Californian amateur leads USBC senior masters first-round qualifying

    06/10/08

    2008 PBA Senior Tour #4

    Golden Pin Lanes in Tucson, Ariz. United States (June 8-13, 2008)

    USBCSeniorMastersLogo.jpg Despite having to deal with the affects of diabetes, 58-year-old amateur, Rod Tramp of Porterville, Calif., led first-round qualifying Monday in the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters at Golden Pin Lanes.

    Tramp rolled a 1,130 five-game total on games of 249, 185, 246, 236 and 214 to lead the 260-player field made up of Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour players as well as amateurs.

    "I was getting very tired so I had to eat some candy to get my energy back in the second game," said Tramp. "The candy worked and I recovered the last three games."

    Tramp, who finished ninth in the 2007 Senior Masters, was diagnosed with diabetes three years ago, a condition that has gotten progressively worse but is now under control.

    "I have to take four insulin shots a day but I have to thank my doctors for getting it under control," said Tramp who is bowling in his second Senior Masters. "I'm just happy I can bowl competitively again."

    Senior Masters qualifying continues with five-game blocks on Tuesday and Wednesday. The field will then be cut to the top 63 players who will join defending champion Tom Baker in the three-game, double-elimination match play round beginning Thursday morning.

    Match play continues all day Thursday and Friday with the championship match scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Pacific time on Friday. The Senior Masters winner will take home a $16,000 first prize.


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    First round qualifying results (after 5 games)


