Jake Peters averages 241 to lead qualifying at GEICO PBA Summer Swing's Badger Open
05/21/13
Former Junior Team USA member Jake Peters (pictured left), a second-year Professional Bowlers Association member from Decatur, Ill., overtook reigning PBA Player of the Year Sean Rash (right) in the final game Monday to take the qualifying lead in the PBA Badger Open at AMF Waukesha in Waukesha, Wis.
Peters, who has yet to win a PBA title at any level, averaged 241.1 for 10 qualifying games Monday, finishing with a 2,411 total and a 19-pin lead over Rash on a new 52-foot Badger lane conditioning pattern, the longest application of oil the PBA has used in years.
The Badger Open is the first of four tournaments in the GEICO PBA Summer Swing that is being held at three Milwaukee area bowling centers. It also is the first PBA Tour event being contested in a bowling center with natural wood lanes in several years.
"That was exciting. I've never led a PBA event before," Peters said.
"Every event I've bowled in the PBA has been on synthetic lane surfaces, so it was pretty exciting to bowl on natural wood lanes," Peters added. "I was pretty eager about it. I've seen the old animal patterns a bunch of times, and I've had a tough time on them, so it was interesting to see something new. I was pretty eager to try it.
"I called my father last night and told him I thought the Badger was going to be my toughest pattern. I thought I was going to have to move way left on the lane, but they held up pretty good and I didn't have to move nearly as far as I thought."
Peters, who has never finished higher than 19th place in a PBA Tour event, was thrilled to be in the lead.
"When you're growing up, you know it's going to be hard to compete out here," he said, "but it has been a thousand times harder than I thought it would be. The support I've had behind me from my family has been great. It's nice to finally have some success."
Peters was fifth after Monday's first five-game round, but fired games of 256, 226, 243, 259 and 257 in the evening session to overtake Rash. Rash, who finished with a 2,392 total, is trying for his seventh career title and second of the 2012-13 season.
Bill O'Neill (above left) of Langhorne, Pa., started the day with 21 consecutive strikes for games of 300 and 279, and held the first round lead. He finished the day in third place with 2,367 pins, Anthony LaCaze (above right) of Melrose Park, Ill., was fourth at 2,363 and non-pro Aaron Lorincz of Belleville, Mich., was fifth with a 2,339 total.
Four international bowlers survived the qualifying cut. Andres Gomez (left) of Colombia, who is looking for his third PBA title and the second this season, was in sixth place with 2,331 and was followed by Canadian Patrick Girard, who was eighth with 2,314 including a 300 game.
Two-time PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi, a native Finn who lives in Hartland, Mich., was 14th with 2,262, while Australian two-hander Jason Belmonte (right) tied Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., for 18th place at 2,242. Jon VanHees of Charlestown, R.I. took the 24th and last place to advance with 2,224.
The top 24 qualifiers advanced to Tuesday's 16 games of round robin match play. The top five players after Tuesday's 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. match play rounds will advance to the stepladder finals on Saturday, June 1, at AMF Bowlero in nearby Wauwatosa.
Following Tuesday's Badger Open match play rounds, the GEICO PBA Summer Swing moves to AMF West in Milwaukee for the Wolf Open May 22-24. The Bear Open is next, May 26-28 at AMF Bowlero, followed by the Milwaukee Open May 29-30, also at AMF Bowlero.
The Milwaukee Open will feature the top 28 qualifiers based on total pinfall after 30 qualifying games from the three animal pattern events.
Stepladder finals for all four tournaments, plus the GEICO Summer King of the Swing special event, will be taped over two days by the CBS Sports Network June 1-2 at Bowlero for airing on five consecutive Tuesdays at 7 p.m. ET beginning June 11.
The GEICO Summer King of the Swing will include the four Summer Swing event champions plus the next highest points leader who hasn't won a title. Those five will compete in a $25,000 stepladder final for a $10,000 first prize, concluding the summer series on June 2.
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Players with position, hometown and 10-game total; the top 24 advance to round robin match play Tuesday.
