Pete Weber (pictured left) of St. Ann, Missouri, has won 37 career Professional Bowlers Association titles, including 10 majors, but the one tournament that has always eluded him has been the United States Bowling Congress Masters.

Weber got off to a stellar start in Tuesday's opening round at the 2015 USBC Masters, finishing with a five-game total of 1,308 (261.6 average) to lead the sold-out field of 336 of the top bowlers in the world at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wis. The finals of the event will be broadcast live on ESPN on Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern.

After starting with games of 235 and 250, Weber finished the day with games of 287, 257 and 279 to lead the tournament by 79 pins.

"It always feel good to get off to such a good start," said Weber, a member of the USBC and PBA Hall of Fames. "I wasn't feeling really good after the practice session yesterday because of my ball reaction. Fortunately, the stuff I drilled up worked well."

Chad Roberts (left) of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, sits in second place with 1,229, while EJ Tackett (right) of Huntington, Indiana, is third with 1,206. Andrew Anderson of Holly, Michigan, fired a 300 game in the opening round and is fourth with 1,203.

Denmark's Thomas Larsen (below left) also had a perfect game in the first round and is 19th with 1,157.

All competitors will bowl 15 games of qualifying over three days before the field is cut to the top 63 plus defending champion Jason Belmonte (right) of Australia for the double-elimination match-play bracket starting Friday.

Belmonte, who bowls qualifying to try to earn the highest seeding position possible, is currently tied for 62nd place with Jason Wojnar of New Lenox, Ill., and Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Mich., at 1,098, an average of 219.60.

The top five players at the conclusion of the bracket competition will compete in the live two-hour championship round on ESPN.

The Masters, which features a first-place prize of $50,000, is a major event on the PBA Tour and is part of the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Bowling Tour.

All qualifying and match play rounds of the Masters are being covered live on Xtra Frame, the PBA's online bowling channel. For more information on the Masters, including live scoring, here.

 

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United States Bowling Congress Masters - Qualifying Round 1 Results

Players with position, hometown/country and 5-game total; top 63 after 15 games plus defending champion Jason Belmonte, Australia, advance to double-elimination match-play

1, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,308
2, Chad Roberts, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, 1,229
3, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 1,206
4, Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich., 1,203
5, Perry Crowell IV, Hoquiam, Wash., 1,202
6, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 1,200
6, Christopher Sand, Sterling Heights, Mich., 1,200
6, A.J. Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 1,200
9, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,199
10, Matthew O'Grady, Matawan, N.J., 1,189
11, John Szczerbinski, Columbus, Ohio, 1,177
12, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,175
13, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,167
14, Zachary Wilkins, Canada, 1,162
15, Alex Aguiar, Dartmouth, Mass., 1,160
15, William Guszczo, Orland Park, Ill., 1,160
17, Justin Dunn, Deland, Fla., 1,159
18, Stuart Williams, England, 1,158
19, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1,157
20, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 1,152
21, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,150
22, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 1,149
23, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,148
24, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,147
25, Brad Miller, St. Charles, Mo., 1,144
25, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,144
27, Paul Moor, England, 1,143
27, Patrick Girard, Canada, 1,143
29, Nick Kruml, Downers Grove, Ill., 1,141
30, Todd Fenske, Wausau, Wis., 1,139
31, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,138
31, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,138
31, John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., 1,138
34, Nicholas Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 1,135
35, Tyson Branagan, Euless, Texas, 1,131
36, Matt Russo, Millstone Township, N.J., 1,130
37, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,128
38, Robert Gotchall, Lincoln, Neb., 1,124
39, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 1,123
40, Scott Weber, Green Bay, Wis., 1,122
41, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 1,121
42, Zeke Bayt, Henderson, Nev., 1,116
42, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 1,116
42, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,116
42, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 1,116
46, Austin Boulds, Creal Springs, Ill., 1,115
47, Cameron Weier, Federal Way, Wash., 1,113
48, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,111
49, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,110
49, Shuichi Heki, Japan, 1,110
51, Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw, Mich., 1,109
52, Christopher Colella, Templeton, Mass., 1,108
53, Chad Reiffer, Kentwood, Mich., 1,107
54, Jim Schroeder, Waukesha, Wis., 1,106
55, Chad Nelson, Owatonna, Minn., 1,104
56, Matthew McNiel, Wichita, Kan., 1,101
56, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 1,101
58, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 1,100
59, Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 1,099
59, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,099
59, Charles Easton, Sylvania, Ohio, 1,099
62, Jason Wojnar, New Lenox, Ill., 1,098
62, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,098
62, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,098
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65, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,097
65, Rob Edwards, Vancouver, Wash., 1,097
67, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,095
68, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 1,094
69, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 1,090
70, Chad Kloss, Cudahy, Wis., 1,089
70, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,089
70, Roger Petrin, Wichita, Kan., 1,089
73, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 1,088
74, Brian Elder, Newark, Del., 1,087
74, Mike Fagan, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,087
76, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 1,085
76, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 1,085
78, Steve Lemke, Nacogdoches, Texas, 1,082
79, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,081
80, Bryan Bourget, Woonsocket, R.I., 1,080
80, Kyle Anderson, Lockport, Ill., 1,080
82, Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 1,079
83, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,077
84, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 1,076
85, Ryan Graywacz, Windsor Locks, Conn., 1,075
85, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,075
87, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,074
88, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 1,073
88, Greg Young, Viera, Fla., 1,073
90, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 1,071
91, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 1,070
92, Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 1,069
93, Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 1,065
93, Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 1,065
93, Nick Pahr, Eden Prairie, Minn., 1,065
96, John Verbich III, Griffith, Ind., 1,064
96, Kenneth Kempf, Appleton, Wis., 1,064
98, Brody Green, Delavan, Wis., 1,063
98, Sam Sylvester, Hugo, Minn., 1,063
100, Matthew Paine, Richfield, Minn., 1,061
100, Dom Barrett, England, 1,061
100, Ryan Zagar, Chicago, 1,061
103, Matthew Heesaker, Green Bay, Wis., 1,060
104, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 1,059
104, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 1,059
104, Charles Richey Jr., Concord, N.C., 1,059
104, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 1,059
108, Ross Strand, Aurora, Colo., 1,058
109, Ryne Podlas, Largo, Fla., 1,057
110, Steven Arehart, Chesapeake, Va., 1,055
110, Reggie Doxtater, Green Bay, Wis., 1,055
112, Clint Land, Richmond, Texas, 1,053
112, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 1,053
114, Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 1,052
115, Geoffrey Young, Keller, Texas, 1,050
115, Brian Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,050
115, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 1,050
118, Matthew Tomsu, Omaha, Neb., 1,049
119, Nick Plouff, Tomahawk, Wis., 1,047
119, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,047
119, Wesley Low, Palmdale, Calif., 1,047
122, A.J. Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 1,046
122, James Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 1,046
122, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 1,046
125, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,045
125, Dan Bock, Albert Lea, Minn., 1,045
127, Jacob Kent, Chicago, 1,044
128, Jonathan Schalow, Evansville, Wis., 1,040
129, Toby Sambueno, Henderson, Nev., 1,038
129, Jason Hanson, Eagan, Minn., 1,038
131, Ryan Slosser, Newburgh, Ind., 1,037
132, Wade Staude, Ft. Atkinson, Wis., 1,036
132, Francois Lavoie, Wichita, Kansas, 1,036
134, Doug Scheidig, Royersford, Pa., 1,035
135, T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., 1,034
135, Ryan Patterson, Washington, W.Va., 1,034
137, Ryan Powers, Portage, Mich., 1,033
137, Dakota Jordan, Andersen, S.C., 1,033
139, David Oulman, Medford, Minn., 1,032
139, Justin Coste, Moorehead, Min., 1,032
141, Brian Mattmiller, Antigo, Wis., 1,031
142, Mike Dole, Loves Park, Ill., 1,028
142, Greg Thomas, New Berlin, Wis., 1,028
144, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 1,027
144, Robert Smith, Moorpark, Calif., 1,027
146, Aaron Groendyk, Wyoming, Mich., 1,026
147, Guy Johnson, Hampstead, Md., 1,024
147, David Stouffer, Lehigh Acres, Fla., 1,024
147, John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 1,024
147, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,024
151, Ryan Lakota, Shorewood, Ill., 1,023
151, Michael Upton, Burnsville, Minn., 1,023
153, Steve Novak, Bay City, Mich., 1,021
154, Jeffery Johnson, Freeport, Ill., 1,020
154, Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 1,020
154, Chris VanAkkeren, Chilton, Wis., 1,020
154, Matthew Krueger, La Crosse, Wis., 1,020
158, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 1,019
159, Kenny Ryan, Ocean, N.J., 1,018
159, Dana Wright, St. Paul, Minn., 1,018
159, Joseph Tomassoni, Iron Mountain, Mich., 1,018
159, Nate Van Note, Worthington, Minn., 1,018
163, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,017
163, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 1,017
163, Brandon Bivens, East Ridge, Tenn., 1,017
166, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 1,014
166, David Sevier, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,014
166, Maria Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 1,014
169, Alex Hoffman, Oshkosh, Wis., 1,013
169, Cotie Holbek, Burlington, Wis., 1,013
171, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 1,012
171, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 1,012
173, Neal Johnson, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1,011
173, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Japan, 1,011
175, Rick Schafer, Arvada, Colo., 1,009
175, Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, 1,009
175, Dominic Partipilo, Aurora, Ill., 1,009
178, Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 1,008
178, Chris Williams, North Las Vegas, NV, 1,008
180, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,006
181, Michael Calhoun, Wyandotte, Mich., 1,005
182, Allen Paulsen, West Haven, Utah, 1,004
182, Brent Ritchie, Madison, Wis., 1,004
184, Mike Zarcone, Tonawanda, N.Y., 1,003
185, Thomas Tkacz, Barkhamsted, Conn., 1,002
186, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 1,001
187, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 999
188, Tylor Greene, Davison, Mich., 998
189, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 995
189, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 995
191, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 994
191, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 994
193, Yuya Kato, Japan, 993
193, Richard Rathjen, Naples, Fla., 993
195, Lee Vanderhoef, Rising Sun, M.D., 992
195, Sammy Krucek, Hammond, Ind., 992
195, Dan Marazzo, Glendale Hts, Ill., 992
195, Dan Perry, Huntley, Ill., 992
195, Mitchell Katic, Whiting, Ind., 992
195, David Labinski, Milwaukee, Wis., 992
201, Matthew Farber, Plainview, N.Y., 991
201, Robert Clements, Plymouth, Minn., 991
203, Donald DuPree III, Andalusia, Ala., 990
203, Christopher Boyd, Brick, N.J., 990
205, Justin Huben, Green Bay, Wis., 989
205, Nicholas Scott, Mooresville, N.C., 989
205, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 989
205, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 989
209, Michael Snell, Plattsmouth, Neb., 988
210, Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 987
211, Brandon Schilling, Dorchester, Wis., 986
211, Corey Bottos, Houston, 986
211, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 986
214, Timothy Martin, Harrisville, R.I., 985
215, Gregory Bard, Fond du Lac, Wis., 982
216, John Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 981
216, Michael Kaul, Neenah, Wis., 981
218, Adam Resop, Schofield, Wis., 980
218, Rick Cornelius, Omaha, 980
220, Mason Petrin, Chicago, 977
220, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., 977
220, Matthew T. Kuba, Burbank, Ill., 977
220, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 977
224, Shawn Haley, Williamstown, Vt., 976
225, Vince Biondo, Carpentersville, Ill., 975
225, Bill Crane, Mooresville, Ind., 975
225, Matt Meyer, Alexandria, Minn., 975
228, Rick Erce, Madison, Wis., 974
229, Frank Bellavia Jr., Niagara Falls, N.Y., 973
229, Eric Villagomez, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 973
229, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 973
229, Kristina Wendell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 973
233, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 971
234, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 970
234, Jamie Clark, Plymouth, Minn., 970
236, Brandon Martin, Derby, Kan., 969
236, Robert Lee, Japan, 969
238, Kyle King, Canton, S.D., 968
239, Chad Bellin, Green Bay, Wis., 967
240, Trent Mitchell, Chicago, 966
241, Ryan Yanel, Kenosha, Wis., 965
242, Donald Durland, Wurtsboro, N.Y., 964
243, Tim Nelson, Skokie, Ill., 963
244, Chris Arcaro, Wilmington, N.C., 961
244, Adam Georg, Cincinnati, Ohio, 961
244, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 961
247, James Kedroski, Kansasville, Wis., 960
248, Bob Vander Vorst, Mandan, N.D., 959
249, Adam Danielsen, Sioux Falls, S.D., 958
249, Jeremy Sonnenfeld, Sioux Falls, S.D., 958
249, Mike Dolan, Fond du Lac, Wis., 958
252, Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 957
253, Joshua Doughty, Lake Mills, Wis., 953
254, Chris Cundiff, Lake Station, Ind., 952
255, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 951
255, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 951
257, Kazumi Shioyama, Japan, 950
258, Al Danz Jr., Escanaba, Mich., 948
259, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 947
260, Aaron Martin, Mount Juliet, Tenn., 946
261, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 945
262, Armando Santacruz, Ecuador, 944
263, Tom Sorce, Richmond, Va., 942
264, Tyron McKinney, Ashland, Ky., 940
265, Jason Griffin, Kenosha, Wis., 938
266, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 937
266, Daniel Kimmer, Clearwater, Minn., 937
268, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 936
268, Kevin Doler, Columbus, Ga., 936
268, Ben Zakrocki, Philadelphia, 936
268, Michael Martin Jr., Cheyenne, Wyo., 936
272, Tony Roventini, Franklin, Wis., 935
272, Bradley Crouse, Nazareth, Pa., 935
272, Alex Blaisdell, Champlin, Minn., 935
275, Kris Stevens, Moundsview, Minn., 931
276, Shawn McKee, Mooresville, N.C., 928
277, Nicholas Parker, Jonesburo, Ark., 927
278, Thomas Rogers, Madison, Wis., 926
278, Dylan Davis, Waterville, Maine, 926
280, Jake Provenzano, Wichita, Kan., 924
281, Aaron Ramsden, Pleasant Valley, Mo., 921
282, Stephen Pavlinko, Sewell, N.J., 917
283, Matthew Graham, Stockton, Calif., 916
284, Shawn Hayes, Farmington, N.Y., 915
284, Carey Bock, Canada, 915
286, Dillon Robinson, Sandy, Utah, 912
286, John Kositzky, Escanaba, Mich., 912
288, Tod Richardson, Fairbanks, Alaska, 909
289, Charles Hayslett II, Apple Valley, Minn., 907
290, Jared Cudnohufsky, Kingsford, Mich., 906
291, Chris Loonsfoot, Baraga, Mich., 900
292, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 899
293, James Therrian, Laurium, Mich., 897
293, Ryan Saxe, Franklin, Wis., 897
295, Brian Laurent, Green Bay, Wis., 894
296, Zeke Webber, St. Paul, Minn., 893
297, Ayre Cooney, Lee's Summit, Mo., 892
298, Bradley Skenandore, Green Bay, Wis., 891
299, Jon Koltz, Green Bay, Wis., 890
300, Chad Lusche, Arvada, Colo., 889
301, Theo Johnson, Big Flats, N.Y., 888
302, Josh Basso, Lake Geneva, Wis., 887
302, Will Vidulich, Hawthorne, N.J., 887
304, Kevin Weiss, Green Bay, Wis., 886
305, Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo., 885
305, Jose Rivera, Vine Grove, Ky., 885
307, Michael Ristow, Manitowoc, Wis., 884
307, Kenneth Kadonsky, Shawano, Wis., 884
309, Benjamin Hafeman, Wausau, Wis., 882
310, Peter Dove, Lanse, Mich., 881
311, Jeffrey Erickson, Green Bay, Wis., 874
312, Gary Exner Jr., Racine, Wis., 869
313, Cory Gilbert, Dickson, Tenn., 866
314, C.J. Boyer, Coon Rapids, Minn., 861
315, Tony Hubert, Kankakee, Ill., 858
315, Erik Hill, Dacula, Ga., 858
317, Nathan Cushman, Oshkosh, Wis., 857
318, Nick Wetzel, LaCrosse, Wis., 854
319, Sean Wolfe, Green Bay, Wis., 853
320, Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 852
321, Tommy Barna, Westminster, Md., 851
322, Steven Banks, Oakton, Va., 849
323, John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 846
324, Atef Darghali, Clinton Twp, Mich., 844
325, Anthony Turner, Stevens Point, Wis., 841
326, Daniel Ott, Marinette, Wis., 830
327, David Supanich, Orland Park, Ill., 828
328, Michael Dietzen, Grand Chute, Wis., 826
329, David Skalnik, Schaumburg, Ill., 820
329, Beau Rehner, Lake in the Hills, Ill., 820
331, Austin Hunt, Kennewick, Wash., 814
332, Zachary Green, Madison, Wis., 789
333, Marshall Mosher, Lake Mills, Wis., 781
334, Paul Cruikshank, Madison, Wis., 762
335, Vincent Mayweather, Aurora, Ill., 753
336, Dennis Ferguson, Bellingham, Wash., 696