    1, Rod Tramp, Porterville, Calif., 1,130
    2, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,114
    3, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,112
    4, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,107
    5, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 1,102
    6, Nile Konicek, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,095
    Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 1,095
    8, John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J., 1,091
    9, Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,087
    Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,087
    11, Michael Friedrichs, Glendale, Ariz., 1,079
    12, Toby Contreras, Raytown, Mo., 1,069
    13, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,064
    14, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,063
    15, Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 1,062
    16, Keith Glasgow, St Petersburg, Fla., 1,060
    Hugh Miller, Marcos Island, Wash., 1,060
    18, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,055
    19, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,046
    20, Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 1,043
    J. P. Muller, Gervais, Ore., 1,043
    22, Scott Weston, Auburn, Mich., 1,039
    23, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,036
    24, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,034
    25, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,033
    26, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,032
    27, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 1,030
    28, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,029
    29, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,026
    30, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,025
    Harry Sullins, Chesterfield, Mich., 1,025
    32, Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., 1,022
    33, Mark Van Meter, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,021
    34, Norb Wetzel, Fond Du Lac, Wis., 1,020
    35, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,019
    36, Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., 1,014
    37, Michael Rodriguez, Lomita, Calif., 1,013
    38, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,012
    39, Jerry Swank, Chouteau, Okla., 1,011
    40, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 1,010
    Kenneth Hosp, Tucson, Ariz., 1,010
    42, Fred Mc Clain, Lincoln Park, Mich., 1,010
    43, Rick Vittone, Tecumseh, Ontario, 1,007
    44, Ed Campbell, Denham Springs, La., 1,006
    45, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,005
    46, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,003
    47, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,003
    48, Matt Surina, Everett, Wash., 1,001
    49, Dave Archer, Register, Ga., 999
    John Eiss, Oronoco, Minn., 999
    51, Gary James, Spring, Texas, 998
    Keith Reynolds, Elmira, N.Y., 998
    53 Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 993
    Daniel Emmett, Las Vegas, Nev., 993
    Scott Washburn, Tucson, Ariz., 993
    58, Pat King, Yankton, S.D., 992
    Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 992
    60, Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 991
    Willie Wells, Albuquerque, N.M., 991
    62, Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 990
    63, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 989
    64, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 988
    65, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 986
    Billy Crider, Dale, Texas, 986
    Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 986
    Leo Plaia, Metairie, La., 986
    Kirk Tupper, Phoenix, Ariz., 986
    70, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 984
    71, Mark Estes, Grapevine, Texas, 983
    72, Will Friedrich, Green Bay, Wis., 982
    Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 982
    74, Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz., 980
    75, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, Ind., 977
    76, Rick Burford, Canon City, Colo., 975
    77, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 973
    78, Ron Ellingson, Madison, S.D., 972
    79, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 971
    Ziggy Czaja, Fontana, Calif., 971
    81, Mike Hastings, Georgetown, Del., 970
    82, Terry Leong, Henderson, Nev., 969
    Jeff Suma, Auburn Hills, Mich., 968
    Hal Wilber, Las Vegas, Nev., 968
    85, Gregory Waldon, Sun City West, Ariz., 966
    86, Frank Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif., 965
    Rod Mc Lean, N Las Vegas, Nev., 965
    88, Marc Clyburn, Pittsburgh, Pa., 964
    89, Kowalski Wayne, Plainfield, Vt., 962
    90, Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 961
    Raymond Cobb, Highland, Calif., 960
    Sam Maccarone, Sewell, N.J., 960
    Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 960
    Bill Tharp, Rome, Ga., 960
    95, Tim Bates, Orlando, Fla., 959
    Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., 959
    97, Alden Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 958
    98, Robert Michaux, Detroit, Mich., 957
    99, Pete Mc Cordic, Katy, Texas, 956
    Joe Vito, San Antonio, Texas, 956
    101, Don Patterson, Estes Park, Colo., 955
    102, George Lord, Mulberry, Fla., 954
    103, Kerry Fulford, Gatesville, Texas, 952
    Fred Harding, Canon City, Colo., 952
    Max Shellabarger, Centerville, Ga., 952
    106, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 951
    William Keenan Jr., Orlando, Fla., 951
    Mike Lynch, Colleyville, Texas, 951
    109, Richard Bucey, Forest Hill, Md., 948
    110, Dale Eagle, Kingsport, Tenn., 947
    Kevin Humble, Lake Mary, Fla., 947
    112, Avery LaBlanc, Plano, Texas, 945
    113, Larry French, Stockton, Calif., 943
    114, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 942
    115, Les Shirwindt, Las Vegas, Nev., 940
    116, Howard Partell, Las Vegas, Nev., 939
    117, Robert Adler, San Jose, Calif., 938
    Michael Marks, Elmira, N.Y., 938
    119, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 937
    Matt Buxton, Holts Summit, Mo., 937
    Thomas Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 937
    Nelson Toro, Aguadilla, P.R., 937