1, Jake Peters, Decatur, Ill., 2,411
2, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 2,392
3, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 2,367, $100
4, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,363
5, Aaron Lorincz, Belleville, Mich., 2,339
6, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2,331
7, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 2,318
8, Patrick Girard, Canada, 2,314, $100
9, Mike Dole, Loves Park, Ill., 2,308
10, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 2,307, $100
11, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 2,296
12, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 2,272
13, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 2,271
14, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 2,262
15, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 2,252
16, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 2,251
17, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 2,247
18 (tie), Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Jason Belmonte, Australia, 2,242
20, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,237
21, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 2,234
22, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,232
23, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,227
24, Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 2,224
Missed Cut:
25, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,219, $600
26, Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, 2,212
27, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 2,204
28 (tie), Paul Moor, England, and Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 2,203
30, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,196
31, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 2,193
32, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,189
33, Erik Gulbrandson, Superior, Wis., 2,186
34, T.P. Peterson, Evergreen Park, Ill., 2,180
35, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 2,171
36, Dom Barrett, England, 2,169
37, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2,168
38, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 2,161
39, Brad Miller, St. Charles, Mo., 2,160
40, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2,159
41, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 2,158
42, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 2,153
43, Christopher Glaz, Elmwood Park, Ill, 2,148
44, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 2,144
45, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 2,112
46 (tie), Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., and Greg Thomas, Oak Creek, Wis., 2,111
48, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 2,110
49 (tie), E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., and Dan MacLelland, Canada, 2,107
51, Brian Gunn, Chicago, 2,103
52, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 2,102
53, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 2,101
54, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,098
55, Kenneth Bland Jr., Lorton, Va., 2,081
56, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 2,079
57, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 2,072
58, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 2,069
59, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 2,064
60, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 2,056
61, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 2,051
62, Jonathan Schalow, Evansville, Wis., 2,050
63, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 2,049
64, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 2,038
65, William Guszczo, Orland Park, Ill., 2,025
66 (tie), Andrew DeCaluwe, Mt. Prospect, Ill., and Gary Exner Jr., Racine, Wis., 2,019
68, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 2,001
69, Justin Bychkowski, Fairfield, Conn., 1,999
70, Joe Alivo, Lannon, Wis., 1,996
71 (tie), Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., and Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 1,982
73, Chris Cundiff, Lake Station, Ind., 1,981
74 (tie), David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., and Armando Santacruz, Ecuador, 1,963
76, Aaron Ramsden, Pleasant Valley, Mo., 1,944
77, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 1,932
78, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,927
79, Mike Larson, Menomonee Falls, Wis., 1,912
80, Dale Renken, St. Jacob, Ill., 1,890
81, Jonathan Russell, Rockwood, Tenn., 1,872
82, Kenneth Kempf, Appleton, Wis., 1,864
83, Lindell Woolard, Tallahassee, Fla., 1,819
84, Darren Andretta, New Hyde Park, N.Y., 1,783
85, Stephen Pavlinko Jr., Sewell, N.J., 1,780
86, Ralleigh Grandberry III, Maryland, Hts., Mo., 1,763
87, Van McNeil, West Allis, Wis., 1,750
88, Matt Beyer, Manawa, Wis., 1,638
89, Brandon Gronwoldt, LeRoy, Minn., 1,627
90, Mo Collins, Oxford, Mich., 1,458
300 Games (3): Bill O'Neill, Ryan Shafer, Patrick Girard.
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Former Junior Team USA member passes Sean Rash in final game
Former Junior Team USA member Jake Peters (pictured left), a second-year Professional Bowlers Association member from Decatur, Ill., overtook reigning PBA Player of the Year Sean Rash (right) in the final game Monday to take the qualifying lead in the PBA Badger Open at AMF Waukesha in Waukesha, Wis.Peters, who has yet to win a PBA title at any level, averaged 241.1 for 10 qualifying games Monday, finishing with a 2,411 total and a 19-pin lead over Rash on a new 52-foot Badger lane conditioning pattern, the longest application of oil the PBA has used in years.
The Badger Open is the first of four tournaments in the GEICO PBA Summer Swing that is being held at three Milwaukee area bowling centers. It also is the first PBA Tour event being contested in a bowling center with natural wood lanes in several years.
"That was exciting. I've never led a PBA event before," Peters said.
"Every event I've bowled in the PBA has been on synthetic lane surfaces, so it was pretty exciting to bowl on natural wood lanes," Peters added. "I was pretty eager about it. I've seen the old animal patterns a bunch of times, and I've had a tough time on them, so it was interesting to see something new. I was pretty eager to try it.
"I called my father last night and told him I thought the Badger was going to be my toughest pattern. I thought I was going to have to move way left on the lane, but they held up pretty good and I didn't have to move nearly as far as I thought."
Peters, who has never finished higher than 19th place in a PBA Tour event, was thrilled to be in the lead.
"When you're growing up, you know it's going to be hard to compete out here," he said, "but it has been a thousand times harder than I thought it would be. The support I've had behind me from my family has been great. It's nice to finally have some success."Peters was fifth after Monday's first five-game round, but fired games of 256, 226, 243, 259 and 257 in the evening session to overtake Rash. Rash, who finished with a 2,392 total, is trying for his seventh career title and second of the 2012-13 season.
Bill O'Neill (above left) of Langhorne, Pa., started the day with 21 consecutive strikes for games of 300 and 279, and held the first round lead. He finished the day in third place with 2,367 pins, Anthony LaCaze (above right) of Melrose Park, Ill., was fourth at 2,363 and non-pro Aaron Lorincz of Belleville, Mich., was fifth with a 2,339 total.
Four international bowlers survived the qualifying cut. Andres Gomez (left) of Colombia, who is looking for his third PBA title and the second this season, was in sixth place with 2,331 and was followed by Canadian Patrick Girard, who was eighth with 2,314 including a 300 game. Two-time PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi, a native Finn who lives in Hartland, Mich., was 14th with 2,262, while Australian two-hander Jason Belmonte (right) tied Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., for 18th place at 2,242. Jon VanHees of Charlestown, R.I. took the 24th and last place to advance with 2,224.
