, Mich., 2,915
80, Timothy Pierce, Portland, Ore., 2,912
81, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 2,912
82, Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz., 2,908
83, Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 2,905
84, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 2,903
85, Marc Scherlis, Littleton, Colo., 2,903
86, *Jim Micus, Renton, Wash., 2,902
87, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 2,896
88, *Ed Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 2,894
89, *Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 2,893
90, Ron Hosler, Denver, Colo., 2,893
91, *Dan Kukuk, Spokane, Wash., 2,892
92, *James Garriott, Reno, Nev., 2,888
93, *Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., 2,888
94, *Dale Eagle, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,886
95, P. Gregory Jackson, Bellflower, Calif., 2,886
96, Trent Zabelle, Portland, Ore., 2,885
97, *Tim Bowers, East Wenatchee, Wash., 2,883
98, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 2,883
99, Jim King, New Braunfels, Texas, 2,882
100, *Bob Neuerburg, Ceres, Calif., 2,880
101, Donald Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 2,880
102, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 2,877
103, *Gene Johnson, Brier, Wash., 2,876
104, Phil Mann, Hazen, N.D., 2,873
105, Tom Lovely, Pittsburgh, 2,872
106, Ron Ware, Huntsville, Ala., 2,870
107, *Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif., 2,867
108, Greg Mc Mahan, Dandridge, Ind., 2,864
109, Jim Plessinger, York, Pa., 2,864
110, Kevin Humble, Lake Mary, Fla., 2,863
111, Paul Kreins, Lakewood, Colo., 2,862
112, *Greg Goetz, Crofton, Md., 2,861
113, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 2,861
114, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,861
115, Dennis Powell, Eugene, Ore., 2,857
116, Joseph Andreone, New Freedom, Pa., 2,853
117, Marc Clyburn, Pittsburgh, 2,853
118, *Frank Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif., 2,852
119, Gregory Waldon, Sun City West, Ariz., 2,851
120, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 2,847
121, Lela Larkin, Medford, Ore., 2,846
122, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 2,843
123, Dick Selgo Jr., Archbold, Ohio, 2,843
124, *Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., 2,843
125, Jim Hutchinson, Ludlow Falls, Ohio, 2,842
126, Larry Cooper, Reno, Nev., 2,841
127, *Bob Alstott, Vero Beach, Fla., 2,838
128, Jack Nelson, Bismarck, N.D., 2,838
129, *David Kangas, Gwinn, Mich., 2,837
130, Jerry Owczarski, South Lyon, Mich., 2,834
131, Robert Reed, Weed, Calif., 2,833
132, *David Rhoads, Las Vegas, 2,833
133, *Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 2,832
134, *Robert Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 2,831
135, Danny Gould, Palm Bay, Fla., 2,830
136, Linda Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,829
137, Lyle Elo, Spokane, Wash., 2,827
138, Michael Marks, Elmira, N.Y., 2,826
139, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 2,825
140, Robert Michaux, Detroit, 2,824
141, *Doug Gray, Powell Butte, Ore., 2,823
142, Chris Magory, Lauallette, N.J., 2,823
143, *Tom Garbarini, Jackson, Calif., 2,821
144, Diogenes Perez, New York, 2,821
145, *Pete Couture, Cocoa, Fla., 2,819
146, Don Lane, Oakland, Calif., 2,818
147, *Jerome Lee, Medford, Ore., 2,816
148, Bob Priess, Las Vegas, 2,815
149, *Bob Lite, Portland, Ore., 2,814
150, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 2,814
151, *Jim Brenner, Le Claire, Iowa, 2,811
152, Skip Pavone, San Jose, Calif., 2,811
153, Jace Peterson, Elkhorn, Wis., 2,811
154, *Henry Blough, Elizabethtown, Pa., 2,810
155, Rob Forest, Reno, Nev., 2,810
156, Ronald Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, 2,809
157, Ron Libs, Tinley Park, Ill., 2,809
158, Wayne Perry, Fort Meyers, Fla., 2,808
159, *Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 2,807
160, Alan Sabin, Winston, Ore., 2,807
161, *Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 2,807
162, Dean Butz, Las Vegas, 2,806
163, George Gibson, Palm Coast, Fla., 2,803
164, *Bobby Hall Sr., Landover, Md., 2,801
165, Pat Kruse, Castro Valley, Calif., 2,801
166, *Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, 2,799
167, Conway Sunell, Eugene, Ore., 2,799
168, *Thomas Carbone, Arvada, Colo., 2,798
169, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 2,796
170, *Glen Smith, Seattle, 2,795
171, Roger Koplin Jr., Citrus Heights, Calif., 2,792
172, *Joe Colley, El Cajon, Calif., 2,789
173, Donnie Todd Sr., Somerset, Ky., 2,785
174, *Hal Wilber, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,785
175, Frank Fiscello, Bloomfield, N.J., 2,783
176, Robert Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., 2,783
177, *Gary Workman, Chattanooga, Tenn., 2,782
178, Edwin Case, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,780
179, Bill Hewlett, Meridian, Idaho, 2,779
180, Don Simonian, Carson City, Nev., 2,776
181, *Wes Puishis, Seattle, 2,774
182, Bob Amoruso, Glenview, Ill., 2,773
183, *Ron Merritt, Florence, Ore., 2,773
184, *Kirk Tupper, Phoenix, 2,773
185, *Jim Lee, Rogersville, Ind., 2,771
186, *Del Lee, Hayward, Calif., 2,770
187, *Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 2,770
188, Rick Vashaw, Chester, Calif., 2,769
189, *Bob Janego, Longwood, Fla., 2,767
190, *Donald Kilgore, Las Vegas, 2,767
191, *Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 2,767
192, *Irwyn Atkinson, Raleigh, N.C., 2,765
