Wayne Webb, a 21-year-old bundle of bowling dynamite, defeated veteran Roy Buckley to win the $125,000 Brunswick World Open, bombing Buckley, 245-177, in the nationally televised finals. It was Webb's first PBA triumph. Webb won all eight of his head-to-head contests Friday night to gain the top-seeded spot in the finals, ahead of Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif., Buckley, Larry Laub, San Francisco, and defending Brunswick champion Marshall Hohnan, Medford, Ore. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 245 (1 game) | $21,000 | | 2 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 641 (3 games) | 11,000 | | 3 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 168 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | 385 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 187 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
MATCH RESULTS - Laub defeated Holman, 193-187; Buckley defeated Laub, 209-192; Buckley defeated McNealy, 255-168; Webb defeated Buckley, 245-177 in the championship game.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 12454 | | 222.3 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 13024 | | | | 2 | | Cliff McNealy, S. Lorenzo, Calif. | | 12303 | | 219.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12693 | | | | 3 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 12276 | | 219.2 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12621 | | | | 4 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 12153 | | 217.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12603 | | | | 5 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 12184 | | 217.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12544 | | | | 6 | | Mark Roth, N. Arlington, N.J. | | 12159 | | 217.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12489 | | $4,050 | | 7 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 11980 | | 213.9 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 12370 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 11974 | | 213.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12334 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 11916 | | 212.7 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 12291 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 11912 | | 212.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12272 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 11833 | | 211.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12223 | | 2,500 | | | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tx. | | 11833 | | 211.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12223 | | 2,500 | | 13 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento | | 11874 | | 212.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12204 | | 2,300 | | 14 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | | 11857 | | 211.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12187 | | 2,200 | | 15 | | Doug Heim, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 11909 | | 212.6 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12179 | | 2,100 | | 16 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | | 11889 | | 212.3 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 12184 | | 2,000 | | 17 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 11778 | | 210.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12168 | | 1,900 | | 18 | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | | 11703 | | 208.9 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 12138 | | 1,800 | | 19 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | | 11777 | | 210.3 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12122 | | 1,700 | | 20 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo. | | 11821 | | 211.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12121 | | 1,600 | | 21 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 11784 | | 210.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12084 | | 1,500 | | 22 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 11751 | | 209.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12081 | | 1,400 | | 23 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | | 11706 | | 209.0 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12051 | | 1,300 | | 24 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 11591 | | 206.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11861 | | 1,200 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | $1,025 | | 26 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Ca. | 970 | | *27 | | Jim Godman, Waukegan, Ill. | 990 | | | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 915 | | 29 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | 880 | | 30 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 860 | | 31 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 840 | | 32 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 820 | | 33 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 800 | | 34 | | Guppy Troup, Columbia, S.C. | 780 | | 35 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | 750 | | | | Greg Leaman, York, Pa. | 750 | | 37 | | Joseph Groskind, Memphis | 720 | | 38 | | Steve Jones, Kerrville, Texas | 690 | | | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 690 | | 40 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Lakes, Conn. | 660 | | 41 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 640 | | 42 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 620 | | 43 | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 600 | | 44 | | Bill McCorkle, Columbus, Oh. | 580 | | 45 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 560 | | 46 | | Lou Celebre, Kenosha, Wisc. | 540 | | 47 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 520 | | 48 | | Rob Monaco, Kansas City, Mo. | 500 | |
*Alternate. 18-game leader-McNealy 5389. 32-game leader-Buckley 7101. 24th place after 32 games-Pappas 6743. 300-game Steve Cook. PRO-AM CASHERS-Dennis Lane, Jeff Mattingly, Earl Anthony, Steve Martin, Bill Spigner, Roy Buckley. Vic lwlew made the round of 48, but was disqualified when he failed to check-in his equipment within the allotted time.
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