Mike Durbin won four straight matches, two of them by a single pin, to come away with a hard-fought victory in the $90,000 Sarasota Open. The 40-year-old Durbin earned his ninth PBA crown after defeating Marshall Holman, 202-196, in the championship match in which the lead exchanged hands six times. Durbin, finishing the match, clinched the title and the $11,000 top prize with a strike in the 10th frame against Holman, who had led the tournament by a season's high 560 pins through 42 games. The color commentator for ESPN when not competing in the finals, Durbin brought his TV record over that network to 10-0. He was on the brink of elimination throughout the Sarasota event but escaped with a 192-191 win over Dave Frame and a 237-236 decision against Jay Robinson in the opening matches. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 874 (4 games) | $11,000 | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 196 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Joe Greco, Jacksonville, Fla. | 198 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 236 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 191 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Durbin defeated Frame, 192-191; Durbin defeated Robinson 237-236; Durbin defeated Greco, 243-198; and in the championship game, Durbin defeated Holman, 202-196.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9364 | | 222.9 | | 20-4-0 | | 600 | | 9964 | | | | 2 | | Joseph Greco, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 8984 | | 213.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9404 | | | | 3 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 8942 | | 212.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9392 | | | | 4 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 9016 | | 214.6 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9391 | | | | +5 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 8814 | | 209.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9264 | | | | **6 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 8904 | | 212.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9264 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | | 8805 | | 209.6 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9255 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8862 | | 211.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9252 | | 2,600 | | 9 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8821 | | 210.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9181 | | 2,400 | | 10 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | | 8775 | | 208.9 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9180 | | 2,200 | | 11 | | Ted Harrington, Crystal River, Fla. | | 8783 | | 209.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9173 | | 2,000 | | 12 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 8793 | | 209.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9153 | | 1,850 | | | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 8793 | | 209.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9153 | | 1,850 | | 14 | | Michael Miller, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 8762 | | 208.6 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9077 | | 1,700 | | 15 | | Tom Nevitt, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 8696 | | 207.0 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9071 | | 1,600 | | 16 | | Dan Hamilton, Miami, Fla. | | 8700 | | 207.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9060 | | 1,500 | | 17 | | Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 8677 | | 206.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9052 | | 1,400 | | 18 | | Kenny Hall, Albany, N.Y. | | 8691 | | 206.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9021 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 8694 | | 207.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8994 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Al Stonum, S. San Francisco | | 8624 | | 205.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8924 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | | 8737 | | 208.0 | | 5-17-2 | | 180 | | 8917 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 8588 | | 204.4 | | 9-14-1 | | 205 | | 8873 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8596 | | 204.6 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8866 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Ken Fernandez, Rogue River, Ore. | | 8386 | | 199.6 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8566 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | $865 | | 26 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 820 | | * | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 895 | | | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 820 | | 29 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 790 | | 30 | | Steve Ray, Ft. Worth, Texas | 780 | | 31 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | 770 | | 32 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | 760 | | 33 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 750 | | 34 | | Ted Thompson, Sarasota, Fla. | 740 | | 35 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 730 | | 36 | | Roy Garcea, New York, N.Y. | 720 | | 37 | | Tommy Evans, Sarasota, Fla. | 705 | | | | Bill Horvath, South Bend, Ind. | 705 | | 39 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | 690 | | 40 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | 680 | | 41 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 670 | | 42 | | Jim Maxey, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 660 | | 43 | | Alvin Lou, EI Cajon, Calif. | 650 | | 44 | | Tony Ahladis, Warren, Ohio | 640 | | 45 | | Don Genalo, S. Floral Park, N.Y. | 620 | | 46 | | Bill Allen, Maitland, Fla. | 615 | | | | John Handegard, Eugene, Ore. | 615 | | 48 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 600 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Laskow, 4029. 24th place Hamilton, 3739. # - Roy Buckley rolled a 300 game. + - Frame defeated Ozio, 256-173, in a rolloff for the No. 5 position in the TV finals. * - Handley defeated Cook, 206-193, in a rolloff for match play alternate. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) -Ken Hall, Roy Buckley, Marshall Holman, Carmen Salvino, Joe Greco and Al Stonum.
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