Hugh Miller completed a "Texas Sweep" when he downed Steve Cook, 222-204, to win the $75,000 Amarillo Open. A tour sophomore from Mercer Island, Wash., Miller previously had won the Quaker State Open in Grand Prairie, Texas, the only other PBA national tournament scheduled in the Lone Star State in 1980. Miller and Cook, both southpaws, were tied after four frames of the championship match before top-seeded Miller-put together four straight strikes and clinched the $8,000 crown with spares in the final two frames. To gain the top spot going into the finals, Miller, 23, had twice outscored Cook in match play, beating him, 299-242 and 256-236. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. | 222 (1 game) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 450 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | 621 (3 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 176 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Rich Martinez, Oroville, Calif. | 178 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Aulby defeated Martinez, 227-178; Aulby defeated Moser, 224-176; Cook defeated Aulby, 246-170; and in the championship match, Miller defeated. Cook, 222-204.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. | | 9383 | | 223.4 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9893 | | | | 2 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 9443 | | 224.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9863 | | | | 3 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | | 9285 | | 221.0 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9810 | | | | 4 | | Rich Martinez, Oroville, Calif. | | 9219 | | 219.5 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9624 | | | | 5 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | | 9199 | | 219.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9589 | | | | **6 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9135 | | 217.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9555 | | $2,550 | | 7 | | Mal Acosta, Fremont, Calif. | | 9154 | | 217.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9544 | | 2,350 | | 8 | | John Handegard, Medford, Ore. | | 9100 | | 216.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9490 | | 2,200 | | 9 | | Gary Morgan, Hartford, Conn. | | 9097 | | 216.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9487 | | 2,100 | | 10 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 9134 | | 217.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9464 | | 2,000 | | 11 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | | 9064 | | 215.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9454 | | 1,900 | | 12 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 9076 | | 216.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9406 | | 1,800 | | 13 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, | | 8961 | | 213.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9381 | | 1,700 | | 14 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 9073 | | 216.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9373 | | 1,600 | | 15 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas, Texas | | 8933 | | 212.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9353 | | 1,500 | | 16 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 9045 | | 215.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9345 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | | 9040 | | 215.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9340 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Rich Hartman, Alton, Ill. | | 8929 | | 212.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9289 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8932 | | 212.6 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9277 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | | 8890 | | 211.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9130 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8807 | | 209.6 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9062 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | 8741 | | 208.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9011 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Dave Beckmann, Mercer Island, Wash. | | 8703 | | 207.2 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8973 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. - | | 8592 | | 204.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8862 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | $970 | | 26 | | Tim Miller, Dallas, Texas | 843 | | | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 843 | | 28 | | Bruce Carter, Leander, Texas | 810 | | 29 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago, Ill. | 800 | | 30 | | Shannon Starnes, Ft. Worth, Texas | 785 | | | | Steve Tripp, Wethersfield, Conn. | 785 | | 32 | | Marv Sargent, EI Cajon, Calif. | 770 | | 33 | | Chuck Thompson, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 760 | | 34 | | John Eiss, Minneapolis, Minn. | 745 | | | | Tom Kohler, Prescott, Ariz. | 745 | | 36 | | Bruce Russell, Moses Lake, Wash. | 730 | | 37 | | John Roberts, Scottsdale, Ariz. | 715 | | | | Jeff Valentine, Westboro, Mass. | 715 | | 39 | | Dave. Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 700 | | 40 | | Jim Plessinger, St. College, Pa. | 690 | | 41 | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. | 680 | | 42 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 670 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV alternate. 18 game qualifying - Trask, 4,078. 24th place - Bowden, 3789. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50) - Kyle Shedd, Mike Durbin, Steve Cook, Ed Ressler, Dave Frame and Dave Husted.
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