Marshall Holman didn't expect a 181 in the championship match to be enough to win the $100,000 King Louie Open in Kansas City, but when it was he offered no apologies. "I don't care if I score one and my opponent scores zero as long as I'm on top;" said Holman after collecting the $13,000 first prize and his third championship of the year. Holman defeated Wayne Webb, 181-168, in the title game after Webb had worked his way up from fourth place with a 633 series for his first three games. Holman had amassed a 397-pin first-place margin, strengthened by a 20-4 match play record, going into the championship round. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 181 (1 game) | $13,000 | | 2 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | 801 (4 games) | 7,500 | | 3 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | 197 (1 game) | 5,500 | | 4 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 136 (1 game) | 4,500 | | 5 | | Rich Martinez, Yuba City, Calif. | 176 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS- Webb defeated Martinez, 201-176; Webb defeated Westberg, 187-136; Webb defeated Acosta, 245-197; and in the championship game, Holman defeated Webb, 181-168.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9441 | | 224.7 | | 20-4-0 | | 600 | | 10041 | | | | 2 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | | 9224 | | 219.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9644 | | | | 3 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 9058 | | 215.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9478 | | | | 4 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9037 | | 215.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9457 | | | | 5 | | Richard Martinez, Yuba City, Calif. | | 8922 | | 212.4 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9402 | | | | **6 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9000 | | 214.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9390 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Rich Carrubba, North Brunswick, N.J. | | 9039 | | 215.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9369 | | 3,200 | | 8 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | | 9020 | | 214.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9350 | | 3,000 | | 9 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | | 8910 | | 212.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9270 | | 2,800 | | 10 | | Matt Surina, Seattle, Wash. | | 8887 | | 211.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9247 | | 2,600 | | 11 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8759 | | 208.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9209 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 8830 | | 210.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9190 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 8818 | | 209.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9178 | | 2,200 | | #14 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 8821 | | 210.0 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9136 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Bruce Carter, Leander, Texas. | | 8802 | | 209.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9132 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Don Fowler, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8818 | | 209.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9118 | | 1,800 | | 17 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8803 | | 209.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9108 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N. M. | | 8709 | | 207.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9009 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Dave Beckmann, Bellevue, Wash. | | 8719 | | 207.5 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9004 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Dave Macy, Chicago | | 8615 | | 205.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8975 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | | 8689 | | 206.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8959 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Dan Ghezzi, Childs, Pa. | | 8676 | | 206.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 285 | | 8946 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Tom Kohler, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8599 | | 204.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8929 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | | 8593 | | 204.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8893 | | 1,100 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Dennis Pate, Temple, Tex. | $1,075 | | 26 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 955 | | 27 | | Dave Pope, Fayetteville, Ark. | 925 | | 28 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | 900 | | 29 | | Don Bell, Scotts Valley, Calif. | 875 | | 30 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 850 | | 31 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 825 | | 32 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 805 | | # | | Al Stonum, San Francisco | 805 | | 34 | | Derek Banks, Chicago | 785 | | | | Charlie Tapp. S. St. Paul, Minn. | 785 | | 36 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 770 | | 37 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 760 | | 38 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 750 | | 39 | | John Cocchi, Las Vegas | 735 | | | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 735 | | 41 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 720 | | 42 | | Scott Buckingham, Anchorage, Alaska | 710 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. I8-game qualifying leader- Holman, 4035. 24th place - Fowler, 3804. # Hugh Miller, Al Stonum and Steve Wunderlich rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) Matt Surina, Steve Neff, Paul Gibson, Pete Weber, Leroy Bornhop, Dave Beckmann, Tommy Hudson, Hugh Miller, Art Trask, Marv Sargent, Harvey Wald, Tommy Kress, Fred Conner, Jeff Valentine and Tom Laskow. ($25 each) - John Johnson and Warren Nelson.
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