Portland Open



$27,500 PORTLAND OPEN
Valley Lanes, Portland, Ore., Jun 16-19, 1966
Johnson Loses Portland Field

Don Johnson came within one victory of setting a new PBA record when he won 14 of 16 matches in the finals on his way to wrapping up the $27,500 Portland Open.

Johnson won eight of his first nine and coasted from there as he built a 275 pin lead over second place Johnny Guenther. It was Johnson's second PBA title. He won the Denver Open in 1964.

Mickey McMahon shot the first 300 game of the year on the PBA tour. Vern Downing was one pin short of perfection in another highlight of the tourney.

40 GAMES

 Name, City/StatePins+TotAmt
1Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. 8668 700 9368 $3,000
2Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. 8693 600 9093 1,600
3Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. 8661 600 9051 1,200
4Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. 8477 600 8977 1,150
5Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. 8653 375 8928 1,100
6Jack Biondolillo, Houston, Texas 8479 400 8879 1,060
7Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. 8405 450 8866 1,000
8Bill Tucker, Los Angeles, Calif. 8364 500 8864 960
9Ray Orf, St. Louis, Mo. 8380 400 8780 900
10Ted Hendrickson, San Francisco, Calif. 8357 400 8767 850
11Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. 8418 225 8643 800
12Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. 8237 400 8637 760
13Vern Downing, Rodeo, Calif. 8342 226 8567 700
14Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. 8263 250 8613 660
15Ray Lown. El Paso, Texas 8167 325 8482 626
16Harry Johnson, Los Angeles, Calif. 8190 250 8440 600

24 GAMES

Pos.Name, City/StateTotalAmount
17Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif.4973$420
18Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif.4970360
19Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif.4959360
20Earl Johnson, St. Paul, Minn.4961340
21Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa.4936330
22Ed Lubanski, Detroit, Mich.4927320
23Arnold Hall, Bakersfield, Calif.4915310
24Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wise.4912300