Dave Soutar from Detroit likes bowling in Colorado. Three years ago he came up with a big 739 on national television to win the Colorado Springs PBA Open. And in this one, the $40,000 Denver Open, he measured top-seeded, hometown favorite George McDonald, 224-205, in the championship game to pick up the firstplace check for $6,000. It was Soutar's fourth PBA title in his professional career. Soutar and Johnny Guenther picked up $100 a piece for 300 games. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | $6,000 | | 2 | | George McDonald, Denver, Colo. | 3,000 | | 3 | | Jim Certain, Hunstville, Ala. | 2,000 | | 4 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 1,800 | | 5 | | Earl Johnson, St. Paul, Minn. | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Certain defeated Earl Johnson, 268-242; Certain defeated Don Johnson, 267-212; Soutar defeated Certain, 247-211, and Soutar defeated McDonald, 224-205, in the championship game.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | George McDonald. Denver, Colo. | | 9302 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9752 | | | | 2 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 8965 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9515 | | | | 3 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8951 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9351 | | | | 4 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8802 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9302 | | | | 5 | | Earl Johnson, St. Paul, Minn. | | 8784 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9284 | | | | *6 | | Tommy Tuttle, Kihg, N. C. | | 8686 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9236 | | $1,450 | | 7 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | | 8715 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9215 | | 1,300 | | 8 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8709 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9109 | | 1,200 | | 9 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | | 8758 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9108 | | 1,150 | | 10 | | Nelson Burton, Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8700 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9100 | | 1,100 | | 11 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | | 8694 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9044 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N. J. | | 8597 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8947 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 8594 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8944 | | 950 | | 14 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8595 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8895 | | 900 | | 15 | | Ed Bourdase Fresno, Calif. | | 8631 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8831 | | 850 | | 16 | | Gary Mage, Vancouver, Wash. | | 8535 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8785 | | 800 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 5079 | $550 | | 18 | | Bill Lillard, Dallas, Tex. | 5072 | 500 | | 19 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa. | 5064 | 450 | | 20 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 5056 | 450 | | 21 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | 5049 | 400 | | 22 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | 5047 | 400 | | 23 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet. Ill. | 5032 | 350 | | 24 | | Bobby Cooper, Dallas, Tex. | 5021 | 350 | | 25 | | Gary DeGeorge, Denver, Colo. | 5006 | 325 | | | | Jerry Zabriskie, Salt Lake City, Utah | 5006 | 325 | | 27 | | Johnny Meyer, Long Island, N.Y. | 4999 | 300 | | 28 | | Steve Bassin, Las Vegas, Nev. | 4963 | 300 | | 29 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. | 4953 | 300 | | 30 | | Don Rassbach, Arcata, Calif. | 4951 | 300 | | 31 | | Bob Frost, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 4947 | 300 | | 32 | | Dick Battista, New York, N. Y. | 4931 | 300 | | 33 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4926 | 300 | | 34 | | Ken Ferguson, Kansas City, Mo. | 4921 | 300 | | 35 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | 4912 | 300 | | 36 | | Joe Mintzer, Fountain Vlley, Calif. | 4908 | 300 | | 37 | | Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo. | 4907 | 300 | |
*Alternates. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-George McDonald, 5509. 16th Place Low-Earl Johnson, 5101. Pro-Am Cashers-$50-Jim Certain, Larry Laub, Mike Durbin, Mickey Higham, Ron Winger, Billy Hardwick. Perfect Games-$100-Johnny Guenther, Dave Soutar.
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