Germany's Peter Knopp high qualifier at USBC Senior Masters

    06/17/10

    2010 PBA Senior Tour #6

    Top 63 join defending champion Dale Traber in double-elimination match play

    2010PBAS06PeterKnopp2.jpg2010PBAS06RogerKossert.jpgPeter Knopp of Bremen, Germany, earned high qualifier honors Wednesday at the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters.

    Knopp (pictured left), who was in fifth place after the second round, has a 15-game total of 3,296, an average of 219.7, at the South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center. He shot 1,095 in Round 3 and leads Roger Kossert (right) of Lithia, Fla., by six pins.

    "There are so many good players here, and I still don't have the confidence I should," said Knopp, who finished 29th at the Senior U.S. Open last week. "I am the underdog. I'm just happy I made the cut."

    Knopp became Germany's first PBA professional in the early 1990s when played on the PBA National Tour from 1992 to '94. His best finish was a 13th place at the 1992 PBA Wichita Open.

    Knopp, who turned 50 in April, opened the USBC Senior Masters with a five-game block of 1,077 and then shot 1,124 in Tuesday's second round. He said he has bowled well on what he considers tough lane conditions.

    "If you bowl good, it might look easy but I think it's pretty tough," Knopp said. "I kept the ball in play, and even though I missed some spares, I got lucky a couple times."

    2010PBAS06BobHandley.jpg2010PBASDaleTraber.jpgRoss Packard of San Jose, Calif., sits in third position at 3,286, while Kent Wagner of Palmetto, Fla., is fourth at 3,269. Bob Handley (pictured left) of Winter Park, Fla., who led after the first and second rounds, dropped to fifth with 3,254 after shooting 963 on Wednesday.

    The top 63 players advanced to the double-elimination match-play bracket, which will take place Thursday and Friday. Kevin Gannon of Lakewood, Calif., and Dave Sill of Rockledge, Fla., tied for the final spot at 3,017. Sill won a one-game roll-off, 232-196, to advance to the match-play bracket.

    Defending champion Dale Traber (right) of Cedarburg, Wis., now joins the field to complete the 64-player bracket. Traber will be seeded No. 32 in the bracket and will take on Gary Dickinson of Edmond, Okla., in the opening round Thursday morning.

    Match play will continue throughout Thursday and Friday with the championship match scheduled for 3:30 p.m. PDT on Friday.

     


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    USBC Senior Masters - Qualifying Round 3


    Players with position, hometown and 15-game total. The top 63 advanced to double-elimination match-play.

    1, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,296
    2, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 3,290
    3, Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 3,286
    4, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,269
    5, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 3,254
    6, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,237
    7, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield, Mich., 3,221
    8, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, Ind., 3,220
    9, Dean Jones, San Marcos, Texas, 3,195
    10, Cliff Connors, Tempe, Ariz., 3,195
    11, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 3,175
    12, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,160
    13, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 3,160
    14, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,142
    15, Keith Kolozsi, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,138
    16, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 3,116
    17, Joe Salvemini, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,111
    18, David Eatmon, Ferndale, Mich., 3,110
    19, Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 3,105
    20, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 3,101
    21, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 3,097
    22, Bob Purzycki, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,094
    23, Greg Shields, Independence, Mo., 3,091
    24, Darryl Bower, Midletown, Pa., 3,087
    25, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,085
    26, Les Shirwindt, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,080
    27, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,077
    28, Howie Partell, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,075
    29, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,074
    30, Phillip Karwoski Sr., South Hadley, Mass., 3,073
    31, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 3,072
    32, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,072
    33, Wayne Webb, Grove City, Ohio, 3,072
    34, John Di Santis, Wilmington, Del., 3,071
    35, Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., 3,070
    36, Warren Blankenship, Ardmore, Okla., 3,061
    37, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,053
    38, Don Fowler, Overland Park, Kan., 3,051
    39, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 3,050
    40, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,050
    41, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 3,048
    42, Michael Karch, Edgewood, Wash., 3,045
    43, Samuel Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 3,044
    44, Clark Poelzer, Arden Hills, Minn., 3,044
    45, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 3,041
    46, Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., 3,037
    47, Marc Scherlis, Littleton, Colo., 3,036
    48, Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 3,032
    49, Charlie Tapp, Portage, Mich., 3,029
    50, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,029
    51, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,029
    52, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,026
    53, John Chapman, Canada, 3,026
    54, Dick Baker, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,026
    55, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 3,025
    56, Robert Faragon, Schenectady, N.Y., 3,025
    57, Rohn Morton, Portland, Ore., 3,025
    58, Paul McCordic, Sugarland, Texas, 3,024
    59, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,022
    60, Anthony Myers, Pensacola, Fla., 3,021
    61, Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 3,020
    62, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 3,018
    63, Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla., 3,017
    Sill def. Gannon in roll-off, 232-196.

