Professional Bowlers Association

It was appropriate that the championship match-up for professional bowling's richest first prize pitted two of the premier players on the PBA Tour - Pete Weber and Marshall Holman. The two titans staged a fiercely contested final game, with fourth-seeded Weber pocketing the $100,000 winner's check after topping leading qualifier Holman, 203-171, in the Seagram's Coolers U.S. Open.

It was Weber's 11th PBA crown and came in the fifth consecutive "major" championship round in which he qualified. Immediately afterward, tearful father Dick Weber proudly embraced his 25-year-old son and both shared their emotions with the capacity crowd at host Showboat Bowling Center and a national ABC Sports audience.

In the first game, Weber, Florissant, Mo., started his march against Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore., closing with a six-bagger to breeze, 245-201. Next up was Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif., who peppered the pocket continually but was frustrated by five single-pin leaves and a costly missed 10-pin in his third frame. Meanwhile, Weber had sandwiched opens in his first and 10th frames around an eight-bagger and coasted into the semifinal game, 245-205.

Second-seeded '87 PBA Rookie of the Year Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y., certainly gave no indication of being intimidated by Weber's momentum, but couldn't match his opponent's carry and bowed, 236-179.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Weber defeated Husted, 245-201; Weber defeated Baker, 245-205; Weber defeated Shafer, 236-179; and in the championship game, Weber defeated Holman, 203-171.

56-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
#1		Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore.		13101		233.9		18-6-0		540		13641
#2		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y.		12749		227.7		15-9-0		450		13199
3		Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif.		12784		228.3		13-10-1		405		13189
4		Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo.		12673		226.3		16-7-1		495		13168
5		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.		12572		224.5		14-9-1		435		13007
#6		Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis		12605		225.1		13-11-0		390		12995		$12,000
7		Wayne Webb, Beaumont, Texas		12627		225.5		12-12-0		360		12987		11,000
8		Rick Minier, Vancouver, Wash.		12490		223.0		16-8-0		480		12970		10,000
9		Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La.		12606		225.1		11-13-0		330		12936		9,000
10		Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash.		12474		222.8		15-9-0		450		12924		8,500
11		Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas		12496		223.1		14-10-0		420		12916		8,000
12		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan.		12641		225.7		9-15-0		270		12911		7,500
#13		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y.		12630		225.5		9-15-0		270		12900		7,000
14		Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill.		12559		224.3		11-13-0		330		12889		6,500
#15		George Branham III, San Diego, Calif.		12489		223.0		12-12-0		360		12849		6,000
16		Jim Pencak, Richmond Hts., Ohio		12458		222.5		8-16-0		240		12698		5,600
17		Art Trask, Fresno, Calif.		12347		220.5		11-12-1		345		12692		5,200
18		Mike Taylor, Carlsbad, Calif.		12299		219.6		13-11-0		390		12689		5,000
19		Pete McCordic, Houston		12356		220.6		9-15-0		270		12626		4,800
20		Rey Perez, Cincinnati, Ohio		12246		218.7		12-11-1		375		12621		4,600
21		Yukio Yamazaki, Japan		12235		218.5		12-11-1		375		12610		4,400
22		Frank Massengale, Chattanooga, Tenn.		12282		219.3		9-15-0		270		12552		4,200
23		Joseph Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla.		12364		220.8		6-18-0		180		12544		4,000
24		Harry Sullins, Sterling Hts., Mich.		12314		219.9		7-17-0		210		12524		3,800

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*#25		Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan.	$3,700
26		Dale Strike, Saginaw, Mich.	3,500
27		Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif.	3,400
28		Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla..	3,300
29		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, Ill.	3,200
30		Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa.	3,100
31		Jon O'Drobinak, Hammond, Ind.	3,000
32		Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla.	2,900
33		Tom Crites. Tampa, Fla.	2,800
34		Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis	2,700
35		Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A.	2,600
36		Todd Thompson, Reno. Nev.	2,500
37		Tony Westlake, Edmond. Okla.	2,450
38		Ken Johnson, Lewisville, Texas	2,400
39		Dick Weber, St. Louis	2,350
40		Sam Zurich, Hernando Beach, Fla.	2,300
41		Craig Harrington, Murray, Utah	2,250
42		Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla.	2,200
43		George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C.	2,150
44		Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla.	2,100
45		Bryan Alpert, Las Vegas, Nev.	2,050
46		Dale Eagle, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.	1,975
		Paul Yoder, Albuquerque, N.M.	1,975
48		Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif.	1,900
#49		Corey Groth, Laverne, Calif.	1,850
#50		Craig Rourke, Santa Clara, Calif.	1,800
51		Chuck Pierce, Dallas	1,750
52		Russ Campbell, Yardley. Pa.	1,700
53		Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y.	1,675
54		Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio	1,650
55		Brad Bohling, Denver, Colo.	1,625
56		Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla.	1,600
57		Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C.	1,575
58		Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J.	1,550
59		Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill.	1,525
#60		Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J.	1,500