193, John Tolnai, Portland, Ore., 2,764
194, *Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 2,762
195, *Duane Cagley, Shasta Lake, Calif., 2,755
196, *Sam Perrotta Jr., Lincoln Park, N.J., 2,752
197, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 2,751
198, Jim Cote, Spokane, Wash., 2,750
199, *John Campbell, Vero Beach, Fla., 2,749
200, Colin Leisy, Wilson, N.C., 2,749
201, *Jerry Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2,747
202, *Len Mawson, Albany, Ore., 2,746
203, *Bob Spore, Princeton, Ind., 2,745
204, Sammy Dillard, Raleigh, N.C., 2,744
205, Vince Honeycutt, Charlotte, N.C., 2,744
206, Michael Hastings, Georgetown, Del., 2,741
207, Gordon Terakami, West Jordan, Utah, 2,739
208, Murray Hickman Sr., Las Vegas, 2,738
209, Tony Castillo, Stockton, Calif., 2,737
210, David Chew, Brentwood, Calif., 2,737
211, Larry Plecha, Reno, Nev., 2,737
212, Johnny Cook, Oneonta, Ala., 2,734
213, John Curtis, San Jose, Calif., 2,734
214, Frank Verni, Brewerton, N.Y., 2,734
215, Tom Havlish, Fridley, Minn., 2,732
216, *William Zuben, Largo, Fla., 2,726
217, Wash Haney Sr., Mansfield, Ohio, 2,722
218, Rick Winther, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2,721
219, *Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 2,719
220, Steve Kamentz, Dubuque, Iowa, 2,718
221, Jack Renshaw, Rifle, Colo., 2,718
222, Greg Bellm, Tulsa, Okla., 2,705
223, Barry Richards, Lodi, Calif., 2,703
224, *Jerry Netherton, Reno, Nev., 2,702
225, *Bob Teeters, Anderson, Ind., 2,701
226, *John Mc Cloud, Lincoln City, Ore., 2,699
227, Jeff Henry, Hales Corners, Wis., 2,693
228, Lauri Karppala, Sacramento, Calif., 2,692
229, Joseph Bachan II, Little Falls, Minn., 2,689
230, *Charles Best, Buda, Texas, 2,688
231, Stan Krisch, San Diego, 2,687
232, *William Hrouda, Helena, Mont., 2,686
233, *Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,682
234, *Jerry Walls, Klamath Falls, Ore., 2,681
235, Rick Beighley, Levittown, Pa., 2,680
236, Raymond Howard, Paradise, Calif., 2,676
237, Glenn Masukawa, San Ramon, Calif., 2,675
238, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 2,673
239, *Jack Martin, Hillsboro, Kan., 2,667
240, *Daniel Schumann, Palm Coast, Fla., 2,667
241, Mike Stewart, Fernley, Nev., 2,666
242, *Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 2,661
243, *William Mose Jr., Piscataway, N.J., 2,661
244, *Frank Weiler, San Bernadino, Calif., 2,659
245, Joseph Buggs, Honolulu, 2,658
246, John Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 2,657
247, Ray Gaunt, El Monte, Calif., 2,656
248, Tom Mc Naughton, Sylmar, Calif., 2,656
249, Daniel Young, Kathleen, Fla., 2,653
250, Rich Cutler, Valley Springs, Calif., 2,652
251, *Dan Duskin Sr., Atlantic, Iowa, 2,649
252, *Ron Bloodworth, Yukon, Okla., 2,644
253, *Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 2,643
254, George Sanders, Golden Valley, Ariz., 2,641
255, Stephen Rosen, Toronto, Ontario, 2,638
256, *Dom Esposito, Vero Beach, Fla., 2,637
257, Bill Goodenough, Spanaway, Wash., 2,632
258, Chuck Rigsby, Spokane, Wash., 2,632
259, James Kurisu, Henderson, Nev., 2,625
260, *Mike Servenack, Colusa, Calif., 2,623
261, Mark Bourdase, Clovis, Calif., 2,622
262, Gary Hadley, Santa Fe, N.M., 2,613
263, Gregg Zanfino, Gold Canyon, Ariz., 2,613
264, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 2,610
265, Butch Hrouda, Dickinson, N.D., 2,607
266, Ron Melson, Hannibal, Mo., 2,601
267, Jay Spellman, Gresham, Ore., 2,600
268, Randolph Kerr, Troutdale, Ore., 2,599
269, *Allen Krieger, Albany, Ore., 2,598
270, *Earl Yohn, Shermans Dale, Pa., 2,586
271, Steve Marchino, Huntingburg, Ind., 2,573
272, Tony Gervasini, Melbourne, Fla., 2,568
273, *John Eberhard, Reno, Nev., 2,556
274, *Wayne Brandwein, Centennial, Colo., 2,553
275, *Peter George, Rochelle, Ill., 2,544
276, *Bobby Dunn, Evans, Ga., 2,542
277, *Tenos Pete, Beno, Ore., 2,542
278, *Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., 2,537
279, Rickey Smith, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 2,532
280, Spencer Combs, Troy, Idaho, 2,523
281, *Wayne Shank, Winter Park, Fla., 2,516
282, *Elmer Wessels, Greencreek, Idaho, 2,515
283, Payton Reddick, Norman, Okla., 2,506
284, *Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,486
285, *Charles Gadd, Grand Junction, Colo., 2,479
286, Phillip Williams, Bradenton, Fla., 2,472
287, *Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,450
288, J R Myers, Cottonwood, Calif., 2,438
289, Paul Leymeister, Buddlake, N.J., 2,425
290, *Len Comden, Tarzana, Calif., 2,417
291, Gregory Miller, Bonney Lake, Wash., 2,405
292, Paul Mullis, Murry, Utah, 2,358
293, Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., 2,338
294, Gary Friedman, Farmingdale, N.Y., 2,290
295, *Walter Roy, Redding, Calif., 2,277
296, Steve Gustafson, Little Falls, Minn., 2,135
297, *Norm Black Sr., Whittier, Calif., 841
298, Henry Fonvergne, Canoga Park, Calif., 823
299, *George Norris Jr., Elk Grove, Calif., 385
* denotes Super Senior
Oregon bowler maintains lead at USBC Senior Masters
Last year, Kevin Croucher of Grants Pass, Ore., made his first appearance at the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters as a rookie on the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour, but didn't turn in the debut performance he was hoping for.Now, the 51-year-old is looking to redeem himself at this year's USBC Senior Masters where he leads the field of nearly 300 competitors after 10 games of qualifying at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev.
