Tom Baker earns first PBA60 Player of the Year award
It hardly seems possible that Pete Weber, in his 35 years of PBA competition, had never won PBA Player of the Year recognition despite a Hall of Fame career that included 37 PBA Tour titles, a record-tying 10 majors including a record five U.S. Open titles, and nearly $4 million in career earnings, among his most notable complishments. But during the 2015 PBA50 Tour campaign, at age 52 and in his third campaign with the 50-and-older generation, Weber finally had the breakthrough season.
Henson wins four consecutive matches in 2015 PBA50 Tour season-ending event to earn his first title
In a back-and-forth championship match, Bill Henson (r.) defeated PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia, 244-233, to win the PBA60 Dick Weber Super Senior Open for his first career PBA50 Tour title. Qualifying fourth for the finals, Henson, of Westerville, Ohio, had to win three consecutive matches to meet top qualifier Petraglia in the title match of the final tournament of the season. Needing strike and nine-spare in the 10th frame, he was able to throw a double to seal the win.
The 2015 PBA50 Tour (formerly the PBA Senior Tour) featured 13 tournaments in Florida, North Carolina, New York, Nevada, California, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Indiana including two "majors", the PBA Senior U.S. Open and the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters, and two "Super Senior" events for bowlers age 60 and over. The top eight players in competition points earned berths in the PBA Challenge Finals qualifier in December in Reno, Nev.
A 6-0 record in the first round of match play helped propel Mike Henry (l.) of Brunswick, Ohio into the third round lead of the PBA60 Dick Weber Super Senior Open presented by Pro Bowl West and Hammer Saturday at Pro Bowl West in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Henry finished the third round with a 4,386 18-game overall pinfall including bonus pins. Second round leader Kerry Painter (r.) of Henderson, Nev., slipped to second place with 4,352 total.
PBA50 Tour veteran Kerry Painter (pictured left) of Henderson, Nev., averaged 237.6 to top first round qualifying Friday in the PBA60 Dick Weber Super Senior Open presented by Pro Bowl West and Hammer. Painter led the field of 117 players ages 60 and over with a 1,426 six-game pinfall total at Pro Bowl West in Fort Wayne, Ind. The field will return for another six-game qualifying round Saturday
morning which will determine the top 32 players who will advance to the
first match play round Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.
PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber clinches first PBA50 Player of the Year crown; Scroggins earns PBA50 Rookie of the Year honors; Tom Baker receives PBA60 Player of the Year award
PBA50 Tour rookie Mike Scroggins (l.) of Amarillo, Texas, defeated top qualifier Bryan Goebel of Shawnee, Kan., 278-221, to win his third PBA50 Tour title of the season in the PBA50 DeHayes Insurance Group Championship en route to earn PBA 50 Rokkie of the Year honors. With a seventh-place finish, Pete Weber (r.) of St. Ann, Mo., clinched PBA50 Player of the Year honors. Tom Baker of King, N.C., earned PBA60 Player of the Year award.
Lefties Scroggins and Parker Bohn III, the only two-time winners this PBA50 Tour season, out average the field by 13 pins and more
Mike Scroggins (l.) of Amarillo, Texas, averaged 253.88 to earn top qualifier honors Tuesday in the PBA50 DeHayes Insurance Group Championship. Scroggins held a 62-pin lead over fellow lefthander Parker Bohn III (r.) of Jackson, N.J., finishing qualifying with a 4,000 pinfall with the help of two 300 games. Scroggins and Bohn dominated qualifying with Bohn finishing 220 pins ahead of PBA60 bowler Mike Henry of Brunswick, Ohio, in third with 3,790.
PBA50 Tour rookie Mike Scroggins (pictured) of Amarillo, Texas, averaged 254 to take the first round qualifying lead Monday in the PBA50 DeHayes Insurance Group Championship presented by Pro Bowl West and Ebonite. Scroggins, trying for his third win of the season, fired a 2,033 eight-game pinfall total at Pro Bowl West. Scroggins led three other lefthanders in the top four after the first round. Finishing second was PBA Hall of Famer Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., the only other player with two wins this season.
