PBA Hall of Famer Dave Soutar, who won his first PBA title in 1961 and hadn't competed at all on the 1981 Summer Tour, brought back memories of days gone by when he came from third place to win the $110,000 Aqua Fest-Mr. Gatti's Open in Austin, Texas. Soutar defeated Marshall Holman, 222-181, for the championship after Holman, for the second straight week, had run away from the field in match play, this time by 473 pins. The top seed was going for a Texas sweep, having won the Quaker State Open and the BPAA U.S. Open in January. In the championship game, Holman opened with a strike before suffering splits in two of his next three frames. Soutar jumped on the opening with strikes on six of his final eight attempts to secure the $15,000 top prize for his 16th PBA win. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Kan. | 652 (3 games) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 181 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | 200 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | 404 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 213 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Dickinson defeated Gonzalez, 223-213; Soutar defeated Dickinson, 194-181; Soutar defeated Tapp, 236-200; and in the championship game, Soutar defeated Holman, 222-181.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9337 | | 222.3 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9847 | | | | 2 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 8983 | | 213.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9373 | | | | 3 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Kan. | | 8788 | | 209.2 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9298 | | | | 4 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | 8881 | | 211.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9241 | | | | 5 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | | 8867 | | 211.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9227 | | | | **6 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8764 | | 208.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9184 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 8699 | | 207.1 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9179 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Jeff Valentine, Natick, Mass. | | 8863 | | 211.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9163 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8704 | | 207.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9124 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | | 8793 | | 209.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9123 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 8702 | | 207.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9122 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Merrimack, N.H. | | 8787 | | 209.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9087 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 8733 | | 207.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9063 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8630 | | 205.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9050 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | | 8707 | | 207.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9037 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Roger Haskell, Seattle, Wash. | | 8722 | | 207.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9022 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 8631 | | 205.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8991 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 8650 | | 205.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8980 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8602 | | 204.8 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8917 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8544 | | 203.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8874 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 8553 | | 203.6 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8838 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | | 8474 | | 201.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8804 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | | 8460 | | 201.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8730 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Jeff Keckley, EI Paso, Texas | | 8135 | | 193.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8375 | | 1,100 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Richard Martinez, Yuba City, Calif. | $995 | | 26 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 970 | | * | | Bob Glass, Lawrence, Kan. | 1,045 | | 28 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. | 940 | | 29 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | 930 | | 30 | | Charlie Lacy, Midland, Texas | 920 | | 31 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | 910 | | 32 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 900 | | 33 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | 890 | | 34 | | Tim Miller, Harlingen, Texas | 880 | | 35 | | Bill Horvath, South Bend, Ind. | 870 | | 36 | | Don Genalo, Floral Park, N.Y. | 860 | | 37 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 850 | | @38 | | Thomas Krueger, Austin, Texas | 840 | | 39 | | Alvin Lou, EI Cajon, Calif. | 825 | | | | Mike Monyak, Tacoma, Wash. | 825 | | 41 | | Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va. | 810 | | 42 | | John Brashears, Dallas | 800 | | 43 | | Loyal Wilbanks, Aurora, Colo. | 790 | | 44 | | Larry Buckingham, Ft. Worth, Texas | 780 | | 45 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 770 | | 46 | | John Josyln, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 760 | | 47 | | Shannon Starnes, Ft. Worth, Texas | 750 | | 48 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 740 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Holman, 4084. 24th place - Keckley, 3711. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) - Charlie Tapp, Joe Hutchinson, Rick Vittone, Tim Miller, Ted Hannahs and Mike Monyak. @ - Non-PBA entry.
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