PBA Bowling Tour: 2007-08 season
Encyclopedia
This is the 2007-2008 season in review for the Professional Bowlers Association
(PBA).http://www.pba.com/schedule/schedule.asp?season=55
Rookie Of The Year: Rhino Page
High Average Award: Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (228.34)
Money Leader: Norm Duke
($176,855)
Additionally, Danny Wiseman
and Michael Fagan won the PBA's Exempt Doubles Classic on a February 3 telecast, defeating Joe Ciccone and Ronnie Russell, 210-208. It was Fagan's first career PBA title, and Wiseman's 12th.
Marking the end of the 2007-08 PBA season on ESPN, the fourth annual Motel 6
Roll To Riches was contested on April 13, 2008 in Orlando
. In a unique format, six bowlers (Doug Kent
, Sean Rash
, Michael Haugen Jr.
, Norm Duke
, Parker Bohn III
and Chris Barnes) battled for a $150,000 winner-take-all prize. Parker Bohn III won the final "race to six strikes" against Norm Duke to take home the prize. (Earnings in this event do not count toward PBA career totals.)
Professional Bowlers Association
The Professional Bowlers Association is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the PBA membership consists of almost 4,300 members worldwide...
(PBA).http://www.pba.com/schedule/schedule.asp?season=55
Season Highlights
- Chris Barnes made the final match in four tournaments, winning two titles en route to PBA Player of the Year honors. This marked the first PBA season that a points system (not a player vote) determined Player of the Year.http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=13248
- Sean RashSean RashSean Rash is a right-handed ten-pin bowler from Anchorage, AK, and is considered one of the brightest young players on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He now resides in Montgomery, Illinois.Rash joined the PBA in 2005...
became the second bowler (Hugh Miller was the other) to win titles in his first four televised appearances, as he captured his first major title at the USBC MastersUSBC MastersThe USBC Masters is a championship ten pin bowling event conducted by the United States Bowling Congress. The Professional Bowlers Association began recognizing it as a title event in 1998, and it was designated one of the four majors in 2000....
in November.http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=20327
- Walter Ray Williams, Jr. won two titles early in the season, raising his all-time PBA leading total to 44. This gave Williams a title in 15 straight seasons, tying Earl AnthonyEarl AnthonyEarl Roderick Anthony was a left-handed American professional bowler who amassed records of 41 titles and six bowler of the year awards on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. His title count was amended to 43 in 2008, when the PBA chose to include ABC Masters titles earned by a PBA member...
's 1970-84 streak. Williams also led the tour in average, setting the second-highest season mark in history at 228.34.http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=11534
- Norm DukeNorm DukeNorm Duke is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He has bowled 58 perfect 300 games in PBA competition, including the 15th televised 300 game in PBA Tour history on January 5, 2003....
completed a stunning comeback from an injury-marred first half (which put him in danger of losing his tour exemption) to win the last two majors of the season (PBA World ChampionshipPBA World ChampionshipThe PBA World Championship is one of the four major PBA bowling events. Prior to 2002, the tournament was called the PBA National Championship. The PBA National Championship was first contested in 1960, then called the First Annual National Championship...
and 65th U.S. OpenU.S. Open (bowling)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. With four victories, Pete Weber holds the most modern-day U.S. Open trophies.The U.S...
).http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=8678
- Rookie Rhino PageRhino PageRyan "Rhino" Page is a left-handed bowler on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour, and was the 2008 PBA Rookie of the Year. He is also a former U.S. Amateur champion, winning the event in 2005. A San Diego, California native, Page now resides in Dade City, FL...
set a record by making five televised finals while starting from the Tour Qualifying Round (TQR). He won his first PBA title in the Go RVing Classic -- his fifth trip to the finals.http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=35089
- Rob StoneRob StoneRob Stone is a sports commentator for ESPN. He has covered various sports including Major League Soccer, NCAA and NFL football, and is now the play-by-play announcer for PBA Tournament Bowling alongside color commentator and 13-time PBA titleist Randy Pedersen.-Early life and career:A native of...
took over play-by-play duties from Dave Ryan on ESPN broadcasts of the PBA Tour. 13-time PBA titleist Randy PedersenRandy PedersenRandy Pedersen is a professional bowler and color analyst for ESPN's coverage of the PBA Tour. He works alongside play-by-play commentator Rob Stone. Pedersen grew up in Southern California, but relocated to Clermont, Florida in the early 1990s, where he has resided ever since...
continued as the on-air analyst.
