Professional Bowlers Association

Parker Bohn III lost the final game, but still won the $130,000 Phoenix Open at Fair Lanes Squaw Peak. Bohn, Freehold, N.J., defeated leading qualifier Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela, 268-257, for his ninth PBA title, but bowed to Ron Williams, 246-210, in the first-ever King of the Hill match. Bohn took home the $24,000 tournament first prize, while Williams, Fort Worth, Texas, collected $5,000 for remaining atop the "hill."

Williams became the King of the Hilt via his AC-Delco Classic triumph in opening the 1993 PBA season. Williams finished a disappointing 102nd in the Phoenix Open, admitting it was difficult to maintain his concentration, knowing he was guaranteed a position in the final game of the televised event.

Bohn opened the Phoenix Open championship game by failing to convert the 6-7 split against Monacelli, then went on a tear by stringing nine strikes. Monacelli doubled to take an early lead and also tallied nine strikes, but spares in his third and seventh frames relegated the two-time PBA Player of the Year (1989-90) to the $12,500 runnerup check.

The Phoenix Open began with third-seeded Bohn ousting David Traber of Woodstock, Ill., 228-196. Ironically, Traber's last five appearances among PBA televised finals have found him on the losing end of games opposite the tournament's eventual champion. Bohn then defeated 1986 PBA Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr., 236-196, thus thwarting a second consecutive "all Williams" possible showdown (Ron had defeated Mark Williams to capture his AC-Delco title and earn the King of the Hill position).

Walter Ray Williams Jr,, Stockton, Calif., collected $8,000 for third place and Traber earned $6,000 for fourth. Tom Crites of Tampa, Fla., finished fifth (worth $5,000) to earn the distinction (and future trivia question response) of becoming the first PBA player since 1966 to finish fifth in a national tournament without competing among the televised finals.

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Bohn III defeated Traber, 228-196; Bohn defeated Walter Ray Williams Jr., 236-196; and in the championship game, Bohn III defeated Monacelli, 268-257. KING OF THE HILL-Ron Williams defeated Bohn III, 246-210 ($5,000).

42 GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9747		232.1		14-10-0		420		10167
#2		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA		9692		230.8		15-9-0		450		10142
3		Parker Bohn III, Freehold, NJ		9701		231.0		14-10-0		420		10121
#4		David Traber, Woodstock, IL		9684		230.6		14-10-0		420		10104
5		Tom Crites, Tampa, FL		9616		229.0		15-9-0		450		10066		$5,000
#6		Brian Voss, Boca Raton, FL		9546		227.3		15-9-0		450		9996		4,000
#7		Bob Vespi, Coral Springs, FL		9581		228.1		13-11-0		390		9971		3,600
8		John Forst, Salt Lake City, UT		9528		226.9		14-10-0		420		9948		3,300
9		Scott Alexander, Seattle, WA		9463		225.3		13-10-1		405		9868		3,000
#10		Bill Oakes, Lawton, OK		9390		223.6		14-10-0		420		9810		2,800
#11		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ		9430		224.5		12-12-0		360		9790		2,700
12		Rich Abboud, Omaha, NE		9333		222.2		12-12-0		360		9693		2,500
13		Billy Young, Edmond, OK		9264		220.6		14-10-0		420		9684		2,400
14		John Losito, Elmira, NY		9375		223.2		10-14-0		300		9675		2,300
15		Michael Azcarate, Pembroke Pines, FL		9284		221.1		12-11-1		375		9659		2,200
16		Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, PA		9340		222.4		10-14-0		300		9640		2,100
17		Marc McDowell, Madison, WI		9360		222.9		9-15-0		270		9630		2,000
18		Gary Dickinson, Edmond, OK		9356		222.8		9-15-0		270		9626		1,900
19		Larry Stephens, Los Angeles, CA		9329		222.1		9-15-0		270		9599		1,800
20		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL		9213		219.4		10-14-0		300		9513		1,700
21		Steve Fields, Stockton, CA		9151		217.9		12-12-0		360		9511		1,600
22		Don Moser, Wichita, KS		9147		217.8		12-12-0		360		9507		1,550
23		George Branham III, Indianapolis		9166		218.2		9-15-0		270		9436		1,500
24		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, OR		8926		212.6		6-18-0		180		9106		1,450

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Fred Mattson, Fircrest, WA	$1,250
26		Eric Forkel, Chatsworth, CA	1,220
27		Kent Wagner, Palmetto, FL	1,200
28		Rob Schuh, Kaukauna, WI	1,180
29		Dennis Jacques, Monmouth Jct., NJ	1,160
30		Dave D'Entremont, Parma, OH	1,140
31		Hugh Miller, Seattle	1,130
32		Charlie Standish, Kalamazoo, MI	1,120
33		Tony Westlake, Edmond, OK	1,110
34		Dennis Angelbeck, Tiffin, OH	1,100
35		Down Sowinski, Carson, CA	1,090
36		Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, MO	1,080
37		Richard Wolfe Arington, VA	1,070
38		Billy Orlikowski, Milwaukee, WI	1,050
#40		Robert Lawrence, Austin,TX	1,140
41		Dennis Horan Jr., San Diego, CA	1,030
42		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ	1,020
43		Kelly Coffman, Topeka, KS, and Brad Snell, Elk Grove, IL	1,006
45		Bill Swanson, Palatine, IL	990
@46		Andy Lomuscio, Phoenix, AZ	980
47		Mark Scroggins, Amarillo, TX	970
48		Tony Lanning, Carrollton, TX	960
49		Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS, and David Ozio, Vidor, TX	945
51		Bryan Bailey, Grove City, PA, Justin Hromek, Andover, KS, and Tim Weisbrod, Cincinnati, OH	920