Jeff Mattingly, who came agonizingly close to winning twice during the Winter Tour, finally broke through with a record-setting triumph in the $60,000 Tucson Open at Golden Pin Lanes. The husky Tacoma, Wash., pro cruised to a 663-pin margin over runnerup Jay Robinson and in the process shattered the record of 511 pins set in 1967 by Butch Gearhart. Mattingly, known to his friends as "The White Whale;" outaveraged the rest of the field by some 14 pins, and he won 19 of his 24 matches in the process. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9717 | | 231.3 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 10287 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 9144 | | 217.7 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9624 | | 3,500 | | 3 | | Steve Jones, Kerrville, Texas | | 9057 | | 215.6 | | 15-7-2 | | 480 | | 9537 | | 3,000 | | 4 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9097 | | 216.5 | | 10-10-4 | | 360 | | 9457 | | 2,500 | | 5 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9036 | | 215.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9456 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 9112 | | 216.9 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9427 | | 1,800 | | 7 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron | | 9031 | | 215.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 330 | | 9421 | | 1,650 | | 8 | | Rick Willard, Hayward, Calif. | | 8994 | | 214.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9384 | | 1,550 | | 9 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs | | 9033 | | 215.0 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9348 | | 1,500 | | 10 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 8908 | | 212.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9328 | | 1,450 | | 11 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 8896 | | 211.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9286 | | 1,400 | | 12 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | | 8992 | | 214.0 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9277 | | 1,350 | | 13 | | Dave Davis, Hackensack. N.J. | | 8771 | | 208.8 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9266 | | 1,300 | | 14 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 8867 | | 211.1 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9242 | | 1,250 | | 15 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8909 | | 212.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9209 | | 1,200 | | 16 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | | 8849 | | 210.6 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9194 | | 1,150 | | 17 | | Wayne Hockersmith, Cucamonga, Calif. | | 8809 | | 209.7 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9184 | | 1,100 | | 18 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8813 | | 209.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9113 | | 1,050 | | 19 | | Matt Kerns, Lakewood, Colo. | | 8780 | | 209.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9080 | | 1,000 | | 20 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 8683 | | 206.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9013 | | 950 | | 21 | | Rick Jones, Bellingham, Wash. | | 8738 | | 208.0 | | 7-15-2 | | 240 | | 8978 | | 900 | | 22 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Allentown, Pa. | | 8662 | | 206.2 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8917 | | 850 | | 23 | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Ohio | | 8617 | | 205.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8857 | | 800 | | 24 | | Steve Westberg, Cot. Grove, Ore. | | 8574 | | 204.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8844 | | 750 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Paul Vorisek, Cleveland, Ohio | $730 | | 26 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 640 | | 27 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 630 | | 28 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 620 | | 29 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 610 | | 30 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 595 | | | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 595 | | 32 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 580 | | 33 | | Duane Troxler, Harvey, La. | 570 | | 34 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 560 | | 35 | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City, Tenn. | 550 | | 36 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Texas | 540 | | 37 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 530 | | 38 | | Dale Glenn, Northridge, Calif. | 515 | | | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 515 | | 40 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 500 | | 41 | | Ken Fernandez, Rogue River, Ore. | 485 | | | | Don Reeser, San Francisco, Calif. | 485 | | 43 | | Jack Lee, Enid, Okla. | 465 | | | | David White, Okla. City, Okla. | 465 | | 45 | | James Figari, Lititz, Pa. | 450 | | 46 | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 440 | | 47 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas, Texas | 430 | | 48 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 420 | |
*Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Mattingly, 4,094. 24th place - Kerns and Schlegel (tie) 3825. #Mike Procaccino, Steve Jones and Dave Husted shot 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Tommy Hudson, Marshall Holman, Steve Jones, Fred Conner, Don Reeser, Ernie Schlegel, Mal Acosta, Jack Andolina, Frank Ellenburg, Fred Jaskie, Don Bell, Steve Neff, Steve Westberg, Jimmy Certain, John Weltzien, Boysie Huber, Curt Schmidt and Nelson Burton Jr.
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