Tom Baker leads after second round in PBA Senior Lake County Open
08/11/11
Tom Baker (pictured) has often found himself among the leaders in qualifying rounds of Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour tournaments this season only to lose momentum in match play.
With a 228.75 16-game average, the PBA Hall of Famer and four-time Senior Player of the Year found himself atop the leader board once again after the second round of the PBA Senior Lake County Open at Olympia Lanes Wednesday.
Baker, a nine-time Senior Tour titlist, leads with a 3,660 16-game pinfall bowling 1,877 for eight games Wednesday after bowling 1,783 in Tuesday’s round. He leads a list of 32 players from the original field of 108 who advanced to Thursday’s match play rounds which begin at 9 a.m.
“It’s a situation I’ve found myself in before where I’ve qualified well but just can’t seal the deal in match play,” said Baker, whose best finish this year has been fourth in the Senior Miller High Life Classic and Senior Mark Roth Allentown Open.
In Wednesday’s second round Baker had games of 276, 200, 200, 257, 216, 235, 224 and 269 and found the need to make adjustments less dramatic than Tuesday’s round.
"Yesterday I had to make much bigger moves,” said Baker whose last Senior Tour win came a year ago in the Senior Decatur Open. “As the block progressed I was making 10 or 15-board adjustments. Today, I don’t think I had to move more than five boards and the lanes just seemed be a little more consistent.”
Baker leads hometown favorite and 2008 USBC Senior Masters winner Kenny Parks (pictured left) of Hammond in second with 3,608.
“It’s kind of up to me at this point,” said Parks, “It would be great to win because I’ve got a lot of support here. I just need to have some breaks go my way.”
Rounding out the top five are two-time Senior Tour titlist Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Township, Mich., in third with 3,575; Hall of Famer and three-time Senior Tour winner Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas, in fourth with 3,567, and Ron Mohr (right) of Eagle River, Alaska, with three wins this season, in fifth with 3,543.
PBA.com’s live Xtra Frame coverage continues all day on Thursday.
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2011 PBA Senior Tour Schedule and Champions
Players with position, hometown and 16-game total. The top 32 advance. s-super seniors out of regular prize list cashing for $700.
1, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,660
2, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,608
3, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 3,575
4, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,567
5, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3,543
6, Randy Peterson, Carrington, N.D., 3,533
7, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,502
8, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,461
9, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,459
10, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,455
11, Patric Donaghue, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., 3,443
12, John Chapman, Canada, 3,439
13, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 3,433
14, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 3,426
15, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 3,419
16, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,414
17, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3,410
18, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,404
19, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,403
20, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 3,402
21, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,401
22, (tie) Michael Camerano, Brookfield, Ill., and Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,394
24, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,378
25, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,377
26, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 3,373
27, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 3,363
28, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 3,360
29, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 3,351
30, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 3,340
31, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 3,324
32, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,318
Missed Cut:
33, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,317, $900
34, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,315, $900
35, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,309, $900
36, Mark Everette, Aliquippa, Pa., 3,301, $900
37, s-Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 3,300, $700
38, Dan Duskin Sr, Atlantic, Iowa, 3,290
39, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,287
40, s-Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,278, $700
41, s-Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 3,255, $700
42, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,254
43, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,251
44, Rick Hara, Mount Prospect, Ill., 3,242
45, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 3,241
46, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 3,239
47, s-Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 3,237, $700
48, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 3,234
49, s-Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,232, $700
50, s-Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 3,231, $700
51, Bill Neumann, Rensselaer, NY, 3,216
52, (tie) Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., and Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3,210
54, s-Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 3,208, $700
55, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 3,206
56, Ralph Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,205
57, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 3,202
58, Robert Flaws, Chicago Ridge, Ill., 3,191
59, Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 3,185
60, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 3,183
61, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,181
62, James Brenner, LeClaire, Iowa, 3,173
63, (tie)Keith Oszuscik, Plymouth, Ind., Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del.,
and Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 3,172
66, Rick Vittone, Canada, 3,171
67, Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla., 3,161
68, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,158
69, Larry Matovina, Griffith, Ind., 3,157
70, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3,156
71, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 3,145
72, Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 3,140
73, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,135
74, Gregg Schmied, Schererville, Ind., 3,129
75, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 3,126
76, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 3,116
77, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 3,093
78, Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 3,091
79, Dennis Weatherman, Coloma, Mich., 3,066
80, Dennis Amato, Pine Brook, N.J., 3,059
81, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 3,056
82, Jake Greene, Chicago, Ill., 3,055
83, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 3,049
84, Rick Woloszyn, Griffith, Ind., 3,046
85, (tie) Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, and Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 3,045
87, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 3,038
88, Barry Witmer, St. Charles, Mo., 3,037
89, Perry Keplinger, Amherst, Ohio, 3,012
90, Lyle Zikes, Arlington Heights, Ill., 2,998
91, Radar Presley, Atlanta, 2,985
92, (tie) Dale Holgate, Silver Lake, Ohio and Dave Schultz, Jackson, Wis., 2,979
94, (tie) Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., and James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 2,977
96, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 2,976
97, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,968
98, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 2,953
99, Mike Walden, Stony Point, N.Y., 2,941
100, (tie) Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., and Ernie Bourque, Acushnet, Mass., 2,909
102, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 2,885
103, Frank Kobli Jr., Highland, Ind., 2,857
104, Edward Szklarski, Burbank, Ill., 2,838
105, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,799
106, Jared Cudnohufsky, Kingsford, Mich., 2,760
107, Robert Hernandez, Highland, Ind., 2,667
108, Andy Ippolito, Forest Hills, N.Y., 2,377 (WD)
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Hammond's Kenny Parks in second heading into match play
Tom Baker (pictured) has often found himself among the leaders in qualifying rounds of Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour tournaments this season only to lose momentum in match play. With a 228.75 16-game average, the PBA Hall of Famer and four-time Senior Player of the Year found himself atop the leader board once again after the second round of the PBA Senior Lake County Open at Olympia Lanes Wednesday.
