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2023 PBA Tour A Year of Innovation and Triumph

The 2023 PBA Tour brought a new wave into the bowling world with technological breakthroughs and exceptional performances from the players.

Astonishing Start

Season highlights.

Starting with the U.S. Open qualifiers on January 29, all final rounds of the five major events were broadcast live. Particularly noteworthy was the extension of the media rights agreement between PBA and Fox until the 2025 season, which resulted in a 15% increase in viewership for the 2023 season compared to 2022.

Players in Action

EJ Tackett was named the 2023 Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year, winning five titles and two majors. He earned $458,450, topping the prize money leaderboard. Additionally, Anthony Simonsen won three titles and finished in the top 10 in all 17 title events.

• EJ Tackett : $458,450
• Anthony Simonsen : $347,500
• Jason Belmonte : $338,825
• Jakob Butturff : $175,125
• Kyle Troup : $145,400
• Kevin McCune : $141,300
• Matt Ogle : $114,200
• Dom Barrett : $98,975
• Packy Hanrahan : $98,100
• Chris Via : $93,300

Source: Top Bowlers Of All Time

Equipment Evolution

2023 saw the introduction of new regulations on the hardness of bowling balls, impacting the future of the PBA Tour. The minimum manufacturing hardness of traditional urethane and urethane-like materials was raised from 73.0HD to 78.0HD.

Looking Ahead

The advancements in technology and the achievements of the players are heightening expectations for the PBA Tour next year. Further innovations are anticipated in 2024.

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Tips and Practice for Bowling Beginners to Improve

This section introduces tips on pitching form, ball selection, and tips for getting spares in order to improve bowling. It is important to accumulate knowledge by reading this, but it is also important to have fun and gain practical experience first, so please enjoy practicing at a pace that suits you.

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How to Calculate Bowling Scores

A clear explanation of the rules necessary to calculate bowling scores. You can also look back for the highest score or when you want to perform score calculations at hand.

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Explanation of PBA Tour players at the top of the prize ranking

We analyze the players in the top tier of the PBA Tour to find out what they have in common and what they have in common.

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PBA Tour titles as of March 3, 2024 — the complete historical list

This list was updated after the 2024 PBA Delaware Classic, which was  won by David "Boog" Krol on March 3, 2024 .

It is based on this list compiled by the PBA Tour with corrections and updates by bowling historian Eric Hartman, including researching the dates titles actually were won on, as PBA policy has been to report the dates shows were broadcast as the date a title was won, even if it wasn't when the competition took place.

Hartman also compiled titles won by non-members, which PBA does not recognize as titles, and they are added to the list, making it the most comprehensive in existence. 

Hartman also compiled World Bowling Tour titles and they are listed at the bottom of this list, with an explanation.

PBA TOUR TITLES Name (last tournament won)

47 Titles Walter Ray Williams Jr. (USBC Masters – 2/14/10)

43 Titles Earl Anthony (ABC Masters – 5/12/84)

40 Titles Norm Duke (Jonesboro Open – 3/3/19)

37 Titles Pete Weber (Barbasol Tournament of Champions – 3/31/13)

35 Titles Parker Bohn III (Cheetah Championship – 12/19/15)

34 Titles Mark Roth (IOF Foresters Open – 4/15/95)

31 Titles Jason Belmonte (PBA Tournament of Champions – 3/19/23)

30 Titles Dick Weber (King Louie Open – 2/19/77)

29 Titles Mike Aulby (Silicon Valley Open – 1/21/01)

26 Titles Don Johnson (Midas Open – 2/12/77)

25 Titles Brian Voss (Bayer Don & Paula Carter Mixed Doubles – 2/21/10)

22 Titles Marshall Holman (Ebonite Classic – 10/15/96)

21 Titles E.J. Tackett (PBA World Championship – 4/23/23)

20 Titles Tommy Jones (Hall of Fame Classic – 1/19/20) Amleto Monacelli (DHC Japan Invitational – 1/17/16) Dick Ritger (AMF Magicscore Open – 2/3/79) Wayne Webb (Bud Light Championship – 4/12/97)

19 Titles Chris Barnes (Lubbock Sports Open – 6/10/18)

18 Titles Nelson Burton Jr. (Angle Open – 2/11/84) Dave Davis (Fresno Open – 7/3/78) Billy Hardwick (Monro-Matic Open – 4/10/76) Dave Soutar (Syracuse Open – 11/9/82)

