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Ultimate List: Every Player With A PBA Title

In the history of the pba tour, there have been 365 players who have won at least one title in their career..

In the history of the PBA Tour, there have been 365 players who have won at least one title in their career. None of them has been as successful as Walter Ray Williams Jr. , however.

Williams sits atop the all-time titles list with 47 career victories, the last of which came on Feb. 14, 2010, at the United States Bowling Congress Masters.

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Left-hander Earl Anthony ranks second on the list with 43 titles. The late legend won his final title on May 12, 1984, also at the USBC Masters.

Norm Duke is the third member of the 40-title club with exactly 40 titles after winning two events in 2019. Duke’s most recent win came at the PBA Jonesboro Open on March 3, 2019.

Pete Weber (37 titles) and Parker Bohn III (35 titles) round out the top five on the list.

Here’s a list of every player who has ever won a PBA Tour title along with the name and date of their most recent victory (as of March 16, 2022):

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

43 Titles Earl Anthony (USBC Masters - 5/12/84)

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

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

35 Titles Parker Bohn III (Cheetah Championship - 12/20/15)

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

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

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

28 Titles Jason Belmonte (Scorpion Championship, 3/15/22)

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)

20 Titles Tommy Jones (Hall of Fame Classic - 1/19/20) Amleto Monacelli (DHC Japan Invitational - 1/31/16) 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 Carmen Salvino (Miller High Life Classic - 1/6/79) Sean Rash (Chesapeake Open - 8/22/21)

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

15 Titles Steve Cook (Cleveland Open - 3/21/92) EJ Tackett (PBA Doubles - 3/6/22)

14 Titles Mike Durbin (Quaker State Open - 1/26/85) Dave Husted (National/Senior Doubles - 1/15/00) Mika Koivuniemi (Viper Open – 12/21/14) Johnny Petraglia (PBA National Championship - 3/29/80) Jim Stefanich (Denver Open - 1/24/76)

13 Titles Bill Allen (Newark Open - 9/22/1968) Patrick Allen (Dydo Japan Cup - 4/25/09) Del Ballard Jr. (BPAA U.S. Open - 4/10/93) Bill O'Neill (PBA Playoffs - 11/8/20) Randy Pedersen (PBA Pepsi Open - 11/24/02) Wayne Zahn (Showboat Invitational - 1/17/76)

12 Titles Larry Laub (Kessler Open - 10/16/79) Harry Smith (Denver PBA Open - 7/18/65) Danny Wiseman (PBA 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) Jesper Svensson (Best of the Best Championship - 2/9/22)

1 0 Titles Barry Asher (Tucson HBO Open - 7/20/76) Tom Baker (PBA World Championship - 3/21/04) Bryan Goebel (PBA Medford Open - 1/12/03) Steve Hoskins (Lone Star Open - 11/21/00) Tommy Hudson (Seattle Open - 6/5/82) Doug Kent (Denny's World Championship - 3/25/07) Wes Malott (Roth/Holman Doubles - 3/1/15) Mike McGrath (Winston-Salem Invitational - 12/14/73) George Pappas (Buffalo Open - 8/14/84)

9 Titles Dom Barrett (Tournament of Champions - 2/27/22) Paul Colwell (PBA Doubles Classic - 7/11/76) Dave Ferraro (Great Lakes Classic - 11/2/94) Anthony Simonsen (U.S. Open - 2/6/22)

8 Titles Ryan Ciminelli (PBA Gene Carter's Pro Shop Open - 8/18/19) Gary Dickinson (BPAA 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) Kyle Troup (PBA Playoffs - 5/16/21)

7 Titles Dick Allen (Cheetah Championship - 3/19/19) Roy Buckley (Buffalo Open - 7/28/81) Jakob Butturff (Lubbock Sports Shootout - 6/30/19) Don Carter (Rochester PBA Open - 11/4/62) Steve Jaros (PBA Dexter Tournament of Champions - 4/10/05) Steve Martin (Greater Los Angeles Open - 1/12/85) Hugh Miller (Dream Bowl 2002 - 9/2/02) Ernie Schlegel (USBC 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 (PBA 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 PBA Open - 2/6/65) Mike Limongello (12th Annual National Championship - 10/16/71) Andy Marzich - (San Diego PBA 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 (PBA Medford Open - 1/13/02) Chris Warren (Florida Open - 2/29/92)