Awards and Leaders
Player Of The Year: Chris BarnesRookie Of The Year: Rhino Page
Rhino Page
Ryan "Rhino" Page is a left-handed bowler on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour, and was the 2008 PBA Rookie of the Year. He is also a former U.S. Amateur champion, winning the event in 2005. A San Diego, California native, Page now resides in Dade City, FL...
High Average Award: Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (228.34)
Money Leader: Norm Duke
Norm Duke
Norm Duke is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He has bowled 58 perfect 300 games in PBA competition, including the 15th televised 300 game in PBA Tour history on January 5, 2003....
($176,855)
2007-08 Tournament Recap
- Majors are noted in boldface.
| Date | Event | City | Oil Pattern | Winner (Title #) | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 23 | Dydo Japan Cup Dydo Japan Cup Dydo Japan Cup is an annual PBA and JPBA bowling event. The tournament typically featured the top 16 bowlers from each organization, and has been dominated by PBA Tour professionals since 1989. The last JPBA bowler to win the event was Takeo Sakai in 1988.The tournament celebrated its 25th... |
Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
Standard | Mika Koivuniemi Mika Koivuniemi Mika Juhani Koivuniemi is a Finnish ten-pin bowler, currently on the Professional Bowlers Association tour in the United States, who has won bowling titles in 12 different countries in his career.... (8) |
Mike Wolfe | 200-178 |
| Oct. 28 | USBC Masters USBC Masters The USBC Masters is a championship ten pin bowling event conducted by the United States Bowling Congress. The Professional Bowlers Association began recognizing it as a title event in 1998, and it was designated one of the four majors in 2000.... |
Milwaukee | Standard | Sean Rash Sean Rash Sean Rash is a right-handed ten-pin bowler from Anchorage, AK, and is considered one of the brightest young players on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He now resides in Montgomery, Illinois.Rash joined the PBA in 2005... (4) |
Steve Jaros | 269-245 |
| Nov. 4 | Motor City Classic | Taylor, MI | Viper | Walter Ray Williams Jr. (43) | Eugene McCune | 214-194 |
| Nov. 11 | Etonic Championship | Cheektowaga, NY | Scorpion | Mike Wolfe (3) | Walter Ray Williams Jr. | 256-225 |
| Nov. 18 | Lake County Indiana Classic | Merrillville, IN | Chameleon | Michael Haugen Jr. Michael Haugen Jr. Michael Haugen Jr. is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler residing in Carefree, Arizona.http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2007/11/19/sports/top_sports/doc41772abf7d22a26b862573980004b7cd.txt He is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association , having joined in 1994... (1) |
Wes Malott Wes Malott Wesley Clint "Big Nasty" Malott is an American professional ten-pin bowler who resides in Pflugerville, Texas. He has six titles in eight full seasons on the PBA tour, having won at least one title in four straight seasons . He also won the 2006–07 Showplace Lanes Megabucks Shootout, which is not... |
247-239 |
| Nov. 25 | CLR Windy City Classic | Vernon Hills, IL | Shark | Robert Smith Robert Smith (bowler) Robert Smith , is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association tour. A native of Simi Valley, California, Smith has previously held residence in Captain Cook, Hawaii and Columbus, Ohio though now he resides and works in Hong Kong.An eight-time titleist , he is... (7) |
Brad Angelo | 223-205 |
| Dec. 2 | Great Lakes Classic | Wyoming, MI | Cheetah | Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (44) | Chris Loschetter Chris Loschetter Chris Loschetter is an American professional bowler, from Florida, currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He was born on May 24, 1980. He currently resides in Avon, Ohio with his wife Erin. He attended Florida State University and was on the bowling team there through the... |
276-204 |
