Two-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour winner Jack Jurek (pictured left) of Lackawanna, N.Y., averaged 236 to take the first round lead Tuesday in the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by Storm at the Suncoast Bowling center.

Bowling as a rookie on the PBA50 Tour this season and competing in only his second PBA50 Tour tournament, Jurek compiled a 1,888 eight-game pinfall total with games of 215, 236, 222, 255, 222, 233, 258 and 247 in the first round.

On Monday, prior to the start of the Senior U.S. Open, Jurek won a PBA50 regional tournament at the Suncoast, which he bowled partly as a tune up for the Senior U.S. Open.

"I definitely looked at the regional as an opportunity to prepare for the Senior U.S. Open," said the 50-year-old Jurek, who competed in his first PBA50 Tour event two weeks ago in Dayton, Ohio. "They were using the U.S. Open (lane) condition in the regional so it made sense that I could gain some knowledge from bowling in the regional."

Jurek, who has competed on and off on the PBA Tour for 27 years, says that he could be at a crossroads in his PBA Tour career.

"I'm still evaluating how much I'm going to be bowling on both tours," Jurek said. "I feel good and feel that I can still compete but I've been struggling on the regular tour the past couple of seasons. My plan is to bowl the (regular) U.S. Open and the World Series of Bowling in the fall and then see what happens after that."

Bowling on the challenging U.S. Open lane condition, Jurek managed to avoid a slump in the round that often plagues many bowlers.

"Even though I haven't bowled as well as I would have liked on the regular tour, I think it has prepared me for the challenge of bowling in this tournament," he said. "You play inside quite a bit on the regular tour and that is basically where I was playing today. I'm just glad the block ended when it did because I don't think I could have moved any farther inside."

Jurek holds a 35-pin lead over amateur Bob Markiewicz (left) of San Diego in second with 1,853.

Rounding out the top five are two-time PBA Tour titlist Kent Wagner (above right), Palmetto, Fla., 1801; two-time PBA50 Tour winner Lennie Boresch Jr. (left), Kenosha, Wis., 1,774 and three-time PBA50 Tour champion Harry Sullins (right), Chesterfield Township, Mich., 1,772.

Defending Senior U.S. Open champion Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela finished the day in 13th with 1,725.

The 189-player field returns Wednesday for another eight-game qualifying round. The field will then be cut to the top 53 for a cashers round Thursday morning which will determine the top 24 players for round-robin match play beginning Thursday afternoon.

Match play continues on Friday to determine the four players who will advance to the stepladder finals at 4 p.m. PT on Friday.

 

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Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by Storm - First Round Qualifying

Players with position, hometown and 8-game total. a indicates amateur.

1, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,888
2, a-Bob Markiewicz, San Diego, 1,853
3, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,801
4, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,774
5, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp, Mich., 1,772
6, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 1,771
7, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 1,765
8, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,748
9, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,743
10, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,738
11, Jeff Richgels, Madison, Wis., 1,735
12, a-Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,732
13, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,725
14, (tie) Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., and Randy Pedersen, Clermont, Fla., 1,724
16, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,722
17, Doug Kempt, Monrovia, Calif., 1,721
18, a-John Kirker, Taftville, Conn., 1,709
19, (tie) Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, and Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,706
21, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,694
22, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,690
23, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 1,682
24, a-Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 1,677
25, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1,673
26, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,672
27, a-Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., 1,668
28, a-Louis Moretti, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,667
29, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 1,657
30, Mike Kanada, Camarillo, Calif., 1,656
31, (tie) Jerry Sikora, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., and Rob Rice, Sunnyside, Wash., 1,655
33, (tie) Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas, and Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,653
35, (tie)) Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., and Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 1,650
37, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 1,645
38, Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., 1,644
39, a-Jeff Suma , Auburn Hills, Mich., 1,640
40, a-Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1,639
41, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,634
42, Paul Nilsen, Murrieta, Calif., 1,632
43, a-Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., 1,630
44, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,629
45, a-Jim Moran, Las Vegas, 1,628
46, Eric Forkel, Las Vegas, 1,621
47, Michael Tryniski, Fulton, N.Y., 1,618
48, Matt Surina, Puyallup, Wash., 1,617
49, a-Henry Dawson, Elma, Wash., 1,613
50, (tie) Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., and Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 1,609
52, a-Terry Leong, Las Vegas, 1,608
53, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 1,598
54, a-Barry Zimmerman, Grand Forks, N.D., 1,597
55, (tie) Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., and Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,593
57, a-Jeff Garrison, Hawthorne, Calif., 1,591
58, Joe Salvemini, Silt, Colo., 1,588
59, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,587
60, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,585
61, (tie) Rodney Garrick, San Francisco, Tommy Martin, Arlington, Tenn., and
Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,584
64, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,582
65, a-Phil Prieto Jr., El Paso, Texas, 1,576
66, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 1,575
67, (tie) a-David Cullen, Las Vegas, and Rick Woloszyn, Griffith, Ind., 1,574
69, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 1,573
70, Gerald Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 1,571
71, a-Howard Partell, Las Vegas, 1,569
72, Don Moser, Murrieta, Calif., 1,567
73, a-Dan Winter, Rockford, Ill., 1,563
74, Don Sylvia, Lady Lake, Fla., 1,558
75, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 1,557
76, a-Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 1,555
77, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,550
78, John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 1,549
79, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,546
80, (tie) Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,544
82, (tie) Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., and Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,543
84, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,541
85, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,539
86, (tie) a-Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., and a-Edward Roberts , Braintree, Mass., 1,537
88, (tie) Steve Davis, Manteca, Calif., and a-Ron Hosler, Denver, Colo., 1,533
90, a-Philip Meinke, Germany, 1,531
91, (tie) Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., and
Marvin Nezvensky Jr., Pueblo, Colo., 1,530
94, Rick Minier, Houston, Texas, 1,529
95, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 1,527
96, (tie) David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., and Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,524
98, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 1,520
99, Robert Callari, Bloomfield, N.Y., 1,517
100, Don Hicks, West Babylon, N.Y., 1,514
101, (tie) a-Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., and Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,513
103, a-Chip Pettiford, Los Angeles, 1,512
104, Jorge Gutierrez, Las Cruces, N.M., 1,511
105, (tie) Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., and Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 1,509
107, a-Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 1,508
108, Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 1,506
109, Don Lane, San Francisco, 1,504
110, (tie) Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., and a-George Corpuz, Sacramento, Calif., 1,502
112, a-Michael Clemence, Las Vegas, 1,501
113, Jack Wofford, Flagstaff, Ariz., 1,495
114, Daniel Miyamoto, Mililani, Hawaii, 1,494
115, (tie) a-Tim Maiseroulle, Buford, Ga., and a-Kevin Sabado, North Las Vegas, Nev., 1,490
117, Lew Elting, Carlsbad, Calif., 1,488
118, Glen Smith, Seattle, Wash., 1,487
119, (tie) a-David Graber, Las Vegas, and a-Kenneth Daily, San Leanardo, Calif., 1,486
121, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,484
122, Lee Rucker, Fort Myers, Fla., 1,482
123, (tie) Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., and John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 1,481
125, (tie) Ed Cutter, Manassas Park, Va., and George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,479
127, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 1,478
128, Larry Jordan, Lebanon, Ore., 1,477
129, (tie) Bob Amoruso, Glenview, Ill., and Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., 1,475
131, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,474
132, Larry Grandt, Lake Bluff, Ill., 1,466
133, a-Pete Toth , Simi Valley, Calif., 1,458
134, Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 1,452
135, Paul Lemond, Jasper, Ind., 1,450
136, a-Dale Rider, Las Vegas, 1,448
137, Scott Hansel, Stockton, Calif., 1,444
138, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,443
139, a-Bobby Link, Glendale, N.Y., 1,442
140, Darrell Adams, Flintstone, Ga., 1,440
141,a- Max Shellabarger, Layton, Utah, 1,438
142, Danny Gould, Palm Bay, Fla, 1,437
143, (tie) Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., and Kevin Fatherree, Northridge, Calif., 1,436
145, a-Murray Hickman Sr., Las Vegas, 1,435
146, Mike Raleigh, Clyde, Mich., 1,433
147, (tie) Dave Gualeni, Roswell, N.M., and Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 1,432
149, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,431
150, a-Dave Washburn, Las Vegas, 1,427
151, Rudy Garcia, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,423
152, Doug O'Bryant, Jasper, Ga., 1,420
153, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 1,419
154, Doug Thompson, Aberdeen, S.D., 1,413
155, Rich Kleinman, Reno, Nev., 1,410
156, Rick Salyer, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,408
157, a-Frank DeFilippo, Las Vegas, 1,404
158, a-Edgar Gomez , Colombia, 1,395
159, a-Scott Rygol , Henderson, Nev., 1,394
160, (tie) Van Fenner, Reno, Nev., and Dale Ballou, Seaside, Ore., 1,391
162, (tie) Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., and Gary Palma, Binghamton, N.Y., 1,388
164, a-Rick Darnell, Las Vegas, 1,386
165, Joe Beck, Montgomery, Ala., 1,379
166, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,373
167, a-Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 1,358
168, a-Lee Taylor, Las Vegas, 1,355
169, a-Lenny Guccione, Broomfield, Colo., 1,353
170, (tie) Willie Tunson, Las Vegas, and Don Michaelsen Sr., Plant City, Fla., 1,352
172, Jim Clay, Las Vegas, 1,349
173, a-John Reed , Pueblo, Colo., 1,348
174, (tie) a-Randy Turner , Lubbock, Texas, and Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif., 1,345
176, a-Howard Loosbroock, Henderson, Nev., 1,342
177, a-JamiLynn Fox, Toledo, Ohio, 1,339
178, a-Mike Locorriere, Las Vegas, 1,335
179, a-Donald Kilgore, Las Vegas, 1,329
180, (tie) a-Walter Rampton, Las Vegas, and Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 1,322
182, Jim Heintz, St. Charles, Mo., 1,293
183, a-Thomas Smith, San Bernardino, Calif., 1,280
184, a-Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va., 1,255
185, a-Tim Livingston, Las Vegas, 1,248
186, Lauri Karppala Jr., Folsom, Calif., 1,243
187, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 1,360 (withdrew)
188, a-Greg Laughman, Las Vegas, 906 (withdrew)
189, Ken Stroud, Troy, N.Y., 498 (withdrew)