Jones, Kulick BWAA Top Bowlers
01/20/07
Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C. and Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J. have been voted male and female Bowlers of the Year for calendar year 2006 by the members of the Bowling Writers Association of America. The announcement was made Jan. 19 by BWAA President Hazel McLeary of Victoria, B.C.
Jones won the U.S. Open, Atlanta Classic and Ace Hardware Championship events, won $222,300 and cashed in 21 events, finishing in the top five five times, in the top eight six times and top 16 13 times.
Kulick's greatest achievement was qualifying for the Denny's PBA Tour for the 2006-07 season . She also captured the Rome, N.Y. regional, to become only the second woman to win a PBA regional title, and she finished 33rd in the USBC Masters among a field of more than 600.
Jones amassed 75 first place votes plus 23 seconds and 14 thirds for 435 points, easily outpointing Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla. Duke had 250 points (21-55-35) and Williams 238 (22-38-52). Chris Barnes, Dallas, was fourth with 132 points followed by Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., with 30.
Kulick garnered 72 first place votes, 41 seconds and 18 thirds for 460 points. Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., was runnerup with 358 points (41-63-27) and Wendy Macpherson, Henderson, Nev., was third with 233 points (21-24-80). Amateurs Shannon Pluhosky and Diandra Asbaty received write-in support.
BWAA News
Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C. and Kelly Kulick of Union, N.J. have been voted male and female Bowlers of the Year for calendar year 2006 by the members of the Bowling Writers Association of America. The announcement was made Jan. 19 by BWAA President Hazel McLeary of Victoria, B.C. Jones won the U.S. Open, Atlanta Classic and Ace Hardware Championship events, won $222,300 and cashed in 21 events, finishing in the top five five times, in the top eight six times and top 16 13 times.
Kulick's greatest achievement was qualifying for the Denny's PBA Tour for the 2006-07 season . She also captured the Rome, N.Y. regional, to become only the second woman to win a PBA regional title, and she finished 33rd in the USBC Masters among a field of more than 600.
Jones amassed 75 first place votes plus 23 seconds and 14 thirds for 435 points, easily outpointing Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., and Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla. Duke had 250 points (21-55-35) and Williams 238 (22-38-52). Chris Barnes, Dallas, was fourth with 132 points followed by Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., with 30.
Kulick garnered 72 first place votes, 41 seconds and 18 thirds for 460 points. Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., was runnerup with 358 points (41-63-27) and Wendy Macpherson, Henderson, Nev., was third with 233 points (21-24-80). Amateurs Shannon Pluhosky and Diandra Asbaty received write-in support.