BWAA elects Mohr, Vidad as Senior Bowlers of the Year
01/10/12
BWAA Awards
The Bowling Writers Association of America has elected Ron Mohr (pictured left), Eagle River, Alaska, and Paula Vidad, Sun City, Calif. as Senior Bowlers of the Year for 2011.
Mohr won four PBA Senior titles, including the Senior US Open and finished in the top five in all but one of the 10 events in which he competed. He is the first senior to win four titles in a single season, earning himself $56,100 to top the earnings list.
Mohr finished second in the average rankings, surpassed only by Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., who finished runner-up in the balloting. Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., was third in the voting.
Vidad (right) was the 2011 Senior Queens champion and had an outstanding showing in the USBC Women's Championships. She also finished 16th in the Golden Ladies. Runner-up for the second year in a row was Char Hammel, Las Vegas, who finished third in the Golden Ladies and second in the Senior Queens.
Candidates for Senior Bowler of the Year must be 50 years of age by January 1 of the year of competition. The Bowling Writers Association of America instituted the male award in 1993 and began the female award in 2000.
Mohr won four PBA Senior titles, including the Senior US Open and finished in the top five in all but one of the 10 events in which he competed. He is the first senior to win four titles in a single season, earning himself $56,100 to top the earnings list.
Mohr finished second in the average rankings, surpassed only by Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., who finished runner-up in the balloting. Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., was third in the voting.Vidad (right) was the 2011 Senior Queens champion and had an outstanding showing in the USBC Women's Championships. She also finished 16th in the Golden Ladies. Runner-up for the second year in a row was Char Hammel, Las Vegas, who finished third in the Golden Ladies and second in the Senior Queens.
Candidates for Senior Bowler of the Year must be 50 years of age by January 1 of the year of competition. The Bowling Writers Association of America instituted the male award in 1993 and began the female award in 2000.
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