    Missed Cut:
    64, Kevin Gannon, Lakewood, Calif., 3,017. $900
    65, Fred Strasser, Arroyo Grande, Calif., 3,016.$850
    66, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,011. $850
    67, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,011. $850
    68, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 3,010. $850
    69, Sam Carter, Ben Lomond, Calif., 3,009. $850
    70, John Eiss, Orono, Minn., 3,007. $850
    71, George Lord, Mulberry, Fla., 3,006. $850
    72, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3,005. $850
    73, Kevin Humble, Lake Mary, Fla., 2,998. $850
    74, Warren Nelson, Madera, Calif., 2,994. $850
    75, Terry Metzner, Grand Rapids, Mich., 2,993
    76, Jerry Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2,993
    77, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 2,993
    78, Mike Lucente, Warren, Mich., 2,992
    79, Hal Wilbur, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,989
    80, Mark VanMeter, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,983
    81, John Young, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,981
    82, Max Martinez, Tijeras, N.M., 2,979
    83, Don Sylvia, Reno , Nev., 2,978
    84, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 2,977
    85, Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., 2,977
    86, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 2,976
    87, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 2,976
    88, Steven Bergan, Belleville, Ill., 2,976
    89, Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 2,973
    90, Sam Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,969
    91, Warren Eales, Chandler, Ariz., 2,969
    92, Greg Waldon, Sun City West, Ariz., 2,969
    93, Rudy Moreno, Reno , Nev., 2,964
    94, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 2,964
    95, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 2,963
    96, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepard, Mich., 2,959
    97, Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 2,958
    98, Dan Ahlquist, Sweden, 2,956
    99, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 2,955
    100, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 2,955
    101, Bruce Lang, Lenore, Idaho, 2,955
    102, William Neumann, Rensselaer, N.Y., 2,954
    103, Craig Vogel, Rome, N.Y., 2,953
    104, Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., 2,951
    105, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,950
    106, Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., 2,948
    107, James Martin, Vero Beach, Fla., 2,947
    108, Skip Sansone, Tucson, Ariz., 2,947
    109, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 2,946
    110, Bob Pazur, Venice, Fla., 2,946
    111, Al Rezendes, Aurora, Colo., 2,946
    112, Danny Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 2,945
    113, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 2,939
    114, Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., 2,937
    115, Rich Cook, Olympia, Wash., 2,937
    116, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 2,936
    117, Mike Castleton, San Diego, Calif., 2,936
    118, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,932
    119, Dale Seath, Mankato, Minn., 2,931
    120, Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 2,929
    121, Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 2,925
    122, Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 2,925
    123, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 2,924
    124, Dale Eagle, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,924
    125, Edward Bordenka, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,923
    126, Bill Argenbright, Waynesboro, Va., 2,923
    127, Glenn Morgan, Seminole, Ala., 2,923
    128, Patrick Byrne, Simi Valley, Calif., 2,919
    129, TJ Johnson, Spring, Texas, 2,916
    130, JP Muller, Gervais, Ore., 2,913
    131, Edward Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 2,912
    132, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,911
    133, Paul Kwiecien, Lansing, Mich., 2,908
    134, David Chew, Brentwood, Calif., 2,902
    135, Don Lane, Oakland, Calif., 2,901
    136, Van Fenner, Reno, Nev., 2,899
    137, Jerry Smith, Englewood, Colo., 2,898