Croucher posted games of 233, 242, 201, 224 and 178 Tuesday for a 1,078 five-game effort and 2,230 total for 10 games to maintain the lead he established Monday night. USBC Hall of Famer Bob Chamberlain of The Villages, Fla., is second overall with 2,196, while Henry Gonzalez of Colorado Springs, Colo., is third with 2,171.
"I've learned a lot about my game since last year," Croucher said. "I've focused on making a higher percentage of spares since then, not counting impossible splits. The makeable spares are all the difference over the course of a tournament."
On the way to a runner-up finish in the 2006 PBA Senior Tour Rookie of the Year voting, Croucher made match play in five of the six events he participated in, but a 75th-place finish at the Senior Masters was the only blemish on a stellar rookie season.
This year, Croucher already has logged six match play appearances in seven events, and as the leader after two of three qualifying blocks at the Senior Masters, he is in good position to finish among the 63 competitors who will join defending champion, Tom Baker of King, N.C., in the double-elimination match play portion of the tournament.
Match play is scheduled to begin Wednesday night after the 15 games of qualifying are complete, and the championship match is scheduled for noon PDT on Friday. Bowlers are competing for a $16,000 top prize.
And while Croucher quickly is making a name for himself on the PBA Senior Tour, part of his success and ability to adapt to life on the road can be attributed to a brief stint on the Denny's PBA Tour in the late 1980s.
"I tried a few PBA Tour events once, but I had better business opportunities at home and was able to stay around and raise my kids," said Croucher, who owns Caveman Bowl in Grants Pass, Ore. "I have no regrets about that decision, plus it still allowed me to bowl PBA regionals."
Although his time on Tour only lasted for a handful of events and didn't come at the right time in his life, it allowed him to try it, focus on other things and try it again when he was ready. Now Croucher is motivated and focused and has his sights set on his first Senior Tour title.
"I work very hard on my game, so it really would mean a lot to finally get that first win," Croucher said. "But the Senior Masters is more prestigious, and it's a bigger event with more bowlers, so it would be extra special to win here."
The Senior Masters was first conducted in 1993 in Tulsa, Okla., and has traditionally featured bowling's strongest and deepest field of senior bowlers.
The Eldorado Hotel and Casino is the official Senior Masters hotel.
Qualifying standings after 10 games
Top 63 (after 15 games) join defending champion Tom Baker in match play
1, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,230
2, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 2,196
3, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,171
4, Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 2,1 47
5, Norm Palomares, San Francisco, 2,140
6, Rohn Morton, Portland, Ore., 2,127
7, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 2,118
8, Rod Tramp, Porterville, Calif., 2,105
9, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,097
10, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 2,095
11, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 2,090
12, Mark Estes, Grapevine, Texas, 2,079
13, *Danny Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 2,063
14, David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, 2,062
15, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 2,061
16, Roger Le Clair, Clackamas, Ore., 2,061
17, *Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 2,058
18, *William Keenan Jr., Orlando, Fla., 2,057
19, Mark Van Meter, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,048
20, Mike Truitt, Roscoe, Ill., 2,043
21, *Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., 2,040
22, Bob Hanson, Spokane, Wash., 2,036
23, *Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 2,034
24, *Ronald Krys, Sparks, Nev., 2,027
25, Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., 2,025
26, Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., 2,025
27, *Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., 2,023
28, *Norb Wetzel, Fond Du Lac, Wis., 2,022
29, *Vinnie Atria, Louisville, Ky., 2,014
30, Terry Leong, Henderson, Nev., 2,014
31, Mark Roth, Fulton, N.Y., 2,014
32, Joe Salvemini, Klamath Falls, Ore., 2,012
33, Ralph Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,012
34, Sam Carter, Ben Lemond, Calif., 2,006
35, Ernie Harding, Reno, Nev., 2,006
36, Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 2,003
37, Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 1,996
38, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,996
39, Tom Smith, Wilmington, Del., 1,995
40, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,989
41, *Larry Laub, Lincoln, Calif., 1,988
42, *Rudy Moreno, Reno, Nev., 1,986
43, Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., 1,986
44, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,986
45, *Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 1,984
46, *Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 1,981
47, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 1,979
48, *Mel Wolf, Jackson, Mich., 1,979
49, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,976
50, Carey Hofmann, Phoenix, 1,973
51, Kevin Humble, Lake Mary, Fla., 1,972
52, Jeff Suma, Auburn Hills, Mich., 1,972
53, Billy Young, Tulsa, Okla., 1,972
54, Trent Zabelle, Portland, Ore., 1,972
55, Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,970
56, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,969
57, Warren Nelson, Madera, Calif., 1,967
58, *Dan Kukuk, Spokane, Wash., 1,965
59, Timothy Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,965
60, Gregory Waldon, Sun City West, Ariz., 1,964