17 Titles Sean Rash (Chesapeake Open – 8/22/21) Carmen Salvino (Miller High Life Classic – 1/6/79)

16 Titles Jason Couch (Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship – 3/6/11)

15 Titles Steve Cook (Cleveland Open – 3/21/92)

14 Titles Mike Durbin (Quaker State Open – 1/26/85) Dave Husted (National/Senior Doubles – 1/15/00) Mika Koivuniemi (Viper Open –  11/1/14) Bill O'Neill (PBA Players Championship – 1/15/24) Johnny Petraglia (PBA National Championship – 3/29/80) Anthony Simonsen (Pete Weber Missouri Classic – 2/18/24) Jim Stefanich (Denver Open – 1/24/76)

13 Titles Bill Allen (Newark Open – 9/22/68) Patrick Allen (Dydo Japan Cup – 4/25/09) Del Ballard Jr. (U.S. Open – 4/10/93) Randy Pedersen (Pepsi Open – 11/24/02) Wayne Zahn (Showboat Invitational – 1/17/76)

12 Titles Larry Laub (Kessler Open – 10/16/79) Harry Smith (Denver Open – 7/18/65) *Jesper Svensson (David Small's Best of the Best Championship – 2/9/22) Kyle Troup (Just Bare Indiana Classic – 2/24/24) Danny Wiseman (Exempt Doubles Classic – 2/3/08)

11 Titles Joe Berardi (Budweiser Challenge – 10/28/89) Jim Godman (Quad Cities Open – 8/5/80) John Guenther (Ford Open – 1/3/76) David Ozio (AMF Dick Weber Classic – 11/1/95)

10 Titles Barry Asher (Tucson HBO Open – 7/20/76) Tom Baker (PBA World Championship – 3/21/04) Dom Barrett (Colorado Springs Open – 3/24/22) Bryan Goebel (Medford Open – 1/12/03) Steve Hoskins (Lone Star Open – 11/21/00) Tommy Hudson (Seattle Open – 6/5/82) Doug Kent (Denny's PBA World Championship – 3/25/07) Wes Malott (Roth/Holman Doubles Championship – 2/15/15) Mike McGrath (Winston-Salem Invitational – 12/14/73) George Pappas (Buffalo Open – 8/14/84)

9 Titles Paul Colwell (Doubles Classic – 7/11/76) Dave Ferraro (Great Lakes Classic – 11/2/94)

8 Titles Jakob Butturff (Scorpion Championship – 4/18/23) Ryan Ciminelli (Gene Carter's Pro Shop Open – 8/18/19) Gary Dickinson (U.S. Open – 4/2/83) John Mazza (Ebonite Challenge – 10/29/97) Don McCune (Japan Gold Cup – 9/23/73) Mike Scroggins (Etonic Don Johnson Eliminator – 3/7/10) Guppy Troup (Austin Open – 7/24/85)

7 Titles Dick Allen (Cheetah Championship – 3/19/19) Roy Buckley (Buffalo Open – 7/28/81) Don Carter (Rochester Open – 11/4/62) Steve Jaros (Dexter Tournament of Champions – 4/10/05) *Marshall Kent (Illinois Classic – 2/10/24) Steve Martin (Greater Los Angeles Open – 1/12/85) Hugh Miller (Dream Bowl 2002 – 9/2/02) Ernie Schlegel (ABC Masters – 5/4/96) Robert Smith (CLR Windy City Classic – 11/25/07) Bob Strampe (Waukegan Open – 8/18/68) Mark Williams (Merit Mixed Doubles Championship – 12/15/96)

6 Titles Dave D’Entremont (Wichita Open – 10/13/02) Skee Foremsky (Columbia 300 Open – 11/4/74) Don Genalo (Molson Golden Bowling Challenge – 7/30/86) Don Glover (Portland Open – 6/14/70) Billy Golembiewski (Mobile Sertoma Open – 2/6/65) Mike Limongello (PBA National Championship – 10/16/71) Andy Marzich (San Diego Open – 10/4/64) Rhino Page (U.S. Open – 11/1/17) Ron Palombi Jr. (Bud Light PBA National Championship – 2/27/93) Les Schissler (Portland Open – 6/18/67) Gary Skidmore (Showboat Invitational – 1/25/86) Butch Soper (PBA National Championship – 6/8/96) Jess Stayrook (Kingpin Classic – 6/22/96) Jim St. John (Buckeye Open – 2/18/67) Ricky Ward (Medford Open – 1/13/02) Chris Warren (Florida Open – 2/29/92)

