In one of the most thrilling and action-packed nationally televised championship rounds in PBA history, fiery Marshall Holman defeated three opponents to win the coveted $100,000 Brunswick World Open. Holman opened with victories over Emmett Shutes and Pete Couture before out-dueling top-seeded Mark Roth, 277-250, in the title match to capture the $14,000 top prize. It was Holman's fifth career victory and second of the season. Ironically, his other victory in 1977 came when he teamed with Roth to win the $55,000 PBA Doubles Classic at San Jose, Calif. "Mark is one of my best friends on the tour but I did not feel bad about beating him," Holman said. "I led thistournament for five of the seven rounds and I feel I deserve to be the champion." TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 723 (3 games) | $14,000 | | 2 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 250 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 3 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | 212 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Emmett Shutes, State College, Pa. | 393 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 199 (1. game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Shutes defeated Durbin, 205-199; Holman defeated Shutes, 233-188; Holman defeated Couture. 213-212, and in the championship game, Holman defeated Roth, 277-250.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 12405 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 12915 | | | | 2 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | | 12235 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12655 | | | | 3 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 12157 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12487 | | | | 4 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 11926 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 12451 | | | | 5 | | Emmett Shutes. State College, Pa. | | 11863 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 12343 | | | | 6 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 11862 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 12327 | | $2,750 | | 7 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 11882 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 12287 | | 2,600 | | #8 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 11883 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12273 | | 2,500 | | 9 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 11757 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12207 | | 2,400 | | 10 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago | | 11733 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12183 | | 2,300 | | 11 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma | | 11866 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 12181 | | 2,200 | | 12 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles | | 11786 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12146 | | 2,100 | | 13 | | Denny Campbell, Alsip, Ill. | | 11682 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12102 | | 1,950 | | | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Pk., Calif. | | 11772 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12102 | | 1,950 | | 15 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | | 11670 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12030 | | 1,800 | | 16 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 11723 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11993 | | 1,700 | | 17 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | | 11518 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 11863 | | 1,600 | | 18 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | | 11554 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 11809 | | 1,500 | | 19 | | Jeff Magas, Willowick, Ohio | | 11568 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 11778 | | 1,400 | | 20 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | | 11504 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11774 | | 1,300 | | &21 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 11474 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11641 | | 995 | | 22 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 11457 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11727 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Bobby Fenton, Cucamonga, Calif. | | 11409 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 11709 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 11367 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 11607 | | 1,000 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls. | $995 | | *26 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 773 | | | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 696 | | 28 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | 630 | | 29 | | Gary Patterson, St. Louis | 600 | | 30 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 580 | | 31 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 570 | | 32 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 560 | | 33 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 545 | | | | John Weber, St. Louis | 545 | | 35 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | 530 | | 36 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 520 | | 37 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | 510 | | 38 | | Al Sanford, Jackson, Ohio | 500 | | 39 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 490 | | 40 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Kan. | 475 | | | | Rich Nesbit, Pittsburgh | 475 | | 42 | | Dave Jones, Charleston, Hts., S.C. | 460 | | 43 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Spr., Colo. | 450 | | @44 | | Takeo Sakai, Tokyo, Japan | 440 | | 45 | | John Weltzien. Huntley, Ill. | 430 | | 46 | | Mike Samardzija, Detroit | 420 | | 47 | | Dave Wheeler, Kirksville, Mo. | 410 | | 48 | | Tim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 400 | |
*Alternate (Includes $75). @Foreign entry. 32-game qualifying leader-Holman, 7158. 24th Place-Pappas, 6666. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each)-Pete Couture, Steve Neff. Wendell Davis, Joe Berardi, Dave Soutar, Roy Buckley. &Flanagan replaced Ritger (bad ankle) in the finals, and took a penalty of 103 pins. They split 21st and 25th place money, each winning $995. #Baker received $100 for 300 game.
|