Not-so-poor Walter Ray Williams Jr. again fell victim to Del Ballard Jr. in an important championship final, as Ballard captured his second BPAA U.S. Open title at Roseland Bowl. Second-seeded Ballard downed leading qualifier Williams, 237-193, after Williams had lapped the field by more than 500 pins over the 56-game format. Williams' $22,000 check as runnerup vaulted him atop the Tour's yearly earnings list, while Ballard collected the $40,000 first prize plus $5,000 as the new "King of the Hill". Ballard stopped reigning PBA Rookie of the Year Jason Couch, 227191, in the winner-take-all "King of the Hill" match. Williams started the championship game with a strike and was in or around the pocket throughout, including an inopportune 4-9 leave in his fourth frame, which he nearly converted. Ballard held a slight lead at that point, but immediately pounced on Williams' open by firing a four-bagger and pulled away. Williams led the 240-man field in average by more than five pins per game over second place Ballard. The field was made up of 144 leading PBA players and 96 Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA) league qualifiers. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, TX | 505 (2 games) | $40,000 | | 2 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA | 193 (1 game) | 22,000 | | 3 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, OK | 445 (2 games) | 12,000 | | 4 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, OH | 202 (1 game) | 8,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Westlake defeated Hannahs, 245-202; Ballard Jr. defeated Westlake, 268-200; and in the championship game, Ballard Jr, defeated Williams Jr., 237-193. KING OF THE HILL- Ballard Jr. defeated Jason Couch, Winter Garden, FL, 227-191.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA | | 12314 | | 219.9 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 12884 | | | | 2 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, TX | | 11882 | | 212.2 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 12347 | | | | 3 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, OH | | 11718 | | 209.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12138 | | | | 4 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, OK | | 11647 | | 208.0 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 12082 | | | | 5 | | Bob Learn Jr., Erie, PA | | 11740 | | 209.6 | | 10-12-2 | | 330 | | 12070 | | $6,500 | | #6 | | Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City, OK | | 11639 | | 207.8 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 12044 | | 5,500 | | 7 | | Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS | | 11620 | | 207.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12040 | | 4,750 | | 8 | | Robert Lawrence, Austin, TX | | 11665 | | 208.3 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 12040 | | 4,750 | | 9 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, OR | | 11615 | | 207.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12035 | | 4,000 | | 10 | | Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ | | 11561 | | 206.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12011 | | 3,600 | | 11 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 11595 | | 207.1 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 12000 | | 3,400 | | 12 | | Roy Buckley, New Albany, OH | | 11616 | | 207.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11946 | | 3,200 | | 13 | | Ken Muscato, Canandaigua, NY | | 11587 | | 206.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11917 | | 3,000 | | 14 | | Marc McDowell, Madison, WI | | 11552 | | 206.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11882 | | 2,800 | | 15 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, NJ | | 11506 | | 205.5 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 11866 | | 2,600 | | 16 | | Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ | | 11588 | | 206.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11858 | | 2,400 | | 17 | | David Ozio, Vidor, TX | | 11615 | | 207.4 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 11855 | | 2,300 | | 18 | | Mark Thayer, Lafayette, IN | | 11465 | | 204.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 11825 | | 2,200 | | 19 | | Andrew Neuer, Milton, PA | | 11433 | | 204.2 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 11748 | | 2,100 | | 20 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, PA | | 11471 | | 204.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11741 | | 2,000 | | 21 | | Dennis Jacques, Monmouth Jct., NJ | | 11370 | | 203.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11700 | | 1,900 | | 22 | | Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL | | 11296 | | 201.7 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 11551 | | 1,850 | | 23 | | Jimmy Keeth, West Palm Beach, FL | | 11552 | | 199.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11482 | | 1,800 | | 24 | | Ricky Ward, N. Fort Myers, FL | | 11110 | | 198.4 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 11335 | | 1,750 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Mark William, Beaumont, TX | $1,575 | | 26 | | Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, FL | 1,430 | | 27 | | John Forst, Salt Lake City, UT | 1,420 | | 26 | | Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, OH | 1,410 | | 29 | | George Branham III, Indianapolis | 1,400 | | 30 | | Brian Voss, Boca Raton, FL | 1,390 | | 31 | | Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO | 1,380 | | 32 | | Tommy Delutz Jr., Jamaica, NY | 1,370 | | 33 | | Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ | 1,360 | | 34 | | Bill Oakes, Lawton, OK | 1,350 | | 35 | | Bran Thyes, Green Bay, WI | 1,340 | | 36 | | Eric Forkel, Chatsworth, CA | 1,320 | | | | Jimmy Johnson, Columbus, OH | 1,320 | | # | | Mike Shady, Ripon, WI | 1,320 | | 39 | | Curtis Odom, Winston Salem, NC | 1,300 | | 40 | | Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY | 1,290 | | 41 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, FL | 1,280 | | 42 | | Don Moser, Peoria, IL | 1,270 | | 43 | | Gary Dickinson, Edmond, OK | 1,260 | | 44 | | Bob Benoit, Topeka, KS | 1,250 | | 45 | | Ed Richardson, Corpus Christi, TX | 1,240 | | 46 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 1,230 | | 47 | | Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, FL | 1,220 | | 48 | | Brad Snell, Elk Grove, IL | 1,210 | | t49 | | Bruce Steffani, Great Falls, MT | 1,200 | | 50 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, NY | 1,185 | | | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, PA | 1,185 | | 152 | | Mark McClain, Rochester, NY | 1,170 | | 53 | | Norm Duke, Oklahoma City, OK | 1,160 | | 54 | | Mike Miller, Albuquerque, NM | 1,150 | | 55 | | Scott Alexander, Seattle, WA | 1,140 | | 56 | | Paul Koehler, Stuart, FL | 1,130 | | t57 | | Chris Barnes, Wichita, KS | 1,120 | | t58 | | Chip Pettiford, Pasadena, CA | 1,110 | | t59 | | Keith Livengood, Delmar, NY | 1,100 | | 60 | | Mark Mosayebi, Burlington, NC | 1,090 | |
*-Match play alternate. 32-game qualifying leader- Walter Ray Williams Jr., 6966. 24th place - Steve Jaros defeated Mark Williams in a one-game rolloff, 229-212, after they tied at 6598. 60th place - Mark Mosayebi, 6232. #-Mike Edwards and Mike Shady rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS-Amleto Monacelli, Bob Learn Jr., Mike Miller, Ernie Schlegel, Billy Young Jr., Steve Jaros, Bryan Goebel, Steve Hoskins, Bob Spaulding, Danny Broadway, Ted Hannahs, Ryan Shafer, Dave Ferraro, Mark Roth ($50 each) and Mike Jasnau ($20), t-BPAA entry.
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