Marshall Holman avenged his defeat in this tournament in 1977 when he won the $12,000 first prize in the 1978 Ford Open. In 1977, Holman advanced to the championship game from the No. 5 position only to lose the title to young Steve Jones. The 1978 edition of the Ford Open was highlighted by Holman's clutch performance in the 10th frame when he tossed a strike that allowed him to defeat Jimmy Certain, 221-218, for the title, his sixth on the PBA Tour. Certain, seeded third, defeated Craig Mueller, 231-214, and George Pappas, 195-192, to move into the title game against Holman. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 221 (1 game) | $12,000 | | 2 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 644 (3 games) | 7,000 | | 3 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 192 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 427 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | 204 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Mueller defeated Ritger, 213-204; Certain defeated Mueller, 231-214; Certain defeated Pappas, 195-192; Holman defeated Certain, 221-218.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9708 | | 231.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 10038 | | | | #2 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9522 | | 226.7 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9987 | | | | 3 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 9506 | | 226.3 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9881 | | | | 4 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 9332 | | 222.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9782 | | | | 5 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | | 9369 | | 223.0 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9744 | | | | 6 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | | 9273 | | 220.7 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9723 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 9292 | | 220.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9682 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 9298 | | 220.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9658 | | 2,600 | | 9 | | Art Trask, Fresno | | 9303 | | 221.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9648 | | 2,400 | | 10 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9293 | | 221.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9623 | | 2,300 | | 11 | | Steve Jones, Independence, Mo. | | 9161 | | 218.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9581 | | 2,200 | | 12 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9123 | | 217.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9573 | | 2,100 | | 13 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9105 | | 216.7 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9540 | | 2,000 | | 14 | | Charles Venable, Brooklyn | | 9178 | | 218.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9538 | | 1,900 | | 15 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | | 9201 | | 219.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9531 | | 1,800 | | 16 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | | 9126 | | 217.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9516 | | 1,700 | | 17 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma | | 9184 | | 218.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9514 | | 1,600 | | 18 | | Ernie Schlegel, USA | | 9221 | | 219.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9491 | | 1,500 | | 19 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | | 8991 | | 204.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9411 | | 1,400 | | 20 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 9089 | | 216.0 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9374 | | 1,300 | | 21 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 8993 | | 214.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9293 | | 1,200 | | #22 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | | 8936 | | 213.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9236 | | 1,150 | | 23 | | Ed Ressler, Jr., Allentown, Pa. | | 8968 | | 213.5 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9148 | | 1,100 | | 24 | | Jerry Buchholz, Cucamonga, Cal. | | 8771 | | 208.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9071 | | 1,050 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Ohio | $975 | | 26 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 880 | | 27 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 858 | | | | Rich Venturi, Daly City, Calif. | 858 | | 29 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 840 | | 30 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 830 | | 31 | | Dennis Campbell, Alsip, Ill. | 820 | | 32 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 810 | | 33 | | Bobby Fenton, Cucamonga, Cal. | 790 | | 34 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Cal. | 790 | | 35 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix | 780 | | 36 | | Ken Fernandez, Rogue River, Ore. | 770 | | 37 | | Tom Wright, Millbrae, Calif. | 760 | | 38 | | Mike Alfieri, La Crosse, Wis. | 750 | | 39 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville | 740 | | 40 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 730 | | 41 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | 720 | | 42 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 710 | | 43 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | 700 | | 44 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 690 | | 45 | | Phil Ruth, San Jose | 680 | | 46 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron | 665 | | | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | 665 | | 48 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 650 | |
*Alternate (Includes $75). 18-game qualifying leader - Holman, 4246. 24th Place - Denton, 2937. #Couture and Pappas received $100 each for 300 games.
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