Wayne Chester, who toiled in anonymity for two years as a part-time player on the Professional Bowlers Association tour, joined elite company by winning the $60,000 Salt Lake Open. Chester, a 25-year-old left-hander from San Mateo, Calif., never led until the final frame of the final game when then-leader John Handegard, Eugene, Ore., saw his hopes for victory fade in a series of open frames during the position round match, a 216-152 Chester victory. Handegard, who took a 222-pin lead into the final eight games, needed only to stay within 55 pins of Chester to earn his first PBA title, but it wasn't to be. Open frames in the second, seventh and eighth and a split in the ninth were fatal to Handegard, even though Chester's ninth-frame open left the door open to a desperate Handegard. A double would have won the title for him, but the Oregonian was able only to spare. He won $3,500. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Wayne Chester, San Mateo, Cal. | | 8943 | | 212.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9393 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | John Handegard, Eugene, Ore. | | 8993 | | 214.1 | | 12-11-0 | | 390 | | 9383 | | 3,500 | | 3 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 8949 | | 213.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9339 | | 3,000 | | 4 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 8848 | | 210.6 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9283 | | 2,500 | | 5 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 8782 | | 209.0 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 9202 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Rick Minier, Portland, Ore. | | 8713 | | 207.4 | | 14-8-2 | | 450 | | 9163 | | 1,800 | | 7 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron | | 8761 | | 208.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9151 | | 1,650 | | 8 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8678 | | 206.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9068 | | 1,500 | | 9 | | Randy Neal, EI Segundo, Calif. | | 8717 | | 207.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9062 | | 1,400 | | 10 | | Rick Smyth, Anchorage, Alaska | | 8701 | | 207.1 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9061 | | 1,350 | | 11 | | Steve Jones, Kerrville, Texas | | 8650 | | 205.9 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9055 | | 1,300 | | 12 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8573 | | 204.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8963 | | 1,250 | | 13 | | Bill Coleman, Campbell, Calif. | | 8555 | | 203.6 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 8930 | | 1,200 | | 14 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 8572 | | 204.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8902 | | 1,150 | | 15 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 8582 | | 204.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8882 | | 1,100 | | 16 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | 8493 | | 202.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8853 | | 1,050 | | 17 | | Al Stonum, San Francisco | | 8517 | | 202.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8817 | | 1,000 | | 18 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 8476 | | 201.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8806 | | 950 | | 19 | | Roy Garcea, New York City | | 8390 | | 199.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8780 | | 900 | | 20 | | Dale Glenn, Northridge, Calif. | | 8417 | | 200.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8747 | | 850 | | 21 | | Bobby Nelson, Orange, Ohio | | 8422 | | 200.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8722 | | 800 | | 22 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | | 8403 | | 200.0 | | 8-14-2 | | 270 | | 8673 | | 750 | | 23 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | | 8410 | | 200.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8650 | | 700 | | 24 | | Sam Fox, San Francisco | | 8353 | | 198.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8467 | | 650 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif | $605 | | 26 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif | 535 | | 27 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 520 | | 28 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 510 | | 29 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Lakes, Conn. | 500 | | 30 | | Doug Stager, Denver, Colo. | 490 | | *31 | | K. Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W.Va. | 530 | | 32 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | 470 | | 33 | | Tim Cornelio, Windsor, Conn. | 455 | | | | Roger Tramp, Kansas City, Kan. | 455 | | 35 | | Richard Stark, Glenwood Springs | 440 | | 36 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Allentown, Pa. | 430 | | 37 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 420 | | 38 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 410 | | 39 | | Marty Luginbuhl, Beaumont, Texas | 400 | | 40 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Pk., Calif. | 390 | | 41 | | Mike Keefe, West Nyack, N.Y. | 380 | | 42 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 370 | | 43 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 360 | | 44 | | John Elledge, Salt Lake City | 350 | | 45 | | Dick Armstrong, Park City, Ill. | 340 | | 46 | | Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va. | 330 | | 47 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | 320 | | 48 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | 310 | |
Fox entered match play for Don Bell after 26 games. He and Bell split money for 24th and 25th place. Fox received an additional $25 for serving as alternate for one round. He was penalized 186 pins, the difference between his and Bell's qualifying totals, plus all of Bell's bonus pins. Keith Craycraft became the new alternate.
* - Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - McCordic, 3,999. 24th place - Nelson, 3681. PRO-AM CASHERS -Carmen Salvino, Pete Couture, Nelson Burton Jr., Dave Frame, Steve Sipe, Wendell Davis.
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