Patrick Allen takes first round lead in PBA Wolf Open
05/12/15
Looking to end a six-year drought without a win, 13-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour titlist Patrick Allen (pictured left) of Mount Kisco, N.Y., averaged 243.5 to lead after the first round of the PBA Wolf Open at FireLake Bowling Center in Shawnee, Okla..
Allen, whose last win came in the 2009 Dydo Japan Cup, bowled games of 257, 211, 236, 213, 268 and 276 for a 1,461 six-game pinfall total.
He led a field of 18 qualifiers into Monday night's second six-game qualifying round on the 32-foot Wolf lane conditioning pattern. Total pinfall after 12 games will determine the top five who will compete for the Wolf Open title Saturday at 11 a.m. on a special lane installation at the Grand Casino Event Center.
"I didn't feel I bowled that great but I had a good ball reaction," said Allen. "I'm not looking too far ahead. I think there's going to be more of a transition to deal with in the final round so I just have to be prepared for that."
Other players in the top five heading into Monday night's second round were Bill O'Neill (left), Langhorne, Pa., 1,440; Anthony Pepe (right), Elmhurst, N.Y., 1,421; Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,417, and Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,413.
The Wolf Open is the first of five events that comprise Oklahoma's Grand Casino Hotel & Resort PBA Summer Swing. All five events (Wolf, Bear, Badger and Oklahoma Opens plus the Grand Casino Resort King of the Swing) will be televised by CBS Sports Network and will air on successive Tuesday nights beginning May 26. The Wolf Open will air May 26 at 8 p.m. ET.
The first six games on each of the three animal patterns will determine the 18 players who will advance to the Oklahoma Open match play rounds on Thursday. The King of the Swing field will consist of the Wolf, Bear, Badger and Oklahoma Open winners plus the highest player in points without winning one of the four events.
All preliminary rounds of the PBA Wolf, Bear (Tuesday) and Badger (Wednesday) Opens, plus match play rounds of the Oklahoma Open are being covered live on PBA's online bowling channel, Xtra Frame.
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Players with position, hometown/country and 6-game total; top 18 advance to second qualifying round
1, Patrick Allen, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 1,461
2, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 1,440
3, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 1,421
4, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,417
5, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,413
6, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,407
7, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,406
8, Brett Cooper, Denver, 1,401
9, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 1,400
10, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 1,393
11, Mike Fagan, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,389
12, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 1,380
13, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 1,377
14, Robert Smith, Ventura, Calif., 1,375
15, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,373
16, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,357
17, Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, 1,353
18, Stuart Williams, England, 1,350
Missed Cut:
19, Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., 1,348
20, Dom Barrett, England, 1,341
21, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., and Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,321
24, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,313
25, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 1,312
26, (tie) Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., and Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 1,311
28, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,304
29, Lee Vanderhoef, Canton, Ga., 1,303
30, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,302
31, (tie) Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,299, and Zachary Dwyer, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., 1,299
34, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 1,298
35, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,295
36, Dan Buchman, Maple Shade, N.J., 1,291
37, Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 1,290
38, (tie) Shawn Maldonado, Houston, and Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 1,287
40, Sean Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 1,286
41, Dale Coleman, High Springs, Fla., 1,284
42, Ronnie Sparks Jr., Ecorse, Mich., 1,279
43, Patrick Girard, Canada, 1,277
44, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 1,276
45, Clint Land, Houston, 1,274
46, (tie) Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., and Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,273
48, (tie) Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., and Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,272
50, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,271
51, (tie) Christopher Colella, Templeton, Mass., Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., and John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 1,264
54, (tie) Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., and John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 1,260
56, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,259
57, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 1,252
58, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 1,250
59, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,248
60, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,247
61, (tie) Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, and Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 1,246
63, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 1,236
64, Kevin Andes, Somerset, Mass., 1,229
65, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,227
66, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 1,226
67, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,225
68, (tie) Arturo Quintero, Mexico, and Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,222
71, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 1,221
72, Jeff Hatt, Oklahoma City, 1,218
73, (tie) a-Bryant Ezell, Fayetteville, Ark., and Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,216
75, Brad Miller, St. Charles, Mo., 1,208
76, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 1,206
77, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 1,205
78, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,204
79, (tie) a-A.J. Johnson, Oswego, Ill., and Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,197
81, Gabriel Yanes, Shertz, Texas, 1,193
82, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,190
83, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 1,186
84, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 1,184
85, (tie) Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 1,183
87, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 1,180
88, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 1,176
89, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 1,173
90, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1,172
91, a-Perry Hall Jr., Oklahoma City, 1,170
92, Mason Edmondson, Amarillo, Texas, 1,169
93, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,164
94, (tie) D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, and Tim Gillick, Milford, Conn., 1,155
97, Austin Hunt, Kennewick, Wash., 1,153
98, Sheldon Oliver, Oklahom City, Okla., 1,148
99, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 1,128
100, Todd Book, Russells Point, Ohio, 1,124
101, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 1,121
102, Dave Wodka, Beavercreek, Ohio, 1,115
103, John Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,102
104, Kenneth Bland Jr., Chibolo, Texas, 1,097
105, Terrance Bright, Atlanta, 1,087
106, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 1,083
107, Chris Skillings, Shawnee, Okla., 1,081
108, Corey Bottos, Houston, 1,075
109, Robert McBride, Dallas, 1,066
110, Matt Bollhalter, Niceville, Fla., 1,065
111, Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw, Mich., 1,064
112, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 1,062
113, a-Trey Ford III, Bartlesville, Okla., 1,044
114, Michael DeVore II, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1,041
115, (tie) Justin Morris, McLoud, Okla., and Nicholas Johnsen, Rosenberg, Texas, 1,029
117, Cory Gilbert, Dickson, Tenn., 1,023
118, a-Floyd Speck, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1,019
119, Dirk Gibson, Little Rock, Ark., 1,014
120, Daniel Hochstein, Farmington Hills, Mich., 987
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Allen averages 243.5 to lead a field of 18 players into the second round
Looking to end a six-year drought without a win, 13-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour titlist Patrick Allen (pictured left) of Mount Kisco, N.Y., averaged 243.5 to lead after the first round of the PBA Wolf Open at FireLake Bowling Center in Shawnee, Okla..Allen, whose last win came in the 2009 Dydo Japan Cup, bowled games of 257, 211, 236, 213, 268 and 276 for a 1,461 six-game pinfall total.
He led a field of 18 qualifiers into Monday night's second six-game qualifying round on the 32-foot Wolf lane conditioning pattern. Total pinfall after 12 games will determine the top five who will compete for the Wolf Open title Saturday at 11 a.m. on a special lane installation at the Grand Casino Event Center.
"I didn't feel I bowled that great but I had a good ball reaction," said Allen. "I'm not looking too far ahead. I think there's going to be more of a transition to deal with in the final round so I just have to be prepared for that."Other players in the top five heading into Monday night's second round were Bill O'Neill (left), Langhorne, Pa., 1,440; Anthony Pepe (right), Elmhurst, N.Y., 1,421; Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,417, and Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,413.
The Wolf Open is the first of five events that comprise Oklahoma's Grand Casino Hotel & Resort PBA Summer Swing. All five events (Wolf, Bear, Badger and Oklahoma Opens plus the Grand Casino Resort King of the Swing) will be televised by CBS Sports Network and will air on successive Tuesday nights beginning May 26. The Wolf Open will air May 26 at 8 p.m. ET.
The first six games on each of the three animal patterns will determine the 18 players who will advance to the Oklahoma Open match play rounds on Thursday. The King of the Swing field will consist of the Wolf, Bear, Badger and Oklahoma Open winners plus the highest player in points without winning one of the four events.
All preliminary rounds of the PBA Wolf, Bear (Tuesday) and Badger (Wednesday) Opens, plus match play rounds of the Oklahoma Open are being covered live on PBA's online bowling channel, Xtra Frame.
