Steve Westberg won his first title by rolling away from a star-studded field in the $65,000 Great Adventure Open. The lefthanded Westberg, competing in his first full year on the tour, earned $7,000. Mark Roth and Louie Moore exchanged the lead early in the tournament until Westberg grabbed command at the end of the 18 qualifying games. He surrendered the lead early in match play, then regained it and never faltered. Westberg averaged 218 for the 42 games and finished with a 239-pin margin over Moore. Roy Buckley finished third, Larry Laub fourth and Tommy Hudson fifth. Paul Colwell rolled the tournament's only 300 during qualifying play. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 9157 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9607 | | $7,000 | | 2 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 8888 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9368 | | 4,000 | | 3 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8913 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9333 | | 3,000 | | 4 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 8929 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9319 | | 2,500 | | 5 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 8906 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9296 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, N.J. | | 8701 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9151 | | 1,800 | | 7 | | Frankie May, West Reading, Pa. | | 8790 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9150 | | 1,700 | | 8 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8677 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9127 | | 1,600 | | 9 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8755 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9115 | | 1,500 | | 10 | | John Denton, Midland, Tex. | | 8652 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9102 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, . Conn. | | 8663 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 9083 | | 1,350 | | 12 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 8736 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9066 | | 1,300 | | 13 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Cal. | | 8710 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9040 | | 1,250 | | 14 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 8593 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9013 | | 1,200 | | 15 | | Rick Talley, Enid, Okla. | | 8701 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9001 | | 1,150 | | 16 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 8619 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8979 | | 1,100 | | 17 | | Chub D'Ambolo, Bound Brook, N.J. | | 8630 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8945 | | 1,050 | | 18 | | Gary Cunningham, Baldwinsville, N.Y. | | 8606 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8936 | | 1,000 | | 19 | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | | 8610 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8895 | | 950 | | 20 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | | 8546 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8846 | | 900 | | 21 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 8612 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8837 | | 850 | | 22 | | Rick Smyth, Anchorage, Alaska | | 8503 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8818 | | 800 | | 23 | | Rick Mincer, Akron, Ohio | | 8506 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8746 | | 750 | | @24 | | Dick Oliver, Morrisville, Pa. | | 8355 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8625 | | 700 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | $690 | | 26 | | Bobby Fenton,Cucamonga, Calif. | 590 | | 27 | | Dale Glenn, Glendale, Calif. | 565 | | 28 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 540 | | 29 | | Scott Kelly, Redlands, Calif. | 520 | | 30 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 495 | | | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 495 | | 32 | | Doc landoli, Whitestone, N.Y. | 480 | | 33 | | Gordy Coletti Jr., Elizabeth, N.J. | 470 | | 34 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 460 | | 35 | | Jim Godman, Miami | 450 | | 36 | | Mike Marks, Grand Rapids | 440 | | 37 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta | 430 | | 38 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 420 | | 39 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 410 | | 40 | | Timmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 400 | | 41 | | Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va. | 385 | | | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 385 | | 43 | | Bob Shaffer, Cleveland | 370 | | 44 | | John Elledge, Sacramento | 360 | | 45 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 350 | | 46 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 335 | | | | Tom Wright, Millbrae, Calif. | 335 | | 48 | | Tay Tartaglia, Port Chester, N.Y. | 325 | | 49 | | Toe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 320 | | 50 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 312.50 | | | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va.. | 312.50 | | 52 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 305 | | 53 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Calif. | 300 | |
*Alternate. Cutsor defeated McCordic, 191-189, in a one-game rolloff for the 24th position in the finals. @Local entry (non-PBA member). 18-game qualifying leaderWestberg, 3947. 24th place-Cutsor, 3750. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each)-Louie Moore, Carmen Salvino, Dave Frame, Gary Cunningham, Ed Ressler, Johnny Petraglia. 300 game -Paul Colwell ($100).
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