Jim Stefanich won his first tournament of the year when he went from seventh place to fifth in the last game of match play and then won all four games on national television to take home the $6,000 first-place check in the $40,000 Tampa Bay-Sertoma Open. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | $6,000 | | 2 | | Tim Harahan, Encino, Calif. | 3,000 | | 3 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 2,000 | | 4 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | 1,800 | | 5 | | Bill Tucker, Los Angeles, Calif. | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Stefanich defeated Tucker, 249-233; Stefanich defeated Limongello, 216-192; Stefanich defeated Hardwick, 200-180, and in the championship game, Stefanich defeated Harahan, 233-185.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Tim Harahan, Encino, Calif. | | 8396 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 8996 | | | | 2 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8401 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 8951 | | | | 3 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N. Y. | | 8442 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8942 | | | | 4 | | Bill Tucker, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8369 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8769 | | | | 5 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8368 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8768 | | | | *6 | | Buzz Fazio, Delton, Mich. | | 8373 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8723 | | $1,450 | | 7 | | Dan Freeman, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8257 | | 8-6-2 | | 450 | | 8707 | | 1,250 | | | | Earl Johnson, St. Paul, Minn. | | 8357 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8707 | | 1,250 | | 9 | | Nelson Burton, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8360 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8660 | | 1,150 | | 10 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8182 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8632 | | 1,100 | | 11 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8128 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 8603 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 8161 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8511 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | | 8152 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8502 | | 950 | | 14 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8080 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8455 | | 900 | | 15 | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa. | | 8127 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8427 | | 850 | | 16 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | | 8109 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8309 | | 800 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 4935 | $550 | | 18 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 4924 | 500 | | 19 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 4912 | 450 | | 20 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | 4901 | 450 | | 21 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | 4896 | 400 | | 22 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 4894 | 400 | | 23 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4888 | 350 | | 24 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | 4885 | 350 | | 25 | | Dick Battista, New York, N.Y. | 4884 | 350 | | 26 | | Don Rassbach, Arcata, Calif. | 4883 | 300 | | 27 | | Therm Davis, Chicago, Ill. | 4880 | 300 | | 28 | | Harry O'Neale, Charleston, S.C. | 4879 | 300 | | 29 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 4878 | 300 | | 30 | | Ron Hamlin, Lantana, Fla. | 4876 | 300 | | 31 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4868 | 300 | | 32 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | 4864 | 300 | | 33 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | 4857 | 300 | | 34 | | Mike Durbin, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 4853 | 300 | | 35 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. | 4852 | 300 | | 36 | | Mike Praznovsky, Miami Springs, Fla. | 4845 | 300 | | 37 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 4844 | 300 | |
*Alternate. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Mike Limongello, 5135. 16th Place Low-Fred Lening, 4942. Pro-Am Cashers-$50-Fred Lening, Earl Johnson, Bobby Knipple, Jim Stefanich, Eddy Patterson, Bill Tucker.
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