5 Titles Glenn Allison (Oxnard Open – 9/27/64) Mike Berlin (Columbia Doubles Classic – 6/4/78) Roger Bowker (Columbia 300 Open – 2/7/98) George Branham III (Cleveland Open – 10/9/96) Pete Couture (Kessler Open – 6/18/83) Tim Criss (PBA National Championship – 2/27/99) Tom Crites (Kessler Classic – 7/5/89) Mike Fagan (PBA World Championship – 1/11/15) Eric Forkel (Brunswick Long Island Open – 5/1/99) Butch Gearhart (Brut Open – 11/13/73) Bob Handley (Columbia 300 Open – 8/2/90) Michael Haugen Jr. (Xtra Frame Gene Carter's Pro Shop Classic – 8/21/16) Don Helling (Monroe Max-Air Open – 3/22/75) George Howard (Camden Open – 11/25/67) Earl Johnson (Madison Open – 3/13/65) Francois Lavoie (KIA Tournament of Champions – 2/28/21) Bob Learn Jr. (Japan Cup 2001 – 9/9/01) Marc McDowell (Rochester Open – 10/28/92) Tom Milton (Miller Lite Classic – 2/13/88) Osku Palermaa (Bowling World Open – 7/12/15) Kris Prather (PBA World Championship – 3/13/22) Ed Ressler Jr. (Houston Open – 8/4/79) Ryan Shafer (Xtra Frame Gene Carter's Pro Shop Classic – 8/23/15) Harry Sullins (Tums Classic – 3/26/94) Billy Welu (ABC Masters – 5/26/65) Mike Wolfe (Cheetah Championship – 12/10/16)

4 Titles Mal Acosta (Lite Beer Open – 3/22/86) Mark Baker (Oregon Open – 5/26/90) Bob Benoit (El Paso Open – 7/17/93) Tom Daugherty (Scorpion Championship – 3/17/21) Scott Devers (El Paso Open – 7/21/90) John Gant (Brunswick World Tournament of Champions – 1/25/97) Brian Himmler (Earl Anthony Medford Classic – 1/8/06) Dennis Horan Jr. (Bayer/Brunswick Touring Players Championship – 2/27/00) Joe Hutchinson (PBA Regional Champions Classic – 10/13/81) Mats Karlsson (Brunswick Memorial World Open – 11/19/88) Steve Neff (Houston Open – 7/31/78) Jim Pencak (Showboat Atlantic City Open – 4/14/90) Marty Piraino (Columbia 300 Open – 8/20/73) Gene Rhoda (St. Paul Open – 3/12/66) Ronnie Russell (Fall Classic Team Challenge – 11/1/16) David Traber (Peoria Open – 2/14/98) Art Trask (Fair Lanes Open – 4/16/83) Bill Tucker (Lions Club Open – 9/17/67) Tony Westlake (La Mode Classic – 8/8/91) Ron Williams (Cleveland Open – 2/20/93) Steve Wilson (Flagship Open – 2/24/02)

3 Titles Andrew Anderson (Roth/Holman Doubles Championship – 3/14/21) Dave Arnold (Miller High Life Open – 10/9/01) Jack Biondolillo (Japan Gold Cup Invitational – 10/3/71) Josh Blanchard (Xtra Frame Reality Check Open – 3/19/17) Ray Bluth (Buckeye Open – 3/15/69) Ed Bourdase (Seattle Open – 6/18/74) Allie Clarke (San Jose Open – 1/6/73) Dale Eagle (Ebonite Firebolt Open – 6/25/86) Palmer Fallgren (King Louie Open – 3/19/88) Steve Fehr (ABC Masters – 5/7/94) Andres Gomez (Xtra Frame Pensacola South Open – 6/21/15) Ted Hannahs (True Value Open – 2/23/85) Tim Harahan (Rochester Open – 9/2/68) Patrick Healey Jr. (Dexter Tournament of Champions – 12/14/03) Tom Hennessey (Canadian Open – 6/2/62) Justin Hromek (Hilton Hotels Classic – 1/21/95) Bobby Jacks (Waukegan Open – 8/21/66) Dennis Jacques (Southern California Open – 7/10/85) Thomas Larsen (USBC Masters – 4/4/21) Robert Lawrence (U.S. Open – 4/11/92) Randy Lightfoot (Denver Open – 8/10/82) Eugene McCune (Xtra Frame Cheetah Open – 1/22/12) Mike Miller (Don Carter Classic – 1/30/99) Louie Moore (Syracuse Open – 11/8/76) Scott Norton (Earl Anthony Players Championship – 1/27/13) Jimmie Pritts Jr. (King Louie Open – 3/14/87) Joe Salvemini (Columbia 300 Open – 7/26/89) Curt Schmidt (Fair Lanes Open – 2/14/76) Teata Semiz (Burger King Open – 4/3/77) Tom Smallwood (PBA Players Championship – 2/25/18) Bill Spigner (City of Roses Open – 5/30/81) Rick Steelsmith (PBA National Championship – 3/29/97) Jason Sterner (FloBowling Illinois Open – 8/31/19) Matt Surina (Tucson Open – 6/19/81) Charlie Tapp (Toyota Classic – 11/11/89) Pete Tountas (ABC Masters – 4/24/68) Tommy Tuttle (Grand Rapids Open – 8/16/71) Steve Westberg (Amarillo Open – 7/24/78) Steve Wunderlich (Showboat Doubles Classic – 6/2/90)

