Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla., came up with his biggest victory ever as he won the $100,000 BPAA U.S. Open championship with a 279-217 victory over Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 279 (1 game) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 912 (4 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 244 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 206 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 5 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 202 (1 game) | 2,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Colwell defeated Soutar, 227-202; Colwell defeated Anthony, 223-206; Colwell defeated Dickinson, 245-244, and in the championship game, Neff defeated Colwell, 279-217.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 12968 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 13433 | | | | 2 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 12907 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 13312 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 12725 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 13235 | | | | #4 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 12491 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12881 | | | | 5 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | | 12366 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12786 | | | | 6 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 12339 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12759 | | $2,100 | | *#7 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland, Ohio | | 12244 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 12754 | | 1,950 | | 8 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 12260 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 12695 | | 1,775 | | | | Bobby Fenton, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 12365 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12695 | | 1,775 | | 10 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 12293 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12683 | | 1,700 | | 11 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 12341 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12671 | | 1,650 | | &12 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 12264 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12624 | | 1252.50 | | 13 | | Bob McGregor, Dallas, Texas | | 12246 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12606 | | 1,550 | | 14 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 12236 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12596 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | | 12184 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12574 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 12116 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 12491 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 12207 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12477 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 12154 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12424 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 12108 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12408 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Lamar Keck, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 12119 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 12404 | | 1,200 | | @21 | | Bobby Meadows, Grand Prairie, Texas | | 12026 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12296 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 11988 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12288 | | 1,100 | | @23 | | Jack Calhoun, Cincinnati, Ohio | | 12025 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 12265 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 11971 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 12226 | | 1,000 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | &25 | | Mike Limongello, N. Lindenhurst, N.Y. | 7085 | $1,252.50 | | *%26 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 6989 | 925 | | 27 | | Dan Roche, South Bend, Ind. | 6985 | 800 | | 28 | | Butch Gearhart, New York, N.Y. | 6980 | 775 | | 29 | | Ken Jacobson, Aberdeen, S.D. | 6978 | 737.50 | | | | Ron Stromfeld, Columbus, Ohio | 6978 | 737.50 | | 31 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 6975 | 687.50 | | | | Bob Singleton, Dallas, Texas | 6975 | 687.50 | | 33 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 6974 | 650 | | 34 | | Bobby Fliegman, Torrance, Calif. | 6971 | 630 | | 35 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 6968 | 610 | | 36 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 6965 | 590 | | 37 | | Jerry Buchholz, San Jose, Calif. | 6950 | 570 | | 38 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 6941 | 550 | | 39 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 6939 | 540 | | 40 | | Joey Berardi, New York, N.Y. | 6936 | 530 | | 41 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | 6933 | 520 | | 42 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 6924 | 510 | | 43 | | Jimmy McHugh, Lynbrook, N.Y. | 6921 | 500 | | 44 | | Bob Hood, San Francisco, Calif. | 6911 | 490 | | 45 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 6890 | 480 | | 46 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | 6888 | 470 | | 47 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 6887 | 465 | | 48 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 6879 | 460 | | @49 | | Rick Davis, Akron, Ohio | 6875 | 455 | | 50 | | Skip Tucker, Sarasota, Fla. | 6871 | 450 | | #51 | | Jim Hills, Cleveland, Ohio | 6869 | 445 | | 52 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 6865 | 440 | | 53 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 6864 | 435 | | 54 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 6854 | 430 | | 55 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 6853 | 425 | | 56 | | Jim Godman, Vero Beach, Fla. | 6847 | 420 | | @57 | | Cal Yohe, Harrisburg, Pa. | 6839 | 415 | | 58 | | Paul Kreins, Pleasant Hill, Calif. | 6834 | 410 | | @59 | | Bruce Carroll, Denver, Colo. | 6828 | 405 | | @60 | | Jim Ewald, Louisville, Ky. | 6826 | 400 | | 61 | | Steve Jones, Kansas City, Mo. | 6822 | 395 | | @62 | | Ed Dolfay, Seattle, Wash. | 6813 | 390 | | 63 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 6798 | 385 | | 64 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 6784 | 380 | | 65 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 6775 | 375 | | @66 | | Jim Wynne, St. Paul, Minn. | 6774 | 370 | | 67 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 6762 | 365 | | 68 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 6761 | 360 | | 69 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 6758 | 355 | | 70 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | 6751 | 350 | | 71 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 6747 | 345 | | 72 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 6743 | 340 | | 73 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 6722 | 335 | | 74 | | Gary Patterson, St. Louis, Mo. | 6705 | 330 | | 75 | | Leroy Langager, Crystal, Minn. | 6682 | 325 | | 76 | | Mark Estes, Cleveland, Ohio | 6679 | 320 | | 77 | | Dave Newrath, Cincinnati, Ohio | 6647 | 315 | | 78 | | Bill Lillard, Houston, Texas | 6646 | 310 | | 79 | | Emie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 6608 | 305 | | 80 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 6592 | 300 | |
* - Alternates. @BPAA league entry. #Paul Colwell, Ted Malicki, Jim Hills, Ron Woolet, Eddie Brickell received $100 for 300 games. 32-game qualifying leader-Dickinson 7586. 24th low-tie between McNealy and Fallgren. Fallgren defeated McNealy, 237-215, in rolloff, but McNealy then replaced Limongello in finals when Limongello withdrew. They split 12th and 25th-place money for $1,252.50 each, and Mueller became alternate. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Matt Surina, Curt Schmidt, Ed Ressler, Bill Beach, Dick Ritger, Bobby Fenton, Norm Friedmeyer, Rich Carrubba, Larry Laub, Jack Biondolillo.
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