The Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic
Sponsors
Event Dates
From: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
To: Sunday, March 29, 2009
Host Center
AMF Babylon Lanes
430 Sunrise Highway
West Babylon, NY
11704
(631) 661-6600
Television Dates
- 3/29/2009 2:00 PM ET on ESPN
- 3/30/2009 1:00 PM ET on ESPN Classic
Oil Pattern Schedule
- PBA Tour Qualifying Round - Shark
- Round of 64 - Block 1 - Viper
- Round of 64 - Block 2 - Shark
- Round of 32 - Round Robin - Shark
- Round of 32 - Position Round - Shark
- Round of 16 - Round Robin - Shark
- Round of 16 - Position Round - Shark
- Stepladder Game 1 - Scorpion
- Stepladder Game 2 - Scorpion
- Semifinals - Shark
- Finals - Shark
Tournament News
Monday, March 30, 2009
Today was the most excited I’ve been for a PBA show since the 1994 AC Delco Classic.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Australia’s Jason Belmonte became the first two-handed player in Professional Bowlers Association history to win a PBA Tour title when he upset top qualifier Michael Fagan of Patchoque, N.Y., 215-201, to win The Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic at AMF Babylon Lanes Sunday.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Looking for his first Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour singles title, Michael Fagan of Patchogue, N.Y., earned the No. 1 qualifying position for Sunday’s live ESPN-televised stepladder finals of the Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic at AMF Babylon Lanes.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Australian two-handed star Jason Belmonte in Seventh.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Aussie sensation Belmonte, Hall of Famer Petraglia also among the top 64 finalists in West Babylon.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Petraglia was recently named the 16th greatest player in the history of the PBA during its 50th Anniversary Season. The lefthander won 14 times on the PBA Tour including the three majors that comprise bowling’s Triple Crown.
Tournament Schedule / Notes
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009
LANE CONDITION, MIXED: SHARK, VIPER
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Mandatory Non-PBA member meeting
Non-member meeting to be held at AMF Babylon Lanes
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009
9:00* AM - 3:00 PM / Lumber Liduidators PBA Tour Qualifying Round (7 games total pins)
Roll-Call is 30 minutes prior to scheduled start time
*Practice begins at 9:00am (15 minutes)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM / Exempt Player Practice
For the TQR and Match Play portions of this tournament, the left lane will be dressed with Shark and the right lane will be dressed with Viper.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Round of 64 (7 games on Viper)
All bowlers advance
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM / Round of 64 (7 games of Shark)
cut to top 32 players
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2009
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM / Match Play Round 1 (9 games, cut to top 16 players)
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM / Exempt Match Play Round 2 (9 games, top 5 advance to ESPN finals)
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2009
PBA Pro-Am Events and Fan Day
AMF Babylon Lanes, West Babylon, New York
Pro-Am Times: 10:00am, 1:00pm, 4:00pm, 7:00pm
Sunday, MARCH 29, 2009
Live ESPN Television Finals from AMF Babylon Lanes