2 Titles Brad Angelo (Viper Championship – 11/10/12) DJ Archer (PBA/PBA50 South Shore Doubles – 8/8/15) Sam Baca (Ebonite Open – 3/4/67) Bill Beach (ABC Masters – 4/19/72) Jeff Bellinger (Lite Beer Championship – 4/2/88) Bob Chamberlain (Hammer Open – 7/31/85) Dennis Chapis (Eastern Open – 12/6/65) Bill Coleman (Columbia 300 Open – 9/2/80) Sam Cooley (Springfield Classic – 2/11/23) Darylee Cox (Portland Open – 9/22/63) Tommy Delutz Jr. (Long Island Open – 11/18/01) Mike DeVaney (Scorpion Championship – 9/6/09) Vern Downing (Alton Open – 7/21/63) Frank Ellenburg (Syracuse Open – 11/10/81) Ralph Engan (Cougar Open – 2/22/69) Mark Fahy (ABC Masters – 5/10/86) Buzz Fazio (Northern California Open – 12/14/64) Sam Flanagan (Fresno Open – 7/7/79) Henry Gonzalez (Southern California Open – 7/14/79) Packy Hanrahan (Roth/Holman Doubles Championship – 5/11/23) Carsten Hansen (Scorpion Championship – 10/5/20) Bud Horn (Mercury Open – 11/16/70) Jason Hurd (Pepsi Open – 11/28/04) Fred Jaskie (Brunswick Regional Champions Classic – 10/9/79) Steve Jones (Quad Cities Open – 9/4/78) Joe Joseph (Tournament of Champions – 5/20/62) Jack Jurek (Shark Championship – 9/6/09) Gus Lampo (Mercury Cougar Open – 2/5/72) Rick Lawrence (BowlersParadise.com Open – 11/21/04) Fred Lening (Parkersburg Open – 2/12/65) Chris Loschetter (Fall Classic Team Challenge – 11/1/16) Alvin Lou (Miller High Life Open – 4/5/80) Sam Maccarone (Molson Golden Bowling Challenge – 8/10/88) Mike Machuga (Chameleon Championship – 11/16/08) Shawn Maldonado (Lubbock Sports Open – 7/25/21) Pete McCordic (Miller Lite Challenge – 7/6/88) Johnny Meyer (Boston Open – 8/15/65) Rowdy Morrow (Senior/Touring Pro Doubles Championship – 8/23/90) Paul Moser (Syracuse Open – 11/7/77) Warren Nelson (ARC Alameda Open – 1/5/80) Matt Ogle (Shark Championship – 4/19/23) Jay Robinson (Great Adventure Open – 8/24/76) Rick Sajek (Miller High Life Open – 3/24/84) Al Savas (Southern California Open – 7/8/62) Kyle Sherman (Cheetah Championship – 3/14/22) J.B. Solomon (New Orleans Coca-Cola Open – 3/16/63) Bill Straub (Rolaids Open – 2/13/82) Bob Vespi (ABC West Lanes Open – 8/20/92) Kent Wagner (Austin Open – 7/15/87) Lonnie Waliczek (Odor-Eaters Open – 3/2/03) Del Warren (Showboat Doubles Classic – 6/10/87) Stuart Williams (FloBowling Tulsa Open –10/20/18) Billy Young Jr. (Tums Classic – 4/20/91) Les Zikes (Waukegan Open – 8/30/83) Sam Zurich (Buffalo Open – 8/16/83)    