5 Titles Glenn Allison (Oxnard PBA Open - 9/27/64) Mike Berlin (Columbia PBA 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. (Delaware Open - 8/21/16) Don Helling (Monroe Max-Air Open - 3/22/75) George Howard (Camden Open - 11/25/67) Earl Johnson (Madison PBA Open - 3/13/65) Marshall Kent (PBA Doubles - 3/6/22) Francois Lavoie (PBA Tournament of Champions - 02/28/21) 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 (Gene Carter Pro Shop Classic - 8/23/15) Harry Sullins (Tums Classic - 3/26/94) Billy Welu (USBC Masters - 1965) Mike Wolfe (Cheetah Championship - 12/11/16)

4 Titles Mal Acosta (Lite Beer Open - 3/22/86) Mark Baker (PBA 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 TofC - 1/25/97) Brian Himmler (Earl Anthony Medford Classic - 1/8/06) Dennis Horan Jr. (Bayer/Brunswick TPC - 2/27/00) Joe Hutchinson (Showboat-PBA Doubles Classic - 6/27/81) 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 (PBA Flagship Open - 2/24/02)

3 Titles Andrew Anderson (PBA Doubles – 3/14/21) Dave Arnold (PBA Miller High Life Open - 10/9/01) Jack Biondolillo (Tucson PBA Open - 8/18/63) 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) 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. (PBA Dexter Tournament of Champions - 12/14/03) Tom Hennessey (Canadian PBA 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) Mats Karlsson (Brunswick Memorial World Open - 11/19/88) Thomas Larsen (USBC Masters - 4/4/21) Robert Lawrence (BPAA 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 PBA Classic - 1/30/99) Louie Moore (Syracuse Open - 11/8/76) Scott Norton (Earl Anthony Players Championship - 3/24/13) 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 World Championship – 2/25/18) Bill Spigner (City of Roses Open - 5/30/81) Jason Sterner (FloBowling PBA Illinois Open - 8/31/19) Matt Surina (Tucson Open - 6/19/81) Charlie Tapp (Toyota Classic - 11/11/89) Pete Tountas (1968 USBC Masters) Tommy Tuttle (Portsmouth Open - 3/22/69) Steve Westberg (Amarillo Open - 7/24/78) Steve Wunderlich (Columbia Senior/Touring Doubles - 8/21/85)

