Professional Bowlers Association

Leading qualifier John Mazza's first shot in the championship game of the inaugural Brentwood Classic fell into the left channel at Harvest Park Bowl, but he redeemed himself in turning back Parker Bohn III, 227-156, to win his seventh PBA title.

"After that first shot, I figured things only could get better," Mazza joked afterward. "In fact, that loosened me up and I dodged a bullet by sparing:" The Shelby Township, Mich., pro pocketed $16,000 for his first PBA win since 1994.

Bohn, Jackson, N.J., created problems of his own when he opened in his second frame, then finally struck in the fourth. Meanwhile, Mazza had found his line and launched a four-bagger to lead by 48 pins after six frames. Bohn dramatically spared the difficult 2-6-10 split in his sixth, but couldn't convert the 3-7-9 in the seventh, and settled for the $8,500 runner-up check. Bohn fell to 3-13 in his last 12 TV appearances.

Mazza said, "I never took for granted that Parker wouldn't throw six or seven in a row, especially after he had just thrown 250-something in the semifinal. My personal opinion is that Parker is the best bowler in the world. That's no disrespect to Walter Ray Williams Jr., but I just think Parker has more tricks up his sleeve."

The city of Brentwood (located in the Contra Costa County's east Bay region, approximately an hour's drive from San Francisco and 30 miles west of Stockton), co-sponsored this tournament.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Williams defeated Hromek, 227-224; Ward defeated Williams, 224-216; Bohn defeated Ward, 259-234; and in the championship game, Mazza defeated Bohn, 227-156.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		John Mazza, Shelby Township, MI		9525		226.8		16-7-1		495		10020
2		Parker Bohn III, Jackson, NJ		9542		227.2		15-9-0		450		9992
3		Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, FL		9540		227.1		14-9-1		435		9975
4		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA		9431		224.5		13-10-1		405		9836
5		Justin Hromek, Andover, KS		9382		223.4		15-9-0		450		9832
6		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO		9413		224.1		11-12-1		345		9758		$2,600
7		Tim Criss, Bel Air, MD		9260		220.5		15-7-2		480		9740		2,500
8		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9141		217.6		14-10-0		420		9561		2,400
9		Jim Johnson Jr., Tampa, FL		9099		216.6		15-9-0		450		9549		2,300
10		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL		9112		216.9		14-9-1		435		9547		2,200
11		Mike Miller, Albuquerque, NM		9116		217.1		13-10-1		405		9521		2,100
12		Danny Wiseman, Baltimore		9136		217.5		11-11-2		360		9496		2,000
13		Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ		9104		216.8		13-11-0		390		9494		1,900
14		Jason Couch, Clermont, FL		9067		215.9		13-9-2		420		9487		1,800
15		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, KS		9168		218.3		10-14-0		300		9468		1,700
16		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH		9064		215.8		10-14-0		300		9364		1,650
17		Mark Williams, Beaumont, TX		9002		214.3		11-11-2		360		9362		1,600
18		Bob Spaulding, Greenville, SC		9057		215.6		8-16-0		240		9297		1,550
19		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL		9095		216.5		6-18-0		180		9275		1,500
20		David Ozio, Vidor, TX		9001		214.3		8-16-0		240		9241		1,450
21		Brian Himmler, Cincinnati		8874		211.3		9-15-0		270		9144		1,400
22		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, TX		8688		206.8		12-11-1		375		9063		1,350
23		Bob Benoit, Topeka, KS		8800		209.5		6-17-1		195		8995		1,300
24		Bob Laster, Bullhead City, AZ		8658		206.1		8-16-0		240		8898		1,250

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Wayne Webb, Las Vegas	$1,130
26		Craig Tuholski, Washougal, WA	970
27		George Branham III, Indianapolis	930
		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ	930
29		Paul Koehler, Mechanicsburg, PA	900
30		Scott Alexander, Seattle	880
31		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, NY	860
32		Andy Neuer, Milton, PA	840
33		Brian Eaton, Amherst, NY	830