Tommy Jones
Simpsonville, S.C.
Age 33 - 11/2/1978
| Bowls | Joined | Titles* | Tour Earnings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2000 | 13 | $1,208,805.00 |
*Finals scores for this season may not have been broadcast on television yet.
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2010-11 Rank: 5
Exempt Thru: 2011-12
Career PBA 300 Games: 23
Earned Exemption: PBA Tour points list
Personal: Nickname "T.J."…Single, has one daughter...Enjoys golf in his spare time…Lists golf and college football as his favorite sports to watch and the Duke Blue Devils as his favorite sports team…Ranks Patrick Allen as his toughest opponent…Was a standout shortstop and pitcher for four years in high school…Won the 1999 USBC Open Championships All-Events title…Member of Junior Team USA in 1996 and returned to the Team USA “Dream Team” in 2008 after international play was opened up to professionals…Four-time member of Team USA including 2011...Bowled a 300 game in the WTBA Junior World Youth games in Hong Kong, becoming the first youth to accomplish that feat...Finished second in 2011 Qubica/AMF World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa losing to winner Jason Belmonte 2-1 in best of three game title match.
2010-11: Had four top 10 finishes including third in Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open and Pepsi Viper Championship, fourth in Earl Anthony Memorial and seventh in Dick Weber PBA Playoffs...Ranked eighth in average (219.03) and 16th in earnings ($46,810).
Career: Owns 13 PBA Tour titles and two majors…Won his first Tour event in two seasons in 2009-10 by capturing the season-ending DyDo Japan Cup...Won four titles each in 2004-05 and 2005-06, earning the PBA Player of the Year Award for 2005-06 after winning the 63rd U.S. Open and leading the Tour with $301,700, the third-highest single season earnings of all-time…Won two titles each in 2006-07 and 2007-08…His second victory in 2006-07 came in the Tournament of Champions and gave him the PBA record for shortest time between first and 10th titles (two years, six months and seven days, breaking Dick Weber’s 45-year-old record by just four days)… Had a 15-match TV win streak snapped early in 2005-06, one shy of the longest win streak record held by Jim Pencak…Jones, Mike Aulby and Chris Barnes are the only players to win both the PBA Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards…Owns nine PBA Regional titles.
Career Standard Titles (11): 2004-05 – Yokohama, Japan; Lakewood, Colo.; West Babylon, N.Y.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; 2005-06 – Tokyo, Japan; Tulsa, Okla.; Norcross, Ga.; 2006-07 – Wickliffe, Ohio; 2007-08 – Reno, Nev.; West Babylon, N.Y.; 2009-10 - Tokyo
Career Major Titles (2): 2005-06 – 63rd U.S. Open, North Brunswick, N.J.; 2007 PBA Tournament of Champions, Windsor Locks, Conn.
Awards: PBA Player of the Year (2005-06)…PBA Rookie of the Year (2001-02)…Ranked 30th on list of 50 Greatest Players in PBA History in 2009.
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Exempt Thru: 2011-12
Career PBA 300 Games: 23
Earned Exemption: PBA Tour points list
Personal: Nickname "T.J."…Single, has one daughter...Enjoys golf in his spare time…Lists golf and college football as his favorite sports to watch and the Duke Blue Devils as his favorite sports team…Ranks Patrick Allen as his toughest opponent…Was a standout shortstop and pitcher for four years in high school…Won the 1999 USBC Open Championships All-Events title…Member of Junior Team USA in 1996 and returned to the Team USA “Dream Team” in 2008 after international play was opened up to professionals…Four-time member of Team USA including 2011...Bowled a 300 game in the WTBA Junior World Youth games in Hong Kong, becoming the first youth to accomplish that feat...Finished second in 2011 Qubica/AMF World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa losing to winner Jason Belmonte 2-1 in best of three game title match.
2010-11: Had four top 10 finishes including third in Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open and Pepsi Viper Championship, fourth in Earl Anthony Memorial and seventh in Dick Weber PBA Playoffs...Ranked eighth in average (219.03) and 16th in earnings ($46,810).
Career: Owns 13 PBA Tour titles and two majors…Won his first Tour event in two seasons in 2009-10 by capturing the season-ending DyDo Japan Cup...Won four titles each in 2004-05 and 2005-06, earning the PBA Player of the Year Award for 2005-06 after winning the 63rd U.S. Open and leading the Tour with $301,700, the third-highest single season earnings of all-time…Won two titles each in 2006-07 and 2007-08…His second victory in 2006-07 came in the Tournament of Champions and gave him the PBA record for shortest time between first and 10th titles (two years, six months and seven days, breaking Dick Weber’s 45-year-old record by just four days)… Had a 15-match TV win streak snapped early in 2005-06, one shy of the longest win streak record held by Jim Pencak…Jones, Mike Aulby and Chris Barnes are the only players to win both the PBA Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards…Owns nine PBA Regional titles.
Career Standard Titles (11): 2004-05 – Yokohama, Japan; Lakewood, Colo.; West Babylon, N.Y.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; 2005-06 – Tokyo, Japan; Tulsa, Okla.; Norcross, Ga.; 2006-07 – Wickliffe, Ohio; 2007-08 – Reno, Nev.; West Babylon, N.Y.; 2009-10 - Tokyo
Career Major Titles (2): 2005-06 – 63rd U.S. Open, North Brunswick, N.J.; 2007 PBA Tournament of Champions, Windsor Locks, Conn.
Awards: PBA Player of the Year (2005-06)…PBA Rookie of the Year (2001-02)…Ranked 30th on list of 50 Greatest Players in PBA History in 2009.
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| Season* | Events | Cashes | Match Play | TV Finals | Titles | Avg | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 Season | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221.69 | $14,490.00 |
| 2010-2011 Season | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 219.03 | $46,810.00 |
| 2009-2010 Season | 19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 220.23 | $110,910.00 |
| 2008-2009 Season | 21 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 216.87 | $74,970.00 |
| 2007-2008 Season | 21 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 220.27 | $103,505.00 |
| 2006-2007 Season | 21 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 221.76 | $142,482.00 |
| 2005-2006 Season | 21 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 221.68 | $301,700.00 |
| 2004-2005 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 222.99 | $224,130.00 |
| 2003-2004 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 219.25 | $76,383.00 |
| 2002-2003 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 218.57 | $65,835.00 |
| 2001-2002 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 213.08 | $45,440.00 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 211.42 | $2,150.00 |
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