Hugh Miller shoots into lead in PBA Senior Northern California Classic
06/22/11
Hugh Miller (pictured left) of Seattle, bowled two 300 games and averaged 264.6 in Tuesday's second round to take the lead in the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Northern California Classic Tuesday at Harvest Park Bowl.
Miller, who spent more than 17 seasons competing on the national tour but still bowls in an occasional senior tour event, finished with a 3,961 16-game overall pinfall total which included 2,117 in Tuesday's round on games of 238, 237, 300, 268, 279, 248, 300 and 247.
"I've had two 300s in a tournament but never two in the same block," said Miller, who owns seven Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titles and one Senior Tour title. "The biggest difference between yesterday and today was ball speed. I like to throw the ball hard but wasn't getting the carry yesterday so I had to work hard on keeping my ball speed down in the second round."
Miller, who surpassed the $1 million mark in PBA career earnings after finishing 16th in last week's Senior U.S. Open, topped Hall of Famer and Senior U.S. Open runnerup Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right) of Ocala, Fla., in second with 3,792 and Michael Henry of Brunswick, Ohio, in third with 3,729. The top 32 from the 100-player field advanced to Wednesday's match play rounds.
"I'm really not competing at the level you need to be at to play with these guys on a regular basis, said the 54-year-old Miller. "Originally I wasn't going to bowl this tournament but I bowled well enough in the Senior U.S. Open and that encouraged me to bowl here."
Senior U.S. Open winner Ron Mohr (left) of Eagle River, Alaska, finished qualifying in sixth with 3,644, third-place finisher Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Township, Mich., ended the day fifth with 3,651 and fourth-place finisher Hall of Famer Wayne Webb finished 10th with 3,593. Defending champion Don Sylvia (right) of Reno, Nev., also advanced to match play ending the day in 21st with 3,495.
Round of 8 and championship rounds will get underway Wednesday at 5 p.m. PT. PBA.com's Xtra Frame video service will provide final-day coverage of the Senior Northern California Classic.
Walter Ray Williams Jr. leads after first round in PBA Senior Northern California Classic
2011 PBA Senior Tour Schedule and Champions
Players with position, hometown and 16-game total. The ; top 32 advance to Wednesday's match play rounds. s-indicates super seniors outside of the regular prize fund cashing for $700.
1, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 3,961
2, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,792
3, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,729
4, Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 3,688
5, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 3,651
6, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3,644
7, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 3,628
8, Mark McCreary, Livermore, Calif., 3,613
9, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,608
10, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3,593
11, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,589
12 (tie), Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., and Koichiro Tamaki, Japan, 3,574
14, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 3,550
15, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,541
16, Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 3,536
17, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,533
18, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,520
19, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,506
20, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 3,499
21, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 3,495
22, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 3,494
23, Gerald Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 3,486
24, Junichi Yajima, Japan, 3,484
25, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,483
26, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,473
27, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 3,472
28 (tie), Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., and Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,469
30, Ty Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif., 3,467
31, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,462
32, Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif., 3,459
Missed Cut:
33, Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 3,447, $900
34, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 3,445
35, Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 3,442
36 (tie), Terry Leong, Las Vegas, and s-Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 3,434, $700
38, s-Marc Clyburn, Pittsburg, Calif., 3,430, $700
39, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,428
40, s-Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,420, $700
41, Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., 3,416
42, s-Chet Steengrafe, San Martin, Calif., 3,413, $700
43, s-Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 3,408, $700
44, Lee Patterson, Antioch, Calif., 3,406
45, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 3,403
46, s-Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif, 3,401, $700
47, Al Bella , Pittsburg, Calif., 3,379
48, s-Bill Stempke, Moorpark, Calif., 3,375, $700
49, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 3,374
50, Matt Surina, Puyallup, Wash., 3,373
51, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,369
52, Rodney Garrick, San Francisco, 3,368
53, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 3,357
54, Steve Davis, Manteca, Calif., 3,355
55, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 3,352
56, Chuck Best, Buda, Texas, 3,349
57, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 3,346
58, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,317
59, Jorge Gutierrez, Las Cruces, N.M., 3,313
60 (tie), Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., and Roger Painter, Woodbridge, Va., 3,308
62, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 3,304
63 (tie), Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, and Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,301
65, Don Lane, San Francisco, 3,276
66, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,258
67, Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., 3,252
68, Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 3,250
69, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 3,249
70, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,248
71, Kenneth Daily, San Leanardo, Calif., 3,237
72, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3,236
73, Michael Cristofani, Grass Valley, Calif., 3,222
74, Don Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 3,212
75, Pedro Flores, Salida, Calif., 3,210
76, Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., 3,204
77, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 3,186
78, Michael Palmer, Antioch, Calif., 3,184
79, Lorrie Sims, Oakley, Calif., 3,182
80, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 3,174
81, Pete Milkovich, Hercules, Calif., 3,160
82, Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif., 3,114
83, David Chew, Brentwood, Calif., 3,101
84, Randy Robertson, Evansville, Ind., 3,098
85, Dan Roberts, Brentwood, Calif., 3,092
86, Scott Hansel, Stockton, Calif., 3,068
87, Jocko Mangin, Brentwood, Calif., 3,052
88, William Shanks, Waipahu, Hawaii, 3,032
89, Thomas Andres Sr., Highland, Calif., 3,011
90, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 3,009
91, Glenn Masukawa, Henderson, Nev., 3,008
92, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 2,998
93, Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 2,963
94, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,942
95, Van Fenner, Reno, Nev., 2,925
96, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 2,920
97, Duane Wilson, Brentwood, Calif., 2,885
98, Keith Pridgeon, Antioch, Calif., 2,864
99, Sam Carter, BenLomond, Calif., 1,609 (WD)
100, Lauri Karppala Jr., Folsom, Calif., 1,575 (WD)
2011 PBA Senior Tour #6
Rolls two 300 games and averages over 264 in round two quaöifying
Hugh Miller (pictured left) of Seattle, bowled two 300 games and averaged 264.6 in Tuesday's second round to take the lead in the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Northern California Classic Tuesday at Harvest Park Bowl.Miller, who spent more than 17 seasons competing on the national tour but still bowls in an occasional senior tour event, finished with a 3,961 16-game overall pinfall total which included 2,117 in Tuesday's round on games of 238, 237, 300, 268, 279, 248, 300 and 247.
"I've had two 300s in a tournament but never two in the same block," said Miller, who owns seven Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titles and one Senior Tour title. "The biggest difference between yesterday and today was ball speed. I like to throw the ball hard but wasn't getting the carry yesterday so I had to work hard on keeping my ball speed down in the second round."
Miller, who surpassed the $1 million mark in PBA career earnings after finishing 16th in last week's Senior U.S. Open, topped Hall of Famer and Senior U.S. Open runnerup Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right) of Ocala, Fla., in second with 3,792 and Michael Henry of Brunswick, Ohio, in third with 3,729. The top 32 from the 100-player field advanced to Wednesday's match play rounds."I'm really not competing at the level you need to be at to play with these guys on a regular basis, said the 54-year-old Miller. "Originally I wasn't going to bowl this tournament but I bowled well enough in the Senior U.S. Open and that encouraged me to bowl here."
Senior U.S. Open winner Ron Mohr (left) of Eagle River, Alaska, finished qualifying in sixth with 3,644, third-place finisher Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Township, Mich., ended the day fifth with 3,651 and fourth-place finisher Hall of Famer Wayne Webb finished 10th with 3,593. Defending champion Don Sylvia (right) of Reno, Nev., also advanced to match play ending the day in 21st with 3,495.Round of 8 and championship rounds will get underway Wednesday at 5 p.m. PT. PBA.com's Xtra Frame video service will provide final-day coverage of the Senior Northern California Classic.
