Nathan Bohr (pictured left) of Austin, Texas, outlasted fellow Texans Wes Malott (right) of Pflugerville, Mike Fagan of Hurst and Shawn Maldonado of Houston to win his 18th PBA Regional title Sunday in the 10th annual PBA Dallas Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons Southwest Open, hosted by Brunswick Zone, Watauga, Texas.

Maldonado led Saturday's 10 games of qualifying, won his first two matches, but then faltered, losing five of his next six matches. Bohr, Malott and Fagan took turns at the top of the leader board before Bohr pulled comfortably ahead of Malott with a 290 in the 14th of 16 games of match play.

Bohr earned $5,000 with the victory, Malott collected $2,600 for second, Maldonado $1,750 for third and Fagan $1,300 for fourth.

Gary Faulkner Jr. (left) of Memphis, Tenn., defeated PBA Tour titlist Jason Sterner of Covington, Ga., 235-234, to win his first PBA South Region title in the PBA Merritt Island Southern Open presented by Storm Sunday at Shore Lanes in Merritt Island, Fla.

In the PBA50 portion of the doubleheader event, Bob Learn Jr. (right) of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., defeated Kent Wagner of Bradenton, Fla., 279-218, to win his 28th overall PBA regional Title.

Faulkner and Learn each earned $2,000 for their wins. With his first title, Faulkner also is now eligible to enter the 50th anniversary Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions in February in Indianapolis.

Gary Shultis (pictured left with proprietor Pete Bryan) of Levittown, N.Y., defeated PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia of Jackson, N.J., 207-190, to win the PBA50 Bryan's Bowling Center Open presented by The Insurance Market at Bryan's Bowling Center in Laurel, Del., Sunday. Shultis earned $1,700 along with his 21st career regional title.

Shultis also ended two-time defending champion George Tignor's bid for a three-peat when Shultis defeated the Winchendon, Mass., resident, 205-180, in the semifinal round. Petraglia defeated first-time competitor Jay Davis of Silver Spring, Md., 238-186, in the other semi-final match.

Hugh Miller (right) of Mercer Island, Wash., defeated Brian Tinsley of Medford, Ore., 258-187, to win his sixth PBA50 regional title and a $2,000 first prize in the PBA50 Dick's Pro Shop Northwest/West Open at Linn Lanes in Lebanon, Ore., Sunday.

Miller defeated Trent Zabelle of Portland, Ore., 185-176, and Tinsley defeated Mal Acosta of Lebanon, 196-145, to set up the championship match.

The PBA's Thanksgiving weekend schedule includes the Beaumont Southwest Open at Crossroads Bowling Center in Beaumont, Texas, and the La-Z-Boy/Monroe Sport Center Central Challenge for non-titlists in Monroe, Mich.

For complete Regional tournament schedules and entry information, click here.

 

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