Thanks to a tip from last week’s Pasco County Florida Open winner Brian LeClair, two-time PBA50 Tour winner Lennie Boresch Jr. put it to good use by taking the first round lead Sunday in the PBA50 UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl In The Villages, presented by Radical at Spanish Springs Lanes.

Boresch (pictured above), of Kenosha, Wis., topped the field of 160 players 50 and over with a 1,952 eight-game pinfall total (244 average) bowling games of 226, 225, 228, 249, 300, 257, 223 and 244.

“After the third game I was talking with Brian (right) and he suggested I try another ball,” said Boresch, who had two runner-up finishes in 2016. “With both of us being pro shop operators we talk a lot about what equipment to use for various conditions.

“I was throwing the ball well the first three games but just couldn’t get the pin carry I wanted,” Boresch added. “I thought what the heck I’ll take Brian up on his suggestion and went to a new ball that hit a little more on the back end. Sure enough that was the right move.”

Boresch, who finished seventh in the Pasco County Open, held a 10-pin lead over three-time PBA50 and five-time PBA Tour winner Bob Learn Jr. (left) of Erie. Pa., with 1,942. Rounding out the top five after the first round were Sam Maccarone, Blackwood, N.J., 1,935; PBA Hall of Famer Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1,921, and Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., who also rolled a 300 in the round, 1,917.

Bowling in his first PBA50 tournament of the season, defending champion and reigning PBA50 Player of the Year Pete Weber (right)of St. Ann, Mo., finished the round in 23rd with a 1,822 pinfall.

LeClair, who won the PBA50 Pasco County Florida Open for his second career PBA50 Tour title, finished 12th with 1,873.

After Monday’s second qualifying round, the top 32 players will advance to Tuesday’s match play round. After match play, the top five will be determined for the stepladder finals scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

The Sun Bowl In The Villages will be available on PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame but on a one-day delayed basis beginning Monday at 9 a.m. ET with Sunday’s first round action. For schedule and subscription information, click here.

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PBA50 UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl In The Villages – First Round Results

Players with position, hometown and 8-game total

1, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,952
2, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,942
3, Sam Maccarone, Blackwood, N.J., 1,935
4, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1,921
5, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,917
6, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 1,891
7, Darryl Dempsey, Pinellas Park, Fla., 1,884
7, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,884
9, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 1,882
10, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,881
11, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 1,879
12, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 1,873
13, Joe Fulner III, Belleview, Fla., 1,863
14, Darin Hays, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,856
15, Wayne Bolin, Lumberton, N.C., 1,855
16, n-John Hough, Naples, Fla., 1,853
17, James Hansen, Anchorage, Alaska, 1,842
18, John Donovan, Melbourne, Fla., 1,840
19, Tony Johnson, Canton, Ohio, 1,831
20, (tie) Gary Alstott, Washington, Ill., and
Tony Adkins, Port Orange, Fla., 1,829
22, Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,825
23, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,822
24, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 1,820
25, Pete Thomas, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1,816
26, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 1,815
27, (tie) Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, and
David Williams Jr., Omaha, Neb., 1,814
29, Steve Kenyon, Dade City, Fla., 1,813
30, Ken Fishman, Lutz, Fla., 1,811
31, Michael Shequin, Debary, Fla., 1,809
32, Scott Greiner, Platte City, Mo., 1,803

33, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,802
34, Jerry Brunette Jr., Rochester, N.Y., 1,800
35, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 1,798
36, (tie) Bruce Hall, Westborough, Mass., and
William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,797
38, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,792
39, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,790
40, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 1,789
41, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,787
42, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,785
43, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,771
44, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 1,769
45, (tie) Doug O’Bryant, Ball Ground, Ga., and
Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 1,767
47, Don Breeden, Clive, Iowa, 1,763
48, Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 1,759
49, Tom Carter, Columbus, Ohio, 1,756
50, Michael Byers, Charleston, S.C., 1,754
51, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,752
52, n-John Thomspon, Sarasota, Fla., 1,751
53, Ralph Brunt Jr., Jensen Beach, Fla., 1,748
54, n-Rick Pittman, Fruitland Park, Fla., 1,747
55, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 1,745
56, Richard McDaniel, Coconut Creek, Fla., 1,742
57, Dale Eagle, Twin Falls, Idaho, 1,734
58, Danny Clark, New Palestine, Ind., 1,733
59, Timothy Regan, East Northport, N.Y., 1,732
60, Don Herrington, Ballston Lake, N.Y., 1,730
61, Glenn Smith, New York, 1,727
62, Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor, Mich., 1,725
63, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 1,724
64, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,723
65, James Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 1,721
66, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,720
67, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,717
68, Stephen Pavlinko, Sewell, N.J., 1,712
69, Patrick Shipley, Spring Valley, Calif., 1,710
70, Gary Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 1,707
71, (tie) Doug Hergenrader, Griimes, Iowa, and
David Taylor, Largo, Fla., 1,706
73, Gary Morgan, Atlanta, 1,701
74, Charlie Gadd, Lake Worth, Fla., 1,696
74, Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., 1,696
76, Joe Scarborough, Charlotte, N.C., 1,695
76, Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., 1,695
78, (tie) n-Widmar Vargas, Sun City Center, Fla., and
Michael Owen, Gainesville, Fla., 1,694
80, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,692
81, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 1,691
82, Doug Becker, Clermont, Fla., 1,688
83, (tie) Paul LeMond, Jasper, Ind., and
Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,679
85, Bill Nichols, Bella Vista, Ark., 1,676
86, Chuck Richardson, The Villages, Fla., 1,674
87, Tim Shirlock, Las Vegas, 1,671
88, Bobby Sense, Jr., Massillon, Ohio, 1,669
89, James Storts, Westfield, Ind., 1,666
90, (tie), William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., and
Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,664
92, (tie) Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla., and
Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 1,660
94, n-David Cushion, Dewitt, Mich., 1,652
95, John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 1,651
96, (tie) Barry Clare, Bayside, N.Y., and
James Lord, Fort Mill, S.C., 1,649
98, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,647
99, Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,641
100, (tie) Dave Han, Birmingham, Ala., and
Tommy Martin, Olive Branch, Miss., 1,640
102, (tie) John DiSantis, Wilmington, Del., and
George Gomez, Orlando, Fla., 1,638
104, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 1,636
105, Lee Rautenberg, Boynton Beach, Fla., 1,633
106, John Austin Jr., League City, Texas, 1,627
107, John Younger, Winston-Salem, N.C., 1,624
108, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 1,622
109, Brian Cooper, Henderson, Nev., 1,620
110, Todd Haney, Boiling Springs, S.C., 1,618
111, Jon DeLaney, McKinney, Texas, 1,616
112, (tie) Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., and
David Goldenberg, Holtsville, N.Y., 1,605
114, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 1,597
115, James Deplanche, Taylor, Mich., 1,595
116, Bill Ursillo, Bluffton, S.C., 1,593
117, Warren Nelson, Hemet, Calif., 1,592
118, Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 1,590
119, James Blackstone, Kennesaw, Ga., 1,587
120, (tie) James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., and
Warren Burr, Wilmington, Del., 1,586
122, John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 1,583
123, Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 1,582
124, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,581
125, John Dougherty, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., 1,578
126, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 1,574
127, Bill Hewlett, Las Vegas, 1,570
128, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 1,559
129, Han Chen, Wellington, Fla., 1,553
129, Terry Rohrer, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1,553
131, Darrell Adams, Flintstone, Ga., 1,545
132, Jim Pitts, Elmira, N.Y., 1,540
133, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,537
134, Pete Arruda, Gilbert, S.C., 1,533
135, n-Adam Colton, Boynton Beach, Fla., 1,528
136, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 1,527
137, Larry Williams, St. Augustine, Fla., 1,520
138, Chuck Best, Buda, Texas, 1,519
139, Larry Felts Jr., Moore, S.C., 1,509
140, Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 1,508
141, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 1,497
142, Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 1,496
143, Jim Dilyard, Burbank, Ohio, 1,495
144, Nick Panicaro, Ocala, Fla., 1,493
145, n-Dave Van Riet, Summerfield, Fla., 1,489
146, Sam Perrotta, Newark, Del., 1,481
147, Harry Alchin III, Madeira Beach, Fla., 1,478
148, Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wisc., 1,471
149, (tie) Steven Grotowski, Ft Lauderdale, Fla., and
Rich Giragosian, Charlotte, N.C., 1,466
151, Mike Walden, Stony Point, N.Y., 1,456
152, William Keenan Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,455
153, Michael Truitt, New Port Richey, Fla., 1,454
154, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,445
155, Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., 1,432
156, n-Joseph Woznicki, Lakeland, Fla., 1,430
157, Stephen Lippman, Palm Harbor, Fla., 1,418
158, John Maloof, Park Hall, Md., 1,380
159, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 1,348
160, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,051

300 games (2) – Lennie Boresch Jr., Sammy Ventura.