1 Title Rich Abboud (Senior/Touring Pro Doubles Championship – 5/15/93) Eric Adolphson (Seattle Open – 5/30/92) Dick Agee (Las Vegas Open – 4/28/62) *Ahmed Al-Awadhi (Kingdom of Bahrain International Bowling Championship – 3/9/16) *Shaker Al-Hassan (Kingdom of Bahrain International Bowling Championship – 3/7/14) Scott Alexander (Chevrolet PBA National Championship – 2/25/95) Bryan Alpert (Kessler Open – 6/22/88) Annop Arramsaranon (Busan Cup – 5/26/18) Cristian Azcona (Xtra Frame Wilmington Open – 5/20/18) Dick Battista (Grand Rapids Open – 8/17/70) Mitch Beasley (Chameleon Championship – 12/10/16) Dave Beckmann (Seattle Open – 7/1/80) Ron Bell (Fair Lanes Open – 4/8/89) Don Bickford (Oak Hills Open – 3/31/62) Alan Bishop (Quaker State Open – 2/1/92) Glenn Blakesley (Akron Coca-Cola Open – 2/17/62) J.B. Blaylock (El Paso Open – 7/19/71) Brian Boghosian (ABC Masters – 5/8/99) Sal Bongiorno (Portland Open – 6/18/75) Terry Booth (Tucson Open – 7/16/69) Leroy Bornhop (Budweiser Classic – 11/28/87) Bo Bowden (True Value Open – 3/28/81) Darryl Bower (True Value Open – 11/16/85) Bill Bunetta (Fairless Hills Open – 5/19/60) Neil Burton (ABC Masters – 5/25/80) Lou Campi (Empire State Open – 5/24/59) Tony Cariello (Kessler Open – 6/26/85) Jeff Carter (GEICO Plastic Ball Championship – 2/22/09) Jimmy Certain (Columbia Doubles Classic – 6/4/78) Wayne Chester (Salt Lake Open – 7/10/78) Jim Chestney (ABC Masters – 4/23/69) Bob Collatos (Las Vegas Open – 10/15/65) Chris Collins (Pepsi Championship – 3/5/06) Fred Conner (Waukegan Open – 8/27/78) Toby Contreras (AC-DELCO Classic – 1/22/83) Bobby Cooper (BPAA All-Star – 5/29/70) Brian Davis (Greater Harrisburg Open – 8/19/93) John Denton (Toledo Open – 4/16/77) Joe Dignam (Huntsville Open – 7/27/69) Dick Downey (Labor Day Classic – 9/3/62) Mike Edwards (IOF Foresters Bowling For Miracles Open – 4/16/94) Ray Edwards (El Paso Open – 7/6/91) Graham Fach (Barbasol PBA Players Championship – 2/21/16) Gary Faulkner Jr. (Rolltech PBA World Championship – 12/17/15) Steve Fields (Seattle Open – 6/12/93) Joe Firpo (Showboat Doubles Classic – 6/10/87) Duane Fisher (Budweiser Touring Players Championship – 12/1/90) John Forst (Columbia Senior/Touring Pro Doubles Championship – 10/20/84) Dave Frame (Buffalo Open – 8/10/76) Jim Frazier (New England Open – 8/17/76) Kevin Gillette (Canadian Open – 8/26/80) Yong-Jin Gu (Scorpion Championship – 11/6/10) Peter Hakim (Long Island Open – 4/12/86) Jerry Hale (Southern California Open – 12/21/64) Bruce Hamilton (True Value Open – 2/15/92) John Handegard (Northwest Classic – 7/11/95) Tom Harnisch (Bertrand Open – 8/29/65) Chris Hayden (VIA Bowling Open – 2/16/03) Roger Helle (Tennessee Open – 3/29/63) Tom Hess (USBC Masters – 2/13/11) Bob Hood (Home Box Office Open – 7/16/74) Dick Hoover (Colt Open – 2/10/62) Mitch Hupé (Roth/Holman Doubles Championship – 5/11/23) Mike Jasnau (ARC Alameda Open – 1/2/88) A.J. Johnson (Storm Lucky Larsen Masters – 9/10/23) Bill Johnson (All-American Classic – 2/23/63) Jim Johnson Jr. (Oregon Open – 2/28/97) Jimmy Johnson (Brunswick Memorial World Open – 4/18/90) Ken Johnson (ABC Masters – 5/2/92) Liz Johnson (Chameleon Championship – 11/18/17) John Juni (Tucson Open – 1/7/67) Yuya Katoh (Round1 Japan Cup – 11/30/13) Jimmy Keeth (Tums Classic – 4/18/92) Johnny King (Hialeah Open – 12/23/63) Bobby Knipple (King Louie Open – 2/3/73) Brian Kretzer (GO RVing Match Play Championship – 3/21/10) David "Boog" Krol (Delaware Classic – 3/3/24)  Kelly Kulick (Tournament of Champions – 1/24/10) Anthony LaCaze (Earl Anthony Memorial Classic – 1/17/10) Charlie Lacy (True Value Open – 11/3/84) Dennis Lane (Portland Open – 6/7/77) Yannaphon Larpapharat (PBA/WBT Thailand – 10/6/17) Mike Lastowski (USBC Masters – 5/14/83) Larry Lichstein (Ebonite Open – 2/6/71) Bill Lillard (Miller High Life Open – 3/5/66) Jeff Lizzi (Brunswick Memorial World Open – 11/11/92) *Francois Louw (Kingdom International Open – 12/7/15) Roy Lown (National Invitational – 5/13/61) Ed Lubanski (Chicago Open – 8/12/62) Gary Madison (Bellows-Valvair Open – 6/7/71) Gary Mage (Seattle Open – 6/5/72) Gary Martineau (Nashville Kiwanis Open – 9/19/65) Jeff Mattingly (Tucson Open – 7/17/78) Jerry McCoy (Seattle Coca-Cola Open – 6/21/64) Kevin McCune (PBA Players Championship – 5/14/23)  Cliff McNealy (Cleveland Open – 2/24/79) Bobby Meadows (Fair Lanes Open – 2/26/72) Norm Meyers (Seattle Coca-Cola Open – 9/29/63) James Miller (Showboat Invitational – 1/16/82) Mike Mineman (Bayer Classic – 2/25/07) Paul Moor (Balmaster Open – 1/11/15) B.J. Moore (Wilmington Open – 8/14/19) C.K. Moore (Columbia 300 Open – 2/2/96) Jeff Morin (Seattle Open – 6/6/81) Mark Mosayebi (AC/DELCO Challenge – 10/6/99) Jim Murtishaw (Bowlers Journal Florida Open – 2/21/87) Doug Myers (ABC Masters – 5/23/79) Andy Neuer (Bud Light Hall of Fame Championship – 2/19/94) Scott Newell (Ricart Ford Open – 2/19/12) John Nolen (USBC Masters – 2/15/09) Jon O’Drobinak (Quaker State Open – 2/1/86) Matt O'Grady (Tournament of Champions – 2/18/18) Morrie Oppenheim (Southern California Open – 9/1/60) Ray Orf (All-American Classic – 7/22/62) Kyung Shin Park (Round1 Japan Cup – 11/15/14) Anthony Pepe (Cheetah Championship – 11/1/14) Jake Peters (Lucas Oil Badger Open – 6/1/13) Connor Pickford (Roth/Holman Doubles Championship –  12/19/15) Kurt Pilon (Peoria Open – 9/25/01) Jason Queen (ABC Masters – 5/3/97) Lewis Ray (Baltimore Open – 6/8/63) Tony Reyes (Motor City Classic – 11/5/06) Philip Ringener (Bud Light Championship – 4/20/96) Andy Rogoznica (Birmingham Open – 3/10/62) Matt Russo (Jonesboro Open – 8/8/21) Takeo Sakai (Japan Cup – 10/10/88) Matt Sanders (Billy Hardwick Memorial Open – 6/25/17) Lou Scalia (ABC Masters – 5/3/67) Alex Seymore (STP Classic – 3/2/74) Mike Shady (Earl Anthony Open – 5/23/92) Kyle Shedd (Ford Open – 2/23/80) Emmett Shutes (Showboat Invitational – 1/13/79) Gil Sliker (Showboat Doubles Classic – 7/28/83) Bryon Smith (ABC Masters – 1/19/03) Robert Spaulding (Quaker State 250 – 2/4/95) Darren Tang (Bowlerstore.com Classic – 8/15/21) Ken Taniguchi (Japan Cup – 10/6/85) Richie Teece (Shark Championship – 11/18/17) Jon Van Hees (Scorpion Championship – 12/19/15) Chris Via (U.S. Open – 4/11/21) Skip Vigars (Cleveland Coca-Cola Open – 2/24/62) Tom Warren (Showboat Best-Ball Doubles – 7/25/76) Cameron Weier (Qatar Open – 12/2/15) John Wilcox (Syracuse Open – 11/10/75) Keven Williams (Shark Championship – 3/16/22)  Dave Wodka (Greater Detroit Open – 10/27/99) Brett Wolfe (ABC Masters – 1/20/02) Tom Wright (Buffalo Open – 8/15/77) *Cho Young-Seon (World Bowling Tour Thailand – 10/1/12) *Kim Jun Yung (It's Daejeon International Open Bowling Tournament – 7/13/13) Brian Ziesig (GEICO Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship – 3/28/10)

