Steve Neff bounced back from a nagging inability to convert easy spares to win the $100,000 Rolaids Open. His reward was $14,000. The fifth-seeded Neff survived five open frames as he defeated Cliff McNealy. Mark Roth, Bill Spigner and finally the top-seeded Tommy Hudson. 215-198, in the championship match. "I had a lot of open frames and a lot of good luck," Neff said. "It's really unbelieveable that I won." Fans got their money's worth all week as a dozen 300 games were rolled to break the PBA one tournament record of 11 set in 1971 at South Bend, Ind. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 876 (4 games) | $14,000 | | 2 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 198 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 224 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 207 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 190 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Neff defeated McNealy, 212-190; Neff defeated Roth, 214-207; Neff defeated Spigner, 235-224, and in the championship game, Neff defeated Hudson, 215-198.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 10212 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10632 | | | | #2 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 10045 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 10495 | | | | 3 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9945 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 10455 | | | | 4 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 9927 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 10287 | | | | #5 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 9836 | | 18-9-1 | | 435 | | 10271 | | | | *6 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9828 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10248 | | $3,450 | | 7 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | | 9815 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10205 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Tim Harahan, Hawthorne, Calif. | | 9759 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10179 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9752 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10142 | | 2,700 | | #10 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | | 9730 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10120 | | 2,550 | | # | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 9730 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10120 | | 2,550 | | #12 | | Doug Heim, Rochester, N.Y. | | 9692 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 10052 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Don Reeser, San Francisco | | 9609 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10029 | | 2,300 | | 14 | | Roger Bowker, Rockford, Ill. | | 9688 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 10018 | | 2,200 | | 15 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Cal. | | 9620 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10010 | | 2,100 | | #16 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9624 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9954 | | 2,000 | | 17 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 9654 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9894 | | 1,900 | | 18 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | | 9502 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9892 | | 1,800 | | 19 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 9607 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9877 | | 1,700 | | 20 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9504 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9804 | | 1,600 | | #21 | | Dave Heller, Mamaroneck, N.Y. | | 9479 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9764 | | 1,500 | | #22 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles | | 9353 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9683 | | 1,400 | | 23 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Cal. | | 9366 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9606 | | 1,300 | | 24 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9408 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9588 | | 1,200 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Jerry Buchholz, Cucamonga. Calif. | 4119 | $1,150 | | 26 | | Butch Soper, Santa Ana, Calif. | 4112 | 1,070 | | 27 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 4109 | 1,050 | | 28 | | Lee Taylor, San Diego, Calif. | 4106 | 1,040 | | &29 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | 4104 | 1,030 | | 30 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 4103 | 1,020 | | 31 | | Paul Moser Medford, Mass. | 4100 | 1,005 | | | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 4100 | 1,005 | | 33 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 4096 | 990 | | 34 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | 4093 | 980 | | 35 | | Steve Jones, Independence, Mo. | 4092 | 970 | | 36 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 4086 | 960 | | 37 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | 4082 | 950 | | 38 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 4080 | 940 | | 39 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | 4058 | 925 | | | | Tom Kress, Rochester, N.Y. | 4058 | 925 | | 41 | | Mike Tietjens, St. Louis | 4049 | 910 | | 42 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 4044 | 900 | |
*Alternate (Includes $50). &Rich Carrubba replaced Jerry Buchholz after two rounds of match play had been completed and received $25. Buchholz received $50. #Tim Fife, Mike Berlin, Steve Neff, Dennis Swayda, Jay Robinson, Ralph Hartmann, Dennis Lane, Hector Valenzuela, Paul Colwell, Dave Heller Doug Heim and Bill Spigner received $50 each for 300 games. 18-game quaifying leader-Hudson, 4406. 24th place-Roth, 4129. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Tim Harahan, Palmer Fallgren, Jim Godman, Matt Surina, Steve Neff.
$25 each-Don Johnson and Carmen Salvino.
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