61, Matt Surina, Everett, Wash., 1,963
62, Danny Gould, Palm Bay, Fla., 1,962
63, *Irwyn Atkinson, Raleigh, N.C., 1,959
64, *Phil Prieto, El Paso, Texas, 1,959
65, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 1,957
66, Fred Kaczmarczyk, Martinez, Calif., 1,956
67, *George Lord, Mulberry, Fla., 1,956
68, Steve Calyore, Naples , Fla., 1,955
69, Carl Chavez, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,955
70, *Ed Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 1,955
71, *Tim Bowers, East Wenatchee, Wash., 1,952
72, Michael Landrith, Chandler, Ariz., 1,952
73, Steve Jansson, Blaine, Minn., 1,951
74, Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 1,949
75, Rickey Kendrick, Castle Rock, Colo., 1,949
76, *Greg Goetz, Crofton, Md., 1,946
77, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,944
78, Tim Fife, Proctorville, Ohio, 1,942
79, Dick Selgo Jr., Archbold, Ohio, 1,941
80, Bill Argenbright, Fishesrville, Va., 1,940
81, *Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,940
82, Paul Kreins, Lakewood, Colo., 1,939
83, Joseph Andreone, New Freedom, Pa., 1,938
84, Larry Cooper, Reno, Nev., 1,937
85, Lenny Biondi, Maitland, Fla., 1,935
86, *Bob Neuerburg, Ceres, Calif., 1,935
87, *Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif., 1,933
88, Skip Pavone, San Jose, Calif., 1,933
89, *James Garriott, Reno, Nev., 1,931
90, *Robert Pazur, Venice, Fla., 1,930
91, *Bob Lite, Portland, Ore., 1,927
92, *Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,926
93, Arnie Goldman, Inkster, Mich., 1,924
94, Robert Reed, Weed, Calif., 1,921
95, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,920
96, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 1,920
97, Paul Herrera, San Jose, Calif., 1,918
98, Chris Magory, Lauallette, N.J., 1,917
99, *Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 1,915
100, *Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, 1,914
101, Don Lane, Oakland, Calif., 1,914
102, *Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 1,913
103, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 1,913
104, Jim Plessinger, York, Pa., 1,913
105, John Czipka, Sparks, Nev., 1,911
106, *Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., 1,911
107, *Del Lee, Hayward, Calif., 1,911
108, Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 1,911
109, *Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 1,910
110, P. Gregory Jackson, Bellflower, Calif., 1,910
111, Marc Clyburn, Pittsburgh, 1,909
112, Donald Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 1,909
113, Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz., 1,908
114, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,907
115, Frank Fiscello, Bloomfield, N.J., 1,905
116, David Chew, Brentwood, Calif., 1,904
117, Jerry Owczarski, South Lyon, Mich., 1,900
118, *Thomas Carbone, Arvada, Colo., 1,898
119, *Roger Wiemer, Springfield, Mo., 1,898
120, *Dale Eagle, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,897
121, *Kirk Tupper, Phoenix, 1,897
122, Dennis Powell, Eugene, Ore., 1,895
123, Lyle Elo, Spokane, Wash., 1,894
124, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,894
125, *Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., 1,894
126, Linda Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,892
127, *Pete Couture, Cocoa, Fla., 1,891
128, Lela Larkin, Medford, Ore., 1,890
129, Robert Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., 1,889
130, Michael Marks, Elmira, N.Y., 1,889
131, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,888
132, Ronald Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, 1,887
133, Wayne Perry, Fort Meyers, Fla., 1,887
134, *Donald Kilgore, Las Vegas, 1,886
135, Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., 1,886
136, *Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,885
137, Edwin Case, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,883
138, Johnny Cook, Oneonta, Ala., 1,883
139, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 1,880
140, Jack Nelson, Bismarck, N.D., 1,879
141, Jace Peterson, Elkhorn, Wis., 1,879
142, *Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 1,878
143, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 1,878
144, Ron Ware, Huntsville, Ala., 1,877
145, Michael Hastings, Georgetown, Del., 1,876
146, *David Kangas, Gwinn, Mich., 1,874
147, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,874
148, Marc Scherlis, Littleton, Colo., 1,874
149, Vince Honeycutt, Charlotte, N.C., 1,873
150, Conway Sunell, Eugene, Ore., 1,871
151, Frank Verni, Brewerton, N.Y., 1,871
152, *Gary Workman, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1,870
153, Bob Amoruso, Glenview, Ill., 1,867
154, *William Mose Jr., Piscataway, N.J., 1,867
155, *Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,866
156, Bill Hewlett, Meridian, Idaho, 1,866
157, *Frank Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif., 1,865
158, Phil Mann, Hazen, N.D., 1,865
159, Jim Cote, Spokane, Wash., 1,864
160, Jim King, New Braunfels, Texas, 1,863
161, Rob Forest, Reno, Nev., 1,862
162, Bob Priess, Las Vegas, 1,862
163, Donnie Todd Sr., Somerset, Ky., 1,861
164, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,859
165, Diogenes Perez, New York, 1,858
166, Robert Michaux, Detroit, Mich., 1,857
167, *Bobby Hall Sr., Landover, Md., 1,856
168, Rick Vashaw, Chester, Calif., 1,856
169, *Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 1,855
170, Hugh Miller, Marcos Island, Wash., 1,854
171, John Tolnai, Portland, Ore., 1,853
172, Ron Hosler, Denver, 1,852
173, Greg Mc Mahan, Dandridge, Ind., 1,852
174, *Doug Gray, Powell Butte, Ore., 1,851
175, *Jerome Lee, Medford, Ore., 1,851
176, *Gene Johnson, Brier, Wash., 1,850
177, *Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,849
178, Rick Beighley, Levittown, Pa., 1,847
179, Roger Koplin Jr, Citrus Heights, Calif., 1,847
180, John Curtis, San Jose, Calif., 1,845
181, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,845
182, Jim Hutchinson, Ludlow Falls, Ohio, 1,845
183, *David Rhoads, Las Vegas, 1,840
184, Tom Lovely, Pittsburgh, 1,839
185, Wash Haney Sr., Mansfield, Ohio, 1,838
186, *Hal Wilber, Las Vegas, 1,838
187, Dean Butz, Las Vegas, 1,837
188, Tom Havlish, Fridley, Minn., 1,837
189, *Mike Schmid, St Paul, Minn., 1,837
190, *Glen Smith, Seattle, 1,837
191, *Jim Brenner, Le Claire, Iowa, 1,836
192, George Gibson, Palm Coast, Fla., 1,835
193, *Jim Micus, Renton, Wash., 1,835
194, *Wes Puishis, Seattle, 1,835
195, Steve Kame ntz, Dubuque, Iowa, 1,833
196, Gordon Terakami, West Jordan, Utah, 1,833
197, *Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,831
198, Tony Castillo, Stockton, Calif., 1,830
199, *Ron Merritt, Florence, Ore., 1,830
200, Stan Krisch, San Diego, 1,829
201, *Henry Blough, Elizabethtown, Pa., 1,828
202, *Robert Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,827
203, Raymond Howard, Paradise, Calif., 1,826
204, Mark Bourdase, Clovis, Calif., 1,825
205, Ron Libs, Tinley Park, Ill., 1,823
206, Jack Renshaw, Rifle, Colo., 1,820
207, *Duane Cagley, Shasta Lake, Calif., 1,819
208, *Joe Colley, El Cajon, Calif., 1,818
209, George Sanders, Golden Valley, Ariz., 1,818
210, *Bob Teeters, Anderson, Ind., 1,818
211, *Jerry Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 1,816
212, Larry Plecha, Reno, Nev., 1,816
213, Murray Hickman Sr., Las Vegas, 1,810
214, *Bob Janego, Longwood, Fla., 1,810
215, John Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 1,809
216, Butch Hrouda, Dickinson, N.D., 1,803
217, Sammy Dillard, Raleigh, N.C., 1,802
218, *John Mc Cloud, Lincoln City, Ore., 1,800
219, *Len Mawson, Albany, Ore., 1,787
220, *Bob Alstott, Vero Beach, Fla., 1,786
221, *Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 1,786
222, Rick Winther, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1,786
223, *Tom Garbarini, Jackson, Calif., 1,785
224, *Jerry Netherton, Reno, Nev., 1,784
225, Alan Sabin, Winston, Ore.,1,783
226, Greg Bellm, Tulsa, Okla., 1,782
227, *John Campbell, Vero Beach, Fla., 1,782
228, Colin Leisy, Wilson, N.C., 1,782
229, Joseph Bachan II, Little Falls, Minn., 1,781
230, *William Hrouda, Helena, Mont., 1,781
231, *Bob Spore, Princeton, Ind., 1,778
232, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 1,774
233, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,771
234, *Frank Weiler, San Bernadino, Calif., 1,771
235, *Jack Martin, Hillsboro, Kan., 1,769
236, Ron Melson, Hannibal, Mo., 1,765
237, Mike Stewart, Fernley, Nev., 1,762
238, *Sam Perrotta Jr., Lincoln Park, N.J., 1,761
239, Pat Kruse, Castro Valley, Calif., 1,760
240, Daniel Young, Kathleen, Fla., 1,759
241, Don Simonian, Carson City, Nev., 1,757
242, *Jerry Walls, Klamath Falls, Ore., 1,755
243, Gregg Zanfino, Gold Canyon, Ariz., 1,754
244, *John Eberhard, Reno, Nev., 1,747
245, *Mike Servenack, Colusa, Calif., 1,747
246, *Allen Krieger, Albany, Ore., 1,746
247, Stephen Rosen, Toronto, Ontario, 1,746 s25
248, Glenn Masukawa, San Ramon, Calif., 1,745
249, *Charles Best, Buda, Texas, 1,742
250, *Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., 1,738
251, *Dan Duskin Sr., Atlantic, Iowa, 1,738
252, Tony Gervasini, Melbourne, Fla., 1,738
253, *Wayne Brandwein, Centennial, Colo., 1,737
254, Chuck Rigsby, Spokane, Wash., 1,737
255, Ray Gaunt, El Monte, Calif., 1,735
256, *Ron Bloodworth, Yukon, Okla., 1,733
257, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 1,731
258, *William Zuben, Largo, Fla., 1,731
259, *Daniel Schumann, Palm Coast, Fla., 1,725
260, Joseph Buggs, Honolulu, 1,721
261, Tom Mc Naughton, Sylmar, Calif., 1,714
262, Barry Richards, Lodi, Calif., 1,714
263, *Jim Lee, Rogersville, Ind., 1,711
264, Jeff Henry, Hales Corners, Wis., 1,707
265, Steve Marchino, Huntingburg, Ind., 1,706
266, Spencer Combs, Troy, Idaho, 1,700
267, James Kurisu, Henderson, Nev., 1,695
268, Jay Spellman, Gresham, Ore., 1,694 s25
269, Rich Cutler, Valley Springs, Calif., 1,693
270, *Dom Esposito, Vero Beach, Fla., 1,693
271, Bill Goodenough, Spanaway, Wash., 1,693
272, *Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 1,690
273, Rickey Smith, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 1,686
274, Lauri Karppala, Sacramento, Calif., 1,677
275, *Elmer Wessels, Greencreek, Idaho, 1,670
276, *Peter George, Rochelle, Ill., 1,666
277, *Bobby Dunn, Evans, Ga., 1,657
278, Gary Hadley, Santa Fe, N.M., 1,657
279, *Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,648
280, *Tenos Pete, Beno, Ore., 1,648
281, *Earl Yohn, Shermans Dale, Pa., 1,644
282, *Wayne Shank, Winter Park, Fla., 1,638
283, Randolph Kerr, Troutdale, Ore., 1,633
284, Payton Reddick, Norman, Okla., 1,626
285, Phillip Williams, Bradenton, Fla., 1,621
286, Gregory Miller, Bonney Lake, Wash., 1,616
287, *Len Comden, Tarzana, Calif., 1,606
288, *Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,606
289, J R Myers, Cottonwood, Calif., 1,598
290, Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., 1,560
291, *Charles Gadd, Grand Junction, Colo., 1,556
292, Paul Leymeister, Buddlake, N.J., 1,547
293, Gary Friedman, Farmingdale, N.Y., 1,508
294, Paul Mullis, Murry, Utah, 1,498
295, *Walter Roy, Redding, Calif., 1,489
296, Steve Gustafson, Little Falls, Minn., 1,363
297, *Norm Black Sr., Whittier, Calif., 841
298, Henry Fonvergne, Canoga Park, Calif., 823
299, *George Norris Jr., Elk Grove, Calif., 385
* denotes Super Senior
Oregon bowler leads after first day at USBC Senior Masters
After the first of three days of qualifying at the 2007 USBC Senior Masters, Kevin Croucher of Grants Pass, Ore., tops the list of nearly 300 competitors. The 51-year-old right-hander is a regular on the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour and is no stranger to opening day success, most recently enjoying an early lead at last month's PBA Senior U.S. Open.