2 Titles Brad Angelo (Viper Championship - 12/23/12) DJ Archer (PBA/PBA50 South Shore Doubles – 8/8/15) Sam Baca (Ebonite Open - 3/4/67) Bill Beach (Don Carter Classic - 1/29/72) 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) Darylee Cox (Portland PBA Open - 9/22/63) Tommy Delutz Jr. (PBA Long Island Open - 11/18/01) Mike DeVaney (Scorpion Championship - 9/6/09) Vern Downing (Alton PBA Open - 7/21/63) Frank Ellenburg (Syracuse Open - 11/10/81) Ralph Engan (Cougar Open - 2/22/69) Mark Fahy (USBC Masters - 5/10/86) Buzz Fazio (New Jersey BPA Cavalcade - 3/14/64) Steve Fehr (Brunswick Memorial World Open - 11/20/82) Sam Flanagan (Fresno Open - 7/7/79) Henry Gonzalez (Southern California Open - 7/14/79) Carsten Hansen (PBA Scorpion Championship - 10/5/20) Bud Horn (Mercury Open - 11/16/70) Jason Hurd (PBA Pepsi Open - 11/28/04) Fred Jaskie (Brunswick Regional Champions Classic - 10/9/79) Steve Jones (Ford Open - 1/15/77) Joe Joseph (PBA Tournament of Champions - 5/20/62) Jack Jurek (Shark Championship - 9/6/09) Gus Lampo (Mercury Cougar Open - 2/5/72) Rick Lawrence (PBA BowlersParadise.com Open - 11/21/04) Fred Lening (Parkersburg PBA Open - 2/12/65) Alvin Lou (Rolaids Open - 2/2/80) 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 PBA Open - 8/15/65) Rowdy Morrow (Senior/Touring Doubles Championship - 8/23/90) Paul Moser (Syracuse Open - 11/7/77) Warren Nelson (ARC Alameda Open - 1/5/80) Jay Robinson (Great Adventures Open - 1976) Rick Sajek (Miller High Life Open - 3/24/84) Al Savas (Southern California PBA Open - 7/8/62) Kyle Sherman (Cheetah Championship - 3/14/22) J.B. Solomon (New Orleans Coca-Cola PBA Open - 3/16/63) Rick Steelsmith (PBA National Championship - 3/29/97) 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 (PBA Odor-Eaters Open - 3/2/03) Del Warren (Showboat PBA 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 (PBA Touring Pro/Senior Doubles - 5/15/93) Eric Adolphson (Seattle Open - 5/30/92) Dick Agee (Las Vegas PBA Open - 4/28/62) 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 - 12/1/16) Dave Beckmann (Seattle Open - 7/1/80) Ron Bell (Fair Lanes Open - 4/8/89) Don Bickford (Oak Hills PBA Open - 3/31/62) Alan Bishop (Quaker State Open - 2/1/92) Glenn Blakesley (Akron Coca-Cola PBA Open - 2/17/62) J.B. Blaylock (El Paso Open - 7/19/71) 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 PBA Open - 5/19/60) Neil Burton (USBC Masters - 5/25/80) Lou Campi (Empire State PBA Open - 5/24/59) Tony Cariello (Kessler Open - 6/26/85) Jeff Carter (GEICO Plastic Ball Championship - 2/22/09) Jimmy Certain (Columbia PBA Doubles Classic - 6/4/78) Wayne Chester (Salt Lake Open - 7/10/78) Jim Chestney (1969 USBC Masters) Bob Collatos (Las Vegas PBA 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) Sam Cooley (Cheetah Championship - 3/15/21) Bobby Cooper (1970 BPAA All-Star) 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 PBA 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 - 12/18/15) Steve Fields (Seattle Open - 6/12/93) Joe Firpo (Showboat PBA Doubles Classic - 6/10/87) Duane Fisher (Budweiser TPC - 12/1/90) John Forst (Columbia Senior/Touring Pro Doubles - 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) Peter Hakim (Long Island Open - 4/12/86) Jerry Hale (Southern California PBA Open - 12/21/64) Bruce Hamilton (True Value Open - 2/15/92) John Handegard (Northwest Classic - 7/11/95) Tom Harnisch (Bertrand PBA Open - 8/29/65) Chris Hayden (PBA VIA Bowling Open - 2/16/03) Roger Helle (Tennesse PBA Open - 3/29/63) Tom Hess (USBC Masters – 2/13/11) Bob Hood (Home Box Office Open - 7/16/74) Dick Hoover (PBA Colt Open - 2/10/62) Mike Jasnau (ARC Alameda Open - 1/2/88) Bill Johnson (All-American PBA Classic - 2/23/63) Jimmy Johnson (Brunswick Memorial World Open - 4/18/90) Jimmy Johnson Jr. (PBA Oregon Open - 2/28/97) Liz Johnson (PBA Chameleon Championship - 12/17/17) John Juni (Tucson Open - 1/7/67) Jimmy Keeth (Tums Classic - 4/18/92) Johnny King (Hialeah PBA Open - 12/23/63) Bobby Knipple (King Louie Open - 2/3/73) Brian Kretzer (GO RVing Match Play Championship - 3/21/10) Kelly Kulick (PBA 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 - 5/14/1983) 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) Chris Loschetter (Lucas Oil Wolf Open - 6/18/13) Roy Lown (National PBA Invitational - 5/13/61) Ed Lubanski (Chicago PBA Open - 8/12/62) Gary Madison (Bellows-Valvair Open - 6/7/71) Gary Mage (Seattle Open - 6/5/72) Gary Martineau (Nashville Kiwanis PBA Open - 9/19/65) Jeff Mattingly (Tucson Open - 7/17/78) Jerry McCoy (Seattle Coca-Cola PBA Open - 6/21/64) Cliff McNealy (Cleveland Open - 2/24/79) Bobby Meadows (Fair Lanes Open - 2/26/72) Norm Meyers (Seattle Coca-Cola PBA 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 (PBA 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 (1979 USBC Masters) 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 Ogle (Roth-Holman Doubles Championship - 1/20/19) Matt O'Grady (PBA Tournament of Champions – 2/18/18)) Morrie Oppenheim (Southern California PBA Open - 9/1/60) Ray Orf (All-American Classic - 7/22/62) Anthony Pepe (Cheetah Championship - 12/14/14) Jake Peters (Lucas Oil Badger Open – 6/11/13) Connor Pickford (Roth/Holman Doubles – 1/17/16) Kurt Pilon (PBA Peoria Open - 9/25/01) Lewis Ray (Baltimore PBA Open - 6/8/63) Tony Reyes (Motor City Classic - 11/5/06) Philip Ringener (Bud Light Championship - 4/20/96) Andy Rogoznica (Birmingham PBA Open - 3/10/62) Matthew Russo (Jonesboro Open - 8/8/21) Matt Sanders (Billy Hardwick Memorial Open - 6/25/17) Lou Scalia (1967 USBC Masters) Alex Seymore (STP Classic - 3/2/74) Mike Shady (Earl Anthony PBA Open - 5/23/92) Kyle Shedd (Ford Open - 2/23/80) Emmett Shutes (Showboat Invitational - 1/13/79) Gil Sliker (Showboat PBA Doubles Classic - 7/28/83) Bryon Smith (USBC Masters - 1/19/03) Robert Spaulding (Quaker State 250 - 2/4/95) Darren Tang (PBA Bowlerstore.com Classic - 8/15/21 Richie Teece (PBA Shark Championship - 12/17/17) Jon Van Hees (Scorpion Championship – 1/10/16) Chris Via (U.S. Open - 4/11/21) Skip Vigars (Cleveland Coca-Cola PBA 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) Tom Wright (Buffalo Open - 8/15/77)

