Belmonte Concludes Historic Season With Win At 2022 PBA Tour Finals

Jason belmonte capped one of his finest seasons in style, rolling the second televised 300 of his career on the way to a win at the 2022 pba tour finals..

Belmonte Concludes Historic Season With Win At 2022 PBA Tour Finals

When Jason Belmonte declared "I'm back!" after his Professional Bowlers Association Players Championship victory in January, he meant it. 

He racked up four more titles in 2022, culminating his historic campaign with a PBA Tour Finals victory Sunday at Strikerz Bowling at Angel of the Winds Casino in Arlington, Washington.

The 38-year-old Australian capped off one of his finest seasons in style, rolling the second televised 300 game of his career in the championship match. 

Belmonte defeated Dom Barrett 2-0, earning $30,000 for the win and a $10,000 bonus for the perfect game. The win marks his 30th career title, making him the eighth player in PBA history to eclipse that threshold.

"To have 30 titles, 14 majors, maybe seven Player of the Years," Belmonte said to Randy Pederson, "Mate, there's no way as a kid you ever thought this was gonna happen. There's no way!"

With five titles in 2022, Belmonte almost assuredly will earn his seventh PBA Player of the Year award. That would tie the record set by Walter Ray Williams Jr., whose seven honors spanned from 1986 to 2010. Belmonte needed just 10 years to match Deadeye's career mark.

"Walter Ray, the man is a living legend and someone who I see as the best player that I've ever seen," Belmonte said. "To equal him is a huge accomplishment and something I'm very, very proud of. But, it also motivates me to get just one more, just one more and have that title all to myself."

Belmonte stands among those names as one of the greatest athletes in recent memory. His dominance rivals that of Tiger Woods and Serena Williams. While Belmonte doesn't compare himself to anyone else, he understands the work ethic required to be successful at the highest level.

Of the preeminent American professional sports, only Wayne Gretzky, Barry Bonds, Novak Djokovic, Woods, Williams and Williams Jr. have won at least seven equivalent honors in their respective sports.

However, the 2022 PBA Player of the Year race was far from over entering the Tour Finals. 

With two majors and five championship-round appearances, Anthony Simonsen needed one more title to put the cherry on top of a potential first career player-of-the-year campaign. Barrett, who had two titles to his name, could have snuck into the conversation himself with a win.

In the Group 2 stepladder finals, Barrett emerged victorious over Simonsen. Both players struck a ton in their two-game match, but the rabbit's foot in Barrett's backpack appeared to be the difference. He tripped roughly a half dozen 4-pins en route to a sweep of the 25-year-old two-hander.

After Barrett fired 279 in Game 1, he opened the door for Simonsen in Game 2. Simonsen squandered his early lead by missing a 7 pin in the seventh frame. He then could only watch as Barrett snow-plowed a match-clinching strike in the ninth frame.

Barrett's brilliant decision to start with reactive on the 46-foot Johnny Petraglia oil pattern, learning from his ill-fated use of urethane during qualifying, paid off handsomely as he defeated Jakob Butturff and EJ Tackett to set up a match between the two PBA Player of the Year hopefuls.

Earlier in the afternoon, top-seeded Belmonte took on the Group 1 stepladder finalists. 

In the first match, Kris Prather overcame a last-minute impairment to his urethane ball to defeat Tom Daugherty. Prather's craftiness proved futile in the next match, as Kyle Troup mounted strike after strike after strike.

In fact, Troup struck on all 12 of his shots to achieve the 33rd televised perfect game in PBA history. Belmonte's 300 in the championship match later made it the first televised event in PBA history with two perfect games.

Though Troup earned a $10,000 bonus in return for perfection, he may have traded a few hits against Prather for a couple against Belmonte in the Group 1 final match. A flurry of 9 pins cost Troup in the opening game of the race to two wins. 

Belmonte said he knew defeating Troup would not be easy, considering his tremendous ball motion and familiarity with the event's format. He refused to allow Troup any breathing room, completing the sweep to advance to the Tour Finals championship match.

After watching Barrett stampede through Group 2, Belmonte knew the championship match wouldn't be any easier.

"Watching Dom play against Anthony, I actually really liked Dom's ball motion," Belmonte said. "I thought this could be a pretty high-scoring match, too, if we both like what we see."

After shooting 300 in the first game, Belmonte didn't allow himself to celebrate the moment too much. He wanted to keep his focus sharp and avoid the roll-off at all costs. 