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Players with position, hometown and 16-game total. The ; top 32 advance to Wednesday's match play rounds. s-indicates super seniors outside of the regular prize fund cashing for $700.
1, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 3,961
2, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,792
3, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,729
4, Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 3,688
5, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 3,651
6, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3,644
7, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 3,628
8, Mark McCreary, Livermore, Calif., 3,613
9, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,608
10, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3,593
11, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,589
12 (tie), Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., and Koichiro Tamaki, Japan, 3,574
14, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 3,550
15, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,541
16, Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 3,536
17, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,533
18, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,520
19, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,506
20, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 3,499
21, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 3,495
22, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 3,494
23, Gerald Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 3,486
24, Junichi Yajima, Japan, 3,484
25, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,483
26, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,473
27, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 3,472
28 (tie), Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., and Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,469
30, Ty Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif., 3,467
31, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,462
32, Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif., 3,459
Missed Cut:
33, Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 3,447, $900
34, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 3,445
35, Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 3,442
36 (tie), Terry Leong, Las Vegas, and s-Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 3,434, $700
38, s-Marc Clyburn, Pittsburg, Calif., 3,430, $700
39, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,428
40, s-Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,420, $700
41, Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., 3,416
42, s-Chet Steengrafe, San Martin, Calif., 3,413, $700
43, s-Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 3,408, $700
44, Lee Patterson, Antioch, Calif., 3,406
45, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 3,403
46, s-Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif, 3,401, $700
47, Al Bella , Pittsburg, Calif., 3,379
48, s-Bill Stempke, Moorpark, Calif., 3,375, $700
49, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 3,374
50, Matt Surina, Puyallup, Wash., 3,373
51, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,369
52, Rodney Garrick, San Francisco, 3,368
53, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 3,357
54, Steve Davis, Manteca, Calif., 3,355
55, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 3,352
56, Chuck Best, Buda, Texas, 3,349
57, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 3,346
58, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,317
59, Jorge Gutierrez, Las Cruces, N.M., 3,313
60 (tie), Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., and Roger Painter, Woodbridge, Va., 3,308
62, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 3,304
63 (tie), Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, and Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,301
65, Don Lane, San Francisco, 3,276
66, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,258
67, Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., 3,252
68, Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 3,250
69, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 3,249
70, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,248
71, Kenneth Daily, San Leanardo, Calif., 3,237
72, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3,236
73, Michael Cristofani, Grass Valley, Calif., 3,222
74, Don Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 3,212
75, Pedro Flores, Salida, Calif., 3,210
76, Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., 3,204
77, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 3,186
78, Michael Palmer, Antioch, Calif., 3,184
79, Lorrie Sims, Oakley, Calif., 3,182
80, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 3,174
81, Pete Milkovich, Hercules, Calif., 3,160
82, Fred Cole, Visalia, Calif., 3,114
83, David Chew, Brentwood, Calif., 3,101
84, Randy Robertson, Evansville, Ind., 3,098
85, Dan Roberts, Brentwood, Calif., 3,092
86, Scott Hansel, Stockton, Calif., 3,068
87, Jocko Mangin, Brentwood, Calif., 3,052
88, William Shanks, Waipahu, Hawaii, 3,032
89, Thomas Andres Sr., Highland, Calif., 3,011
90, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 3,009
91, Glenn Masukawa, Henderson, Nev., 3,008
92, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 2,998
93, Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 2,963
94, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,942
95, Van Fenner, Reno, Nev., 2,925
96, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 2,920
97, Duane Wilson, Brentwood, Calif., 2,885
98, Keith Pridgeon, Antioch, Calif., 2,864
99, Sam Carter, BenLomond, Calif., 1,609 (WD)
100, Lauri Karppala Jr., Folsom, Calif., 1,575 (WD)
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