| Dec. 9 | Lumber Liquidators Championship | Baltimore, MD | Scorpion | Patrick Allen Patrick Allen (bowler) Patrick Allen is one of the premiere left-handed ten-pin bowlers currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He has won 13 PBA titles, including two majors... (10) |
Wes Malott Wes Malott Wesley Clint "Big Nasty" Malott is an American professional ten-pin bowler who resides in Pflugerville, Texas. He has six titles in eight full seasons on the PBA tour, having won at least one title in four straight seasons . He also won the 2006–07 Showplace Lanes Megabucks Shootout, which is not... |
247-217 |
| Dec. 16 | Spartanburg Classic | Spartanburg, SC | Viper | Parker Bohn III Parker Bohn III Parker Morse Bohn III is a left-handed American professional bowler and has been a member of the Professional Bowlers Association since 1984. He currently ranks sixth all-time with 32 career PBA titles, and has earned over $2.7 million in PBA events—good for fourth on the all-time list... (31) |
Rhino Page Rhino Page Ryan "Rhino" Page is a left-handed bowler on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour, and was the 2008 PBA Rookie of the Year. He is also a former U.S. Amateur champion, winning the event in 2005. A San Diego, California native, Page now resides in Dade City, FL... |
267-257 |
| Jan. 6 | ConstructionJobs.com Classic | Reno, NV | Shark | Tommy Jones (11) | Patrick Allen Patrick Allen (bowler) Patrick Allen is one of the premiere left-handed ten-pin bowlers currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He has won 13 PBA titles, including two majors... |
254-214 |
| Jan. 13 | Earl Anthony Medford Classic | Medford, OR | Cheetah | Wes Malott Wes Malott Wesley Clint "Big Nasty" Malott is an American professional ten-pin bowler who resides in Pflugerville, Texas. He has six titles in eight full seasons on the PBA tour, having won at least one title in four straight seasons . He also won the 2006–07 Showplace Lanes Megabucks Shootout, which is not... (3) |
Rhino Page Rhino Page Ryan "Rhino" Page is a left-handed bowler on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour, and was the 2008 PBA Rookie of the Year. He is also a former U.S. Amateur champion, winning the event in 2005. A San Diego, California native, Page now resides in Dade City, FL... |
255-193 |
| Jan. 20 | Motel 6 Dick Weber Dick Weber Dick Weber was a famous bowling professional and a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association... Open |
Fountain Valley | Standard | Mike Scroggins Mike Scroggins Mike Scroggins is a left-handed professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association , having joined in 1989. He resides in Amarillo, TX.Profile at www.pba.com He has won eight PBA Tour titles in his career, including two majors. He won the USBC Masters in 2005 and the... (4) |
Chris Barnes | 226-171 |
| Jan. 27 | Tournament Of Champions | Las Vegas Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester... |
T of C | Michael Haugen Jr. Michael Haugen Jr. Michael Haugen Jr. is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler residing in Carefree, Arizona.http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2007/11/19/sports/top_sports/doc41772abf7d22a26b862573980004b7cd.txt He is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association , having joined in 1994... (2) |
Chris Barnes | 215-214 |
| Feb. 10 | Bayer Classic | El Paso, TX | Shark | Chris Barnes (9) | Tommy Jones | 241-158 |
| Feb. 17 | Pepsi Championship | Elkhorn, NE | Scorpion | Mike Scroggins Mike Scroggins Mike Scroggins is a left-handed professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association , having joined in 1989. He resides in Amarillo, TX.Profile at www.pba.com He has won eight PBA Tour titles in his career, including two majors. He won the USBC Masters in 2005 and the... (5) |
Walter Ray Williams Jr. | 214-194 |
| Feb. 24 | Denny's World Championship | Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... |
World Championship | Norm Duke Norm Duke Norm Duke is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He has bowled 58 perfect 300 games in PBA competition, including the 15th televised 300 game in PBA Tour history on January 5, 2003.... (28) |
Ryan Shafer | 202-165 |
