Hall of Famer Brian Voss (pictured), in his first year of eligibility on the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour, leads after second round qualifying Tuesday in the 2009 PBA Senior U.S. Open at the Suncoast Bowling Center.

The 50-year-old right-hander moved into the lead with a 2,712 12-game pinfall (226 average) after finishing seventh after Monday's round. In Tuesday's six-game second round he bowled 1,371 on games of 266, 240, 188, 227, 240 and 210 to go along with a 1,341 pinfall in Monday's round.

"Bowling this tournament I'm much more relaxed but I think the reason for that is the shot of confidence I have from all those years of experience on the regular tour," said Voss, who makes his home in Alpharetta, Ga. "But in reality you're bowling yourself no matter what and you're never immune to all the bad things that can happen.

"The two easiest blocks are out of the way and it's nice to have a good start but the toughest block will be tomorrow."

Voss won 24 PBA national tour titles and was the 1988 PBA Player of the Year. So far this season on the Senior Tour his best finish was second in the Senior Dayton Classic in April.

Voss holds a nine-pin lead over Monday's qualifying leader Jim Murtishaw of Menifee, Calif., with 2,703. Rounding out the top five were Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 2,696; Hall of Famer and defending Senior U.S. Open champion Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 2,659 and Jimmy Johnson, Bellevue, Neb., 2,641.

Making the biggest move in qualifying was Greg Waldon of Manhattan, Mont., who qualified 229th in the 269-player field after Monday's round but jumped to 37th with the help of a 1,434 six-game block Tuesday, the highest block of the tournament thus far.

All players will return to bowl one more six-game qualifying block Wednesday after which the field will be cut to the top 67 who will bowl another nine-game qualifying round Thursday morning. The field will then be cut to the top 24 players for one round-robin match play round Thursday afternoon and two more eight-game rounds on Friday that will determine the top four for the stepladder finals scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Pacific.

The Senior U.S. Open, a major on the PBA Senior Tour, offers $20,000 and a berth into the 2010 Tournament of Champions to the winner.

 

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2009 PBA Senior U.S. Open - Second Round Qualifying

