It was an afternoon of perfection for PBA President Mike Aulby, who became just the sixth player in PBA national tour history to shoot a 300 game en route to winning the $140,000 Wichita Open. Aulby, Indianapolis, needed the first strike in the 10th frame in order to win after David Ozio sat down in the title game with a 279. Ozio's lone miscue was an eighth frame spare, and their 579 pinfall total represented the highest-scoring televised finals game in PBA history. After gaining the clinching strike, Aulby seemed to relax and calmly stroked two more strikes as the Wichita crowd exploded, and Ozio met Aulby's return from his 12th shot with an animated "high five." In ABC-TV's opening game, '91 PBA Rookie of the Year Ricky Ward swarmed Bryan Goebel of Merriam, Kan., when he opened with six strikes en route to a 279-200 win. Ozio then defeated Ward, N. Fort Myers, Fla., 236-195, and first-time finalist Kirk Von Krueger in a come-from-behind effort, 239-214. Von Krueger, Pensacola, Fla., his wife Mary and their three sons quickly stole the hearts of the Northrock Lanes audience, but he had to settle for the $7,500 third-place check. Ozio, Vidor, Texas, earned $12,000 as runnerup, Ward collected $6,000 for fourth and Goebel $5,000. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | #1 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 300 (1 game) | $23,000 | | 2 | | David Ozio, Vidor, TX | 754 (3 games) | 12,000 | | 3 | | Kirk Von Krueger, Pensacola, FL | 214 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, FL | 474 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS PA | 200 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Ward defeated Goebel, 279-200; Ozio defeated Ward, 236-195; Ozio defeated Von Krueger, 239-214; and in the championship game, Aulby defeated Ozio, 300-279. Aulby earned a $10,000 bonus from the PBA for the perfect game.
42 GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9617 | | 229.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10007 | | | | 2 | | Kirk Von Krueger, Pensacola, FL | | 9493 | | 226.0 | | 18-8-0 | | 480 | | 9973 | | | | 3 | | David Ozio, Vidor, TX | | 9488 | | 225.9 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9968 | | | | #4 | | Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, FL | | 9544 | | 227.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9964 | | | | 5 | | Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS | | 9488 | | 225.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9938 | | | | 6 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, MI | | 9515 | | 226.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9905 | | $4,500 | | 7 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, NJ | | 9560 | | 227.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9890 | | 4,000 | | #8 | | Tony Franklin, Grapevine, TX | | 9396 | | 223.7 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9876 | | 3,600 | | 9 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, OK | | 9544 | | 227.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9874 | | 3,300 | | 10 | | Dennis Horan Jr., San Diego, CA | | 9410 | | 224.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9860 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, FL | | 9434 | | 224.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9824 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO | | 9342 | | 222.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9762 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, OH | | 9219 | | 219.5 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9699 | | 2,400 | | 14 | | Kelly Coffman, Topeka, KS | | 9152 | | 217.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9512 | | 2,200 | | 15 | | Purvis Granger, Puyallup, WA | | 9155 | | 218.0 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9500 | | 2,100 | | #16 | | Brian Voss, Boca Raton, FL | | 9258 | | 220.4 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9498 | | 2,000 | | 17 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, TX | | 9029 | | 215.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9389 | | 1,900 | | 18 | | Justin Hromek, Andover, KS | | 9082 | | 216.2 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9352 | | 1,800 | | 19 | | Jeffrey Herding, Frederick, MD | | 8984 | | 213.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9344 | | 1,700 | | 20 | | Mike Runk, Mechanicsburg, PA | | 9102 | | 216.7 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9342 | | 1,600 | | 21 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, TX | | 8994 | | 214.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9264 | | 1,500 | | 22 | | Bob Powell, Belleville, IL | | 9020 | | 214.8 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9260 | | 1,450 | | 23 | | John Forst, Salt Lake City, UT | | 8830 | | 210.2 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9115 | | 1,400 | | 24 | | Bill Swanson, Palatine, IL | | 8747 | | 208.3 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8927 | | 1,360 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | #25 | | Bob Benoit Topeka, KS | $1,195 | | *28 | | Jay Burgess, Houston | 1,315 | | 27 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, SC | 1,150 | | 28 | | Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ | 1,130 | | t29 | | Steve Kloempken, Las Vegas | 1,100 | | 30 | | Mike Miller, Albuquerque. NM | 1,090 | | 31 | | Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City. AZ | 1,070 | | 32 | | Eric Forkel, Chatsworth, CA | 1,055 | | 33 | | Pete McCordic, Katy. TX | 1,055 | | 34 | | Norm Duke, Oklahoma City, OK | 1,040 | | 35 | | Bob Vespi, Coral Springs, FL | 1,025 | | 38 | | Ron William, Fat Worth, TX | 1,075 | | 37 | | Bob Learn Jr., Erie. PA | 1,005 | | | | Danny Wiseman, Lake Havasu City, AZ. | 1,005 | | 39 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, NV. | 985 | | 40 | | Joe Firpo, Lake Worth. FL. | 985 | | 41 | | Wayne Webb, Canandaigua, NY. | 970 | | #42 | | Brad Kiszewski, Buffalo, NY | 980 | | 43 | | Jimmy Johnson, Columbus, OH. | 945 | | 44 | | Kelly Ray, Mansfield, TX. | 945 | | 45 | | Randy Bennett, McLoud, OK. | 930 | | 48 | | Dennis Rakauskas, Altamonte Springs | 920 | | t | | Jeff Jensen, Wichita, KS. | 910 | | 48 | | Rich Abboud, Omaha, NE | 900 | | 49 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 890 | | 50 | | Jason Couch, Wiener Garden, FL | 880 | | 51 | | Dennis Ingold, Elyria, OH | 870 | | 52 | | Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, NJ | 880 | | 53 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, CO. | 428 | | | | Brian LeClair, Hudson, NY | 428 | |
*-Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader-Mike Aulby, 4358. 24th place--John Forst, 3974. 53rd place--Henry Gonzalez and Brian LeClair, 3873. #--Mike Aulby, Brad Kiszewski, Bob Benoit Dennis How, Jr., Joe Kominek, Herbert Kimpel, Dave Hosted, Billy Orlikowski, Dave Ferraro, Joe Hutchinson, Parker Bohn III, Rick Steelsmith, and Steve Hoskins ($50 each) t-Non PBA member.
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