Cool Andy Marzich moved from his eighth-place qualifying spot to capture the-Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) $24,500 San Diego Open by 25 pins over runnerup Bill Tucker. It was the Redondo Beach, California pro's second PBA championship of the year and his sixth overall. And, he never was in first place until after the 15th game of the finals. Marzich fired a 267 game in his 15th match to take a 107-pin lead into the last game. Tucker won this one, 224-193, to total 9175 for the tourney. THE FINALS (40 GAMES) | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Andy Marzich, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8600 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9200 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Bill Tucker, Hollywood, Fla. | | 8625 | | 11-6-0 | | 550 | | 9176 | | 1,500 | | 3 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8689 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9139 | | 1,200 | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8539 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8989 | | 1,100 | | 5 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8501 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 8976 | | 1,000 | | 6 | | Eddy Patterson, El Paso | | 8524 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8974 | | 950 | | 7 | | Don Rassbach, Arcata, Calif. | | 8418 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8768 | | 900 | | 8 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 8364 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8764 | | 860 | | 9 | | Dennis Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio | | 8327 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8727 | | 800 | | 10 | | Monroe Moore, Pontiac, Mich. | | 8349 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8699 | | 750 | | 11 | | Ron Goings, Porterville | | 8276 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8676 | | 726 | | 12 | | Jack Biondolillo, Houston, Texas | | 8346 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8646 | | 700 | | 13 | | Billy Hardwick, San Mateo, Calif. | | 8232 | | 7-9-0 | | 360 | | 8682 | | 676 | | 14 | | Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif. | | 8252 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8577 | | 650 | | 16 | | Dan Fix, Missoula, Mont. | | 8109 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8409 | | 625 | | 16 | | John. Nickell, Dayton, Ohio | | 8252 | | 3.13-0 | | 160 | | 8402 | | 600 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Ev Collins | 4981 | $450.00 | | 18 | | Gene Rhoda | 4968 | 390.00 | | 19 | | Wayne Zahn | 4956 | 380.00 | | 20 | | Les Schissler | 4951 | 370.00 | | 21 | | Mike Limongello | 4945 | 360.00 | | 22 | | Larry Laub | 4931 | 350.00 | | 23 | | Buzz Fazio | 4929 | 345.00 | | 24 | | Jim Smith | 4925 | 340.00 | | 25 | | Ed Bourdase | 4922 | 332.50 | | | | Don Johnson | 4922 | 332.50 | | 27 | | Carmen Salvino | 4921 | 326.00 | | *28 | | Tom Thurber | 4909 | 320.00 | | 29 | | Skee Foremsky | 4907 | 315.00 | | 30 | | Jerry Hale | 4905 | 310.00 | | *31 | | Jim Poteet | 4892 | 305.00 | | *32 | | Danny Chovan | 4888 | 300.00 | |
*Denotes local entry |