*WORLD BOWLING TOUR The World Bowling Tour started in 2011, but the deal between PBA and World Bowling (now the IBF) that made them PBA Tour title events didn’t begin until March 2012. As with other PBA Tour title events, PBA designated them only as PBA Tour titles for PBA members, and for female PBA members designated them only as PBA Tour titles if the women were PBA members and didn’t take the 8 pins per game handicap that World Bowling allowed women to take (all of the female winners took the handicap).

PRE-MARCH 2012 (non-PBA Tour title events) Name (tournament ) Chris Barnes (WTBA International Open – 2/5/12) Jason Belmonte (PTT Thailand Tournament – 9/30/11) Wu Siu Hong (AMF Australian Masters – 10/22/11) Tommy Jones (International Bowling Championship 2012 – 2/11/12) Mika Koivuniemi (Brunswick Ballmaster Open – 1/9/11) Chris Loschetter (Kuwait Open – 3/22/11) Bill O'Neill (Brunswick Ballmaster Open – 1/15/12) Jeong Seung-Joo (Daejeon International Bowling Tournament – 8/26/11)

POST-MARCH 2012 NON-PBA MEMBER WINS (would count as a PBA Tour title if they were PBA members – added to PBA Tour titles list with an asterisk) Name (tournament) Ahmed Al-Awadhi (Kingdom of Bahrain International Bowling Championship – 3/9/16) Shaker Al-Hassan (Kingdom of Bahrain International Bowling Championship – 3/7/14) Marshall Kent (Brunswick Euro Challenge – 3/23/14) Francois Louw (Kingdom International Open – 12/7/15) Jesper Svensson (Brunswick Ballmaster Open – 1/13/13) Cho Young-Seon (World Bowling Tour Thailand – 10/1/12) Kim Jun Yung (It's Daejeon International Open Bowling Tournament – 7/13/13)

FEMALE WINS (all took 8 pins handicap per game, making them ineligible for a PBA Tour title) Name (last tournament won) 2 titles Danielle McEwan (WBT Thailand – 9/28/18)

1 Title Clara Guerrero (Brunswick Euro Challenge – 3/13/11) Song Si Ra (It's Daejeon International Open Bowling Tournament – 11/22/14) Tannya Roumimper (H.H. Emir Cup – 2/27/15) Jenny Wegner (Brunswick Euro Challenge – 3/18/18) Diana Zavjalova (Qatar Bowling Open – 12/16/16)

Top 10 Highest Paid Bowlers

Bowling is a sport in which players roll a ball down a narrow lane aiming to knock down more pins than their opponent. While to many, bowling is considered a recreational sport, to some, it’s their livelihood. Read on to learn more about the highest earners in the sport of bowling.

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Who are the highest-earning bowlers in the world, 1.  walter ray williams jr., 2. pete weber, 3. norm duke, 4. parker bohn iii, 5. brian voss, 6. amleto monacelli, 7. chris barnes, 8. tom baker, 9. mike aulby, 10. mika koivuniemi, honorable mentions.

• Walter Ray Williams Jr.
• Parker Bohn III
• Amleto Monacelli
• Chris Barnes
• Mika Koivuniemi

Walter Ray Williams Jr. is the richest bowler in the world, earning $4,787,224 during his professional career.  He joined the Professional Bowlers Association in 1980 and won his first PBA title in 1986. Williams won a record seven Player of the Year awards in his career. He was the first professional bowler to earn $4 million in prize money. In 2006, Williams was crowned as the player with the most career titles with 47 after beating Earl Anthony. After his retirement, Williams served as PBA president and was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame.

