Competing in only his second tournament since joining the tour full-time, Steve Jones derailed a streaking Marshall Holman to win the $75,000 Ford Open for his first title. Jones defeated Holman, 244-210, in the title game to capture the $8,000 top prize. The fifth-seeded Holman started his march to the title game by defeating Palmer Fallgren, 244-222. He then brushed aside George Pappas, 278-226, and Mark Roth, 239-231. The championship match was a thriller. A 7-10 split dropped Jones 23 pins off the pace after three frames, but the slender youngster bounced back with six straight strikes to emerge the winner. Surprisingly, Jones got into the tournament by finishing second in the Pro Tour Qualifier. Glen Carlson and Roy Buckley rolled perfect games. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Steve Jones, Independence, Mo. | 244 (j. game) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 971 (4 games) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 231 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 226 (1 game) | 3,300 | | 5 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | 222 (1 game) | 2,900 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Holman defeated Fallgren, 244-222; Holman defeated Pappas, 278-226; Holman defeated Roth, 239-231, and in the championship game, Jones defeated Holman. 244-210.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Steve Jones. Independence, Mo. | | 9605 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 10100 | | | | 2 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9420 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9960 | | | | 3 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9388 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9823 | | | | 4 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | | 9336 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9786 | | | | 5 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9366 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9741 | | | | *6 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | | 9338 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9698 | | $2,550 | | 7 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9231 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9651 | | 2,300 | | 8 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9309 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9639 | | 2,100 | | 9 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Cal. | | 9316 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9601 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta | | 9174 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9594 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown. Pa. | | 9194 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9584 | | 1,800 | | 12 | | Les Schissler, Denver | | 9173 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 95631700 | | | | 13 | | Butch Soper, Santa Ana, Cal. | | 9177 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9537 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Dale Glenn, Glendale, Cal. | | 9205 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9535 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9081 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9531 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 9190 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9505 | | 1,400 | | #17 | | Glenn Carlson, Fresno, Calif. | | 9102 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9477 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 9139 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9469 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Cal. | | 8991 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9321 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | | 8959 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9289 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9019 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9259 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8938 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9193 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Randy Fuller, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 8910 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9150 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Sam Fox, Daly City, Calif. | | 8823 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 9018 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Cal. | 3906 | $980 | | | | Kevin Gannon, Long Beach, Calif. | 3906 | 905 | | 27 | | Don Reeser, San Francisco | 3905 | 845 | | | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 3905 | 845 | | 29 | | Tim Harahan, Hawthrone. Cal. | 3902 | 800 | | 30 | | Jack Lee, Enid, Okla. | 3900 | 775 | | #31 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3894 | 750 | | 32 | | Dave Jones, Charleston, S.C. | 3893 | 725 | | 33 | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City, Tenn. | 3884 | 700 | | 34 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson | 3883 | 690 | | 35 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | 3877 | 675 | | | | Hector Valenzuela, San Jose, Calif. | 3877 | 675 | | 37 | | Bob Hood, San Mateo, Calif. | 3870 | 660 | | 38 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 3858 | 650 | | 39 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 3856 | 640 | | 40 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 3849 | 630 | | 41 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 3848 | 620 | | 42 | | John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3839 | 610 | | 43 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa. Calif. | 3838 | 600 | | 44 | | Bill Coleman, San Jose, Calif. | 3829 | 590 | | 45 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 3818 | 580 | | 46 | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | 3817 | 570 | | 47 | | John Guenther, Seattle | 3816 | 560 | | 48 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 3813 | 550 | |
*Alternate (Receives $75). Carrubba defeated Gannon, 259-200, to become alternate. #Roy Buckley and Glen Carlson received $100 each for 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader-Holman, 4039. 24th place Fox, 3913. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Wayne Zahn. Steve Neff, Paul Moser, Bobby Crull, John Guenther, Jim Frazier. PTQ earnings-$87.50 - Howie Partell. $50-Roger Bowker, Dave Heller. $37.50-Steve Jones. $25-Dee Munsell, Randy Lightfoot, Frank Bellinder.
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