Walter Ray Williams Jr. became the first back-to-back champion on the PBA Tour since Del Ballard Jr. in 1991 when he captured the $137,500 PBA Oregon Open at Hollywood Bowl. Williams, Stockton, Calif., defeated leading qualifier Brian Voss, 224-217, for the $23,000 first prize and his fourth title of 1993. In the final "King of the Hill" match of the year, Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, Fla., collected a $10,000 bonus ($15,000 total) for a third consecutive win as "King" when he bested Williams, 216-199. In the championship game, Williams opened with a strike, spare and double to trail Voss by 12 pins through six frames. However, coming into the home stretch, Williams proved equal to the task for a second consecutive week with two "must" strikes in the 10th frame to win. Voss, Boca Raton, Fla., finishing first, could have shut Williams out, but left a costly 9-pin on his first shot in the 10th frame. He earned $12,000 as runner-up. In the first game of the ABC Sports telecast, Bob Benoit defeated Norm Duke of Oklahoma City, 234-227, after Duke qualified for the TV finals for a third consecutive year at Hollywood Bowl. Williams then defeated Benoit, Topeka, Kan., 258-213, before facing Voss. Benoit made $6,000 for third place and Duke collected $5,000. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA | 482 (2 games) | $23,000 | | 2 | | Brian Voss, Boca Raton, FL | 217 (1 game) | 12,000 | | 3 | | Norm Duke, Oklahoma City, OK | 447 (2 games) - | 6,000 | | 4 | | Bob Benoit, Topeka, KS | 227 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Duke defeated Benoit, 234-227; Williams Jr. defeated Duke, 258-213; and in the championship game, Williams Jr. defeated Voss, 224-217. KING OF THE HILL-Randy Pedersen defeated Williams Jr., 216-199 for $15,000.
48 GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Brian Voss, Boca Raton, FL | | 10921 | | 227.5 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 11461 | | | | 2 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA | | 10793 | | 224.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 11243 | | | | 3 | | Norm Duke, Oklahoma City, OK | | 10695 | | 222.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 11145 | | | | +#4 | | Bob Benoit, Topeka, KS | | 10721 | | 223.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 11111 | | | | +5 | | Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO | | 10630 | | 221.5 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 11110 | | $5,000 | | 6 | | Kelly Coffman, Topeka, KS | | 10712 | | 223.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 11072 | | 4,000 | | 7 | | Harry Sullins, Detroit | | 10593 | | 220.7 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 11043 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | Eric Forkel, Chatsworth, CA | | 10737 | | 223.7 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 11022 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Bob Spaulding, Harrisburg, PA | | 10548 | | 219.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10968 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Ron Williams, Fort Worth, TX | | 10531 | | 219.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10951 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, FL | | 10554 | | 219.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10944 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, FL | | 10492 | | 218.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10882 | | 2,450 | | 13 | | Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ | | 10614 | | 221.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 10854 | | 2,300 | | 14 | | Purvis Granger, Puyallup, WA | | 10513 | | 219.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 10843 | | 2,200 | | 15 | | Scott Devers, Richmond, IN | | 10564 | | 220.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 10834 | | 2,100 | | 16 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle | | 10458 | | 217.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 10818 | | 2,000 | | 17 | | Mike Shady, Ripon, WI | | 10435 | | 217.4 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 10750 | | 1,900 | | 18 | | Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH | | 10427 | | 217.2 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 10742 | | 1,800 | | 19 | | Ken Muscato, Canandaigua, NY | | 10335 | | 215.3 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 10740 | | 1,700 | | 20 | | Bob Vespi, Coral Springs, FL | | 10455 | | 217.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 10725 | | 1,600 | | 21 | | Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS | | 10414 | | 217.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 10684 | | 1,500 | | 22 | | Jason Couch, Winter Garden, FL | | 10349 | | 215.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 10679 | | 1,450 | | 23 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, NY | | 10332 | | 215.3 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 10602 | | 1,400 | | *24 | | Ricky Ward, N. Fort Myers, FL | | 10253 | | 213.6 | | 4-4-0 | | 120 | | 10373 | | 1,335 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Jimmy Johnson, Columbus, OH | $1,255 | | 26 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 1,200 | | | | Tommy Delutz Jr., Jamaica, NY | 1,140 | | 28 | | George Branham III, Indianapolis | 1,120 | | 29 | | Justin Hromek, Andover, KS | 1,100 | | 30 | | Dennis Horan Jr., San Diego, CA and Dennis Jacques, Monmouth Jct. NJ | 1,095 | | 32 | | Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ | 1,120 | | 33 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, NJ | 1,070 | | 34 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, OK | 1,060 | | 35 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, TX | 1,050 | | 36 | | Dennis Ingold, Elyria, OH | 1,040 | | 37 | | Adam Apo, Honolulu | 1,030 | | 38 | | Mike Jasnau, Fishkill, NY | 1,020 | | 39 | | Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, OH | 1,010 | | 40 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, PA | 1,000 | | 41 | | Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City, OK | 990 | | 42 | | Michael Dias, Lafayette, CO | 980 | | 43 | | Gary Schluchter, Fremont, OH | 970 | | 44 | | Danny Wiseman, Lake Havasu City, AZ | 960 | | 45 | | Don Moser, Peoria, II. | 950 | | 46 | | Kevin McGerr, Lincoln, NE | 940 | | 47 | | Mark Bowers, Aberdeen, MD | 930 | | 48 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, TX | 920 | | 49 | | Marc McDowell, Madison, WI | 910 | | 50 | | Bob Davidson, Seattle | 900 | | 51 | | Mike Rose Jr., Honeoye Falls, NV | 890 | | 52 | | Joe Barket, Morro Bay, CA | 880 | | 53 | | Dave Hunted, Milwaukee, OR | 870 | |
*-Match play alternate. (Jimmy Johnson withdrew after 40 games and was replaced by Ricky Ward, who received $80 as alternate. Butch Soper then replaced Ward as alternate and received $40). +Bob Benoit defeated Pete Weber in a roll-off for fourth place, 245-225. 24-game qualifying leader-Eric Forkel, 5501. 24th place--Mike Shady, 5199. 53rd place-Dave Hunted, 5068. N--Bob Benoit and Larry Stephens rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS-Robert Lawrence, Amleto Monacelli, Mike Cordiero, Joe Firpo, Scott Devers, Dave Dobrzykowski, John Gilligan, Tim Criss, Mike Rose Jr., Pete Weber, Marshall Holman, Jeff Lizzi, Purvis Granger, Eric Adolphson, George Branham III, Curtis Odom, Dave Hunted, Chris Warren, Bob Benoit, Tommy Delutz Jr. and Larry Stephens ($50 each).
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