- U.S. Open (bowling)
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The U.S. Open is one of the four major tournaments in the Professional Bowlers Association. The first modern-day U.S. Open tournament in the PBA took place in 1971 and was won by Mike Limongello. (Prior to 1971, this event was known as the BPAA All-Star.) With four victories, Pete Weber holds the most modern-day U.S. Open trophies.
The U.S. Open winner currently earns $100,000 and a three-year Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour exemption. This means the winner gains automatic entry into the Top 64 field each week for the following three seasons, without having to go through the Tour Qualifying Round (TQR).
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Previous U.S. Open Champions
Year Winner Runner-up Final score (championship match) 1971 Mike Limongello Teata Semiz 194-186 1972 Don Johnson George Pappas 233-224 1973 Mike McGrath Earl Anthony 234-222 1974 Larry Laub Dave Davis 258-237 1975 Steve Neff Paul Colwell 279-217 1976 Paul Moser Jim Frazier 226-195 1977 Johnny Petraglia Bill Spigner 279-232 1978 Nelson Burton Jr. Jeff Mattingly 204-201 1979 Joe Berardi Earl Anthony 232-195 1980 Steve Martin Earl Anthony 248-222 1981 Marshall Holman Mark Roth 200-179 1982 Dave Husted Gil Sliker 255-180 1983 Gary Dickinson Steve Neff 214-202 1984 Mark Roth Guppy Troup 244-237 1985 Marshall Holman Wayne Webb 233-205 1986 Steve Cook Frank Ellenburg 245-211 1987 Del Ballard Jr. Pete Weber 247-209 1988 Pete Weber Marshall Holman 203-171 1989 Mike Aulby Jim Pencak 195-178 1990 Ron Palombi Jr. Amleto Monacelli 269-205 1991 Pete Weber Mark Thayer 289-184 1992 Robert Lawrence Scott Devers 226-221 1993 Del Ballard Jr. Walter Ray Williams Jr. 237-193 1994 Justin Hromek Parker Bohn III 267-230 1995 Dave Husted Paul Koehler 266-245 1996 Dave Husted George Brooks 216-214 1997 Not held 1998 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Tim Criss 221-189 1999 Bob Learn, Jr. Jason Couch 231-215 2000 Robert Smith Norm Duke 202-201 2001-02 Mika Koivuniemi Patrick Healey, Jr. 247-182 2002-03 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Michael Haugen Jr. 236-198 2003-04 Pete Weber Brian Voss 231-178 2004-05 Chris Barnes Patrick Allen 213-212 2005-06 Tommy Jones Ryan Shafer 237-223 2006-07 Pete Weber Wes Malott 210-204 2007-08 Norm Duke Mika Koivuniemi 224-216 2008-09 Mike Scroggins Norm Duke 191-173 2009-10 Bill O'Neill Mike Scroggins 267-207 2010-11 Norm Duke Mika Koivuniemi 225-216 U.S. Open Oil Pattern
The U.S. Open features what PBA.com describes as "the toughest lane oil design in all of bowling." The pattern is considered "flat," meaning equal amounts of oil are applied to every lane board.[1] (A typical lane condition allows more oil in the middle section of lane boards, and lesser amounts on the outer boards.)
Many claim the oil pattern is responsible for the lack of left-handed winners in this tournament, because there isn't enough ball traffic on the left side to create a "track area."[1] When Mike Scroggins won the 2009 event in North Brunswick, NJ, he became the first left-hander in 20 years (Mike Aulby, 1989) to earn a U.S. Open title. Interestingly, Aulby's win was on an oil pattern where oil was applied more heavily on the outer boards (that is, those closest to the gutters), to the point where the outer parts of the lanes were effectively unplayable. In all, left-handers account for six victories (McGrath [1973], Moser [1976], Petraglia [1977], Cook [1986], Aulby [1989], and Scroggins [2009]) and nine runner-up finishes (Anthony [1973, 1979, 1980], Davis [1974], Devers [1992], Bohn [1994], Couch [1999], Allen [2005], Scroggins [2010]) at the U.S. Open since 1971. It is also the only major title that left-hander and 43-time titleist Earl Anthony never won in his career, though he did finish runner-up three times.
See also
- U.S. Women's Open
External links
References
- ^ Pedersen, Randy. Transcript of 4/5/2009 U.S. Open broadcast on ESPN.
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