DJ Archer of Friendswood, Texas, and PBA50 partner Bob Learn Jr. of Erie, Pa. (l-r), used critically-place strikes to defeat EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind., and PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Oxford, Fla., 213-206, to win the PBA-PBA50 South Shore Doubles presented by DV8 at Olympia Lanes Saturday. Archer earned his second PBA Tour title and Learn, a five-time PBA Tour champion in his earlier years, claimed his third PBA50 Tour title.
PBA Tour player Tommy Jones (l.) of Simpsonville, S.C. and PBA50 Tour player Chris Keane of Cape Coral, Fla., will lead a field of 18 doubles teams into match play Saturday in the PBA/PBA50 South Shore Doubles presented by DV8. Jones topped PBA Tour division qualifying with a 3,750 16-game overall pinfall (234 average). Keane (r.) took the top qualifying spot in the PBA50 division with the field-best 3,759 pinfall (235 average).
PBA Tour player EJ Tackett (l.) of Huntington, Ind., and PBA50 Tour player Chris Keane (r.) of Cape Coral, Fla., took the top qualifying spots after the first round of the PBA/PBA50 South Shore Doubles Thursday at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind. With the doubles pairings determined by qualifying position in each division, if qualifying ended after the first round Tackett and Keane would be the top qualifying doubles pair heading into match play.
Sam Maccarone (pictured) of Blackwood, New Jersey, took the title Wednesday at the 2015 ITRC Super Senior Classic. The 60-year-old right-hander started the championship match against USBC Hall of Famer Tom Baker of King, North Carolina, with six consecutive strikes, and the victory never was in doubt as he cruised to a 248-182 win at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wis. Maccarone earned $4,000 for the victory, while Baker pocketed $3,000 as the runner-up.
Stepladder finals live on BowlTV Wednesday at noon Eastern
Tom Baker (pictured) of King, North Carolina, didn't know what to expect from his first ITRC Super Senior Classic, but the USBC Hall of Famer now is the player to beat after qualifying at the 2015 event at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley. The 60-year-old right-hander entered the second round of qualifying in third place and averaged more than 228 over eight games to catapult to the top of the standings. The top 18 qualifiers will bowl an additional four games Wednesday, after which the top five will advance to the stepladder finals.
Amleto Monacelli (pictured) of Venezuela capped off a week of throwing big shots when he needed them by delivering a strike in his final frame to claim the 2015 USBC Senior Masters title Sunday at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The USBC and PBA Hall of Famer defeated top seed Pete Weber of St. Ann, Missouri, twice - 192-190 and 254-243 - for his third PBA50 major victory and fourth title overall. Monacelli earned $16,000 for the win, while Weber took home $8,000 as the runner-up.
Joining Weber in the championship round live on BowlTV will be Brian Voss, Amleto Monacelli, Rick Steelsmith and defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr.; the undefeated Weber will have to be beaten twice to win the title
Pete Weber (pictured) of St. Ann, Missouri, earned the top seed for the stepladder finals of the 2015 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters on Saturday and now is one win away from completing a wire-to-wire domination of the premier event for USBC members age 50 and older Joining Weber in the championship round live on BowlTV will be Brian Voss, Amleto Monacelli, Rick Steelsmith and defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr. The undefeated Weber will have to be beaten twice to win the title.
Qualifying leader Pete Weber (l.) of St. Ann, Missouri, and defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr. (r.) of Oxford, Florida, are among the 16 players in the winners bracket after the first day of match play at the 2015 USBC Senior Masters. Also undefeated at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley are 2012 USBC Senior Masters winner Mike Edwards, and a trio of hall of famers, Amleto Monacelli, left-hander Parker Bohn III, and Brian Voss.
