Mike Aulby captured his 15th PBA championship and $27,000 by rolling past three opponents, including leading qualifier Curtis Odom, 195-182, In the $150,000 Showboat Atlantic City Open. Only a dozen players have won more than 15 titles in PBA history. Aulby, Indianapolis, closed with a four-bagger and overcame two open frames in defeating Odom, Winston-Salem N.C., who was making his first appearance in championship round competition. Odom started with a strike, then missed a four-pin leave in his second frame, but quickly recovered and led by 20 pins through eight frames. Aulby failed to convert the 3-7 split in his eighth and sat down after striking in the ninth to allow Odom to finish first. Surprisingly, Odom left the 3-10 "baby split" on his first 10th-frame shot and failed to convert, which opened the door for Aulby's closing heroics. "It was one of those situations you dream about,' Aulby said. "I just hoped Curtis wouldn't strike and give me an opportunity to win - I never thought he'd open.' Aulby also tied a PBA record in advancing to the championship after qualifying for match play in 24th place. Odom appeared collected afterward and said, "I really only made a couple of bad shots, but I didn't want to give a player of Aulby's character that opportunity.' CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 603 (3 games) | $27,000 | | 2 | | Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 182 (1 game) | 14,000 | | 3 | | Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan. | 162 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 4 | | Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, Fla. | 423 (2 games) | 6,500 | | 5 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | 182 (1 game) | 5,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Hoskins defeated Weber, 217-182; Aulby defeated Hoskins, 212-206; Aulby defeated Benoit, 196-162; and in the championship game, Aulby defeated Odom, 195-182.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C. | | 9753 | | 232.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10173 | | | | 2 | | Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan. | | 9691 | | 230.7 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 10126 | | | | 3 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9615 | | 228.9 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 10035 | | | | 4 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | | 9627 | | 229.2 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 10032 | | | | #5 | | Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, Fla. | | 9433 | | 224.6 | | 16-6-2 | | 510 | | 9943 | | | | 6 | | Richard Wolfe, Falls Church, Va. | | 9435 | | 224.6 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9885 | | $4,500 | | 7 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | | 9491 | | 226.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9881 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | | 9574 | | 228.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9874 | | 3,500 | | #9 | | Don Moser, Santa Clara, Calif. | | 9432 | | 224.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9822 | | 3,200 | | #10 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 9371 | | 223.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9821 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Mark Thayer, Lafayette, Ind. | | 9355 | | 222.7 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9805 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Larry Stephens, Los Angeles | | 9326 | | 222.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9746 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 9441 | | 224.8 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9726 | | 2,400 | | #14 | | Mike Shequin, Eugene, Ore. | | 9355 | | 222.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9715 | | 2,300 | | 15 | | Jon 0'Drobinak, Hammond, Ind. | | 9386 | | 223.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9686 | | 2,200 | | 16 | | Eddy Kelley, Amarillo, Texas | | 9266 | | 220.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9656 | | 2,100 | | 17 | | Mike Taylor, San Diego, Calif. | | 9397 | | 223.7 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9637 | | 2,000 | | 18 | | Ricky Corona, Orange, Calif. | | 9356 | | 222.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9626 | | 1,900 | | 19 | | Rod Pasteur, Miami, Fla. | | 9258 | | 220.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9558 | | 1,800 | | 20 | | Michael Tryniski, Fulton, N.Y. | | 9211 | | 219.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9541 | | 1,700 | | 21 | | Mark Valenti, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9135 | | 217.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9495 | | 1,600 | | 22 | | Bill Oakes, Dallas | | 9098 | | 216.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9428 | | 1,500 | | 23 | | Rodolfo Monacelli, Venezuela | | 9050 | | 215.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9290 | | 1,450 | | #24 | | Daniel Goepfert, Monroe, Wis. | | 9094 | | 216.5 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 9289 | | 1,400 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | $1,350 | | 26 | | George Branham III, San Diego, Calif. | 1,200 | | 27 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | 1,160 | | 28 | | Dale Strike, Saginaw, Mich. | 1,140 | | 29 | | John Kirker Jr., Norwich, Conn. | 1,120 | | 30 | | Jimmy Keeth, W. Palm Beach, Fla. | 1,110 | | 31 | | Rey Perez, Cincinnati, Ohio | 1,100 | | 32 | | John Colossi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 1,090 | | 33 | | David Whitehead, Las Vegas, Nev. | 1,080 | | 34 | | Nathan Terry Jr., Amarillo, Texas | 1,070 | | 35 | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | 1,060 | | 36 | | Wayne Webb, Beaumont, Texas | 1,050 | | 37 | | Paul Ashby, Mentor on Lake, Ohio | 1,040 | | 38 | | Dave Bolles, Lodi, Calif. | 1,030 | | 39 | | Joe Salvemini, Colo. Springs, Colo. | 1,020 | | 40 | | Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La. | 1,010 | | 41 | | William O'Neal Jr., Cheverly, Md. | 995 | | | | Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y. | 995 | | 43 | | Willie Willis, New Haven, Conn. | 980 | | 44 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. | 970 | | 45 | | Jimmy Williams, Bethpage, N.Y. | 960 | | 46 | | Jon Bradbury, San Diego, Calif. | 945 | | | | Jeff Laskowitz, Hermitage, Pa. | 945 | | 48 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | 930 | | 49 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 920 | | 50 | | Frank Edwards, Moscow, Pa. | 910 | | 51 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 900 | | 52 | | Dave Arnold, Campbell, Calif. | 890 | | 53 | | Bobby Fleetwood, Bridgeport, Conn. | 293 | | | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 293 | | | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill. | 293 | |
*- Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Curtis Odom, 4361. 24th place - Mike Aulby, 4006. 53rd place Bobby Fleetwood, Pete McCordic and Ron Williams, 3910. # - Steve Hoskins, John Takacs, Peter Hakim, Mike Shequin, Don Moser, John Petraglia, Mark Baker and Dan Goepfert rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS - John Mazza, Rod Pasteur, Mike Taylor, Jimmy Keeth, Steve Hoskins, Tom Crites, Billy Heltzel, Wayne Webb, Roger Griffin, Del Ballard Jr., Terry Wiley, John Colossi, Jim Young, Jim Lewis, John McCarron and Pete McCordic ($50 each).
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