Players with position, hometown and 12-game total

1, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 2,712
2, Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 2,703
3, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 2,696
4, Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 2,659
5, Jimmy Johnson, Bellevue, Neb., 2,641
6, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,586
7, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 2,583
8, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 2,582
9, Vince Honeycutt, Monroe, Ga., 2,581
10, Sam Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,579
11, Mike Terrell, Newport News, Va., 2,576
12, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2,553
13, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 2,548
14, (tie) Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., and Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 2,546
16, (tie) Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, and Rick Cashell, Dedham, Mass., 2,545
18, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 2,544
19, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 2,541
20, Ken Konczos, Sagamore Hills, Ohio, 2,535
21, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 2,533
22, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 2,530
23, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 2,529
24, (tie) Mike Mineman, Belleville, Ill., and Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 2,524
26, Gerald Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2,523
27, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 2,522
28, (tie) Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., and Gary James, Spring, Texas, 2,517
30, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 2,513
31, Curtis Aemisegger, Wauconda, Ill., 2,509
32, Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 2,508
33, Dean Jones, Austin, Texas, 2,503
34, (tie) Daniel Winter, Rockford, Ill., and Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 2,498
36, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 2,496
37, Greg Waldon, Manhattan, Mont., 2,494
38, Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 2,493
39, (tie) Keith Kolozsi, Las Vegas, Nev., and Ron Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, and Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 2,491
42, Jace Peterson, Elkhorn, Wis., 2,488
43, Greg Shields, Independence, Mo., 2,482
44, Gerry Keslar, Tonganoxie, Kan., 2,480
45, (tie) Howard Partell, Las Vegas, Nev., and Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 2,479
47, Bob Puttick, Canada, 2,476
48, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 2,475
49, Jimmy Young, Atlanta, Texas, 2,473
50, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 2,472
51, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,471
52, (tie) Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Township, Mich., and Bill Hewlett, Meridian, Idaho, 2,469
54, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 2,468
55, (tie) Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, and Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 2,467
57, Vaughn Doody, Las Vegas, Nev.,2,457
58, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 2,455
59, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 2,454
60, Max Shellabarger, Roy, Utah, 2,453
61, Craig Kisro, Granada Hills, Calif., 2,451
62, (tie) Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, and Marty Deh, San Jose, Calif., and John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., and Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 2,450
66, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 2,436
67, Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., 2,430
68, Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill., 2,429
69, Russell Michaud, Hudson, N.H., 2,423
70, (tie) Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., and Frank Tardio, Palatine, Ill., 2,421
72, Char Hammel, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,418
73, (tie) C.K. Moore, Redding, Calif., and Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 2,416
75, Douglas Kirkman, Clovis, N.M., 2,414
76, (tie) Joe Staton, Alta Loma, Calif., and Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 2,407
78, Russ Freeman, Lake Villa, Ill., 2,405
79, (tie) Dave Washburn, Las Vegas, Nev., and Pete Couture, Titusville, Fla., 2,403
81, (tie) Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., and Don Sylvia, Vero Beach, Fla., and Larry Laub, Lincoln, Calif, 2,399
84, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 2,398
85, Skip Pavone, San Jose, Calif., 2,396
86, (tie) Jeff Suma, Auburn Hills, Mich., and Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 2,394
88, (tie) Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., and Rick Winther, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2,393
90, (tie) Mike Pullin, Rochelle, Ill., and Ralph Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,392
92, (tie) Rod McLean, North Las Vegas, Nev., and Gus Yannaras, Milwaukee, Wis., 2,385
94, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 2,384
95, Dan Duskin Sr, Atlantic, Iowa, 2,379
96, Michael Warren, Dallas, 2,376
97, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,374
98, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 2,373
99, Jim Hutchinson, Ludlow Falls, Ohio, 2,372
100, (tie) Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., and Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 2,369
102, Randy Corey, Henderson, Nev., 2,368
103, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,366
104, Terry Leong, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,365
105, Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., 2,364
106, Bob Amoruso, Glenview, Ill., 2,360
107, Bill Sell, Menasha, Wis., 2,355
108, (tie) John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., and Guy Gorman, Elko, Nev., 2,352
110, Dave Sill, Cary, Ill., 2,351
111, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 2,349
112, (tie) Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., and Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,347
114, Bob Faragon, Schenectady, N.Y., 2,346
115, Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., 2,343
116, (tie) Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., and Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 2,342
118, Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 2,339
119, (tie) Jim Moran, Las Vegas, Nev., and Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif, 2,337
121, Matt Surina, Everett, Wash., 2,336
122, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 2,335
123, Michael Larson, Gardena, Calif., 2,333
124, Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 2,332
125, Scott Hansel, Stockton, Calif., 2,331
126, (tie) Avery LeBlanc, Plano, Texas, and Marc Clyburn, Pittsburg, Calif., and Warren Nelson, North Las Vegas, Nev., 2,330
129, Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 2,328
130, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 2,326
