Tom Baker closed with eight straight strikes to top Mike Aulby, 247-205, in the inaugural $125,000 Pennzoil Open in Torrance, California. Top-seeded Baker trailed Aulby by one pin after four frames of the title match before going "off the sheet" with strikes to collect the $20,000 first prize and his second PBA title. His first had come one year earlier in the 1980 Northern California Open. Aulby had gotten to the championship game with a high scoring, 255-246, win over Guppy Troup in which the southpaw Aulby rolled strikes in eight of his first nine frames yet still had to convert a 3-5-6-9 spare in the l0th to win. Troup, coming back from a broken ankle during the Winter Tour, had topped Bill Spigner, 235-203, after Spigner had opened the finals with a 232-228 decision against Wayne Webb. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 247 (1 game) | $20,000 | | 2 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 460 (2 games) | 11,000 | | 3 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | 481 (2 games) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | 435 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | 228 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Spigner defeated Webb, 232-228; Troup defeated Spigner, 235-203; Aulby defeated Troup, 255-246; and in the championship game, Baker defeated Aulby, 247-205.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9296 | | 221.3 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9761 | | | | 2 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9174 | | 218.4 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 9594 | | | | 3 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 9133 | | 217.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9583 | | | | 4 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9175 | | 218.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9535 | | | | 5 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | | 9141 | | 217.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9531 | | | | **6 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9016 | | 214.6 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9511 | | $4,050 | | 7 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9146 | | 217.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9476 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 9106 | | 216.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9466 | | 3,200 | | 9 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 9065 | | 215.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9455 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | | 9063 | | 215.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9453 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 8987 | | 213.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9437 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Ken Fernandez, Rogue River, Ore. | | 9018 | | 214.7 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9423 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 9009 | | 214.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9399 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 9048 | | 215.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9348 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Mitch Jabczenski, Taylor, Mich. | | 9010 | | 214.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9340 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8971 | | 213.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9301 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 8934 | | 212.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9294 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Eddie Ressler Jr., Nashua, N.H. | | 8915 | | 212.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9275 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | | 8796 | | 209.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9186 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 8897 | | 211.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9167 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 8790 | | 209.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9120 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 8745 | | 208.2 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8970 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 8743 | | 208.1 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8968 | | 1,240 | | 24 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 8720 | | 207.6 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8945 | | 1,180 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Rich Hartman, Alton, Ill. | $1,105 | | 26 | | Mike Kelly, Seattle, Wash. | 1,030 | | 27 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 1,020 | | 28 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 1,010 | | 29 | | Jim Clark, Seattle, Wash. | 1,000 | | 30 | | Dave Johnson, Ashtabula, Ohio | 990 | | 31 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | 980 | | 32 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 970 | | 33 | | Neil Sammons, Van Nuys, Calif. | 960 | | 34 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | 945 | | | | Layton Shirley, Puyallup, Wash. | 945 | | 36 | | John Handegard, Medford, Ore. | 925 | | | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 925 | | 38 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 910 | | 39 | | Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho | 900 | | 40 | | Kenny Hall, Albany, N.Y. | 890 | | 41 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | 875 | | | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | 875 | | 43 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | 860 | | 44 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | 850 | | 45 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 840 | | 46 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 830 | | 47 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 820 | | 48 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 810 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** -TV finals alternate. #-Steve Wunderlich and Wayne Webb rolled 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader - Guppy Troup, 4043. 24th place - Ernie Schlegel, 3853. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) Bill Coleman, Carmen Salvino, Mark Williams, AI Stonum, Bob Handley, Jim Winklepleck.
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