Nelson Burton Jr., defeated four opponents to win the $10,000 first prize in the BPAA U.S. Open, held for the second straight year at Brunswick Friendly Lanes in Greensboro, N.C. Burton defeated league entry Ron Bell, Akron, 228-198, Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif., 216-193, and Dave Kappel, Chicago, 225-155, to earn a shot at tournament leader Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma. Mattingly missed a four-pin in the third frame of the match, which turned out to be fatal, as Burton nosed out Mattingly. 204-201, when the burly Tacoman failed to double in the 10th frame. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 873 (4 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | 201 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago | 155 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 193 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 5 | | Ron Bell, Akron | 198 (1 game) | 2,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Burton defeated Bell, 228-198; Burton defeated Conner, 216-193; Burton defeated Kappel, 225-155; in the championship game, Burton defeated Mattingly, 204-201.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | | 12634 | | 225.6 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 13084 | | | | 2 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago | | 12519 | | 223.5 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 13014 | | | | #3 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 12519 | | 223.5 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 12984 | | | | 4 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 12443 | | 222.1 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 12968 | | | | @5 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | | 12572 | | 224.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12962 | | | | #6 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 12369 | | 220.8 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 12879 | | $2,150 | | 7 | | Mark Roth. Staten Island, N.Y. | | 12414 | | 221.6 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 12789 | | 1,900 | | 8 | | Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 12287 | | 219.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12677 | | 1,800 | | 9 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 12343 | | 220.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12673 | | 1,750 | | #10 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 12354 | | 220.6 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12624 | | 1,700 | | 11 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 12160 | | 217.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12610 | | 1,650 | | 12 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 12280 | | 219.2 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 12595 | | 1,600 | | 13 | | Ed Lee, Eugene, Ore. | | 12215 | | 218.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12575 | | 1,550 | | @14 | | Jim Ewald, Louisville | | 12274 | | 219.1 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 12559 | | 1,500 | | #15 | | Greg Guertin, Sacramento | | 12177 | | 217.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12507 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 12203 | | 217.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12503 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 12084 | | 215.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12474 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix | | 12114 | | 216.3 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 12429 | | 1,300 | | #19 | | Ken Fernandez, Rogue River, Ore. | | 12040 | | 215.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12400 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 12084 | | 215.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12384 | | 1,200 | | #21 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 12118 | | 216.3 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 12358 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 12027 | | 214.7 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 12282 | | 1,100 | | #23 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 11967 | | 213.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12267 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | | 11914 | | 212.7 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 12154 | | 1,000 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | $905 | | 826 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo | 850 | | @27 | | Dave Caliery, Cincinnati | 800 | | 28 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 775 | | *29 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 825 | | 30 | | John Weber, St. Louis | 725 | | @31 | | Jerome Lee, Medford, Ore. | 700 | | 32 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | 675 | | 33 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 650 | | 34 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 630 | | 35 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 610 | | 36 | | Doug Heim, Honeoye Falls, N.Y. | 590 | | 37 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles | 570 | | 38 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, la. | 550 | | #39 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth | 540 | | 40 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 530 | | 41 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe. Ariz. | 520 | | 42 | | Pete Couture. Windsor Locks | 510 | | 43 | | Steve Westberg, Cot. Grove., Ore. | 500 | | 44 | | Dale Glenn, Northridge, Calif. | 490 | | 45 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif. | 472 | | @ | | Wayne Graham, Miami | 472 | | | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 472 | | 48 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | 460 | | 49 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 455 | | #50 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | 450 | | 51 | | Tim Harahan, Hawthorne, Calif. | 445 | | 52 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 440 | | 53 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 433 | | | | Lee Taylor, San Diego | 433 | | 55 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo | 425 | | 56 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 420 | | 57 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 415 | | @#58 | | Rick Starbuck, Fairborn, Ohio | 410 | | 59 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 405 | | @60 | | Dick Agee, Pacifica, Calif. | 400 | | 61 | | Sam Fox, San Francisco | 395 | | 62 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis | 390 | | 63 | | Craig Mueller, Union, NJ. | 385 | | 64 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 378 | | # | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno | 378 | | 66 | | Emmett Shutes, State College | 370 | | 67 | | John Denton, Midland, Tex. | 365 | | @68 | | Buddy DeLuca, Pittsburgh | 360 | | 69 | | Dave Beckmann, Mercer Island | 355 | | 70 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Pk. | 350 | | 71 | | Lou Capasso, Brooklyn | 345 | | 72 | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn | 340 | | 73 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | 335 | | 74 | | Don Rower, San Francisco | 330 | | @75 | | Travis Smith, Rural Hall, N.C. | 325 | | 76 | | Harry O'Neale Jr., Camden | 320 | | 77 | | George LeCain, Danvers, Mass. | 315 | | @78 | | George Kontos, Joliet, Ill. | 310 | | @79 | | Mike Hanes, Tonawanda, N.Y. | 305 | | @80 | | Finn Christensen, Orem, Utah | 300 | |
*Alternate. 32-game qualifying leader - Hudson, 7404. 24th Place - Pierce, 7035. PRO-AM CASHERS - Jay Robinson, Mike Mastosich, Paul-Moser, Wayne Webb, Don Bell. Mickey Higham. #Pete McCordic (2), Marshall Holman, Ken Fernandez, Mike Matosich, @Rick Starbuck, Greg Guertin, Gary Dickinson, Fred Conner, Don Johnson, Teata Semiz, Gil Sliker, and Cliff McNealy rolled 300 games. @BPAA League Entry.
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