Don Johnson tied a Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) record when he won his 24th career tournament title, the $50,000 Tucson Open. He now shares the honor of most national PBA tournaments won with Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo., who also has won four BPAA All-Star titles in addition to his PBA victories, still leads Johnson in lifetime earnings, however. Johnson's victory at Golden Pin Lanes came at the expense of a 28-year-old rookie on the tour, Guy Rowbury of Ronan, Mont., who went down to defeat at Johnson's hands, 234-226, after he had beaten two other finalists to get at Johnson. Johnson had earned the top-seeded spot in the finals by defeating Earl Anthony, 268-182, in the position round game Monday night. He trailed Anthony by a single pin going into that game. Rowbury, who was competing in only his fourth PBA tournament, and two Californians, Bobby Fenton, Los Angeles, and Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, rounded out the finals field. The victory also enabled Johnson to run his streak of 10 consecutive years in which he has won at least one PBA championship. The $5,000 first prize upped his official earnings for the year to $24,003. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 234 (1 game) | $5,000 | | 2 | | Guy Rowbury, Ronan, Mont. | 689 (3 games) | 3,000 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 206 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 4 | | Bobby Fenton, Los Angeles, Calif. | 426 (2 games) | 2,000 | | 5 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 191 (1 game) | 1,800 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Fenton defeated Fallgren, 242-191; Rowbury defeated Fenton, 205-184; Rowbury defeated Anthony, 258-206, and in the championship game, Johnson defeated Rowbury, 234-226.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | | 9234 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9669 | | | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9119 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9554 | | | | 3 | | Guy Rowbury, Ronan, Mont. | | 9046 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9526 | | | | 4 | | Bobby Fenton, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 9060 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9450 | | | | 5 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8970 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9413 | | | | *6 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 8918 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9368 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Rick Perry, Columbia Falls, Mont. | | 8885 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9365 | | 1,500 | | 8 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 8965 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9355 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8891 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9326 | | 1,300 | | 10 | | Tim Harahan, Woodland Hills, Calif. | | 8792 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9212 | | 1,200 | | 11 | | Mike Kelly, Seattle, Wash. | | 8833 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9208 | | 1,150 | | 12 | | Wayne Chester, San Mateo, Calif. | | 8830 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9190 | | 1,100 | | 13 | | Skip Tucker, Sarasota, Fla. | | 8837 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9167 | | 1,050 | | 14 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 8833 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9163 | | 1,000 | | 15 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8815 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9145 | | 950 | | 16 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8866 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9136 | | 900 | | 17 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8779 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9109 | | 850 | | 18 | | Jerry Buchholz, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 8669 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9104 | | 800 | | 19 | | Larry Mathews, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | 8805 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9075 | | 750 | | 20 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8751 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9051 | | 700 | | 21 | | Tom Wright, Millbrae, Calif. | | 8709 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9039 | | 650 | | 22 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8720 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8960 | | 600 | | 23 | | Jim Jones, Santa Clara, Calif. | | 8662 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 8857 | | 550 | | 24 | | Dave Jones, Charleston, S.C. | | 8562 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 8757 | | 500 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 25 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane | Wash | $420 | | *26 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | 3822 | 475 | | 27 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 3821 | 400 | | 28 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 3817 | 385 | | | | Jim Roy, Glenwood Springs, Colo. | 3817 | 385 | | 30 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 3813 | 370 | | 31 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | 3803 | 360 | | 32 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 3801 | 350 | | 33 | | Mike Procaccino, Tucson, Ariz. | 3796 | 345 | | 34 | | Steve Cornelius, San Diego, Calif. | 3785 | 340 | | 35 | | J.B. Blaylock, La Lux, N.M. | 3782 | 335 | | 36 | | John Denton, Midland, Tex. | 3781 | 330 | | 37 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 3778 | 325 | | 38 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 3775 | 320 | | 39 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | 3760 | 315 | | 40 | | Pat Brennan, El Paso, Texas | 3759 | 310 | | 41 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 3750 | 305 | | 42 | | Greg Guertin, Sacramento, Calif. | 3747 | 300 | |
*Alternates. 18-game qualifying leader-Hudson 3927. 24th low-Lane 3827. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Earl Anthony, J.B. Blaylock, Carmen Salvino, Jim Hills, Dennis Murphy, Bill Straub.
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