Pete Couture pulled a PBA first when, after missing the cut to match play, still went on to win the season ending $85,000 Syracuse Open. Couture tied for 25th place after qualifying and defeated doubles partner Tommy Hudson for the right to serve as alternate. He then entered match play when one of the apparent finalists was disqualified and startlingly advanced to the top-seeded position on the strength of a 254 average for his last five matches. In the championship match, Couture was in a hole again, trailing Jeff Morin by 36 pins before making a dramatic line change in the seventh frame and tossing five straight strikes to top Morin, 213-200. It was Couture's second victory of the year and capped an outstanding Summer-Fall Tour in which he earned over $50,000. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 213 (1 game) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland, Ohio | 477 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 444 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | 402 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Mark Pahmiyer, EI Campo, Texas | 176 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Aulby defeated Pahmiyer, 203-176; Baker defeated Aulby, 236-199; Morin defeated Baker, 277-208; and in the championship game, Couture defeated Morin, 213-200.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 9132 | | 217.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9582 | | | | 2 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland, Ohio | | 9027 | | 214.9 | | 18-0-0 | | 540 | | 9567 | | | | 3 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9059 | | 215.6 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9509 | | | | 4 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | | 9010 | | 214.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9460 | | | | 5 | | Mark Pahmiyer, EI Campo, Texas | | 8936 | | 212.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9356 | | | | **6 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 8959 | | 213.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9349 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8894 | | 211.7 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9344 | | 2,500 | | 8 | | Jeff Valentine; Westboro, Mass. | | 8930 | | 212.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9320 | | 2,100 | | #9 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 8925 | | 212.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9315 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9031 | | 215.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9301 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8828 | | 210.1 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9263 | | 1,800 | | 12 | | Gil Sliker, Washington; N.J. | | 8961 | | 213.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9261 | | 1,700 | | 13 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8856 | | 210.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9246 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Barry Warshafsky, Chelmsford, Mass. | | 8910 | | 212.1 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9225 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | | 8908 | | 212.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9208 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Dave Davis, Tinton Falls, N.J. | | 8884 | | 211.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9184 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Texas | | 8871 | | 211.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9171 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 8849 | | 210.6 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9164 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 8842 | | 210.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9142 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8773 | | 208.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9103 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas, Texas | | 8697 | | 207.0 | | 9-12-3 | | 315 | | 9012 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Charles Del Plato, Bricktown, N.J. | | 8589 | | 204.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9009 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago, Ill. | | 8600 | | 204.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8870 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Robert Snell Sr., Stanford, Conn. | | 8554 | | 203.6 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8704 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | $975 | | 26 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 850 | | 27 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | 825 | | 28 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 800 | | 29 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 770 | | | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | 770 | | 31 | | Brent Tuttle, New Hartford, N.Y. | 740 | | 32 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas, Texas | 720 | | 33 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 700 | | 34 | | Mike Durbin. Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 690 | | 35 | | Charlie Tapp, St. Paul, Minn. | 680 | | 36 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 670 | | 37 | | John Handegard, Eugene, Ore. | 660 | | 38 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 650 | | 39 | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. | 640 | | 40 | | Bob Black, Sandusky, Ohio | 630 | | 41 | | Paul Bernier, Tiverton, R.I. | 615 | | | | Tom Kress, Rochester, N.Y. | 615 | | 43 | | Steve Brichta, Allentown, Pa. | 600 | | 44 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis, M o. | 590 | | 45 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 575 | | | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | 575 | | 47 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 560 | | 48 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 550 | |
* -Match play alternate. ** - TV alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Sliker, 3988. 24th place - Couture, 3789. Couture defeated Tommy Hudson, 202-196, in a rolloff for 25th place, and Couture moved into match play when Randy Pedersen was disqualified for not checking his equipment in after qualifying. # - Ted Hannahs rolled a 300 game. PRO-AM CASHERS - John Chacko, Paul Gibson, Sam Zurich, Mike Berlin, Alvin Lou, Dave Husted, Emmett Shutes, Les Zikes and Larry Laub ($50 each).
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