Norm Duke
Clermont, Fla.
Age 47 - 3/25/1964
| Bowls | Joined | Titles* | Tour Earnings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1982 | 34 | $2,932,521.00 |
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Exempt Thru: 2013-14
Career PBA 300 Games: 58
Earned Exemption: 2011 U.S. Open
Personal: Resides in Clermont with wife Karen and son Branden…Hobbies include golf, fishing and billiards…Favorite food is sushi…Favorite music group is Styx.
2010-11: Won U.S. Open for his 34th career PBA Tour title and seventh major...Was the benficiary of a missed 10-pin in the 10th frame of the championship match by Mika Koivuniemi that gave him the U.S. Open win. Marked ninth consecutive season he has won at least one Tour title...Only other TV appearance was second-place finish in Cheetah Championship...Ranked fourth in earnings ($114,900) and 12th in average (217.94).
Career: Owns 34 career PBA Tour titles, tied fourth all-time with Mark Roth…Won seventh career major in 2011 U.S. Open…He and Mike Aulby are only bowlers to complete the “Grand Slam” (USBC Masters, Tournament of Champions, U.S. Open and PBA National/World Championship)…One of five players to complete the Triple Crown (TOC, U.S. Open, PBA National/World Championship)…Only player to win three consecutive majors...Has won multiple titles in a season eight times, including a career-best five in 1994…Named PBA Player of the Year in 1994 and 2000…Holds the record as youngest bowler to win a PBA Tour title, winning his first title in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1983 at 18 years and 345 days…Four-time George Young High Average Award winner…Set the PBA single-season average record with 228.47 in 2006-07…Has appeared in multiple televised finals every season since 1990…Had a career-best nine-game TV winning streak which started on March 19, 2006, and ended on March 18, 2007, and included four titles…Rolled a nationally-televised 300 game against Walter Ray Williams Jr. in the semifinal match of the Earl Anthony Classic in Tacoma, Wash., on Jan. 5, 2003…Made a great late-season run after injuries in 2007-08 to retain exemption…Inducted into PBA Hall of Fame during PBA’s 50th Anniversary Gala in Las Vegas... Owns six PBA Regional titles.
Career Standard Titles (27): 1983 – Cleveland, Ohio; 1991 – Parma Heights, Ohio; Tucson, Ariz.; 1993 – Taylor, Mich.; 1994 – Lakewood, Calif.; Edmond, Okla.; N. Brunswick, N.J.; Rochester, N.Y.; 1995 – Portland, Ore.; Cleveland, Ohio; 1997 – Mississauga, Canada; Windsor Locks, Conn.; 1998 – Tucson, Ariz.; Rochester, N.Y.; Wichita, Kan.; 2000 – Dallas, Texas; Tucson, Ariz.; 2002-03 – Syosset, N.Y.; 2003-04 – Blue Springs, Mo.; 2004-05 – Norcross, Ga.; 2005-06 – Taylor, Mich.; 2006-07 – Hammond, Ind.; West Babylon, N.Y.; Indianapolis, Ind.; 2008-09 – Reno, Nev.; Fountain Valley, Calif.; 2009-10 - Allen Park, Mich. (Cheetah Championship).
Career Major Titles (7): 1993 – USBC Masters, Tulsa, Okla.; 1994 – Tournament of Champions, Akron, Ohio; 2000 – PBA National Championship, Toledo, Ohio; 2008 – Denny’s World Championship, Indianapolis, Ind.; 65th Denny’s U.S. Open, North Brunswick, N.J.; PBA World Championship, Wichita, Kan.; 2011 - U.S. Open North Brunswick, N.J.
Awards: PBA Player of the Year (1994, 2000)… George Young High Average Award (1991, '94, 2005-06, 2006-07)… Harry Smith Point Leader Award (2005-06)…USBC Hall of Fame (2002)…PBA Hall of Fame (2009)…Ranked 7th among 50 Greatest Players in PBA History in 2009...Five-time Bowling ESPY Award winner.
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| Season* | Events | Cashes | Match Play | TV Finals | Titles | Avg | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 Season | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 227.40 | $30,450.00 |
| 2010-2011 Season | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 217.94 | $113,900.00 |
| 2009-2010 Season | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 218.83 | $65,075.00 |
| 2008-2009 Season | 18 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 219.44 | $199,130.00 |
| 2007-2008 Season | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 218.95 | $176,855.00 |
| 2006-2007 Season | 18 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 228.47 | $127,000.00 |
| 2005-2006 Season | 22 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 224.29 | $211,800.00 |
| 2004-2005 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 221.51 | $142,770.00 |
| 2003-2004 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 220.37 | $84,900.00 |
| 2002-2003 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 221.91 | $139,000.00 |
| 2001-2002 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 216.34 | $77,575.00 |
| 2000 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 218.77 | $136,900.00 |
| 1999 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 224.81 | $92,930.00 |
| 1998 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0.00 | $103,795.00 |
| 1997 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0.00 | $129,720.00 |
| 1996 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | $58,775.00 |
| 1995 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0.00 | $113,780.00 |
| 1994 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0.00 | $273,753.00 |
| 1993 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0.00 | $140,275.00 |
| 1992 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | $68,410.00 |
| 1991 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0.00 | $141,675.00 |
| 1990 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | $59,705.00 |
| 1989 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | $56,705.00 |
| 1988 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | $20,420.00 |
| 1987 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | $47,435.00 |
| 1986 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | $27,963.00 |
| 1985 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | $20,880.00 |
| 1984 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | $43,810.00 |
| 1983 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | $39,235.00 |
| 1982 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | $5,400.00 |