This time, Croucher posted games of 259, 207, 223, 214 and 249 for a 1,152 total at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev. Rod Tramp of Porterville, Calif., is second with 1,146, and Harry Mickelson of Yakima, Wash., is third with 1,129.
"I've been bowling well all year long, and I am comfortable with my game right now," said Croucher, who went on to finish sixth at the Senior U.S. Open. "It's great to get out in front, but I'd much rather be leading the last day instead of the first. If I can continue to repeat shots and know that I'm throwing the ball well, then I won't make as many mistakes as everyone else, and I know I will have a chance at the lead."
With two more days and 10 games of qualifying to go before match play, Croucher has a solid game plan that he hopes will take him to his first USBC Senior Masters title.
"I expect tomorrow to be a little more difficult, but I should be able to play the same area of the lane with more aggressive equipment," said Croucher, who finished second in PBA Senior Tour Rookie of the Year voting in 2006. "I'll just try to go out and do a lot of what I did today and focus on staying clean throughout the day."
Competition at the Senior Masters consists of 15 games of qualifying in three five-game blocks over three days. The field then will be cut to the top 63 players who will join defending champion, Tom Baker, in double-elimination match play. The championship match is scheduled for noon PDT on Friday.
The Senior Masters was first conducted in 1993 in Tulsa, Okla., and has traditionally featured bowling's strongest and deepest field of senior bowlers.
The Eldorado Hotel and Casino is the official Senior Masters hotel.
Qualifying standings after 5 games
Top 63 (after 15 games) join defending champion Tom Baker in match play
1, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,152
2, Rod Tramp, Porterville, Calif., 1,146
3, *Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., 1,129
4, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 1,109
5, Bob Chamberlain, Villages, Fla., 1,104
6, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 1,094
7, David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas, 1,087
8, Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 1,085
9, Norm Palomares, San Francisco, 1,078
10, Roger LeClair, Clackamas, Ore., 1,070
11, Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., 1,067
12, Mike Truitt, Roscoe, Ill., 1,066
13, *Norb Wetzel, Fond Du Lac, Wis., 1,066
14, *Dan Kukuk, Spokane, Wash., 1,060
15, *Danny Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 1,058
16, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,058
17, Kevin Humble, Lake Mary, Fla., 1,058
18, Bob Hanson, Spokane, Wash., 1,057
19, Rohn Morton, Portland, Ore., 1,054
20, Mark Estes, Grapevine, Texas, 1,052
21, Hugh Miller, Marcos Island, Wash., 1,050
22, Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 1,048
23, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 1,047
24, Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 1,045
25, Trent Zabelle, Portland, Ore., 1,045
26, Carl Chavez, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,044
27, Pete Mc Cordic, Katy, Texas, 1,043
28, Terry Leong, Henderson, Nev., 1,042
29, Jeff Suma, Auburn Hills, Mich., 1,040
30, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,039
31, *Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif., 1,038
32, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,031
33, Mark Van Meter, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,028
34, *Ronald Krys, Sparks, Nev., 1,027
35, *Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,026
36, Chris Magory, Lauallette, N.J., 1,025
37, Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., 1,024
38, *William Keenan Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,023
39, Arnie Goldman, Inkster, Mich., 1,021
40, Paul Herrera, San Jose, Calif., 1,019
41, Joe Salvemini, Klamath Falls, Ore., 1,019
42, *Irwyn Atkinson, Raleigh, N.C., 1,017
43, Robert Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., 1,017
44, Matt Surina, Everett, Wash., 1,017
45, *Kirk Tupper, Phoenix, 1,017
46, *Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 1,016
47, Ernie Harding, Reno, Nev., 1,014
48, *Roger Wiemer, Springfield, Mo., 1,014
49, David Chew, Brentwood, Calif., 1,013
50, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,012
51, Don Lane, Oakland, Calif., 1,010
52, *Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 1,009
53, *Thomas Carbone, Arvada, Colo., 1,005
54, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,005
55, Danny Gould, Palm Bay, Fla., 1,004
56, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,004
57, Michael Landrith, Chandler, Ariz., 1,003
58, *Larry Laub, Lincoln, Calif., 1,003
59, Sam Carter, Ben Lemond, Calif., 1,001
60, Timothy Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,001
61, Gregory Waldon, Sun City West, Ariz., 1,000
62, Mark Roth, Fulton, N.Y., 999
63, Steve Calyore, Naples, Fla., 998
64, *George Lord, Mulberry, Fla., 998
65, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 994
66, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 993
67, Tony Castillo, Stockton, Calif., 993
68, John Curtis, San Jose, Calif., 991
69, Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 991
70, Bob Amoruso, Glenview, Ill., 990
71, Carey Hofmann, Phoenix, 990
72, *James Garriott, Reno, Nev., 987
73, *Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 987
74, Joseph Andreone, New Freedom, Pa., 986
75, Michael Hastings, Georgetown, Del., 986
76, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 985
77, *Robert Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 984
78, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 984
79, *Mel Wolf, Jackson, Mich., 984
80, *Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., 982
81, *Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 982
82, John Czipka, Sparks, Nev., 981
83, Billy Young, Tulsa, Okla., 981
84, *Robert Pazur, Venice, Fla., 979
85, Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., 979
86, P. Gregory Jackson, Bellflower, Calif., 978
87, Joseph Bachan II, Little Falls, Minn., 976
88, Alan Sabin, Winston, Ore., 976
89, *Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., 975
90, Dick Selgo Jr., Archbold, Ohio, 974
91, Lenny Biondi, Maitland, Fla., 973
92, *Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 973
93, Vince Honeycutt, Charlotte, N.C., 973
94, Steve Jansson, Blaine, Minn., 973
95, *Rudy Moreno, Reno, Nev., 972
96, *Ed Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 970
97, Tom Smith, Wilmington, Del., 970
98, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 968
99, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 967
100, *Del Lee, Hayward, Calif., 967
101, Ron Libs, Tinley Park, Ill., 967
102, Dean Butz, Las Vegas, 965
103, Michael Marks, Elmira, N.Y., 965
104, *Greg Goetz, Crofton, Md., 963
105, *Donald Kilgore, Las Vegas, 963
106, Skip Pavone, San Jose, Calif., 963
107, Warren Nelson, Madera, Calif., 962
108, Greg Bellm, Tulsa, Okla., 961
109, Tim Fife, Proctorville, Ohio, 961
110, Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 961
111, Jerry Owczarski, South Lyon, Mich., 961
112, Dale Eagle, Kingsport, Tenn., 960
113, Rickey Kendrick, Castle Rock, Colo., 959
114, *Bob Neuerburg, Ceres, Calif., 959
115, *Bob Janego, Longwood, Fla., 958
116, Lela Larkin, Medford, Ore., 958
117, *Tim Bowers, East Wenatchee, Wash., 956
118, *Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 956
119, Roger Koplin Jr, Citrus Heights, Calif., 956
120, Jim King, New Braunfels, Texas, 954
121, Ron Ware, Huntsville, Ala., 954
122, *Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 953
123, *Henry Blough, Elizabethtown, Pa., 952
124, Frank Fiscello, Bloomfield, N.J., 952
125, Bill Hewlett, Meridian, Idaho, 952
126, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 952
127, Phil Mann, Hazen, N.D., 952
128, Linda Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 951
129, Jim Hutchinson, Ludlow Falls, Ohio, 949
130, Ronald Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, 948
131, Tom Lovely, Pittsburgh, 948
132, Conway Sunell, Eugene, Ore., 948
133, Jim Plessinger, York, Pa., 947
134, Marc Scherlis, Littleton, Colo., 947
135, *Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 947
136, Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., 947
137, *Bob Lite, Portland, Ore., 946
138, *William Mose Jr., Piscataway, N.J., 946
139, *Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 945
140, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 944
141, Bob Priess, Las Vegas, 944
142, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 944
143, *Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 943
144, Larry Cooper, Reno, Nev., 943
145, Lyle Elo, Spokane, Wash., 943
146, Dennis Powell, Eugene, Ore., 942
147, Jace Peterson, Elkhorn, Wis., 941
148, *Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 941
149, Ron Hosler, Denver, Colo., 940
150, Donald Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 939
151, Ralph Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., 939
152, *Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 936
153, *John Eberhard, Reno, Nev., 936
154, John Tolnai, Portland, Ore., 936
155, Jim Cote, Spokane, Wash., 935
156, Jack Nelson, Bismarck, N.D., 935
157, Edwin Case, Albuquerque, N.M., 933
158, *Jerome Lee, Medford, Ore., 933
159, *Phil Prieto, El Paso, Texas, 932
160, *Duane Cagley, Shasta Lake, Calif., 931
161, *Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 931
162, Fred Kaczmarczyk, Martinez, Calif., 928
163, *Jim Brenner, Le Claire, Iowa, 927
164, Robert Michaux, Detroit, 927
165, Paul Kreins, Lakewood, Colo., 926
166, *Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 926
167, Colin Leisy, Wilson, N.C., 925
168, *Ron Merritt, Florence, Ore., 925
169, Diogenes Perez, New York, 924
170, Daniel Young, Kathleen, Fla., 924
171, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 923
172, Frank Verni, Brewerton, N.Y., 923
173, Rick Winther, Fairbanks, Alaska, 922
174, Wayne Perry, Fort Meyers, Fla., 921
175, Jay Spellman, Gresham, Ore., 921
176, *Bobby Hall Sr., Landover, Md., 920
177, Tom Havlish, Fridley, Minn., 919
178, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 916
179, *Jim Micus, Renton, Wash., 916
180, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 915
181, *Wes Puishis, Seattle, 915
182, *Frank Weiler, San Bernadino, Calif., 913
