DON JOHNSON found the going all up hill in the Seattle Open but finished with a 34-pin margin over Pete Tountas to claim his first pro-tour win of the season. Johnson, who now has finished first-third-first in the last three years of the Seattle tourney, registered a 12-4 record in match play but didn't overtake the leaders until the 36th game of the 40-game test. He had a 116-pin lead going into the final game and needed it as he lost his last match, 223-192, to Tountas. Tountas finished second and Ed Bourdase grabbed third place. 40-GAME FINALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8627 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9227 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8743 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9193 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8475 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9075 | | 1,400 | | 4 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8493 | | 11-4-1 | | 575 | | 9068 | | 1,200 | | 5 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8531 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8981 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8450 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8850 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 8457 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8807 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8369 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8769 | | 950 | | 9 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8342 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8742 | | 900 | | 10 | | Johnny Guenther, Fresno, Calif. | | 8438 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8738 | | 850 | | 11 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 8346 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8646 | | 800 | | 12 | | Paul Zevgolis, Hopewell, Va. | | 8287 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8637 | | 750 | | 13 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | | 8239 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8589 | | 700 | | 14 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | | 8191 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8541 | | 650 | | 15 | | Harry Mickelson, Kodiak, Alaska | | 8186 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8536 | | 625 | | 16 | | Mike Murphy, Portland, Ore. | | 8139 | | 3-12-1 | | 175 | | 8314 | | 600 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4992 | $450 | | 18 | | Darrell Storkson, Everett, Wash. | 4991 | 380 | | **19 | | Mike Batchelor, Seattle, Wash. | 4985 | 365 | | 20 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 4980 | 350 | | 21 | | Bob Collatos, Santa Monica, Calif. | 4979 | 340 | | 22 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | 4973 | 335 | | 23 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | 4972 | 330 | | 24 | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. | 4966 | 325 | | 25 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 4951 | 320 | | 26 | | Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif. | 4940 | 315 | | 27 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 4928 | 310 | | 28 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 4925 | 305 | | 29 | | Dick Weber Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 4922 | 300 | | ***30 | | Roger Fink, Lodi, Calif. | 4912 | 295 | | 31 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 4910 | 290 | | 32 | | Don Lemon, Rochester, N. Y. | 4903 | 285 | | 33 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 4900 | 280 | | 34 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | 4893 | 275 | | 35 | | Bill Allen, Fresno, Calif. | 4889 | 270 | | 36 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 4885 | 265 | | 37 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | 4884 | 260 | |
Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Dave Soutar, Nelson Burton Jr., Dick Weber, Bill Bunetta, W. A. "Bill" Johnson, Larry Laub.24-Game Qualifying Leader-Tountas 5237. 16th Low-Mickelson 5010. *Alternate. **Local entry. ***$100 for 300 game-Roger Fink.
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