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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. The southpaw finished third, first, second, second and 11th in the season’s five major championships.

Staples on the PBA50 Tour include legends Pete Weber, Parker Bohn III, Walter Ray Williams Jr., plus Tom Adcock, Brad Angelo, Jason Couch, Andres Gomez, John Janawicz, Jack Jurek, Mika Koivuniemi and Bob Learn Jr.

Janawicz, who won the PBA50 Rookie of the Year award last season, plans to compete full-time this season. Gomez, who turned 50 during the 2023 PBA50 season, is prepared for his first full season.

Two familiar faces are set to join the fray this season: Robert Smith and Rudy “Revs” Kasimakis.

Tom Hess, the 2021 PBA50 Player and Rookie of the Year, and Steve Jaros will not be in competition this week. They are competing in the PBA Tournament of Champions and will be inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame this Friday.

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1979 PBA Tour season

This is a recap of the 1979 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 21st season, and consisted of 34 events. Following up on his eight titles a season ago, Mark Roth captured another six titles in the 1979 season, winning his third straight PBA Player of the Year award to match Earl Anthony 's record of three POY crowns. Roth also averaged 221.699 during the 1979 season, to date the highest tour average in PBA history. [1]

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Joe Berardi won his first career PBA title at the BPAA U.S. Open , while Mike Aulby did the same at the Showboat PBA National Championship . Aulby's victory made him the youngest-ever winner of a PBA major event at 19 years, 83 days. He would hold this distinction until 2016 , when Anthony Simonsen won the USBC Masters at age 19 years, 39 days. [2]

George Pappas was the winner of the Firestone Tournament of Champions . In a rare feat, Pappas led this major tournament wire-to-wire, from opening match through to the finals. [3]

Marshall Holman won four titles on the season. With his win at the Seattle Open, the 24-year-old became the youngest PBA player to reach the career 10-title plateau (24 years, 274 days). [4] ( Pete Weber would take over this distinction by just 27 days when he won his 10th PBA title in 1987.)

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• ↑ Cannizzaro, Matt (February 14, 2016). "SIMONSEN MAKES HISTORY WITH WIN AT 2016 USBC MASTERS" . pba.com . Retrieved November 11, 2020 .
• ↑ "1979 Firestone - Pappas Pockets $30,000" . PBA . Retrieved July 30, 2013 .
• ↑ "1979 Seattle Open" . PBA.
• 1979 Season Schedule