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PBA Wolf Open - First Round Standings
Players with position, hometown/country and 6-game total; top 18 advance to second qualifying round
1, Patrick Allen, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 1,461
2, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 1,440
3, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 1,421
4, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,417
5, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,413
6, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,407
7, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,406
8, Brett Cooper, Denver, 1,401
9, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 1,400
10, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 1,393
11, Mike Fagan, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,389
12, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 1,380
13, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 1,377
14, Robert Smith, Ventura, Calif., 1,375
15, Tyler Jensen, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1,373
16, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,357
17, Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, 1,353
18, Stuart Williams, England, 1,350
Missed Cut:
19, Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., 1,348
20, Dom Barrett, England, 1,341
21, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., and Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,321
24, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,313
25, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 1,312
26, (tie) Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., and Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 1,311
28, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,304
29, Lee Vanderhoef, Canton, Ga., 1,303
30, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,302
31, (tie) Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,299, and Zachary Dwyer, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., 1,299
34, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 1,298
35, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,295
36, Dan Buchman, Maple Shade, N.J., 1,291
37, Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 1,290
38, (tie) Shawn Maldonado, Houston, and Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 1,287
40, Sean Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 1,286
41, Dale Coleman, High Springs, Fla., 1,284
42, Ronnie Sparks Jr., Ecorse, Mich., 1,279
43, Patrick Girard, Canada, 1,277
44, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 1,276
45, Clint Land, Houston, 1,274
46, (tie) Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., and Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,273
48, (tie) Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., and Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,272
50, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,271
51, (tie) Christopher Colella, Templeton, Mass., Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., and John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 1,264
54, (tie) Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., and John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 1,260
56, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,259
57, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 1,252
58, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 1,250
59, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,248
60, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,247
61, (tie) Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, and Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 1,246
63, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 1,236
64, Kevin Andes, Somerset, Mass., 1,229
65, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,227
66, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 1,226
67, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,225
68, (tie) Arturo Quintero, Mexico, and Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,222
71, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 1,221
72, Jeff Hatt, Oklahoma City, 1,218
73, (tie) a-Bryant Ezell, Fayetteville, Ark., and Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,216
75, Brad Miller, St. Charles, Mo., 1,208
76, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 1,206
77, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 1,205
78, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,204
79, (tie) a-A.J. Johnson, Oswego, Ill., and Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,197
81, Gabriel Yanes, Shertz, Texas, 1,193
82, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,190
83, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 1,186
84, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 1,184
85, (tie) Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 1,183
87, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 1,180
88, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 1,176
89, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 1,173
90, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1,172
91, a-Perry Hall Jr., Oklahoma City, 1,170
92, Mason Edmondson, Amarillo, Texas, 1,169
93, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,164
94, (tie) D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, Julio Cesar Blancas, Mexico, and Tim Gillick, Milford, Conn., 1,155
97, Austin Hunt, Kennewick, Wash., 1,153
98, Sheldon Oliver, Oklahom City, Okla., 1,148
99, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 1,128
100, Todd Book, Russells Point, Ohio, 1,124
101, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 1,121
102, Dave Wodka, Beavercreek, Ohio, 1,115
103, John Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,102
104, Kenneth Bland Jr., Chibolo, Texas, 1,097
105, Terrance Bright, Atlanta, 1,087
106, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 1,083
107, Chris Skillings, Shawnee, Okla., 1,081
108, Corey Bottos, Houston, 1,075
109, Robert McBride, Dallas, 1,066
110, Matt Bollhalter, Niceville, Fla., 1,065
111, Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw, Mich., 1,064
112, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 1,062
113, a-Trey Ford III, Bartlesville, Okla., 1,044
114, Michael DeVore II, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1,041
115, (tie) Justin Morris, McLoud, Okla., and Nicholas Johnsen, Rosenberg, Texas, 1,029
117, Cory Gilbert, Dickson, Tenn., 1,023
118, a-Floyd Speck, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1,019
119, Dirk Gibson, Little Rock, Ark., 1,014
120, Daniel Hochstein, Farmington Hills, Mich., 987
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