Professional Bowlers Association

The PBA Tour's most prestigious event came down to the final frame and, in the end, it was a hometown hero who walked away with the Tour's biggest prize.

Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., defeated Steve Hoskins, 245-235, to win the $300,000 Brunswick World Tournament of Champions at Incred-A-Bowl (located just minutes from Shawnee). The win, which was the ninth of Goebel's career, earned him $60,000 and a five-year exemption into the event.

"When Steve left that 10-pin in the 10th frame, it took awhile for it to trigger that this was the T of C," said Goebel. "It's just hard to believe I won. There was not one guy out there who didn't deserve to win. This is just incredible."

Goebel started the title match with an open frame after he failed to convert the 2-4-10 split. Hoskins thrilled the capacity crowd by starting with the first six strikes. The string of strikes came to an abrupt end in frame seven as Hoskins left the 3-9-10 split and was unable to convert the spare.

Meanwhile, Goebel had kept pace with Hoskins as he followed his open frame in the first with strikes in frames two through eight.

Hoskins followed his open frame with a spare in the eighth and a strike in the ninth. Goebel, who finished the match first, had a chance to shut Hoskins out, but could only manage single-pin spares in frames nine and 10, and then got nine of his "fill ball."

Hoskins got up in his 10th frame needing two strikes and one pin for the win, but left a stubborn 10-pin on his first shot. He collected $33,000 for second place.

Goebel's win was a pleasant ending to what had been a frustrating year. He even missed much of the Spring/Summer Tour, going home to "work on his game and spend some time with my family."

Goebel said, "At first, I was trying to correct so many things, I couldn't figure out what was broken. I owe a lot to my family. They have been great and I know without their support I wouldn't have even been here today. It's also nice to have that five-year exemption, in case I don't bowl full-time over the next five years."

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Hoskins defeated M. Williams, 204-174; Hoskins defeated Miller, 268-178; Hoskins defeated W. Williams Jr., 226-216; and in the championship game, Goebel defeated Hoskins, 245-235.

48-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, KS		11042		230.0		16-8-0		480		11522
2		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Orlando		10953		228.2		15-8-1		465		11418
3		Mike Miller, Albuquerque, NM		10991		228.9		14-10-0		420		11411
#4		Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, FL		10886		226.8		13-11-0		390		11276
#5		Mark Williams, Beaumont, TX		10837		225.8		14-10-0		420		11257
#6		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL		10787		224.7		15-9-0		450		11237		$10,000
7		Bob Benoit, Topeka, KS		10783		224.6		13-11-0		390		11173		9,000
8		Jason Couch, Clermont, FL		10792		224.8		12-12-0		360		11152		8,000
9		David Traber, Woodstock, IL		10638		221.6		16-7-1		495		11133		7,500
#10		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY		10796		224.9		10-12-2		330		11126		7,000
11		Norm Duke, Clermont, FL		10667		222.2		14-8-2		450		11117		6,500
12		Andy Neuer, Milton, PA		10623		221.3		12-12-0		360		10983		6,000
13		John Mazza, Bay City, MI		10576		220.3		12-12-0		360		10936		5,500
14		Parker Bohn III, Jackson, NJ		10526		219.3		13-10-1		405		10931		5,000
15		Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, FL		10637		221.6		9-15-0		270		10907		4,500
16		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO		10550		219.8		11-13-0		330		10880		4,000
17		Wayne Webb, Akron, OH		10581		220.9		9-15-0		270		10851		3,500
t18		Akio Harada, Japan		10535		219.5		10-13-1		315		10850		3,200
19		Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, WA		10425		217.2		12-12-0		360		10785		3,000
20		Dennis Horan, San Diego		10408		216.8		10-14-0		300		10708		2,800
t#21		Carl Fietek, USA		10369		216.9		9-15-0		270		10685		2,700
#22		Marshall Holman, Medford, OR		10369		216.0		8-16-0		240		10609		2,600
23		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, OR		10390		216.5		7-17-0		210		10600		2,500
24		Roger Bowker, Ocala, FL		10269		213.9		10-14-0		300		10569		2,400

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
25		Jess Stayrook, San Diego	$2,150
26		David Ozio, Beaumont, TX	2,050
27		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, PA	1,950
t28		Biboy Rivera, Philippines	1,860
29		Jim Johnson Jr., Tampa, FL	1,800
30		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL	1,750
*31		Mike Durbin, Boulder City, NV	1,820
32		Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, NJ	1,660
33		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ	1,620
34		Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, OH	1,590
35		George Branham III, Indianapolis	1,560
t36		Michael Sassen, Holland	1,530
37		Dennis Jacques Brooklyn, NY	1,510
38		Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City	1,490
39		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, KS	1,480
40		Scott Alexander, Seattle	1,470
41		Tom Baker, Buffalo, NY	1,460
42		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ	1,450
43		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela	1,440
44		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis	1,430
45		Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, MI	1,420
46		Eric Forkel, Tucson, AZ	1,410
47		Brian Voss, Atlanta	1,400
48		Steve Wilson, Lake Worth, FL	1,390
49		Justin Hromek, Andover, KS	1,380
50		Mark Roth, Wall Township, NJ	1,370
51		Tim Criss, Bel Air, MD	1,360
52		Danny Wiseman, Baltimore	1,350
53		Joe Firpo, Grapevine, TX	1,340
54		Del Ballard Jr., North Richland Hills, TX	1,330
55		Larry Laub, Tucson, AZ	1,320
56		Robert Lawrence, Austin, TX	1,310
t57		Tobias Gabler, Germany	1,300
58		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, TX	1,290
59		John Gant, Winston-Salem, NC	1,280
60		Jason Hurd, Visalia, CA	1,270
61		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, OH	1,260
62		Bob Spaulding, Portland, OR	1,250