Jeff Carter
Springfield, Ill.
Age 40 - 6/18/1969
| Bowls | Joined | Titles | Tour Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1999 | 1 | $274,804.50 |
Exempt Thru: 2009-10
Career PBA 300 Games: 21
Earned Exemption: 2008-09 title winner
Personal: Has two children, daughter Kaitlyn and son Trey…Holds the USBC record for highest league average (261.74)…Owns several Illinois State Bowling Association titles…First job was working at his family’s lumber yard…Describes himself as “hardworking, personable and comical”…His ultimate dinner would be another meal with the late PBA Hall of Famer Dick Weber…If he was not a professional bowler, he would like to be a bowling proprietor or coach…Lists architectural drafting and woodworking as his best non-athletic talents.
2008-09: Won his first PBA Tour title in 2009 GEICO Plastic Ball Championship for his only top 10 finish of the season…Cashed in all 19 events entered…Made nine match play appearances…Competed in four events in the 2007-08 season before filing for an injury deferment…Underwent surgery on his right hand and returned to competition for the 2008-09 season…Competed in his first Japan Cup to open the 2008-09 season, finishing 58th…Averaged 212.93 (49th)…Earned $60,328 (19th).
Career: Won his first PBA Tour title in by capturing the 2009 GEICO Plastic Ball Championship …Has two other championship round appearances, both in the 2006-07 season, his first as an exempt bowler…One of those finals appearances came in the 64th U.S. Open where he lost to Pete Weber, 267-192…Named the 1999 PBA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year and the 2005-06 PBA Midwest Region Player of the Year…Earned his first career exemption by leading the 2005-06 PBA Midwest Region point rankings…Owns 11 PBA Regional titles.
Career Standard Titles (1) 2008-09 Wheat Ridge, Colo.
| Season | Events | Cashes | Match Play | TV Finals | Titles | Avg | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 210.43 | $31,910.00 |
| 2008-2009 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 212.93 | $60,327.50 |
| 2007-2008 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 209.76 | $6,250.00 |
| 2006-2007 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 217.23 | $66,652.00 |
| 2005-2006 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 212.98 | $34,935.00 |
| 2004-2005 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 218.66 | $27,870.00 |
| 2003-2004 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 212.97 | $20,110.00 |
| 2002-2003 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 211.83 | $16,750.00 |
| 2001-2002 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 212.38 | $10,000.00 |
| Totals | 143 | 115 | 48 | 3 | 1 | - | $274,804.50 |
