Del Bollard, Jr. won his second consecutive PBA title, upsetting leading qualifier Steve Wunderlich 234-230, for the $150,000 Quaker State Open at Forum Bowling Lanes. Ballard, of nearby Richardson, Texas, considered this a "hometown" victory and said, "This is the one I've always wanted to win," referring to the friendly, familiar surroundings of Forum Bowl. Wunderlich, St. Louis, was looking for his first PBA singles title in 20 championship round appearances and looked unbeatable after opening with four strikes. Ballard started with a strike, spared and then added his own four-bagger to take tile lead through six frames. In the 10th frame, he could have shut out Wunderlich with a strike and nine count, but struck and left the 8-10 to finish with 234. Wunderlich needed all three 10th-frame strikes to tie and force a roll-off for the championship. He got the first two, but ended with a six-count on his final shot. "I threw the last ball in the same place as the previous strike, but just didn't catch it," Wunderlich said. "I came out aggressively and thought maybe my luck had changed when I carried the 7-10 in the first frame," he said. "The difference today was I threw two bad shots and Del didn't throw any." CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | 670 (3 games) | $27,000 | | 2 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 230 (1 game) | 14,000 | | 3 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | 198 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 4 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 428 (2 games) | 6,500 | | 5 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 222 (1 game) | 5,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - McCordic defeated Ozio, 225-222; Ballard defeated McCordic, 217-203; Ballard defeated Genalo, 219-198; and in the championship game, Ballard defeated Wunderlich, 234-230.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 9260 | | 220.5 | | 18-5-1 | | 555 | | 9815 | | | | 2 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | | 9040 | | 215.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9490 | | | | 3 | | Del Bollard, Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 8956 | | 213.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9406 | | | | 4 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 8972 | | 213.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9392 | | | | 5 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 8864 | | 211.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9314 | | | | 6 | | Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. | | 8893 | | 211.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9313 | | $4,500 | | 7 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | | 8811 | | 209.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9261 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8740 | | 208.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9160 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Chris Warren, Dallas | | 8697 | | 207.1 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9102 | | 3,250 | | 10 | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, 111. | | 8710 | | 207.4 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9055 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 8639 | | 205.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9029 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 8724 | | 207.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9024 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | | 8668 | | 206.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8998 | | 2,400 | | 14 | | Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden | | 8704 | | 207.2 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8989 | | 2,300 | | 15 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | | 8673 | | 206.5 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8958 | | 2,200 | | 16 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 8572 | | 204.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8902 | | 2,100 | | 17 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas | | 8522 | | 202.9 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 8882 | | 2,000 | | 18 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8603 | | 204.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8873 | | 1,900 | | 19 | | Don Moser, Santa Clara, Calif. | | 8443 | | 201.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8743 | | 1,800 | | 20 | | Tony Marrese, Hilton Head, S.C. | | 8381 | | 199.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8651 | | 1,700 | | +21 | | Billy Young, Tulsa, Okla. | | 6899 | | 202.9 | | 6-9-1 | | 195 | | 8642 | | 1,470 | | 22 | | Brian Voss, Seattle, Wash. | | 8251 | | 196.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 8626 | | 1,500 | | 23 | | Bryan Goebel, Merriam, Kan. | | 8373 | | 199.4 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8613 | | 1,450 | | 24 | | Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, Fla. | | 8256 | | 196.6 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8526 | | 1,400 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | +25 | | Scott Devers, Centerville, Ind. | $1,430 | | 28 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | 1,240 | | 27 | | Tom Adcrock, Decatur, Ill. | 1,230 | | 28 | | Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan. | 1,220 | | 29 | | Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind. | 1,210 | | 30 | | Joe Berardi, Wellington, Fla. | 1,200 | | 31 | | David D'Entremont, Cleveland | 1,190 | | 32 | | W.R. Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 1,180 | | *33 | | Harry Sullins, Sterling Hts., Mich. | 1,150 | | 34 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 1,160 | | 35 | | Steve Ray, Sachse, Texas | 1,150 | | 36 | | Mike Taylor, Carlsbad, Calif. | 1,135 | | | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | 1,135 | | 38 | | David Arnold, Campbell, Calif. | 1,120 | | 39 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | 1,110 | | 40 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | 1,100 | | 41 | | Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla. | 1,090 | | 42 | | Doe Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 1,080 | | 43 | | Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif. | 1,070 | | 44 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo. | 1,080 | | 46 | | Dave Bolles, Lodi, Calif. | 1,050 | | | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | 1,040 | | 47 | | Roger Bowker, Ocala, Fla. | 1,030 | | 48 | | Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas | 1,020 | | 49 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 1,010 | | 50 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | 1,000 | | 51 | | Tommy Martin, Memphis, Tenn. | 990 | | 52 | | Rod Pasteur, Miami, Fla. | 650 | | | | Rey Perez, Cincinnati, Ohio | 650 | | | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 880 | |
18-game qualifying leader - Don Genalo, 3913. 24th place - Norm Duke, 3740. 52nd piece - Rod Pasteur. Rey Peru end Carmen Salvino, 3831. + - Young replaced Devers after eight games of match play and was penalized 111 pins, the difference between their qualifying total (36 pins) and the bonus pins Devers had accumulated (75). * - Sullins received $80 for acting as alternate for the final 16 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Ron Williams, Joe Berardi, Ken Johnson, Walter Ray Williams Jr.. Jess Stayrook, Del Ballard Jr., Darrell LaRose and Sam Maccarone ($50 each).
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