It was a nine-year wait for Touring Pro John Mazza, who could not hold back the tears of joy as he wept openly in clinching his first PBA title at the $130,000 Florida Open. Mazza, Mount Clemens, Mich., defeated leading qualifier Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 238-211, for the $20,000 first prize at host Cypress Lanes. Edwards started the championship game with an open frame after Mazza had struck and the closest Edwards then pulled was to within three pins in the fifth frame. A late four-bagger by Mazza gave him a comfortable margin and Edwards' closing triple was of no consequence, thus relegating him to the $10,500 second-place check (fourth of his career). Second-seeded Mazza had earlier defeated 1985 PBA Player of the Year Mike Aulby, who had plowed through two previous opponents. Mazza sidelined Aulby, Indianapolis, 246-187, after Aulby had first defeated 1988 PBA Rookie of the Year Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 225-213, and then Kelly Coffman, Topeka, Kan., 203-181. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. | 484 (2 games) | $20,000 | | 2 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | 211 (1 game) | 10,500 | | 3 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 615 (3 games) | 7,000 | | 4 | | Kelly Coffman, Topeka, Kan. | 181 (1 game) | 5,500 | | 5 | | Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan. | 213 (1 game) | 4,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Aulby defeated Steelsmith, 225-213; Aulby defeated Coffman, 203-181; Mazza defeated Aulby, 246-187; and in the championship game, Mazza defeated Edwards, 238-211.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | | 9288 | | 221.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9738 | | | | 2 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. | | 9134 | | 217.5 | | 20-4-0 | | 600 | | 9734 | | | | 3 | | Kelly Coffman, Topeka, Kan. | | 9068 | | 215.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9518 | | | | 4 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9082 | | 216.2 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9517 | | | | 5 | | Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan. | | 9097 | | 216.6 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9472 | | | | 6 | | Brian LeClair, Chatham, N.Y. | | 8915 | | 212.3 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9395 | | $4,000 | | 7 | | Scott Alexander, Gig Harbor, Wash. | | 9021 | | 214.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9381 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | Richard Abboud, Omaha, Neb. | | 8999 | | 214.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9359 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Justin Hromek, Andover, Kan. | | 8897 | | 211.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9347 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Richard Wolfe, Arlington, Va. | | 8871 | | 211.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9261 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | | 8912 | | 212.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9242 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | | 8900 | | 211.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9230 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, USA | | 8731 | | 207.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9181 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 8834 | | 210.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9164 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas | | 8868 | | 211.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9138 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Roger Bowker, Ocala, Fla. | | 8775 | | 208.9 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9135 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Rod Pasteur, Green Bay, Wis. | | 8799 | | 209.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9129 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Billy Young Jr., Oklahoma City, Okla. | | 8667 | | 206.4 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9042 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Stoney Baker, Lithia Springs, Ga. | | 8763 | | 208.6 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9018 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | | 8716 | | 207.5 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9001 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Jeffery Edens, Ocala, Fla. | | 8636 | | 205.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8936 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Bob Powell, Providence, R.I. | | 8683 | | 206.7 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 8878 | | 1,300 | | @23 | | Richard Cheney, Miami, Fla. | | 8565 | | 203.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8835 | | 1,260 | | +24 | | Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla. | | 8435 | | 200.8 | | 3-17-0 | | 90 | | 8525 | | 1,120 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | $1,060 | | 26 | | Dominick Farro, Asbury Park, N.J. | 1,040 | | 27 | | Russ Housman, Inverness, Fla. | 1,030 | | 28 | | Mark Bowers, Aberdeen, Md. | 1,020 | | 29 | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | 1,010 | | 30 | | Brad Kiszewski, Buffalo, N.Y. | 1,000 | | 31 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 990 | | 32 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash. | 980 | | 33 | | Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. | 970 | | 34 | | Don Moser, Peoria, Ill. | 960 | | 035 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 1,040 | | 36 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. | 940 | | 37 | | Dennis Rakauskas, Kansas City, Mo. | 930 | | 38 | | Purvis Granger, Columbus, Ohio | 920 | | 39 | | Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas | 910 | | 40 | | Joe Berardi, Wellington, Fla.. | 900 | | *41 | | George Branham III, Indianapolis | 930 | | 42 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach. Fla. | 880 | | 43 | | Takeo Sakai, Japan | 870 | | 44 | | Harry Sullins, Detroit | 860 | | 45 | | John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. | 850 | | 46 | | Tracy Lamberth, Hendersonville, Tenn. | 840 | | 47 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | 825 | | | | Mike A. Miller. Altamonte Springs, Fla. | 825 | | 49 | | Charlie Standish, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 810 | | 50 | | Scott Devers, Richmond, Ind. | 790 | | | | Rick Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 790 | | | | Brad Snell, Elk Grove, Ill. | 790 | | 53 | | Jim Pencak, Mayfield Hts., Ohio | 770 | |
18-game qualifying leader-Scott Alexander, 4097. 24th place-Kelly Coffman, 3774. 53rd place -Jim Pencak, 3686. + - Dickinson replaced Weber after 16 games of match play and Dickinson was penalized 345 pins-the difference between their qualifying scores (225) and the bonus pins Weber earned (120). *-Branham was alternate for the final eight games and received an additional $40. PRO-AM CASHERS-Parker Bohn III, Tom Crites, Danny Broadway, Akio Ishihara, Amleto Monacelli and George Pappas ($50 each). @-Non-PBA member.
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