Budweiser Touring Players Championship



$150,000 BUDWEISER TOURING PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Taylor Lanes, Taylor, Mich., Nov 26-Dec 1, 1990
Fisher's Finale A Win At Bud TPC

In his last tournament as a full-time competitor on the PBA Tour, Duane Fisher exited a winner in the $150,000 Budweiser Touring Players Championship at Taylor Lanes. Fisher, Gloucester Township, N.J., upset leading qualifier Jess Stayrook, 248-244, for the $27,000 first prize, his first PBA title and a three-year exemption into the Firestone Tournament of Champions via this "major" win.

It was a bitter pill for Stayrook, San Diego, Calif., who had established PBA records for 32 and 56-game totals in assuming the top-seeded position. Stayrook bettered Mark Roth's scores set in the 1980 Showboat Invitational (Roth's 32-game total was 7,690-Stayrook posted a 7,734, and for 56 games Stayrook's 13,784 total topped Roth's former mark of 13,703). Stayrook earned $14,000 as runner-up.

The championship game lived up to the high-scoring conditions the 106 PBA Touring Pros had thrived on week-long. Fisher's lone open frame came in the first, but he came back with strike, spare and seven-bagger. Stayrook opened with a strike and four spares before unleashing his own seven-bagger, but matters had been determined by then.

The championship round began with Scott Devers defeating Cleveland's Dave D'Entremont, 243-234. Devers next defeated Mike Miller of Albuquerque, N.M., 266-235, to assure the new champion would be left-handed. Fisher then stepped in to stop Devers, Centerville, Ind., 266-221.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Pos.Name, City/StateTotalAmount
1Duane Fisher, Gloucester Township, N.J.514 (2 games)$27,000
2Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif.244 (1 game)14,000
3Scott Devers, Richmond, Ind.730 (3 games)9,000
4Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N.M.235 (1 game)7,000
5David D'Entremont, Cleveland, Ohio234 (1 game)6,000

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Devers defeated D'Entremont, 243-234; Devers defeated Miller, 266-235; Fisher defeated Devers, 266-221; and in the championship game, Fisher defeated Stayrook, 248-244.

56-GAME TOTALS

 Name, CityPinsAvg  WLT+TotAmt
#1Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. 13364 238.6 14-10-0 420 13784 
#2Duane Fisher, Gloucester Twp., N.J. 13253 236.7 13-10-1 405 13658 
#3Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N.M. 13183 235.4 14-10-0 420 13603 
4David D'Entremont, Cleveland, Ohio 12991 232.0 17-7-0 510 13501 
5Scott Devers, Richmond, Ind. 13100 233.9 11-13-0 330 13430 
6Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. 12913 230.6 17-7-0 390 13423 $5,500
7Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. 13009 232.3 13-11-0 390 13399 5,000
#8Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. 12949 231.2 14-10-0 420 13369 4,500
9Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C. 12862 229.7 14-10-0 420 13282 4,000
10Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas 12891 230.2 12-12-0 360 13251 3,500
11Mike Aulby, Indianapolis 12762 227.9 14-10-0 420 13182 3,200
12Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. 12728 227.3 14-10-0 420 13148 2,900
#13George Branham III, Indianapolis 12754 227.8 13-11-0 390 13144 2,700
14John Mazza, Mount Clemens, Mich. 12693 226.7 13-10-1 405 13098 2,600
15John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. 12673 226.3 12-12-0 360 13033 2,500
16Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. 12682 226.5 11-13-0 330 13012 2,400
17Bryan Goebel, Merriam, Kan. 12651 225.9 12-12-0 360 13011 2,300
18Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. 12608 225.1 11-13-0 330 12938 2,200
19Norm Duke, Albuquerque, N.M. 12620 225.4 10-14-0 300 12920 2,100
20Stephen Hardy, Methuen, Mass. 12588 224.8 7-17-0 210 12798 2,000
21Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. 12480 222.9 9-15-0 270 12750 1,900
22Steve Wunderlich, St. Charles, Mo. 12527 223.7 6-18-0 180 12707 1,850
23Tony Figuiera, Torrance, Calif. 12449 222.3 7-17-0 210 12659 1,800
+24David Ozio, Vidor, Texas 12387 221.2 4-8-0 120 12507 1,585

OTHER CASHERS

Pos.Name, City/StateAmount
#25Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio$1,540
26Richard Wolfe, Arlington, Va.1,500
27Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo.1,480
028Purvis Granger, Columbus, Ohio1,520
29Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash.1,440
+30Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan.1,585
31Todd Thompson, Reno, Nev.1,390
 Brian Voss, Boca Raton, Fla.1,390
33David Prange, Joliet, Ill.1,360
34Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind.1,340
05Dave Arnold, Mesa, Ariz.1,380
36Jerry Krupa, Richmond, Ind.1,300

32-game qualifying leader-Jess Stayrook, 7734. 24th place-Bob Handley, 7127. 36th place-Jerry Krupa, 6898. #-Steve Cook, David Traber, Don Moser, Duane Fisher, Jess Stayrook, Don Genalo, Mike Miller, George Branham and Butch Soper rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS-Jim Pencak, John Mazza, Amleto Monacelli, Ron Palombi Jr., Ted Glattke, Charlie Tapp, Mike Miller and Steve Hoskins ($50 each). Don Genalo and Butch Soper ($25 each). +-Ozio replaced Steelsmith after 12 games of match play and was penalized 472 pins-the difference between their qualifying totals (262 pins) and the bonus pins Steelsmith accumulated (210). They split 24th- and 30th-place money. e-Granger received $60 for acting as alternate for the first 12 games; Arnold received $60 for acting as alternate for the final 12 games.