    138, Bob Permann, Hemet, Calif., 2,898
    139, Rick Parschen, Strongsville, Ohio, 2,895
    140, Darrell Jones, Lingle, Wyo., 2,894
    141, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 2,892
    142, Mike Mchugh, Keller, Texas, 2,891
    143, Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 2,887
    144, Charles Best, Buda, Texas, 2,886
    145, Ziggy Czaja, Fontana, Calif., 2,886
    146, Phil Prieto, El Paso, Texas, 2,885
    147, Chip Willett, San Diego, Calif., 2,885
    148, Brad Newhouse, Henderson, Nev., 2,885
    149, David Zelger, Red Lion, Pa., 2,885
    150, Leo Plaia, River Ridge, La., 2,884
    151, Don Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 2,883
    152, Shannon Starnes, Ft. Worth, Texas, 2,880
    153, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,876
    154, Steve Freeman, Hermantown, Minn., 2,875
    155, Vaughn Doody, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,873
    156, Mitch Vernon, Olympia, Wash., 2,872
    157, James McGee, Townville, S.C., 2,869
    158, Glen Smith, Seattle, Wash., 2,868
    159, Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., 2,868
    160, Frank DeFilippo, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,864
    161, Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz., 2,863
    162, Char Hammel, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,863
    163, Don Moser, Murrieta, Calif., 2,863
    164, James Moran, Henderson, Nev., 2,863
    165, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 2,857
    166, Bob Teeters, Anderson, Ind., 2,855
    167, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 2,855
    168, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,855
    169, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 2,855
    170, Eddie Katz, Lakewood, Calif., 2,854
    171, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 2,851
    172, Lee Patterson, Antioch, Calif., 2,840
    173, Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 2,839
    174, Jim Cameron, Aliso Viejo, Calif., 2,838
    175, Bill Sell, Menasha, Wis., 2,837
    176, Max Shellabarger, Layton, Utah, 2,833
    177, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 2,832
    178, John Cocchi, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,830
    179, Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 2,824
    180, Don Jackson, Bonita, Calif., 2,824
    181, Bernard Iwasczyszyn, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,823
    182, Ike Reese, Atlanta, Ga., 2,821
    183, Richard Nardozza, Clearfield, Pa., 2,821
    184, Lee Rucker, Ft. Myers, Fla., 2,818
    185, Ron DeGroat, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,818
    186, Francisco Figueredo, Lauderhill, Fla., 2,818
    187, Ron Hosler, Denver, Colo., 2,817
    188, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 2,815
    189, Bob Priess, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,812
    190, Craig Kisro, Granada Hills, Calif., 2,812
    191, Dennis Dedmon, Houston, Texas, 2,808
    192, Jerry Keily, Lakewood, Colo., 2,800
    193, Scott Hansel, Stockton, Calif., 2,797
    194, Gary Reh, Nesbit, Miss., 2,796
    195, Bob McGuire, Warrenton, Va., 2,795
    196, James King, New Braunfels, Texas, 2,792
    197, Bobby Holmes, N Las Vegas, Nev., 2,790
    198, Paul Plummer, Boise, Idaho, 2,784
    199, Gary Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,783
    200, William Keenan, Orlando, Fla., 2,782
    201, Bill Ades, Hesperia, Calif., 2,781
    202, Jeff Suma Sr., Auburn Hills, Mich., 2,778
    203, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,775
    204, Charles Nibert, Big Lake, Alaska, 2,775
    205, Robert Walters, N Las Vegas, Nev., 2,774
    206, Alden Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 2,771
    207, Mark Peavey, Van Nuys, Calif., 2,770
    208, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 2,769
    209, Wayne Richards, Fernley, Nev., 2,767
    210, John Czipka, Sparks, Nev., 2,766
    211, Thomas Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2,763
    212, Randy Shewmake, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,761
    213, Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., 2,761
    214, Robert Michalojko, Mars, Pa., 2,757