The top 24 qualifiers advanced to Tuesday's 16 games of round robin match play. The top five players after Tuesday's 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. match play rounds will advance to the stepladder finals on Saturday, June 1, at AMF Bowlero in nearby Wauwatosa.
Following Tuesday's Badger Open match play rounds, the GEICO PBA Summer Swing moves to AMF West in Milwaukee for the Wolf Open May 22-24. The Bear Open is next, May 26-28 at AMF Bowlero, followed by the Milwaukee Open May 29-30, also at AMF Bowlero.The Milwaukee Open will feature the top 28 qualifiers based on total pinfall after 30 qualifying games from the three animal pattern events.
Stepladder finals for all four tournaments, plus the GEICO Summer King of the Swing special event, will be taped over two days by the CBS Sports Network June 1-2 at Bowlero for airing on five consecutive Tuesdays at 7 p.m. ET beginning June 11.
The GEICO Summer King of the Swing will include the four Summer Swing event champions plus the next highest points leader who hasn't won a title. Those five will compete in a $25,000 stepladder final for a $10,000 first prize, concluding the summer series on June 2.
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PBA Badger Open - Final Qualifying Standings
Players with position, hometown and 10-game total; the top 24 advance to round robin match play Tuesday.
1, Jake Peters, Decatur, Ill., 2,411
2, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 2,392
3, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 2,367, $100
4, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 2,363
5, Aaron Lorincz, Belleville, Mich., 2,339
6, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 2,331
7, Mike Fagan, Dallas, 2,318
8, Patrick Girard, Canada, 2,314, $100
9, Mike Dole, Loves Park, Ill., 2,308
10, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 2,307, $100
11, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 2,296
12, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 2,272
13, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 2,271
14, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 2,262
15, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 2,252
16, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 2,251
17, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 2,247
18 (tie), Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Jason Belmonte, Australia, 2,242
20, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 2,237
21, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 2,234
22, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,232
23, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,227
24, Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 2,224
Missed Cut:
25, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,219, $600
26, Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, 2,212
27, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 2,204
28 (tie), Paul Moor, England, and Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 2,203
30, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,196
31, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 2,193
32, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,189
33, Erik Gulbrandson, Superior, Wis., 2,186
34, T.P. Peterson, Evergreen Park, Ill., 2,180
35, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 2,171
36, Dom Barrett, England, 2,169
37, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2,168
38, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 2,161
39, Brad Miller, St. Charles, Mo., 2,160
40, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2,159
41, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 2,158
42, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 2,153
43, Christopher Glaz, Elmwood Park, Ill, 2,148
44, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 2,144
45, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 2,112
46 (tie), Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., and Greg Thomas, Oak Creek, Wis., 2,111
48, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 2,110
49 (tie), E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., and Dan MacLelland, Canada, 2,107
51, Brian Gunn, Chicago, 2,103
52, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 2,102
53, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 2,101
54, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,098
55, Kenneth Bland Jr., Lorton, Va., 2,081
56, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 2,079
57, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 2,072
58, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 2,069
59, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 2,064
60, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, 2,056
61, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 2,051
62, Jonathan Schalow, Evansville, Wis., 2,050
63, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 2,049
64, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 2,038
65, William Guszczo, Orland Park, Ill., 2,025
66 (tie), Andrew DeCaluwe, Mt. Prospect, Ill., and Gary Exner Jr., Racine, Wis., 2,019
68, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 2,001
69, Justin Bychkowski, Fairfield, Conn., 1,999
70, Joe Alivo, Lannon, Wis., 1,996
71 (tie), Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., and Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 1,982
73, Chris Cundiff, Lake Station, Ind., 1,981
74 (tie), David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., and Armando Santacruz, Ecuador, 1,963
76, Aaron Ramsden, Pleasant Valley, Mo., 1,944
77, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 1,932
78, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,927
79, Mike Larson, Menomonee Falls, Wis., 1,912
80, Dale Renken, St. Jacob, Ill., 1,890
81, Jonathan Russell, Rockwood, Tenn., 1,872
82, Kenneth Kempf, Appleton, Wis., 1,864
83, Lindell Woolard, Tallahassee, Fla., 1,819
84, Darren Andretta, New Hyde Park, N.Y., 1,783
85, Stephen Pavlinko Jr., Sewell, N.J., 1,780
86, Ralleigh Grandberry III, Maryland, Hts., Mo., 1,763
87, Van McNeil, West Allis, Wis., 1,750
88, Matt Beyer, Manawa, Wis., 1,638
89, Brandon Gronwoldt, LeRoy, Minn., 1,627
90, Mo Collins, Oxford, Mich., 1,458
300 Games (3): Bill O'Neill, Ryan Shafer, Patrick Girard.
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