131, (tie) Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., and Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo., 2,325
133, Johnny Cook, Oneonta, Ala, 2,324
134, Buzz Goodman, Syosset, N.Y., 2,322
135, Will Friedrich, Green Bay, Wis., 2,321
136, Carey Hofmann, Phoenix, 2,320
137, Kent Whitson, Sausalito, Calif., 2,314
138, J.P. Muller, Gervais, Ore., 2,311
139, John Di Santis, Wilmington, Del., 2,310
140, Frank DeFilippo, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,307
141, Nicholas Maturo, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,306
142, Glen Smith, Seattle, Wash, 2,305
143, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,304
144, Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 2,302
145, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,300
146, (tie) Les Shirwindt, Las Vegas, Nev., and Jerry Keily, Littleton, Colo., 2,297
148, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 2,294
149, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 2,291
150, (tie) D.A. Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., and Gene Vincent, Decatur, Ill., and Edward Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 2,288
153, Ray Shuel, Canada, 2,284
154, Daniel Emmett, Las Vegas, 2,283
155, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 2,282
156, (tie) Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., and Pete Danyo, Toms River, N.J., 2,280
158, (tie) Michael Johnston, Lakeville, Minn., and Robert McDonald, Addison, Ill., 2,278.
160, (tie) Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif., and Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 2,276
162, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 2,273
163, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 2,272
164, Dwight Tincher, Perris, Calif, 2,271.
165, (tie) Bob Purzycki, Pompton Plains, N.J., and Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 2,269
167, Rudy Moreno, Reno, Nev., 2,268
168, (tie) Claes Gauffin, Sweden, and Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 2,267
170, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 2,266
171, Lamonte Lovering, San Mateo, Calif., 2,263
172, (tie) Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., and Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 2,261
174, Matt Buxton, Jefferson City, Mo., 2,260
175, Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 2,259
176, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,258
177, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2,257
178, Lee Tucker, Camarillo, Calif., 2,256
179, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 2,255
180, (tie) Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., and Don Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 2,252
182, Dave Gualeni, Roswell, N.M., 2,248
183, (tie) Stan Wells, Kingsport, Tenn., and John Gould, Orangevale, Calif., 2,247
185, Tony Cangialosi, Dolan Springs, Ariz., 2,242
186, Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho, 2,239
187, Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 2,237
188, Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif., 2,236
189, Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, 2,235
190, Mark Fennell, Seattle, 2,233
191, Rick Darnell, Lihue, Hawaii, 2,232
192, Ed Bordenka, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,225.
193, Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,222
194, Fred Kouri, Apple Valley, Calif., 2,220
195, (tie) Robert Callari, Bloomfield, N.Y., and David Zonfrilli, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,216
197, Hilton Nunez, Jarabocoa, Dominican Republic, 2,215
198, (tie) Gregory Smith, Baltimore, and Russ Davies, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,213
200, Gordon Stuntz, Hellertown, Pa., 2,212
201, Clay Ory, Clovis, Calif., 2,209
202, Brien Show-Yin, Australia, 2,204
203, James Link, Mt. Dora, Fla., 2,199
204, (tie) George Psaropoulos, Jupiter, Fla., and Wayne Richards, Fernley, Nev., 2,198
206, Dennis Fitzsimonds, San Diego, 2,190
207, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 2,187
208, (tie) Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., and Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 2,184
210, Scott Rosenthal, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,183
211, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 2,182
212, Rick Talley, Enid, Okla., 2,181
213, Rick Salyer, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,179
214, Don Lane, San Francisco, 2,173
215, Tom Smith III, Newark, Del., 2,172
216, Jay Boyle, Garnet Valley, Pa., 2,168
217, Jerry Watkins, Bloomfield, N.M., 2,166
218, (tie) Edward Regehr, Hesperia, Calif., and Murray Hickman, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,163
220, Dave Zebrowski Sr., New York Mills, N.Y., 2,162
221, (tie) Chuck Olsen, St. George, Utah, and Melvin Shirey, Sun City West, Ariz., 2,160
223, David Kebely, Bothell, Wash., 2,159
224, Ted Karbownik, Clarkston, Mich., 2,152
225, Steve Schroeder, Carlsbad, Calif., 2,151
226, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 2,149
227, Eugene Helbing, Glendale, Ariz., 2,145
228, (tie) Pat Danforth, Laguna Hills, Calif., and Don Torok, South Bend, Ind., 2,144
230, (tie) Terry Tuttle, King, N.C., and Gene Johnson, Brier, Wash., and John Reed, Pueblo, Colo., 2,142
233, Robert Walters, North Las Vegas, Nev., 2,141
234, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 2,138
235, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 2,137.
236, Marvin Nezvensky Jr., Pueblo, Colo., 2,136
237, Donnie Todd, Somerset, Ky., 2,135
238, Lee Taylor, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,134
239, Herbye Mitchell, Grandbury, Texas, 2,133
240, Wayne Creasy, Bloomsburg, Pa., 2,132
241, Fred Strasser, Pismo Beach, Calif., 2,129
242, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 2,128
243, Jeff Cordeiro, Castaic, Calif., 2,125
244, Tom Addison, LaVista, Neb., 2,120
245, Hubert Harrison, Middletown, Ind., 2,110
246, Lito Dela Cruz, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,103
247, Radar Presley, Atlanta, 2,102
248, Tim Shirlock, Canyon Lake, Calif., 2,101
249, Chuck Haus, Linden, Mich., 2,096
250, Dave Smith, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,093
251, William Elvery Mines, New Brunswick, N.J., 2,092
252, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 2,087
253, Michael Ferguson, Houston, 2,083
254, Dale Ballou, Seaside, Ore., 2,082
255, Thomas Smith, San Bernardino, Calif., 2,066
256, J. Wayne Shank, Winter Park, Fla., 2,050
257, Dave Francis, Sebring, Fla, 2,037
258, Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., 2,028
259, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,019
260, Glenn Masukawa, San Ramon, Calif, 2,001
261, Earl Yohn, Shermans Dale, Pa., 1,991
262, Ralph Morton, Apache Junction, Ariz., 1,990
263, F. Dale Rider, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,987
264, Rickey Smith, Milton, Fla., 1,982
265, Gary Friedman, Farmingdale, N.Y., 1,957
266, Randolph Kerr, Troutdale, Ore, 1,938
267, Rodney Chong, Harbor City, Calif., 1,216 (WD)
268, Val Benson, Bronx, N.Y., 1,040 (WD)
269, John Garry, Las Vegas, Nev., 869 (WD)