Professional Bowlers Association

Kent Wagner of Palmetto, Fla., became the third player on the 1987 PBA Tour to win two tournaments with a thrilling, 249-248, come-from-behind victory against Philip Ringener in the Austin Open.

Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., was the only PBA champion among the five finalists and needed three 10th-frame strikes to top Ringener, Big Spring, Texas, who had tossed two strikes and a nine count to force Wagner's clutch heroics.

The title game proved to be a classic battle with Wagner taking a 30-pin lead midway through with a four-bagger. When Wagner's string was broken by a solid 10 pin, Ringener began his own string of strikes in the sixth frame and carried every subsequent shot until leaving a 4-pin on his final roll in the 10th frame, giving Waver the opening he needed to pull out the victory.

The vocal Westgate audience was treated to exciting contests in all four matches. In the first game of the ESPN televised finals, Pete McCordic, Houston, topped second-year pro Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La., 263-230. The third Texan in the field, Chris Warren of Dallas, then entered the fray and disposed of McCordic, 224-187. Warren was backed by a cheering section consisting of his mother, five brothers and 15 other animated supporters rooting for him in his first championship round appearance, but they were not enough to halt Wagner in the semifinal game, and Warren bowed, 227-189.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS - McCordic defeated Granger, 263-230; Warren defeated McCordic, 224-187; Wagner defeated Warren, 227-189; and in the championship game, Wagner defeated Ringener, 249-248.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas		9048		215.4		19-5-0		570		9618
2		Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla.		9103		216.7		13-10-1		405		9508
3		Chris Warren, Dallas		8940		212.9		18-6-0		540		9480
4		Pete McCordic, Houston		9081		216.2		11-13-0		330		9411
5		Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La.		8934		212.7		14-10-0		420		9354
6		Dave Arnold, Campbell, Calif.		8855		210.8		16-8-0		480		9335		$3,500
7		Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla.		8927		212.5		13-11-0		390		9317		3,000
8		Jon O'Drobinak, Hammond, Ind.		8811		209.8		14-10-0		420		9231		2,800
9		Scott Devers, Centerville, Ind.		8805		209.6		13-11-0		390		9195		2,600
10		Rod Pasteur, Miami, Fla.		8831		210.3		12-12-0		360		9191		2,400
#11		Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo.		8789		209.3		13-11-0		390		9179		2,300
12		Mike Jasnau, Wichita, Kan.		8795		209.4		12-12-0		360		9155		2,200
13		Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y.		8846		210.6		10-14-0		300		9146		2,100
14		Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis		8792		209.3		11-13-0		330		9122		2,000
15		Todd Koller, El Cajon, Calif.,		8782		209.1		11-13-0		330		9112		1,900
16		Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif.		8676		206.6		13-11-0		390		9066		1,800
17		Bobby Jacks, Hayward, Calif.		8728		207.8		11-13-0		330		9058		1,700
18		Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla.		8662		206.2		13-11-0		390		9052		1,600
19		Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif.		8665		206.3		12-12-0		360		9025		1,500
20		Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden		8698		207.1		9-15-0		270		8968		1,450
21		Mark Fahy, Chicago		8616		205.1		9-15-0		270		8886		1,400
22		Bob Benoit, Dallas		8515		202.7		8-15-1		255		8770		1,350
23		Ray Valdovino, Sacramento, Calif.		8478		201.9		8-16-0		240		8718		1,300
24		Richard Bramwell, Escondido, Calif.		8187		194.9		4-20-0		120		8307		1,250

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Bryan Alpert, Woodland Hills, Calif.	$1,200
26		Bob Chamberlain, Auburn Heights, Mich.	1,080
27		Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn.	1,045
		Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla.	1,045
29		Dennis Jacques, Merritt Island, Fla.	1,030
30		Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis	1,020
31		Art Trask, Fresno, Calif.	1,010
32		Norm Duke, Ft. Worth, Texas	1,000
33		Jim Pencak, Richmond Hts., Ohio	985
		Harry Sullins, Sterling Hts., Mich.	985
35		Ulf Bolleby, Sweden	970
36		Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif.	960
37		Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn.	945
		Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo.	945
39		David Rosenburg, Rolla, Mo.	930
40		Andrew Neuer, E. Longmeadow, Mass.	920
41		John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich.	905
		Bart Moury, Seattle, Wash.	905
43		Dan Stray, Austin, Texas	890
44		Sam Zurich, Hernando Beach, Fla.	880
45		Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan.	870
46		Duane Troxler, Slidell, La.	860
47		Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala.	845
		Craig Rourke, Santa Clara, Calif.	845
49		Jim Murtishaw, Vista, Calif.	830
50		Jeff Miller, Canal Winchester, Ohio	820
51		Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas	810
52		Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla.	800
53		Larry Stephens, Los Angeles	395
		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif.	395