Bill Coleman overcame a near-disastrous ninth frame split to top leading money winner Wayne Webb and capture the $100,000 Columbia 300 Open in Sarasota, Fla. Coleman held a comfortable lead over the top-seeded Webb until leaving a 4-6-10 split in the ninth frame but recovered with three 10th frame strikes. That forced Webb to fire a double and nine in his final frame to overtake Coleman's 244, and a 10-pin on Webb's first try limited him to 225. His second PBA title gave Coleman $13,000 and regained for the 38-year-old right-hander a spot in the Firestone Tournament of Champions. To get to the championship match, Coleman edged Joe Berardi, 203-196, in the semi-final game at Galaxy Lanes. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | 447 (2 games) | $13,000 | | 2 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 225 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 3 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 655 (3 games) | 5,500 | | 4 | | John Handegard, Medford, Ore. | 204 (1 game) | 4,500 | | 5 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 209 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Berardi defeated Buckley, 214-209; Berardi defeated Handegard, 245-204; Coleman defeated Berardi, 203-196; Coleman defeated Webb, 244-225.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 9297 | | 221.3 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9792 | | | | 2 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | | 9160 | | 218.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9580 | | | | 3 | | John Handegard, Medford, Ore. | | 9159 | | 218.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9549 | | | | 4 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9119 | | 217.1 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9524 | | | | 5 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9106 | | 216.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9496 | | | | **6 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 9148 | | 217.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9478 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Kenny Hall, Albany, N.Y. | | 9110 | | 216.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9440 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8925 | | 212.5 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9420 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9015 | | 214.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9405 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | | 9027 | | 214.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9357 | | 2,400 | | 11 | | Wayne Graham, Miami, Fla. | | 8921 | | 212.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9341 | | 2,200 | | 12 | | Jim Robarge, Central Square, N.Y. | | 8858 | | 210.9 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9263 | | 2,100 | | 13 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8869 | | 211.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9259 | | 2,000 | | 14 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 8844 | | 210.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 3759219 | | 1900 | | | | 15 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 8814 | | 209.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9174 | | 1,800 | | 16 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | | 8917 | | 212.3 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9157 | | 1,700 | | 17 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8806 | | 209.6 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9121 | | 1,550 | | 18 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8821 | | 210.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9121 | | 1,550 | | 19 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 8823 | | 210.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9093 | | 1,400 | | 20 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 8736 | | 208.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9066 | | 1,300 | | 21 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. V. | | 8722 | | 207.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9052 | | 1,200 | | 22 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | | 8744 | | 208.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9044 | | 1,150 | | 23 | | Steve Tripp, Wethersfield, Conn. | | 8709 | | 207.3 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9024 | | 1,100 | | 24 | | Billy George, Citrus Heights, Calif. | | 8622 | | 205.2 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8937 | | 1,050 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Jim Maxey, Decatur, Ga. | $925 | | 26 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 863 | | | | Gary Morgan, West Haven, Conn. | 863 | | 28 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 825 | | 29 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 810 | | 30 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas, Texas | 800 | | 31 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 790 | | 32 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland, Ohio | 780 | | 33 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 770 | | 34 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 763 | | | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 763 | | #36 | | William Block, Miami, Fla. | 750 | | 37 | | John Voso, Euclid, Ohio | 740 | | 38 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 730 | | 39 | | George Tignor, Baldwinville, Mass. | 720 | | 40 | | Tommy McCord, Atlanta, Ga. | 710 | | 41 | | Sam Word Jr., Tulsa, Okla. | 700 | | 42 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | 690 | | 43 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 680 | | 44 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 665 | | | | Harry O'Neale, Camden, S.C. | 665 | | 46 | | Mike Somaini, Spartansburg, S.C. | 650 | | 47 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago, Ill. | 640 | | 48 | | Ken Hochstein, Detroit, Mich. | 630 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Couture, 4032. 24th place - Gibson, 3813. # Larry Laub and William Block rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Bob Handley, Bill Coleman, Roy Buckley, Pete Couture, Wayne Webb and Jim Figari.
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