Jim Godman broke a seven-year victory drought with the help of a bowling ball he hadn't used, during the entire tournament in the $85,000 Quad Cities Open. After leaving splits in two of the first three frames in the championship match, Godman, a 34-year-old veteran, trailed challenging Pete Couture by 32 pins. Changing equipment, Godman rolled five strikes on his next seven shots, which combined with three splits by Couture, created a 20l-167 final tally. The victory was worth $10,000 to Godman who had won nine PBA titles between 1966 and 1973, including the Firestone Tournament of Champions twice. He became the 21st player to win as many as 10 PBA championships. | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 201 (1 game) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 862 (4 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Jim Certain, Peoria, Ill. | 208 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Jeff Valentine, Westboro, Mass. | 199 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Dave Beckmann, Bellevue, Wash. | 216 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS -Couture defeated Beckmann, 225-216; Couture defeated Valentine, 257-199; Couture defeated Certain, 213-208, and in the championship game Godman defeated Couture, 201-167.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 9737 | | 231.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 10187 | | | | 2 | | Jimmy Certain, Peoria, Ill. | | 9600 | | 228.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10020 | | | | 3 | | Jeff Valentine, Westboro, Mass. | | 9561 | | 227.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9981 | | | | 4 | | Dave Beckmann, Bellevue, Wash. | | 9552 | | 227.4 | | 14-.10-0 | | 420 | | 9972 | | | | 5 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 9418 | | 224.2 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9928 | | | | **6 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago, Ill. | | 9508 | | 226.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9838 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Greg Shields, Kansas City, Mo. | | 9401 | | 223.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9821 | | 2,500 | | 8 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | | 9362 | | 222.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9812 | | 2,100 | | 9 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 9402 | | 223.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9762 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | Skip Tucker, Merritt Island, Fla. | | 9307 | | 221.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9757 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Jim Murtishaw, San Marcos, Calif. | | 9350 | | 222.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9740 | | 1,800 | | #12 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9277 | | 220.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9727 | | 1,700 | | 13 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | | 9304 | | 221.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9694 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Charlie Tapp, St. Paul, Minn. | | 9176 | | 218.4 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9551 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9212 | | 219.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9542 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | | 9149 | | 217.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9479 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 9110 | | 216.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9470 | | 1,350 | | #18 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9169 | | 218.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9469 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | John Eiss, Minneapolis, Minn. | | 9197 | | 218.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9467 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Mike Hanes, Tonawanda, N.Y. | | 9102 | | 216.7 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9327 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 9019 | | 214.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9319 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | | 8994 | | 214.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9294 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo, | | 8720 | | 207.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8960 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Ed Wallace, Tulare, Calif. | | 8723 | | 207.6 | | 5-19-1 | | 150 | | 8873 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Kenny Hall, Albany, N.Y. | $975 | | 26 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 850 | | 27 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | 813 | | | | Tom Nevitt, Jacksonville, Fla. | 813 | | 29 | | John Handegard, Medford, Ore. | 780 | | 30 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | 760 | | 31 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 740 | | 32 | | Doug Myers, Laguna Hills, Calif. | 720 | | 33 | | Bob Glass, Lawrence, Kan. | 700 | | 34 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 690 | | 35 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 675 | | | | Pete. McCordic, Houston, Texas | 675 | | 37 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 655 | | | | Gil Sliker. Washington, N.J. | 655 | | 39 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | 640 | | 40 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 630 | | 41 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | 620 | | 42 | | Alvin Lou, EI Cajon, Calif. | 610 | | 43 | | Matt Surina, Seattle, Wash. | 600 | | 44 | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | 590 | | 45 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | 580 | | 46 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | 570 | | 47 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | 560 | | 48 | | Jim Clark, Kenmore, Wash. | 550 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Certain, 4179. 24th place - Hanes, 3977. # -Dave Husted and Tommy Hudson rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50) -Pete Weber, Mal Acosta, Ernie Schlegel, Bill Spigner, Pete McCordic and Sam Zurich.
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