The lanes transitioned quicker for Barrett than Belmonte, and the Australian's strike in the 10th frame locked up his 30th career title, and fifth of the season. 

While he appreciates the privilege of competing on tour, Belmonte doesn't allow contentment to drift into his consciousness, even as the accolades continue to mount.

"I've never been complacent with where I am in the game," Belmonte said. "I'm always pushing to get more, to learn more, to practice more. Plus, my just absolute hunger to be one of the greatest to ever throw a ball down the lane. It definitely motivates and pushes me to wake up early, or to stay up late and get those extra games in."

As Belmonte chases the ghosts of PBA lore on the career titles list, he must stave off the game's rising stars. He wants to raise the bar to new heights and leave behind an indelible legacy as one of the game's greatest athletes.

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  • Jakob Butturff
  • Jason Belmonte
  • Anthony Simonsen
  • Kris Prather
  • Dom Barrett
  • Tom Daugherty
  • Walter Ray Williams Jr.

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PBA Tour titles as of April 21, 2024 — the complete historical list

PBA Tour titles as of April 21, 2024 — the complete historical list

This list was updated after the 2024 PBA World Championshp, which was  won by E.J. Tackett on April 21, 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)

23 Titles E.J. Tackett (Shark Championship – 4/17/24)

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

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) Kris Prather (Roth/Holman Doubles Championship – 4/14/24) 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) 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 Andrew Anderson (Roth/Holman Doubles Championship – 4/14/24) 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 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) Matt Russo (Scorpion Championship – 4/16/24) 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) Deo Benard (Cheetah Championship – 4/15/24) 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) DeeRonn Booker (USBC Masters – 3/31/24) 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) 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)

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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)

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Tom Baker of King, N.C., survived a championship match battle of PBA Hall of Famers to win the PBA50 Northern California Classic presented by MOTIV Wednesday for his 11th career PBA50 Tour title.

Baker, a four-time PBA50 Player of the Year, defeated fellow Hall of Famer and PBA50 Tour rookie Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., 290-245, in the title match at Harvest Park Bowl which was also his first win of the season. In the first six tournaments of the 2014 season each has been won by a PBA Hall of Famer.

“The whole day I had to rely on my equipment,” said the 59-year-old Baker who also owns 10 PBA Tour wins. “I must have used five or six balls today and the ball I used in the championship match I didn’t even use all day.

“I was pretty fortunate to be able to bowl for the title,” he continued. “In the round of 16 I was down 2-0 and had to battle back to win the next three games to pull it out. I was having a lot of trouble leaving 10 pins on really good shots so it got pretty frustrating.”

Ironically Baker avenged a championship match loss to Bohn in the Brentwood Classic PBA Tour tournament in 1998 where Bohn beat Baker 239-222 for the title.

“We were talking about that and the one thing I remember about that match is I left a big split that cost me a chance to win the tournament,” Baker said. “Naturally I was hoping history wasn’t going to repeat itself.”

With his win, Baker moves into a tie for fourth on the PBA50 Tour career titles list with Gene Stus. John Handegard leads with 14 career titles with Gary Dickinson and Dale Eagle tied for second with 12 titles each.

In the semifinal round, Baker advanced to the championship match by defeating Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli, 228-195, and Bohn defeated five-time PBA Tour winner Eric Forkel of Las Vegas, 242-198.

Bohn and Monacelli were trying for their second titles of the season while Forkel was trying for his first career PBA50 Tour title.

Two-time defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr.’s quest for a third consecutive Northern California Classic win was thwarted with a 2-0 defeat in the round-of-8 best-of-three match against Forkel earlier in the day.

The next stop for the PBA50 Tour will be the Grants Pass Open presented by Track at Caveman Bowl in Grants Pass, Ore., June 20-23 for the seventh stop of the 2014 season.

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LOS ANGELES, California –  The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) announced a multi-year partnership that makes Pabst Blue Ribbon, America’s lager, the Official Beer Partner of the PBA.

“A 300! A perfect game!” is how Colie Edison, CEO of the PBA, describes the partnership with Pabst Blue Ribbon. Edison goes on, “We are thrilled to welcome Pabst Blue Ribbon, an iconic American brand embraced by fans throughout the country, as the Official Beer of the PBA Tour. Much like the PBA, Pabst Blue Ribbon has a distinctive brand identity with passionate, lifelong fans. We look forward to extending the visibility and engagement of professional bowling to new audiences through our partnership.”