183, *Frank Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif., 912
184, *Pete Couture, Cocoa, Fla., 912
185, *Joe Colley, El Cajon, Calif., 911
186, *Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., 911
187, Ray Gaunt, El Monte, Calif., 911
188, George Gibson, Palm Coast, Fla., 911
189, *Elmer Wessels, Greencreek, Idaho, 910
190, Sammy Dillard, Raleigh, N.C., 908
191, Murray Hickman Sr., Las Vegas, 907
192, Raymond Howard, Paradise, Calif., 907
193, Stan Krisch, San Diego, 906
194, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 906
195, Johnny Cook, Oneonta, Ala., 905
196, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 905
197, Rob Forest, Reno, Nev., 904
198, *William Hrouda, Helena, Mont., 903
199, *Ron Bloodworth, Yukon, Okla., 902
200, Steve Kamentz, Dubuque, Iowa, 902
201, Bill Argenbright, Fishesrville, Va., 901
202, *Bob Alstott, Vero Beach, Fla., 900
203, Rick Beighley, Levittown, Pa., 899
204, *John Campbell, Vero Beach, Fla., 899
205, Marc Clyburn, Pittsburgh, 899
206, *David Kangas, Gwinn, Mich., 899
207, *Vinnie Atria, Louisville, Ky., 897
208, Mark Bourdase, Clovis, Calif., 896
209, *Bob Spore, Princeton, Ind., 896
210, *Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 895
211, Rick Vashaw, Chester, Calif., 893
212, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 892
213, Ron Melson, Hannibal, Mo., 892
214, Robert Reed, Weed, Calif., 892
215, *Len Mawson, Albany, Ore., 891
216, Wash Haney Sr., Mansfield, Ohio, 890
217, *Gene Johnson, Brier, Wash., 890
218, *David Rhoads, Las Vegas, 890
219, *Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 888
220, *Tom Garbarini, Jackson, Calif., 887
221, *Jerry Walls, Klamath Falls, Ore., 887
222, *Wayne Brandwein, Centennial, Colo., 886
223, *Glen Smith, Seattle, 886
224, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 886
225, *Gary Workman, Chattanooga, Tenn., 886
226, Stephen Rosen, Toronto, Ontarior, , 885
227, Joseph Buggs, Honolulu, 883
228, Butch Hrouda, Dickinson, N.D., 878
229, Larry Plecha, Reno, Nev., 877
230, Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz., 874
231, *John Mc Cloud, Lincoln City, Ore., 874
232, Mike Stewart, Fernley, Nev., 874
233, Phillip Williams, Bradenton, Fla., 874
234, Gordon Terakami, West Jordan, Utah, 873
235, *Bobby Dunn, Evans, Ga., 872
236, Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., 872
237, *Hal Wilber, Las Vegas, 872
238, *Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., 871
239, *Sam Perrotta Jr., Lincoln Park, N.J., 871
240, *Jack Martin, Hilsboro, Kan., 869
241, Lauri Karppala, Sacramento, Calif., 868
242, *William Zuben, Largo, Fla., 868
243, Randolph Kerr, Troutdale, Ore., 867
244, Steve Marchino, Huntingburg, Ind., 867
245, *Jerry Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 866
246, Greg Mc Mahan, Dandridge, Ind., 864
247, Tony Gervasini, Melbourne, Fla., 862
248, Chuck Rigsby, Spokane, Wash., 862
249, Rich Cutler, Valley Springs, Calif., 861
250, *Allen Krieger, Albany, Ore., 860
251, *Bob Teeters, Anderson, Ind., 858
252, Spencer Combs, Troy, Idaho, 857
253, *Mike Servenack, Colusa, Calif., 856
254, Gregg Zanfino, Gold Canyon, Ariz., 855
255, Pat Kruse, Castro Valley, Calif., 853
256, *Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, 852
257, Donnie Todd Sr., Somerset, Ky., 851
258, *Charles Best, Buda, Texas, 850
259, John Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 849
260, *Peter George, Rochelle, Ill., 844
261, Tom Mc Naughton, Sylmar, Calif., 844
262, *Earl Yohn, Shermans Dale, Pa., 844
263, *Doug Gray, Powell Butte, Ore., 842
264, *Tenos Pete, Beno, Ore., 842
265, *Norm Black Sr., Whittier, Calif., 841
266, Jeff Henry, Hales Corners, Wis., 838
267, Barry Richards, Lodi, Calif., 834
268, Rickey Smith, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 834
269, *Len Comden, Tarzana, Calif., 833
270, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 832
271, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 831
272, Payton Reddick, Norman, Okla., 831
273, George Sanders, Golden Valley, Ariz., 829
274, Don Simonian, Carson City, Nev., 827
275, J R Myers, Cottonwood, Calif., 826
276, *Daniel Schumann, Palm Coast, Fla., 825
277, *Dan Duskin Sr., Atlantic, Iowa, 824
278, Bill Goodenough, Spanaway, Wash., 824
279, Henry Fonvergne, Canoga Park, Calif., 823
280, *Dom Esposito, Vero Beach, Fla., 821
281, *Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 820
282, Jack Renshaw, Rifle, Colo., 817
283, James Kurisu, Henderson, Nev., 815
284, *Jim Lee, Rogersville, Ind., 815
285, *Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 814
286, Glenn Masukawa, San Ramon, Calif., 812
287, *Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 812
288, *Jerry Netherton, Reno, Nev., 810
289, *Wayne Shank, Winter Park, Fla., 806
290, *Charles Gadd, Grand Junction, Colo., 782
291, Paul Mullis, Murry, Utah, 781
292, Gregory Miller, Bonney Lake, Wash., 779
293, Gary Hadley, Santa Fe, N.M., 764
294, Paul Leymeister, Buddlake, N.J., 763
295, Gary Friedman, Farmingdale, N.Y., 757
296, *Walter Roy, Redding, Calif., 750
297, Steve Gustafson, Little Falls, Minn., 704
298, *George Norris Jr., Elk Grove, Calif., 385
* denotes Super Senior
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