Professional Bowlers Association

Sweden's Mats Karlsson capped the international flavor of the $200,000 Brunswick Memorial World Open with a 231-199 victory against Marshall Holman to collect the $33,000 first prize at Brunswick Northern Bowl. The win marked Karlsson's third PBA championship and re-qualified him for the Firestone Tournament of Champions.

Both finalists opened with strikes, but Holman failed to convert the 6-7-10 split in his second frame to fall behind. Karlsson came back with three successive spares, while Holman answered with three straight strikes to take a short-lived lead. Karlsson then responded with a four-bagger and when Holman chopped the 3-6-9 leave in his seventh frame, the outcome was all but finalized.

Included in the field of global stars was 1988 Seoul Olympic bowling gold medalist Kwon Jong-Yul of South Korea, who, along with women's gold medalist Arianne Cerdena of the Philippines, were the 1988 tournament's honorees.

In the opening game of the NBC Sports-televised championship finals, Kodak Invitational champion of three weeks earlier, Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa., topped Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas, 245-226, before being dropped by Holman, Medford, Ore., 247-187. In the semifinal match-up against second-seeded Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J., Holman came from behind by striking seven times in his final nine attempts to overcome Bohn's opening five-bagger and advanced, 244-219.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Palombi defeated Williams, 245-226; Holman defeated Palombi, 247-187; Holman defeated Bohn, 244-219; and in the championship game, Karlsson defeated Holman, 231-199.

56-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden		12431		222.0		14-10-0		420		12851
2		Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J.		12235		218.5		14-10-0		420		12655
3		Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore.		12198		217.8		14-10-0		420		12618
4		Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa.		12173		217.4		14-9-1		435		12608
5		Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas		12093		215.9		14-9-1		435		12528
6		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y.		12154		217.0		12-12-0		360		12514		$5,000
7		Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A.		11960		213.6		14-10-0		420		12380		4,500
8		Joe Berardi, Wellington, Fla.		12021		214.7		11-12-1		345		12366		4,000
9		Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis		12017		214.6		11-12-1		345		12362		3,600
10		Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif.		11904		212.6		13-10-1		405		12309		3,200
11		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		11906		212.6		13-11-0		390		12296		3,000
12		Hugh Miller, Everett, Wash.		11959		213.6		11-13-0		330		12289		2,800
13		Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J.		11899		212.5		12-11-1		375		12274		2,700
14		Mike Taylor, Carlsbad, Calif.		11840		211.4		13-10-1		405		12245		2,600
15		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.		11784		210.4		15-9-0		450		12234		2,500
#16		David Guindon, West Seneca, N. Y.		11988		214.1		8-16-0		240		12228		2,400
17		Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio		11793		210.6		14-10-0		420		12213		2,300
#18		Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif.		11894		212.4		10-14-0		300		12194		2,200
19		Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla.		11923		212.9		9-15-0		270		12193		2,100
20		Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio		11817		211.0		12-12-0		360		12177		2,000
21		Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif.		11801		210.7		12-12-0		360		12161		1,900
22		Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla.		11810		210.9		B-15-1		255		12065		1,800
23		Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan.		11711		209.1		9-15-0		270		11981		1,750
24		Dave Davis, Orlando, Fla.		11474		204.9		7-17-0		210		11684		1,700

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Charlie Tapp, Woodbury, Minn.	$1,560
26		John Forst, Woodbridge, Ill.	1,400
27		Jimmie Pritts Jr., Manchester, N.H.	1,380
28		Earl Ziemann, Garden Grove, Calif.	1,360
29		Jim Pencak, Richmond Hts., Ohio	1,340
30		Joe Salvemini, Colorado Springs, Colo.	1,330
31		Chris Hyde, Muskogee, Okla.	1,320
32		Dale Eagle, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.	1,310
33		Brian Voss, Seattle, Wash.	1,300
34		Kevin Nietfeldt, Peotone, Ill,	1,290
35		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis	1,280
@36		Phillip Dunne, Ireland	5,000
37		George Branham III, San Diego, Calif.	1,260
38		Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif.	1,250
39		Tom Carter, Rochelle, Ill.	1,240
40		George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C.	1,230
41		Jeff Nimke, Oshkosh, Wis.	1,220
42		Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla.	1,210
43		Stephen Hardy, Methuen, Mass.	1,200
44		Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas	1,185
		Chris Warren, Dallas	1,185
46		David Ozio, Vidor, Texas	1,170
47		Alan T. Bishop, Louisville, Ky.	1,160
48		Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla.	1,150
49		Mark Fahy, Chicago	1,140
50		Andrew Neuer, Milton, Pa.	1,130
51		Jimmy Williams, Bethpage, N.Y.	1,120
52		Bryan Alpert, Las Vegas, Nev.	1,110
53		David D'Entremont, Cleveland	1,100