Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela captured his third title of the year and moved to second place on the PBA's 1989 earnings list via his victory in the $150,000 Budweiser Touring Players Championship at Taylor Lanes. Monacelli topped third-seeded Brian Voss, 235-209, for the $27,000 first prize and his fifth PBA championship. For Voss, Boca Raton, Fla., it was his second consecutive week as tournament runner-up. The reigning PBA Player of the Year said, "As much as I would have liked to win, Amleto really deserved to win after bowling so well." In the opening game of the NBC Sports-televised finals, Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y., was seeking his first victory in three years when he bounced fifth-seeded Troup, Daytona Beach, Fla., 171-161, in one of the fastest matches ever bowled. Baker then fell at the hands of Voss, 248-225, and Voss then defeated Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla., 257-216. Voss started the semifinal game with a six-bagger and Handley was seeking respect after a woeful showing one week prior In the Milwaukee Classic championship round, where he bowed in a rolloff, 50-8, after tying eventual champ Dave Ozio at 162. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 235 (1 game) | $27,000 | | 2 | | Brian Voss, Boca Raton, Fla. | 714 (3 games) | 14,000 | | 3 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | 216 (1 game) | 8,500 | | 4 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 396 (2 games) | 7,000 | | 5 | | Guppy Troup, Daytona Beach, Fla. | 161 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Baker defeated Troup, 171-161; Voss defeated Baker, 248-225; Voss defeated Handley, 257-216; and in the championship game, Monacelli defeated Voss, 235-209.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 12063 | | 215.4 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 12573 | | | | 2 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | | 11758 | | 210.0 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 12298 | | | | 3 | | Brian Voss, Boca Raton, Fla. | | 11804 | | 210.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12074 | | | | 4 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 11536 | | 206.0 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 11971 | | | | 5 | | Guppy Troup, Daytona Beach, Fla. | | 11573 | | 206.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 11963 | | | | 6 | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | | 11480 | | 205.0 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 11960 | | $5,500 | | 7 | | Bryan Goebel, Merriam, Kan. | | 11548 | | 206.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 11938 | | 5,000 | | 8 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | | 11578 | | 206.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11908 | | 4,500 | | 9 | | Jim Pencak, Mayfield Hts., Ohio | | 11589 | | 206.9 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 11904 | | 4,000 | | 10 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | | 11539 | | 206.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 11899 | | 3,500 | | 11 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | | 11540 | | 206.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11870 | | 3,200 | | 12 | | Ron Williams, Fort Worth, Texas | | 11567 | | 206.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 11867 | | 2,900 | | 13 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 11450 | | 204.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 11810 | | 2,650 | | | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | | 11465 | | 204.7 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 11810 | | 2,650 | | 15 | | George Branham III, Arleta, Calif. | | 11436 | | 204.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 11796 | | 2,500 | | 16 | | Tony Marrese, Hilton Head, S.C. | | 11476 | | 204.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 11776 | | 2,400 | | 17 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 11371 | | 203.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 11761 | | 2,300 | | 18 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas | | 11381 | | 203.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 11741 | | 2,200 | | 19 | | Tony Figuiera, Waianae, Hawaii | | 11374 | | 203.1 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 11734 | | 2,100 | | 20 | | Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y. | | 11310 | | 202.0 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 11655 | | 2,000 | | 21 | | Roger Bowker, Ocala, Fla. | | 11244 | | 200.8 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 11649 | | 1,900 | | 22 | | Hugh Miller, Everett, Wash. | | 11289 | | 201.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 11589 | | 1,800 | | 23 | | Stephen Hardy, Methuen, Mass. | | 11238 | | 200.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11508 | | 1,740 | | 24 | | Dave Arnold, Campbell, Calif. | | 11223 | | 200.4 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 11418 | | 1,680 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Mark Thayer, Lafayette, Ind. | $1,620 | | 26 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | 1,480 | | 27 | | Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis | 1,460 | | 28 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | 1,440 | | 29 | | Scott Devers, Centerville, Ind. | 1,420 | | 30 | | Dennis Rakauskas, Clarks Summit, Pa. | 1,400 | | 31 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | 1,380 | | 32 | | D.J. Hochstein, Farmington Hills, Mi. | 1,360 | | 33 | | David Whitehead, Las Vegas, Nev. | 1,340 | | 34 | | Todd Thompson, Reno, Nev. | 1,320 | | 35 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 1,300 | | 36 | | Paul Wolf, Las Vegas, Nov. | 1,280 | |
*- Match play alternate. 32-game qualifying leader -Amleto Monacelli, 6777. 24th place -Jess Stayrook, 6480. 36th place - Paul Wolf, 6337. PRO-AM CASHERS - Kent Wagner, Charlie Tapp, Chuck Pierce, Jon O'Drobinak, Dave Husted, Ricky Corona, Jack Jurek, Pete Weber, Joe Salvemini and Warren Nelson ($50 each).
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