Reigning Professional Bowlers Association Senior Player of the Year Ron Mohr (pictured left) of Eagle River, Alaska, set three PBA Senior Tour records Monday on his way to the second-round lead in the PBA Senior Columbus Open at HP Lanes.

Mohr had a record 16-game overall pinfall of 4,243 after Monday's second qualifying round for a 265.1 average, breaking his own mark of 4,036 set in 2008. His second eight-game qualifying round pinfall of 2,160 (270 average) broke the previous record of 2,119 set by Hall of Famer Wayne Webb (right) of Columbus in Sunday's first round. Webb dropped to fourth after Monday's second round.

In Monday's second round Mohr had games of 279, 260, 300, 259, 300, 256, 269 and 237. His two 300 games brought his total for the tournament to three which is also a Senior Tour record.

"You can play inside or outside on the lane and that is something I've never experienced before," said the 54-year-old Mohr. "Basically, you can score from anywhere on the lane. There's not one area of the lane that favors a specific shot."

Mohr won three titles in the 2009 season including the first two events which helped him earn Senior Player of the Year honors. He got off to a somewhat slow start in last week's season-opening Senior Dayton Classic after being eliminated in the Round of 24.

"I guess I hadn't shaken off my winter game yet," Mohr said about last week's tournament. "There's quite a difference between bowling back home and what we compete on here on the Senior Tour. But, I feel like I'm back in pretty good form now."

Mohr holds a 170-pin lead over PBA Hall of Famer and two-time Senior Tour titlist Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas, in second, and a 206-pin lead over 2008 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters winner Kenny Parks (left) of Hammond, Ind., in third.

The 134-player field has been cut to the top 32 players who will advance to best-of-five match play beginning Tuesday at 9 a.m. Eastern. Match play continues all day Tuesday with the Round of 8 and championship rounds scheduled for 6 p.m.

PBA.com's Xtra Frame video service will provide final-day coverage of the Senior Columbus Open on Tuesday.

 

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PBA Senior Columbus Open - Second Round Results

Players with position, hometown and 16-game total. The top 32 advance to match play. S-indicates Super Senior (60 and over) earning $700.

1, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 4,243
2, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 4,073
3, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 4,037
4, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 4,031
5, David Kneas, Annapolis, Md., 3,936
6, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,888
7, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 3,880
8, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,859
9, Mike Hastings, Georgetown, Del, 3,829
10, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,810
11, Mike Swackhamer, Parkersburg, W.Va., 3,807
12, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 3,805
13, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 3,796
14, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 3,792
15, Bill Neumann, Rensselaer, N.Y., 3,789
16, Curtis Aemisegger, Wauconda, Ill., 3,784
17, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,779
18, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 3,776
19, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,773
20, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 3,772
21, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3,765
22, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 3,762
23, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,760
24, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,741
25, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 3,739
26, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 3,729
27, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,728
28, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 3,727
29, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 3,726
30, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,719
31, (tie) Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn. and
Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,717

Missed Cut:
33, Chris Fedden, Albany, N.Y., 3,716, $900
34, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 3,690, $900
35, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,688, $900
36, Dennis Briggs, New Galilee, Pa, 3,687, $900
37, (tie) William Peters, Dayton, Ohio and
John Chapman, Canada, 3,686, $900
39, David Zelger, Red Lion, Pa., 3,676, $900
40, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 3,667, $900
41, (tie) Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich. and
Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill., 3,659, $900
43, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3,655, $900
44, (tie) Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore. and
Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 3,650, $450
46, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,632
47, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,627
48, Michael Llaneza, Columbus, Ohio, 3,626
49, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,623
50, Mark Everette, Aliquippa, Pa., 3,619
51, Patric Donaghue, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., 3,615
52, S-Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 3,614, $700
53, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 3,610
54, Dave Sill, Cary, Ill., 3,609
55, Gerry Keslar, Tonganoxie, Kan., 3,605
56, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb, 3,603
57, S-Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 3,602, $700
58, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 3,601
59, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 3,599
60, S-Jerry Lau, St. Peters, Mo., 3,598, $700
61, S-John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 3,595, $700
62, Chuck Gardner, Charlotte, N.C., 3,594
63, Don McAndrews, Angola, N.Y., 3,592
64, Nick Panicaro, Ocala, Fla., 3,590
65, S-Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,581, $700
66, S-Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 3,576, $700
67, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 3,563
68, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,559
69, Steve Fulton, Lansing, Mich., 3,552
70, S-Robert McDonald, Addison, Ill., 3,543, $700
71, Jim Dilyard, Burbank, Ohio, 3,539
72, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 3,530
73, S-Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 3,528, $700
74, S-Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 3,527, $700
75, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3,524
76, Richard Nesbit, Pittsburgh, 3,523
77, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,520
78, Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill., 3,513
79, S-Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 3,508, $700
80, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 3,507
81, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 3,503
82, (tie) Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif. and
Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 3,501
84, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 3,497
85, Gene Vincent, Decatur, Ill., 3,492
86, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 3,489
87, Matt Buxton, Jefferson City, Mo., 3,483
88, Robert Callari, Bloomfield, N.Y., 3,480
89, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,479
90, Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, 3,476
91, Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 3,469
92, Terry Franz, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, 3,462
93, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 3,458
94, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 3,455
95, Leo Scantamburlo, Riverview, Mich., 3,448
96, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,445
97, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 3,444
98, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,438
99, Glenn Karsnak, New Castle, Pa., 3,432
100, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 3,426
101, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 3,416
102, Tom Howard, Rushville, Ind., 3,412
103, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 3,409
104, Larry Williams, St. Augustine, Fla., 3,390
105, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 3,387
106, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 3,379
107, Mark Jones, Amelia, Ohio, 3,377
108, James Johnson, Marysville, Ohio, 3,370
109, (tie) Bruce Pierce, Zanesville, Ohio and
Jimmy Johnson, Bellevue, Neb., 3,360
111, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3,355
112, Gary Simon, Philippi, W.Va., 3,313
113, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 3,303
114, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 3,296
115, Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 3,287
116, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 3,279
117, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 3,262
118, Gregory Smith, Baltimore, 3,254
119, Richard Schukert Jr., New Castle, Pa., 3,252
120, Alan Brown, Fort Wayne, Ind., 3,241
121, Norm Cave, Portsmouth, Ohio, 3,237
122, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 3,230
123, David Frazier, Parkersburg, W.Va., 3,214
124, Gary Wolfe, Hilliard, Ohio, 3,212
125, (tie) Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis. and
Charlie Juliano, Batavia, N.Y., 3,205
127, Steve Easterday, Carrollton, Ohio, 3,201
128, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 3,147
129, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 3,106
130, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky, 3,061
131, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 3,051
132, Joseph Venezio, Linden, N.J., 3,010
133, Gary Reh, Nesbit, Miss, 2,998
134, Frank Testa, Woodbridge, N.J., 2,779

300 Games - Ron Mohr (2), Gary Hiday, Mark Williams, David Zelger, Dennis Briggs, Randy Rau, Curt Aemisegger, Bill Peters.