Wayne Zahn, the 1966 "Bowler of the Year," finally made contact in 1967 by winning the $27,500 Durham Open in a wild finish. Zahn went into the final game of the tourney in third place and then proceeded to "knock 'em dead" with a 279 game which gave him a three-pin win over Jim Stefanich. The $3,000 first-place check raised Zahn into fifth place in the money standings with earnings of $28,480. Leading money winner Dave Davis popped a 300 game in the Pro-Am to hike his earnings to $44,115. Stefanich collected $1,500 to move within a whisper of Davis at $43,575. 40 GAMES | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8589 | | 460 | | 9039 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8536 | | 600 | | 9036 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 8518 | | 425 | | 8943 | | 1,200 | | 4 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8621 | | 400 | | 8921 | | 1,150 | | 5 | | Harry 0'Neale, Charleston, S.C. | | 8427 | | 475 | | 8902 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 8499 | | 400 | | 8899 | | 1,060 | | 7 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | | 8480 | | 400 | | 8880 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8395 | | 400 | | 8796 | | 950 | | 9 | | Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8292 | | 600 | | 8792 | | 900 | | 10 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | | 8406 | | 350 | | 8756 | | 860 | | 11 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | | 8292 | | 400 | | 8692 | | 800 | | 12 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | | 8316 | | 360 | | 8666 | | 760 | | 13 | | Billy Hardwick, San Mateo, Calif. | | 8366 | | 300 | | 8666 | | 700 | | 14 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N.Y. | | 8329 | | 300 | | 8629 | | 660 | | 15 | | Bill Tucker, Miami, Fla. | | 8260 | | 360 | | 8610 | | 625 | | 16 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8199 | | 400 | | 8599 | | 600 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 4984 | $420 | | 18 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | 4973 | 360 | | 19 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala | 4967 | 360 | | 20 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa. | 4960 | 340 | | 21 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 4951 | 330 | | 22 | | Mike Durbin, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 4960 | 320 | | 23 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | 4949 | 310 | | 24 | | Bobby Cooper, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 4937 | 300 | |
Dave Davis received $100 for a 300 game.
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