Brian LeClair of Delmar, N.Y., put together a 1,753 seven-game pinfall total (250.4 average) in the second round to top qualifying Wednesday in the PBA50 Pasco County Florida Open at Lane Glo Bowl in New Port Richey, Fla., leading a field of 32 players into match play.

After bowling 1,671 to finish third after the first round, LeClair (pictured right and above) was the model of consistency in the second round with games of 246, 268, 237, 243, 245, 258 and 256 surging into the lead with a 3,424 14-game pinfall total (244 average).

“That round probably looked more consistent than it was,” said LeClair, who won the 2015 PBA50 Fountain Valley Open for his lone PBA50 Tour title. “There weren’t too many highs or too many lows, but I had my share of splits and opens. Fortunately, I was able to string strikes to make up for it.”

In 2016, LeClair had a best finish of second which came in the PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open.

“I’m bowling well in spurts but haven’t been able to put together a tournament where I’ve bowled well all the way through,” the 52-year-old LeClair added. “I’m working on building more consistency into my game.”

LeClair holds a 137-pin lead over first round leader and two-time PBA50 Player of the Year Ron Mohr (left) of Las Vegas with 3,287. Mohr finished second in the PBA60 Killer ‘B’ Open at Lane Glo Bowl that concluded on Monday.

Finishing qualifying in third was Steve Pavlinko of Sewell, N.J., with 3,279, followed by two-time PBA50 Tour winner Lennie Boresch Jr. (right) of Kenosha, Wis., 3,228, and 2016 PBA50 Rookie of the Year Eddie Graham of Centerville, Ohio in fifth with 3,201.

PBA50 Tour rookie and five-time PBA Tour winner Michael Haugen Jr. of Phoenix finished sixth with 3,173, with Germany’s Peter Knopp (left) in seventh place on 3,168. Defending champion, PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Oxford, Fla., finished the round in 12th with 3,142.

Five-time PBA Tour winner, Ryan Shafer of Horseheads, N.Y., who is also making his PBA50 Tour debut, also advanced to match play finishing 20th with 3,101.

After Thursday’s match play rounds, the top five players will advance to the stepladder finals set for 4 p.m. ET.

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PBA50 Pasco County Florida Open – Second Round Results

Players with position, hometown and 14-game total. Top 32 players advance to match play. ss-PBA60 players cashing for $1,000; n-non-member.

1, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 3,424
2, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 3,287
3, Steve Pavlinko, Sewell, N.J., 3,279
4, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 3,228
5, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 3,201
6, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 3,173
7, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,168
8, Brian Voss, Centennial, Colo., 3,164
9, Patrick Shipley, Spring Valley, Calif., 3,161
10, Brian Cooper, Henderson, Nev., 3,153
11, Don Breeden, Clive, Iowa, 3,146
12, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 3,142
13, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,137
14, Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., 3,123
15, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 3,115
16, James Hansen, Anchorage, Alaska, 3,111
17, Tommy Brodowski, New Hyde Park, N.Y., 3,105
18, Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor, Mich., 3,103
18, Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., 3,103
20, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,101
21, Dale Eagle, Twin Falls, Idaho, 3,097
22, Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okla., 3,087
23, Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., 3,074
24, Doug Becker, Clermont, Fla., 3,071
25, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 3,065
26, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 3,061
27, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,055
28, (tie) Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., and
Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 3,048
30, (tie) Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., and
John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 3,044
32, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 3,040