For the sixth consecutive qualifying round at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley, Pete Weber (pictured) of St. Ann, Missouri, found his way to the top of the standings, this time earning top qualifier honors at the 2015 USBC Senior Masters. The USBC and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer's streak goes back to the USBC Masters in February, where he led all three rounds of qualifying. This week, he is back in Green Bay and averaged more than 233, while leading a field of 194 USBC members age 50 and older.
Pete Weber (l.) of St. Ann, Missouri, turned in a steady performance Wednesday to maintain his lead at the 2015 USBC Senior Masters. The 52-year-old right-hander rolled games of 197, 206, 269, 226 and 257 for a 1,155 total, and his 2,338 two-day effort, a 233.8 average, puts him 84 pins ahead of fellow USBC and PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (r.) of Venezuela, who has toppled 2,254 pins in his first 10 games this week.
Pete Weber (l.) of St. Ann, Missouri, returned to The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wisconsin, both comfortable and confident after his last visit to the 60-lane center, and he set the pace through the first day of qualifying Tuesday at the 2015 USBC Senior Masters. Weber averaged more than 236 on the way to a 1,183 five-game total, 27 pins better than Ron Mohr (r.) of North Las Vegas, Nevada, who finished second with 1,156.
During the next two weeks, three USBC events will head to The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which has played host to many of the world's best bowlers in 2015. The USBC Senior Masters will headline the three tournaments, with nearly 200 of the top USBC members age 50 and older set to take on the unique double-elimination format from July 27-Aug. 2. USBC and PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. is the defending champion.
It hardly seems possible that Pete Weber, in his 35 years of PBA competition, had never won PBA Player of the Year recognition despite a Hall of Fame career that included 37 PBA Tour titles, a record-tying 10 majors including a record five U.S. Open titles, and nearly $4 million in career earnings, among his most notable complishments. But during the 2015 PBA50 Tour campaign, at age 52 and in his third campaign with the 50-and-older generation, Weber finally had the breakthrough season.
The 2015 PBA50 Tour (formerly the PBA Senior Tour) featured 13 tournaments in Florida, North Carolina, New York, Nevada, California, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Indiana including two "majors", the PBA Senior U.S. Open and the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters, and two "Super Senior" events for bowlers age 60 and over. The top eight players in competition points earned berths in the PBA Challenge Finals qualifier in December in Reno, Nev.
A 6-0 record in the first round of match play helped propel Mike Henry (l.) of Brunswick, Ohio into the third round lead of the PBA60 Dick Weber Super Senior Open presented by Pro Bowl West and Hammer Saturday at Pro Bowl West in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Henry finished the third round with a 4,386 18-game overall pinfall including bonus pins. Second round leader Kerry Painter (r.) of Henderson, Nev., slipped to second place with 4,352 total.
PBA50 Tour rookie Mike Scroggins (l.) of Amarillo, Texas, defeated top qualifier Bryan Goebel of Shawnee, Kan., 278-221, to win his third PBA50 Tour title of the season in the PBA50 DeHayes Insurance Group Championship en route to earn PBA 50 Rokkie of the Year honors. With a seventh-place finish, Pete Weber (r.) of St. Ann, Mo., clinched PBA50 Player of the Year honors. Tom Baker of King, N.C., earned PBA60 Player of the Year award.
Mike Scroggins (l.) of Amarillo, Texas, averaged 253.88 to earn top qualifier honors Tuesday in the PBA50 DeHayes Insurance Group Championship. Scroggins held a 62-pin lead over fellow lefthander Parker Bohn III (r.) of Jackson, N.J., finishing qualifying with a 4,000 pinfall with the help of two 300 games. Scroggins and Bohn dominated qualifying with Bohn finishing 220 pins ahead of PBA60 bowler Mike Henry of Brunswick, Ohio, in third with 3,790.