    215, Richard Campbell, Phippsburg, Maine, 2,754
    216, Jorge Gutierrez, Las Cruces, N.M., 2,752
    217, Lee Tucker, Camarillo, Calif., 2,750
    218, Barry Richards, Lodi, Calif., 2,750
    219, Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,747
    220, Jerry Watkins, Bloomfield, N.M., 2,746
    221, Rickey Smith, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 2,746
    222, Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, 2,740
    223, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 2,737
    224, Fred Kouri, Castle Rock, Colo., 2,736
    225, Gordon Stuntz, Hellertown, Pa., 2,730
    226, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 2,729
    227, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 2,729
    228, Terry Leong, Henderson, Nev., 2,727
    229, Garde Ron, Henderson, Nev., 2,724
    230, Mike Schmid, Arden Hills, Minn., 2,720
    231, Harry Villavicencio, Puerto Rico, 2,719
    232, Bob Neuerburg, Ceres, Calif., 2,716
    233, Glenn Masukawa, Henderson, Nev., 2,715
    234, Avery LeBlanc, Plano, Texas, 2,714
    235, Pawel Bondar, Lauderhill, Fla., 2,714
    236, Ray Shuel, Canada, 2,712
    237, Randee Fry, Scotts Bluff, Neb., 2,708
    238, Chuck Worsham, Orange, Calif., 2,699
    239, Mike Raleigh, Clyde, Mich., 2,696
    240, Steve Fulton, Lansing, Mich., 2,690
    241, Allen Sobelman, Moorpark, Calif., 2,688
    242, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 2,683
    243, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 2,683
    244, Carey Hofmann, Phoenix, Ariz., 2,681
    245, Lauri Karrppala, Folsom, Calif., 2,680
    246, Bob Sturges, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,678
    247, Ernie Bourque, Acushnet, Mass., 2,674
    248, Joseph Stalnaker, Alderson, W.Va., 2,667
    249, John E Reed, Pueblo, Colo., 2,664
    250, Douglas Thompson, Aberdeen, S.D., 2,660
    251, Lindle Kincannon, Pearland, Texas, 2,658
    252, Ralph Presley, Atlanta, Ga., 2,657
    253, Donnie Todd, Somerset, Ky., 2,657
    254, Will Friedrich, Green Bay, Wis., 2,654
    255, Melvin Shirey, Sun City West, Ariz., 2,652
    256, Dan Duskin, Atlantic, Iowa, 2,645
    257, Dennis Frawley, Binghamton, N.Y., 2,643
    258, Tom McNaughton, Sylmar, Calif., 2,641
    259, Brien Show-Yin, Australia, 2,637
    260, Carl Hendrickson, Cloquet, Minn., 2,630
    261, William Kaiser, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,630
    262, Mark Sabatine, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,623
    263, Don Ketterling, Westlake Village, Calif., 2,606
    264, Bill Stempke, Burbank, Calif., 2,601
    265, Diogenes Perez, New York, N.Y., 2,597
    266, Fernando Aguirre, Puerto Rico, 2,594
    267, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,593
    268, Hubert Harrison, Middletown, Ind., 2,591
    269, Leon Uzelac, Woods Cross, Utah, 2,583
    270, Ronald Ruminer, Clifton, Colo., 2,572
    271, Richard Latvala, Egan, Minn., 2,563
    272, Rodney Musgrove, Clinton, Utah, 2,554
    273, Perry Larson, Kaysville, Utah, 2,549
    274, Frank Weiler, San Bernadino, Calif., 2,545
    275, Butch Hrouda, Dickinson, N.D., 2,545
    276, Gregory Popham, Crestview Hills, Ky., 2,516
    277, Ralph O'Leary, La Mirada, Calif., 2,514
    278, James Cote, Spokane, Wash., 2,509
    279, Jose Mendaz, Venezuela, 2,504
    280, Rich Cutler, Valley Springs, Calif., 2,501
    281, Clyde Gehringer, Memphis, Tenn., 2,499
    282, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,478
    283, Terre Sampson, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,472
    284, Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., 2,465
    285, Randolph Kerr, Troutdale, Ore., 2,460
    286, Jorge Aeurero, Taylorsville, Utah, 2,457
    287, Tim Bates, Orlando, Fla., 2,449
    288, Gary Friedman, Chandler, Ariz., 2,444
    289, Gary Carter, Woodinville, Wash., 2,392
    290, Doug Kuzanek, Rowlett, Texas, 2,295
    291, Jerry Dallum, Prescott, Ariz., 2,258
    292, David Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 2,011
    293, Mike Landrith, Maricopa, Ariz., 1,846
    294, Matt Surina, Linnewood, Wash., 1,806
    295, Edward Bayard, Escondido, Calif., 1,621
    296, Dan Miner, E. Moline, Ill., 949
    297, Carl Chavez, Albuquerque, N.M., 924

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