As the Official Beer of the PBA Tour, Pabst Blue Ribbon will receive an array of exclusive, first-to-market branding, messaging and naming opportunities, including the presenting rights to the beloved PBA League, the Tour’s team-bowling series featuring 10 five-player teams. One of the teams will be Pabst Blue Ribbon’s very own PBR Milwaukee Pounders – a 2020 expansion team (formerly the Brew City Ballers) managed by PBA legend Marshall Holman.

Throughout the PBA Tour season on FOX Sports, Pabst Blue Ribbon will be integrated into all telecasts with a “PBR Beer Frame” in the fifth frame, plus a new “PBR 6-Pack Alert” that will feature a $1000 bonus prize. If the sixth strike is not achieved, $500 will be added to the “PBR 6-Pack Alert Jackpot” and grow each match.

Pabst Blue Ribbon will also receive additional exclusive partnership benefits across PBA’s multiple platforms including streaming and digital media as well as inclusion in its esports property, “PBA Bowling Challenge”, the top bowling mobile app with over 30M downloads.

“Pabst Blue Ribbon has been a favorite at bowling alleys across the country for close to a century. Whether it’s at a League Night, a casual gathering with college friends at the local lanes, even Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas, we’ve been there,” says Nick Reely, VP of Marketing – PBR. “So to get the chance to partner with the PBA, and further integrate Pabst Blue Ribbon into the bowling community and culture, it’s a huge level up for us and we’re excited about the scale it offers our brand.”

More than 70 hours of national television and 1,000 hours of live streaming coverage of the 64th season of the Guaranteed Rate PBA Tour begins on FOX Sports, Saturday, Jan. 22, with the PBA Players Championship. Qualifying rounds for the first major of the year begin Saturday, Jan. 15 on FloBowling.

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The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling’s biggest tournaments from the Guaranteed Rate PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2020, the PBA launched PBA Jr., a club for elite youth bowlers under the age of 17 and the PBA Pinsiders, a membership for fans of the sport. 

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Since its founding in 1844, Pabst Blue Ribbon, the original American lager beer, has been connecting with local communities across America. Pabst Blue Ribbon engages and supports individuals who are passionate about forging their own path in life, and will continue to empower new generations who believe in the future of America. Pabst Blue Ribbon is owned by Pabst Brewing Company. American-owned and operated since its founding in Milwaukee in 1844, Pabst Brewing Company is America’s largest privately held brewing company.

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Korn Ferry Tour Player Shoots 13-under 58 in Texas

Frankie Capan III fired the third sub-60 score of the season on the Korn Ferry Tour.

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There’s a new member of the sub-60 club in pro golf, on a tour that has seen a couple already this season.

Frankie Capan III shot a 13-under 58 on Thursday at the Texas Rangers Golf Club in the first round of the Veritex Bank Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour. He made four birdies in a row from the 2nd through 5th holes, then hung red numbers on eight straight holes from the 9th through 16th. In all he had 11 birdies and one eagle.

Capan parred his final two holes including the par-5 18th. 

The Korn Ferry Tour had two sub-60 scores earlier this year at the Astara Golf Championship, as Cristobal Del Solar shot 57 and Aldrich Potgieter shot 59 on a par-70, 6,254-yard course at elevation in Colombia. Capan shot his 58 on a par-71, 7,010-yard course.

There has been one 58 shot on the PGA Tour, by Jim Furyk at the 2016 Travelers Championship. 

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    Jun 6, 2022 by Nolan Hughes. When Jason Belmonte declared "I'm back!" after his Professional Bowlers Association Players Championship victory in January, he meant it. He racked up four more titles in 2022, culminating his historic campaign with a PBA Tour Finals victory Sunday at Strikerz Bowling at Angel of the Winds Casino in Arlington ...

  12. 2021 PBA50 Tour Season Kicks Off This Weekend

    New York, NY - After a year-long hiatus from competition, the PBA50 Tour triumphantly returns to the lanes this weekend in Fort Myers, Fla. with the PBA50 Lightning Strikes Open, presented by Hammer. The event marks the first national PBA50 stop since August 2019. The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first event of the 2021 PBA50 season will feature three days of ...

  13. 2024 PBA50 Tour Schedule Released

    November 28, 2023 Nolan Hughes. The PBA50 World Series of Bowling II and season finale at historic AMF Riviera Lanes highlight the schedule. The 2024 PBA50 Tour schedule, which was released today, features the world's best aged-50-and-over bowlers competing in 16 title events, including five major championships, and an estimated $1.4 million ...