PBA Tour player Tommy Jones (l.) of Simpsonville, S.C. and PBA50 Tour player Chris Keane of Cape Coral, Fla., will lead a field of 18 doubles teams into match play Saturday in the PBA/PBA50 South Shore Doubles presented by DV8. Jones topped PBA Tour division qualifying with a 3,750 16-game overall pinfall (234 average). Keane (r.) took the top qualifying spot in the PBA50 division with the field-best 3,759 pinfall (235 average).
Sam Maccarone (pictured) of Blackwood, New Jersey, took the title Wednesday at the 2015 ITRC Super Senior Classic. The 60-year-old right-hander started the championship match against USBC Hall of Famer Tom Baker of King, North Carolina, with six consecutive strikes, and the victory never was in doubt as he cruised to a 248-182 win at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wis. Maccarone earned $4,000 for the victory, while Baker pocketed $3,000 as the runner-up.
Tom Baker (pictured) of King, North Carolina, didn't know what to expect from his first ITRC Super Senior Classic, but the USBC Hall of Famer now is the player to beat after qualifying at the 2015 event at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley. The 60-year-old right-hander entered the second round of qualifying in third place and averaged more than 228 over eight games to catapult to the top of the standings. The top 18 qualifiers will bowl an additional four games Wednesday, after which the top five will advance to the stepladder finals.
Amleto Monacelli (pictured) of Venezuela capped off a week of throwing big shots when he needed them by delivering a strike in his final frame to claim the 2015 USBC Senior Masters title Sunday at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The USBC and PBA Hall of Famer defeated top seed Pete Weber of St. Ann, Missouri, twice - 192-190 and 254-243 - for his third PBA50 major victory and fourth title overall. Monacelli earned $16,000 for the win, while Weber took home $8,000 as the runner-up.
Pete Weber (pictured) of St. Ann, Missouri, earned the top seed for the stepladder finals of the 2015 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters on Saturday and now is one win away from completing a wire-to-wire domination of the premier event for USBC members age 50 and older Joining Weber in the championship round live on BowlTV will be Brian Voss, Amleto Monacelli, Rick Steelsmith and defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr. The undefeated Weber will have to be beaten twice to win the title.
Qualifying leader Pete Weber (l.) of St. Ann, Missouri, and defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr. (r.) of Oxford, Florida, are among the 16 players in the winners bracket after the first day of match play at the 2015 USBC Senior Masters. Also undefeated at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley are 2012 USBC Senior Masters winner Mike Edwards, and a trio of hall of famers, Amleto Monacelli, left-hander Parker Bohn III, and Brian Voss.
For the sixth consecutive qualifying round at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley, Pete Weber (pictured) of St. Ann, Missouri, found his way to the top of the standings, this time earning top qualifier honors at the 2015 USBC Senior Masters. The USBC and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer's streak goes back to the USBC Masters in February, where he led all three rounds of qualifying. This week, he is back in Green Bay and averaged more than 233, while leading a field of 194 USBC members age 50 and older.
Pete Weber (l.) of St. Ann, Missouri, turned in a steady performance Wednesday to maintain his lead at the 2015 USBC Senior Masters. The 52-year-old right-hander rolled games of 197, 206, 269, 226 and 257 for a 1,155 total, and his 2,338 two-day effort, a 233.8 average, puts him 84 pins ahead of fellow USBC and PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (r.) of Venezuela, who has toppled 2,254 pins in his first 10 games this week.
Pete Weber (l.) of St. Ann, Missouri, returned to The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wisconsin, both comfortable and confident after his last visit to the 60-lane center, and he set the pace through the first day of qualifying Tuesday at the 2015 USBC Senior Masters. Weber averaged more than 236 on the way to a 1,183 five-game total, 27 pins better than Ron Mohr (r.) of North Las Vegas, Nevada, who finished second with 1,156.
During the next two weeks, three USBC events will head to The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which has played host to many of the world's best bowlers in 2015. The USBC Senior Masters will headline the three tournaments, with nearly 200 of the top USBC members age 50 and older set to take on the unique double-elimination format from July 27-Aug. 2. USBC and PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. is the defending champion.