Mike Aulby fired his tournament average - 232 - in the title game, to trounce Sam Flanagan and win the $85,000 Tucson Open. Aulby, the 20-year-old reigning Sporting News PBA Rookie of the Year; buried the field by 599 pins going into the stepladder finals and watched as Flanagan, in just his fourth tournament since suffering a broken leg, slipped past Palmer Fallgren and Bob Handley to get a shot at the title. A string of strikes midway through the championship game insured Aulby's third PBA triumph and the $10,000 top prize as Flanagan tossed 188 and settled for $6.000. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | 232 (1 game) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 573 (3 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 182 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 437 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 216 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Fallgren defeated Lane, 258-216; Flanagan defeated Fallgren, 197-179; Flanagan defeated Handley, 188-182, and in the championship game, Aulby defeated Flanagan, 232-188.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | | 9777 | | 232.7 | | 21-3-0 | | 630 | | 10407 | | | | 2 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 9388 | | 223.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9808 | | | | 3 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 9261 | | 220.5 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9771 | | | | #4 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9327 | | 222.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9747 | | | | 5 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 9233 | | 219.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9713 | | | | **6 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 9220 | | 219.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9640 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Tom Kohler, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9126 | | 217.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9576 | | 2,500 | | 8 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 9170 | | 218.3 | | 13-11-0. | | 390 | | 9560 | | 2,100 | | t9 | | Al Davis, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9119 | | 217.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9539 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9137 | | 217.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9467 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8969 | | 213.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9419 | | 1,800 | | 12 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9085 | | 216.3 | | 10-14-0. | | 300 | | 9385 | | 1,700 | | 13 | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. | | 9044 | | 215.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9374 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | | 9027 | | 214.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9327 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Darylee Cox, Winlock, Wash. | | 8935 | | 212.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9295 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Dave Whitehead, Las Vegas, Nev. | | 8865 | | 211.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9225 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Matt Surina, Seattle, Wash. | | 8839 | | 210.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9169 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | | 8856 | | 210.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9126 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | | 8867 | | 211.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9107 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Jim Plessinger, St. College, Pa. | | 8802 | | 209.5 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9057 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 8896 | | 211.8 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 9046 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8737 | | 208.0 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9022 | | 1,100 | | t23 | | Jim Harvey, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8693 | | 206.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8993 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 8663 | | 206.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 890 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Richard Smock, Huntsville, Ala. | $975 | | 26 | | Joseph Greco, Jacksonville, Fla. | 850 | | 27 | | Gary Morgan, East Hartford, Conn. | 825 | | 28 | | Rich Keyes, Bellingham, Wash. | 800 | | 29 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 780 | | 30 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago, Ill. | 750 | | | | Ed Wallace, Tulare, Calif. | 750 | | 32 | | Dan Cioffoletti, Staten Island, N.Y. | 710 | | | | Dennis Pate, Tempe, Ariz. | 710 | | 34 | | Bruce Russell, Moses Lake, Wash. | 690 | | 35 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 680 | | 36 | | Richard Martinez, Oroville, Calif. | 670 | | 37 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 660 | | 38 | | Greg Shields, Kansas City, Kan. | 650 | | 39 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis, Mo. | 640 | | 40 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas, Texas | 630 | | 41 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis, Mo. | 615 | | | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | 615 | | 43 | | Jeff Valentine, Westboro, Mass. | 600 | | 44 | | Les Shirwindt, Long Beach, N.Y. | 580 | | | | Charlie Tapp, St. Paul. Minn. | 580 | | | | Mark VanMeter, Albuquerque, N.M. | 580 | | 47 | | Sam Fox, San Bruno, Calif. | 560 | | 48 | | John Handegard, Medford, Ore. | 550 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Aulby, 4160, 24th place - Harvey, 3850. # Lane rolled a 300 game. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50) - Pete McCordic, Mike Aulby, Darylee Cox. Jim Murtishaw, Wayne Webb, Dave Husted, Jim Plessinger, J.B. Blaylock, Doug Myers, Richard Martinez. t - Non PBA member.
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