Mark Baker ended a three-year wait for his fourth PBA title in the $150,000 PBA Oregon Open at Hollywood Bowl. Baker, Huntington Beach, Calif., defeated leading qualifier Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis, 255-230, for the $27,000 first prize. Runner-up Wunderlich, frustrated with his sixth second-place finish, was consoled with the $14,000 payday but commented afterward, "I bowled like a jerk and he [Baker] deserved to win." Baker opened the championship game with a double, while Wunderlich spared twice and added a four-bagger to trail by 16 pins through six frames. He then left the 2-8-10 split, failed to convert, and Baker never stopped striking until the 10th frame. By then, the outcome had been decided. Tony Westlake of Edmond, Okla., opened the championship round by topping Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo., 268-248. Westlake next took the measure of Brian Voss, Boca Raton, Fla., 269-225, before bowing to Baker in the semifinal, 236-201. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Baker, Huntington Beach, Calif. | 491 (2 games) | $27,000 | | 2 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 230 (1 game) | 14,000 | | 3 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | 738 (3 games) | 8,000 | | 4 | | Brian Voss, Boca Raton, Fla. | 225 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | 248 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Westlake defeated Weber, 268-248; Westlake defeated Voss, 269-225; Baker defeated Westlake, 236-201; and in the championship game, Baker defeated Wunderlich, 255-230.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 9847 | | 234.5 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 10342 | | | | 2 | | Mark Baker, Huntington Beach, Calif. | | 9795 | | 233.2 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10275 | | | | #3 | | Brian Voss, Boca Raton, Fla. | | 9834 | | 234.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10254 | | | | 4 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | | 9690 | | 230.7 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 10185 | | | | 5 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | | 9654 | | 229.9 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10134 | | | | 6 | | Ted Glattke, Modesto, Calif. | | 9609 | | 228.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 10059 | | $4,500 | | 7 | | Billy Young Jr., Tulsa, Okla. | | 9612 | | 228.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10032 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Dave Arnold, Mesa, Ariz. | | 9599 | | 228.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10019 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Mike Jasnau, Fishkill, N.Y. | | 9602 | | 228.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9932 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Richard Abboud, Omaha, Neb. | | 9531 | | 226.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9906 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan. | | 9539 | | 227.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9899 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Bill Oakes, Irving, Texas | | 9494 | | 226.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9884 | | 2,500 | | 13 | | George Branham III, Indianapolis | | 9475 | | 225.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9865 | | 2,400 | | 14 | | Purvis Granger, Columbus, Ohio | | 9537 | | 227.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9837 | | 2,300 | | 15 | | Dennis Rakauskas, Clarks Summit, Pa. | | 9474 | | 225.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9834 | | 2,200 | | 16 | | Dale Eagle, Evansville, Ind. | | 9442 | | 224.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9802 | | 2,100 | | 17 | | David Whitehead, Las Vegas, Nev. | | 9473 | | 225.5 | | 9-13-2 | | 300 | | 9773 | | 2,000 | | 18 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas | | 9298 | | 221.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9718 | | 1,900 | | 19 | | David Traber, Woodstock, 111. | | 9453 | | 225.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9693 | | 1,800 | | 20 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | | 9421 | | 224.3 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9676 | | 1,700 | | 21 | | Greg Kemp, Salem, Ore. | | 9304 | | 221.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9544 | | 1,600 | | 22 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Methuen, Mass. | | 9207 | | 219.2 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9417 | | 1,500 | | 23 | | John Handegard, Redding, Calif. | | 9191 | | 218.8 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9371 | | 1,400 | | #24 | | Justin Hromek, Andover, Kan. | | 9020 | | 214.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9290 | | 1,350 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | #25 | | Don Moser, San Jose, Calif. | $1,170 | | 26 | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | 1,130 | | *27 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | 1,220 | | 28 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 1,090 | | 29 | | AI Stonum, San Francisco, Calif. | 1,080 | | 30 | | Ed Richardson, Corpus Christi, Texas | 1,070 | | 31 | | Mark Turney, Kingsville, Texas | 1,060 | | 32 | | Ron Williams, Fort Worth, Texas | 1,050 | | 33 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 1,040 | | 34 | | Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan. | 1,030 | | 35 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 1,015 | | | | Paul Wolf, Las Vegas, Nev. | 1,015 | | 37 | | W.R. Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 1,000 | | 38 | | Bryan Alpert, Las Vegas, Nev. | 990 | | 39 | | Harry Sullins, Ann Arbor, Mich. | 980 | | 40 | | Matt Surina, Tacoma, Wash. | 970 | | 41 | | Mike Bouvia, Gresham, Ore. | 955 | | | | Wayne Webb, Beaumont, Texas. | 955 | | 43 | | Henry Dawson, Elma, Wash. | 935 | | | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | 935 | | 45 | | Jim Tilton, Valencia, Calif. | 920 | | 46 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 910 | | 47 | | Roger Haskell, Kent, Wash. | 900 | | 48 | | Dan Kukuk, Spokane, Wash. | 890 | | 49 | | Dave Bolles, Lodi, Calif. | 880 | | 50 | | Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, Fla. | 870 | | 51 | | Raymond Edwards, Wichita Falls, Texas | 855 | | | | Bryan Goebel, Merriam, Kan. | 855 | |
*-Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader-Mark Baker, 4294. 24th place-John Handegard, 4076. 51st place-Ray Edwards and Bryan Goebel, 3981. #-Brian Voss (2), Justin Hromek, Don Moser, Tom Baker and Shawn Copeland rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS-Gary Hulsenberg, Mike Bouvia, Rich Abboud, Steve Shellenbarger, Kelly Coffman, Jeff Bellinger, Bob Benoit, Mark Baker, Charlie Standish, Marshall Holman, Ray Edwards ($50 each) and Joe Firpo and Robert Lawrence ($25 each).
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