    123, Gary Markowitz, Northridge, Calif., 936
    124, Ron Hosler, Denver, Colo., 935
    Phil Prieto, El Paso, Texas, 935
    Mel Wolf, Jackson, Mich., 935
    127, Gary Kinyon, Lockport, N.Y., 934
    128, Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 933
    129, Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio, 931
    Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 931
    131, Kent Whitson, Sausalito, Calif., 927
    132, Ron Sandusky, Visalia, Calif., 926
    133, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 925
    Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 925
    Jeffrey Segneri, Tucson, Ariz., 925
    136, Jerry Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 924
    Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., 924
    138, Bob Amoruso, Glenview, Ill., 922
    Bob Pazur, Venice, Fla., 922
    140, Frank Pasternack, Phoenix, Ariz., 921
    141, Robert Carlson, Littleton, Colo., 920
    142, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 918
    Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 918
    144, Aron Lipshy, Roseville, Mich., 916
    145, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 915
    146, Dale Pollard, Tucson, Ariz., 915
    147, Trent Zabelle, Portland, Ore., 914
    148, Shawn Christensen, Parker, Colo., 913
    Larry Montgomery, Safety Harbor, Fla., 913
    150, Roger Blad, Burnsville, Minn., 912
    Scott Hansel-Farrell, Stockton, Calif., 912
    152, Fred Barne155, Bob Neuerburg, Ceres, Calif., 908
    156, Carl Chavez, Albuquerque, N.M., 907
    Mark Jones, Amelia, Ohio, 907
    Dale Traber, Cederburg, Wis., 907
    159, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 906
    Paul Mc Cordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 906
    161, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 903
    Dave Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 902
    163, Bob Lite, Portland, Ore., 902
    164, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 900
    Rudy Moreno, Reno, Nev., 900
    166, Gregg Getzlow, St. Peters, Mo., 899
    167, Jorge Trigueros, San Salvador, El Salvador, 899
    168, Roy Buckley, Westerville, Ohio, 898
    Bill Hewlett, Meridian, Idaho, 898
    Gene Johnson, Brier, Wash., 898
    Bob Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., 898
    172, Butch Calvert, Double Oak, Texas, 895
    Murray Hickman Sr, Las Vegas, Nev., 895
    174, Don Robertson, Folsom, Pa., 894
    175, Rohn Morton, Portland, Ore., 893
    Jim Wilson, Deltona, Fla., 893
    177, Tony Castillo, Stockton, Calif., 892
    Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 892
    179, Jim Cote, Spokane, Wash., 891
    Steve Woods, Hotchkiss, Colo., 891
    181, Rickey Kendrick, Castle Rock, Colo., 890
    Jamie Lawrence, Camillus, N.Y., 890
    183, Mike Schmid, St Paul, Minn., 889
    184, Ralph Presley, Atlanta, Ga., 888
    Charlie Tapp, Portage, Mich., 888
    186, Donald Westling Jr, Tucson, Ariz., 887
    187, Rich Cutler, Valley Springs, Calif., 886
    Melvin Terechenok, Chandler, Ariz., 886
    189, Don Lane, Oakland, Calif., 885
    190, Jack Derenburger, Tucson, Ariz., 884
    Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 884
    192, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 883
    193, John Babbitt, Hoschton, Ga., 882
    Linda Carter, Rockford, Ill., 882
    195, Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., 881
    196, Kevin Dornberger, Greendale, Wis., 880
    Ken Taylor, Riverdale, Ga., 880
    198, Ron House, Combine, Texas, 879
    199, Gene Helbing, Peoria, Ariz., 878
    200, Gary Hadley, Santa Fe, N.M., 877
    201, David Sharp, Jensen Beach, Fla., 876
    202, Harv Pallas Jr., Stevensville, Mich., 875
    203, Jerry Watkins, Bloomfield, N.M., 874
    204, Ken Lucas, Alamogordo, N.M., 872
    205, James Martin, Vero Beach, Fla., 871
    206, Michael Landrith, Chandler, Ariz., 867
    207, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 866
    208, Wayne Richards, Fernley, Nev., 863
    209, Danny Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 861
    210, Dan Miner, East Moline, Ill., 860
    211, Richard McBride, Tucson, Ariz., 859
    212, Tom Mariani, Hallandale, Fla., 858
    213, Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., 857
    214, Robert Callari, Bloomfield, N.Y., 853
    Robert Emery, Tucson, Ariz., 853
    216, Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 851
    Ray Morgan, Scottsdale, Ariz., 851
    218, Bill Kaiser, Las Vegas, Nev., 850
    Roger Painter, Woodbridge, Va., 850
    220, David Kangas, Gwinn, Mich., 849
    221, Ronald Bays, Bloomington, Ill., 844
    William Betke, Clearwater, Fla., 844
    223, Frank De Filippo, Las Vegas, Nev., 844
    224, Vince Honeycutt, Monroe, Ga., 844
    Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 844
    Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 844
    227, Marvin Nezvensky Jr, Pueblo, Colo., 842
    228, Gregory Jackson, Los Angeles, Calif., 840
    229, Jim Ragnoni, Westfield Center, Ohio, 838
    Bill Stempke, Burbank, Calif., 838
    Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 838
    232, Karl Radman, Tucson, Ariz., 835
    233, Edward Coppola Jr, Tucson, Ariz., 834
    234, Jim Duck, San Angelo, Texas, 833
    235, Les Burnham, Irving, Texas, 830
    Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 829
    237, Jackie Miller, Pembroke, Bermuda, 829
    238, Dave Gualeni, Roswell, N.M., 822
    239, Tony Viecelli, Vail, Ariz., 821
    240, Jim Schwichtenberg, Phoenix, Ariz., 819
    241, Frank Manley, Fletcher, N.C., 818
    242, James Coats, Upland, Calif., 817
    243, Jim Micus, Renton, Wash., 814
    244, Kay Burris, Grandview, Mo., 811
    245, Gary Carter, Woodinville, Wash., 809
    246, Terrance Snyder, Tucson, Ariz., 803
    247, Alan Brizee, Tucson, Ariz., 797
    248, Dennis Amato, Albuquerque, N.M., 794
    249, Bob Priess, Las Vegas, Nev., 792
    250, David Peters, Decatur, Ill., 791
    251, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 789
    252, Glen Smith, Seattle, Wash., 788
    253, 255, Paul Leymeister, Budd Lake, N.J., 760
    256, Tom Mc Bride, Cramerton, N.C., 750
    257, Hal Hostetler, Tucson, Ariz., 746
    258, John Fowles, England, 744
    259, Ed Swanke, Country Club Hills, Ill., 735
    260, Jesse Esveld, Sun City, Ariz., 687