Dick Ritger averaged 263 for two games, defeating Marshall Holman, 248-226, in the final match, to win the $80,000 Dutch Masters Open, his 19th Professional Bowlers Association championship. Ritger, seeded second for the TV finals, outgunned Dennis Lane, 279-244, in the semifinal match and then knocked off the top-seeded Holman for the title. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | 527 (2 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 226 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 729 (3 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | 188 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | 204 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
FINAL RESULTS: Lane defeated Fallgren, 269-204; Lane defeated Laub, 216-188; Ritger defeated Lane, 279-244; Ritger defeated Holman, 248-226.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9600 | | 228.5 | | 19-5-0 | | 470 | | 10170 | | | | 2 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | | 9532 | | 226.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9907 | | | | 3 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 9388 | | 223.5 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9898 | | | | 4 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9467 | | 225.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9887 | | | | 5 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | | 9361 | | 222.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9841 | | | | 6 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron | | 9380 | | 223.3 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9830 | | $2,850 | | 7 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | | 9405 | | 223.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9825 | | 2,600 | | 8 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9455 | | 225.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9755 | | 2,400 | | 9 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 9361 | | 222.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9751 | | 2,200 | | 10 | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City | | 9414 | | 224.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9744 | | 2,000 | | 11 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis | | 9384 | | 223.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9714 | | 1,900 | | 12 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 9295 | | 221.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9685 | | 1,800 | | 13 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Lakes, Conn. | | 9354 | | 222.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9684 | | 1,700 | | 14 | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn | | 9287 | | 221.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9677 | | 1,600 | | 15 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Cal. | | 9266 | | 220.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9656 | | 1,500 | | 16 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland | | 9389 | | 223.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9629 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Terry Clayton, W. Lafayette, Ind. | | 9296 | | 221.3 | | 9-13-2 | | 300 | | 9596 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 9234 | | 219.8 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9549 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth | | 9172 | | 218.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9502 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 9190 | | 218.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9460 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | | 9047 | | 215.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9407 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo | | 9061 | | 215.7 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9301 | | 1,100 | | &23 | | Dave Jones, Charleston, S.C.
(includes 161-pin penalty) | | 9188 | | 218.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9297 | | 1,008 | | 24 | | Jerry Smyth, Anchorage, Alaska | | 9000 | | 214.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 9240 | | 1000 | | | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | &25 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | $958 | | *26 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 840 | | 27 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 820 | | 28 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 800 | | 29 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 780 | | 30 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls Ohio | 760 | | 31 | | Tom Hinz, Joliet, Ill. | 740 | | 32 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 730 | | 33 | | John Denton, Midland, Tex. | 720 | | 34 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 710 | | 35 | | Doug Heim, Honeoye Falls, N.Y. | 700 | | 36 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago | 690 | | 37 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 680 | | 38 | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Ohio | 670 | | 39 | | Russ Shields, Seabrook, Tex. | 660 | | 40 | | Tom Eder, Mt. Vernon, Ind. | 645 | | | | Butch Soper, Santa Ana, Calif. | 645 | | 42 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 630 | | 43 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif. | 620 | | 44 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 610 | | 45 | | Rob Monaco, Kansas City | 600 | | 46 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 590 | | 47 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo | 575 | | | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | 575 | |
*Alternate. &Replaced Jeff Mattingly in match play, and Jones took penalty of 161 pins. He and Mattingly split 23rd and 25th place money, and Jones received additional $50 for alternate. #Neil Burton and Dan Wooten rolled perfect games. 18-game qualifying leader - Ritger 4139. 24th place - Roche 3978. PRO-AM CASHERS - Cliff McNealy, Butch Soper, Mike Marks, Bobby Fenton, Jay Robinson, Sam Flanagan, Fred Conner, Marshall Holman, Johnny Petraglia, Mike Berlin, Roger Tramp, Curt Schmidt, Pete Couture, Steve Jones, Ernie Schlegel, Sam Fox, Russ Shields.
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