  14. 2024 PBA Tour season

    The 2024 PBA Tour season, the 65th season of play for the U.S. Professional Bowlers Association's ten-pin bowling tour, began on January 9 with the pre-tournament qualifier (PTQ) of the PBA Players Championship. The season currently includes 16 singles title events, two doubles title events, and a non-title team event. On November 1, 2023, the PBA and Fox announced that the 2024 season will ...

  15. Deo Benard Wins First Career Title at PBA Cheetah Championship

    Benard's father, Rick, is a four-time PBA Regional Tour champion. Deo followed in his father's footsteps at a young age, becoming the youngest PBA member to win a regional tour title in 2020 at the age of 16. Last year, Benard earned PBA Southwest Region Player of the Year honors after winning three titles in the region and four overall.

  16. PBA Tour (@pbatour)

    Follow PBA Tour (@pbatour) on Twitter to get the latest news, updates, and highlights from the Professional Bowlers Association. Join the conversation and interact with your favorite players and fans.

  17. PBA Tour titles as of April 21, 2024

    This list was updated after the 2024 PBA World Championshp, which was won by E.J. Tackett on April 21, 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 ...

  18. Mika Koivuniemi Leads PBA50 Hamtramck Singles Classic Open

    He is five pins ahead of 2023 PBA Rookie of the Year John Janawicz at 1,628. The only other player at 200-over is Troy Stus who led A-squad. Stus lives just 30 minutes away, owning Pinz Bowling Center in South Lyon, Michigan. He hasn't had the opportunity to compete much on the PBA50 Tour but with the tournament so close to home, he was all in.

  19. Tom Baker Wins PBA50 Northern California Classic For 11th Career PBA50

    By Bowling.com. by Jerry Schneider. Tom Baker of King, N.C., survived a championship match battle of PBA Hall of Famers to win the PBA50 Northern California Classic presented by MOTIV Wednesday for his 11th career PBA50 Tour title. Baker, a four-time PBA50 Player of the Year, defeated fellow Hall of Famer and PBA50 Tour rookie Parker Bohn III ...

  20. Professional Bowlers Association

    The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States.Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the PBA membership consists of over 3,000 members worldwide. Members include "pro shop" owners and workers, teaching professionals and bowlers who compete in the various events put on by the Association.

  21. 2024 PBA50 Tour Season Underway in Michigan

    The 2024 PBA50 Tour is off and running in Westland, Mich.. Last season's breakout superstar, Troy Lint, will miss the season's first event. The reigning PBA50 Player of the Year captured two titles in 2023 and led the PBA50 Tour in points and earnings.

  22. Pabst Blue Ribbon Announced as Official Beer of the PBA Tour

    LOS ANGELES, California ... The PBA plays host to bowling's biggest tournaments from the Guaranteed Rate PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2020, the PBA launched PBA Jr., a club ...

  23. PBA50 Tour

    Date Title Location : April 22, 2024- April 25, 2024: PBA50 Hamtramck Singles Classic Open at Vision Lanes: Vision Lanes Westland, MI: MORE INFO: April 28, 2024-

  24. Mika Koivuniemi Shines At PBA50 Hamtramck Singles Classic Open

    Westland, Michigan — Mika Koivuniemi oli tulessa. Translated from Finnish to English: Mika Koivuniemi was on fire Wednesday during the final round of qualifying at the PBA50 Hamtramck Singles Classic Open.

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  26. Eight inducted into USBC Hall of Fame Class of 2024

    Rash, a 41-year-old right-hander, boasts 17 PBA Tour titles, including two major wins. He collected his first PBA win at the 2006 West Virginia Championship in Parkersburg and notched his 17th at ...

  27. 1977 PBA Tour season

    PBA Bowling Tour: 1977 Season. This is a recap of the 1977 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 19th season, and consisted of 36 events. Earl Anthony 's string of three consecutive PBA Player of the Year awards was snapped by Mark Roth. Roth won four titles on the season and made numerous other top-five ...

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  29. Korn Ferry Tour Player Shoots 13-under 58 in Texas

    Capan parred his final two holes including the par-5 18th. The Korn Ferry Tour had two sub-60 scores earlier this year at the Astara Golf Championship, as Cristobal Del Solar shot 57 and Aldrich ...

  30. Ellen DeGeneres Tackles Talk Show's Scandalous End in Stand ...

    Ellen DeGeneres returned to the comedy stage Wednesday night for the first set of her "Ellen's Last Stand…Up Tour," taking significant time to address controversy around her talk show that ...