Baker, a nine-time Senior Tour titlist, leads with a 3,660 16-game pinfall bowling 1,877 for eight games Wednesday after bowling 1,783 in Tuesday’s round. He leads a list of 32 players from the original field of 108 who advanced to Thursday’s match play rounds which begin at 9 a.m.
“It’s a situation I’ve found myself in before where I’ve qualified well but just can’t seal the deal in match play,” said Baker, whose best finish this year has been fourth in the Senior Miller High Life Classic and Senior Mark Roth Allentown Open.
In Wednesday’s second round Baker had games of 276, 200, 200, 257, 216, 235, 224 and 269 and found the need to make adjustments less dramatic than Tuesday’s round.
"Yesterday I had to make much bigger moves,” said Baker whose last Senior Tour win came a year ago in the Senior Decatur Open. “As the block progressed I was making 10 or 15-board adjustments. Today, I don’t think I had to move more than five boards and the lanes just seemed be a little more consistent.” Baker leads hometown favorite and 2008 USBC Senior Masters winner Kenny Parks (pictured left) of Hammond in second with 3,608.
“It’s kind of up to me at this point,” said Parks, “It would be great to win because I’ve got a lot of support here. I just need to have some breaks go my way.”
Rounding out the top five are two-time Senior Tour titlist Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Township, Mich., in third with 3,575; Hall of Famer and three-time Senior Tour winner Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas, in fourth with 3,567, and Ron Mohr (right) of Eagle River, Alaska, with three wins this season, in fifth with 3,543.
PBA.com’s live Xtra Frame coverage continues all day on Thursday.
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Players with position, hometown and 16-game total. The top 32 advance. s-super seniors out of regular prize list cashing for $700.
1, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,660
2, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,608
3, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 3,575
4, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,567
5, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3,543
6, Randy Peterson, Carrington, N.D., 3,533
7, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,502
8, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,461
9, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,459
10, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,455
11, Patric Donaghue, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., 3,443
12, John Chapman, Canada, 3,439
13, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 3,433
14, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 3,426
15, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 3,419
16, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,414
17, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3,410
18, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,404
19, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,403
20, Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 3,402
21, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,401
22, (tie) Michael Camerano, Brookfield, Ill., and Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,394
24, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,378
25, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,377
26, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 3,373
27, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 3,363
28, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 3,360
29, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 3,351
30, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 3,340
31, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 3,324
32, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,318
Missed Cut:
33, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,317, $900
34, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,315, $900
35, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,309, $900
36, Mark Everette, Aliquippa, Pa., 3,301, $900
37, s-Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 3,300, $700
38, Dan Duskin Sr, Atlantic, Iowa, 3,290
39, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,287
40, s-Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,278, $700
41, s-Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 3,255, $700
42, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,254
43, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,251
44, Rick Hara, Mount Prospect, Ill., 3,242
45, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 3,241
46, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 3,239
47, s-Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 3,237, $700
48, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 3,234
49, s-Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,232, $700
50, s-Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 3,231, $700
51, Bill Neumann, Rensselaer, NY, 3,216
52, (tie) Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., and Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3,210
54, s-Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 3,208, $700
55, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 3,206
56, Ralph Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,205
57, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 3,202
58, Robert Flaws, Chicago Ridge, Ill., 3,191
59, Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 3,185
60, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 3,183
61, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,181
62, James Brenner, LeClaire, Iowa, 3,173
63, (tie)Keith Oszuscik, Plymouth, Ind., Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del.,
and Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 3,172
66, Rick Vittone, Canada, 3,171
67, Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla., 3,161
68, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,158
69, Larry Matovina, Griffith, Ind., 3,157
70, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3,156
71, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 3,145
72, Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 3,140
73, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,135
74, Gregg Schmied, Schererville, Ind., 3,129
75, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 3,126
76, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 3,116
77, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 3,093
78, Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 3,091
79, Dennis Weatherman, Coloma, Mich., 3,066
80, Dennis Amato, Pine Brook, N.J., 3,059
81, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 3,056
82, Jake Greene, Chicago, Ill., 3,055
83, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 3,049
84, Rick Woloszyn, Griffith, Ind., 3,046
85, (tie) Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, and Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 3,045
87, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 3,038
88, Barry Witmer, St. Charles, Mo., 3,037
89, Perry Keplinger, Amherst, Ohio, 3,012
90, Lyle Zikes, Arlington Heights, Ill., 2,998
91, Radar Presley, Atlanta, 2,985
92, (tie) Dale Holgate, Silver Lake, Ohio and Dave Schultz, Jackson, Wis., 2,979
94, (tie) Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., and James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 2,977
96, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 2,976
97, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,968
98, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 2,953
99, Mike Walden, Stony Point, N.Y., 2,941
100, (tie) Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., and Ernie Bourque, Acushnet, Mass., 2,909
102, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 2,885
103, Frank Kobli Jr., Highland, Ind., 2,857
104, Edward Szklarski, Burbank, Ill., 2,838
105, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,799
106, Jared Cudnohufsky, Kingsford, Mich., 2,760
107, Robert Hernandez, Highland, Ind., 2,667
108, Andy Ippolito, Forest Hills, N.Y., 2,377 (WD)