Son of PBA Hall of Famer Dick Weber, Pete Weber is the second richest bowler earning $4,023,488 . Weber was introduced to the sport at an early age. He joined the PBA at 17 years of age and was named Rookie of the Year in his first season. Two seasons later, Weber claimed his first PBA title. In his first seven seasons, Weber won 10 titles, making him the youngest to achieve that record. Weber is the only bowler to ever complete two triple crowns. He retired in 2021, capping off a stellar career with 37 PBA titles.

PBA and USBC Hall of Famer Norm Duke is the third richest bowler in history with an earning of $3,334,193.  Joining the PBA at only age 18, Duke became the youngest-ever PBA title winner in his first season in 1983. He also became the youngest bowler to date to be inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame at 37 years of age. Duke went on to win 40 PBA titles during his professional career, placing him in third place of most PBA titles won only behind Walter Ray Williams Jr and Earl Anthony. 

Parker Bohn III is the second-highest winning left-handed bowler in PBA history, only behind the great Earl Anthony.  Bohn has earned $3,171,106 during his professional career as of 2023 and has yet to retire.  He currently ranks fifth in all-time PBA titles with 35. In light of his achievements, Bohn was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 2000 and the USBC Hall of Fame in 2008. He has won the PBA Player of the Year award twice and has ranked #10 in the PBA’s list of 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 years.

Brian Voss served in the U.S army as a teenager before making the switch to bowling in 1982.  Voss went on to earn $2,563,254 in his career before retiring in 2019.  He joined the PBA in 1982, which ultimately ended up being a non-successful year for him. However, in 1983, he went on to win his first of 25 PBA titles. In 1988, Voss won Male Bowler of The Year along with the PBA National Championship. He was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1994 and the USBC Hall of Fame in 2007.

Amleto Monacelli is the first international bowler to make it onto this list.  The Venezuelan has earned $2,463,759 in his professional career as of 2023 and has yet to retire.  Monacelli joined the PBA back in 1982 and is one of only 16 professionals to accumulate 20 PBA titles. He was the first ever international to be inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1997 and the first to win back-to-back PBA Player of the Year awards in 1989 and 1990. In 1999, Monacelli was ranked as the fourth-best Venezuelan athlete of the century.

Chris Barnes, another active member of the PBA on this list, has earned $2,425,996 during his stellar career as of 2023.  Barnes joined the PBA in 1989 and has won 19 PBA titles, which places him 16th among all-time winners. In 1998, Barnes won the PBA Rookie of the Year award, and in 2007 he won PBA Player of the Year, making him one of only seven players to achieve both awards. In 2017, he was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame. Barnes also competed internationally with team USA in nine different tournaments in which they won four.

Tom Baker holds the record for the most number of events bowled in the PBA tour, with a total of 831.  During that time, Tom Baker earned $2,185,685.  Joining the PBA in 1976, Baker won his first title in 1980. He would take his total number of titles to 10 before retiring in 2020. In 2004, he won his biggest title in the form of the 2004 PBA World Championship. Baker would go on to be inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1999 and the USBC Hall of Fame in 2012. 

Mike Aulby was a pioneer of the PBA during the 1980s and 1990s.  During his career, Mike Aulby made $2,097,520.  Joining the PBA out of high school in 1978, he won his first PBA title and Rookie of the Year honors in 1979. Aulby also became the youngest player at 19 to win a PBA major. He is one of two players to complete a Super Slam, in which a player wins all five major PBA tournaments. Aulby was inducted into the PBA and USCB Hall of Fame, with 29 PBA titles placing him ninth all-time.

Mika Koivuniemi is the second international on the list, originating from Finland.  Koivuniemi joined the PBA at 32 years of age and has made $1,934,556.  Nicknamed Major Mika, he has claimed 14 PBA titles and is a two-time PBA Player of the Year. As a result of his illustrious career, Koivuniemi was inducted into the PBA and USCB Hall of Fame in 2019. Internationally Koivuniemi won 25 medals with the Finnish international team and is an eight-time Finnish Bowler of the Year. In 2017, Major Mika was inducted into the Finnish Bowling Federation Hall of Fame.

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The richest bowler in the world is Walter Ray Williams Jr. Walter of Eureka, California. Williams made $4,787,224 with the PBA during his professional career and has a net worth of $5 million.  Walter also served the PBA as president of the association. Walter holds the record for the most number of PBA titles won with an outstanding 47 and is seen as a bowling legend in the eyes of many.

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