| Mar. 2 | Don Johnson Buckeye St. Classic | Columbus, OH | Viper | Chris Barnes (10) | Ken Simard | 209-197 |
| Mar. 9 | Go RVing Classic | Norwich, CT | Chameleon | Rhino Page Rhino Page Ryan "Rhino" Page is a left-handed bowler on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour, and was the 2008 PBA Rookie of the Year. He is also a former U.S. Amateur champion, winning the event in 2005. A San Diego, California native, Page now resides in Dade City, FL... (1) |
Jack Jurek | 244-220 |
| Mar. 23 | GEICO Classic | West Babylon, NY | Cheetah | Tommy Jones (12) | Pete Weber Pete Weber Peter David "Pete" Weber, nicknamed “PDW”, , is a famous bowling professional on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. Weber is one of the sport's most popular active players and is well known for his maverick, rebellious personality... |
257-191 |
| Mar. 30 | 65th U.S. Open U.S. Open (bowling) 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. With four victories, Pete Weber holds the most modern-day U.S. Open trophies.The U.S... |
North Brunswick, NJ | U.S. Open | Norm Duke Norm Duke Norm Duke is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He has bowled 58 perfect 300 games in PBA competition, including the 15th televised 300 game in PBA Tour history on January 5, 2003.... (29) |
Mika Koivuniemi Mika Koivuniemi Mika Juhani Koivuniemi is a Finnish ten-pin bowler, currently on the Professional Bowlers Association tour in the United States, who has won bowling titles in 12 different countries in his career.... |
224-216 |
Additionally, Danny Wiseman
Danny Wiseman
Daniel Albert "Danny" Wiseman is a right-handed, professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association .Wiseman is a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, USA.-PBA career:...
and Michael Fagan won the PBA's Exempt Doubles Classic on a February 3 telecast, defeating Joe Ciccone and Ronnie Russell, 210-208. It was Fagan's first career PBA title, and Wiseman's 12th.
Marking the end of the 2007-08 PBA season on ESPN, the fourth annual Motel 6
Motel 6
Motel 6 is a major chain of budget motels with more than 1,000 locations in the United States and Canada, and is the largest owned and operated hotel chain in North America. It is owned and operated by Accor Hotels.-History:...
Roll To Riches was contested on April 13, 2008 in Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. In a unique format, six bowlers (Doug Kent
Doug Kent
Doug Kent is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association . In the 2006-07 season, Kent became just the sixth bowler in PBA history to win two major championships in one tour year as he captured titles in the USBC Masters and Denny's PBA...
, Sean Rash
Sean Rash
Sean Rash is a right-handed ten-pin bowler from Anchorage, AK, and is considered one of the brightest young players on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He now resides in Montgomery, Illinois.Rash joined the PBA in 2005...
, Michael Haugen Jr.
Michael Haugen Jr.
Michael Haugen Jr. is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler residing in Carefree, Arizona.http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2007/11/19/sports/top_sports/doc41772abf7d22a26b862573980004b7cd.txt He is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association , having joined in 1994...
, Norm Duke
Norm Duke
Norm Duke is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He has bowled 58 perfect 300 games in PBA competition, including the 15th televised 300 game in PBA Tour history on January 5, 2003....
, Parker Bohn III
Parker Bohn III
Parker Morse Bohn III is a left-handed American professional bowler and has been a member of the Professional Bowlers Association since 1984. He currently ranks sixth all-time with 32 career PBA titles, and has earned over $2.7 million in PBA events—good for fourth on the all-time list...
and Chris Barnes) battled for a $150,000 winner-take-all prize. Parker Bohn III won the final "race to six strikes" against Norm Duke to take home the prize. (Earnings in this event do not count toward PBA career totals.)