Missed Cut:
33, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,039, $1,000
34, Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 3,030, $1,000
35, Bill Nichols, Bella Vista, Ark., 3,025, $1,000
36, Todd Haney, Boiling Springs, S.C., 3,024, $1,000
37, Doug O’Bryant, Ball Ground, Ga., 3,017, $1,000
38, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 3,016, $1,000
39, (tie) William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 3,013,
and John Donovan, Melbourne, Fla., 3,013, $1,000
41, Glenn Smith, New York, 3,008, $1,000
42, (tie) Bobby Sense, Jr., Massillon, Ohio, 2,993, and
Sam Maccarone, Blackwood, N.J., 2,993, $1,000
44, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2,989, $1,000
45, Steve Kenyon, Dade City, Fla., 2,987, $1,000
46, ss-n-James Campbell, Clearwater, Fla., 2,982, $1,000
46, ss-Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 2,982, $1,000
48, Gary Alstott, Washington, Ill., 2,975
49, ss-Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 2,972, $1,000
50, (tie) John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, and
Gary Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 2,971
52, Scott Greiner, Platte City, Mo., 2,969
53, (tie) Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., and
Ralph Brunt Jr., Jensen Beach, Fla., 2,965
55, Terry Rohrer, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 2,960
56, Ken Fishman, Lutz, Fla., 2,951
57, n-Edward Irwin, Hudson, Fla., 2,950
58, ss-n-Widmar Vargas, Sun City Center, Fla., 2,948, $1,000
59, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 2,944
60, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,938
61, Harry Alchin III, Madeira Beach, Fla., 2,935
62, ss-Warren Nelson, Hemet, Calif., 2,933, $1,000
63, ss-Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 2,930, $1,000
64, ss-Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wisc., 2,928, $1,000
65, ss-William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 2,921, $1,000
66, ss-Tom Carter, Columbus, Ohio, 2,920, $1,000
67, Edward Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 2,911
68, n-John Stronka, Davie, Fla., 2,909
69, n-John Thomspon, Sarasota, Fla., 2,903
70, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 2,902
71, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 2,897
72, Warren Burr, Wilmington, Del., 2,894
73, Mark Everette, Aliquippa, Pa., 2,883
74, (tie) n-William Tramel, Crawforville, Fla., and
Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 2,881
76, (tie) Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., and
Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 2,876
78, Harry Wright, Venice, Fla., 2,875
79, Billy Block, Pembroke Pines, Fla., 2,874
80, n-Joe Barna, Stuart, Fla., 2,872
81, (tie) Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., and
Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,867
83, David Taylor, Largo, Fla., 2,860
84, Joe Scarborough, Charlotte, N.C., 2,853
85, John Kidwell, Indianapolis, Ind., 2,851
86, James Storts, Westfield, Ind., 2,848
87, Mike Keough, Stockton, Calif., 2,846
88, Michael Shequin, Debary, Fla., 2,832
89, Bruce Hall, Westborough, Mass., 2,831
90, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 2,826
91, Jerry Brunette Jr., Rochester, N.Y., 2,821
92, Don Herrington, Ballston Lake, N.Y., 2,819
93, John Dougherty III, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., 2,818
94, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 2,805
95, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,800
96, (tie) Barry Clare, Bayside, N.Y., and
Tommy Martin, Olive Branch, Miss., 2,799
98, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 2,796
99, Danny Clark, New Palestine, Ind., 2,795
100, Michael Truitt, New Port Richey, Fla., 2,792
101, James Deplanche, Taylor, Mich., 2,780
102, Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 2,777
103, Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 2,776
104, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 2,772
105, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 2,762
106, Tim Shirlock, Las Vegas, 2,756
107, Han Chen, Wellington, Fla., 2,744
108, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 2,743
109, Timothy Regan, East Northport, N.Y., 2,737
110, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 2,735
111, n-Jeffery Roberson, Land O’ Lakes, Fla., 2,724
111, Darryl Dempsey, Pinellas Park, Fla., 2,724
113, (tie) Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and
Charlie Gadd, Lake Worth, Fla., 2,719
115, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 2,718
116, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 2,712
117, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 2,703
118, Michael Owen, Gainesville, Fla., 2,699
119, James Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 2,696
120, n-Peter Hernandez, Land O Lakes, Fla., 2,692
121, Jon DeLaney, McKinney, Texas, 2,690
122, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,687
123, Michael Vella, Bellport, N.Y., 2,663
124, David Goldenberg, Holtsville, N.Y., 2,660
125, n-Joseph Woznicki, Lakeland, Fla., 2,652
126, Tony Johnson, Canton, Ohio, 2,643
127, Bill Hewlett, Las Vegas, 2,628
128, Stephen Lippman, Palm Harbor, Fla., 2,622
129, John DiSantis, Wilmington, Del., 2,610
130, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 2,585
131, Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., 2,577
132, (tie) Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., and
Larry Gross, Ocala, Fla., 2,575
134, (tie) John Austin Jr., League City, Texas,
James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., and
Lucien Casagrande, Canada, 2,541
137, Gary Morgan, Atlanta, 2,535
138, Don Lane, San Francisco, 2,530
139, Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., 2,515
140, Jim Dilyard, Burbank, Ohio, 2,473