Bob Handley, aided by a 10th-frame gutter ball by challenging Storm DeVincent, regained his spot in the Firestone Tournament of Champions by winning the $100,000 Greater Miami Sunshine Open. Handley and DeVincent, a local favorite from Ft. Lauderdale, were within one pin going into the final frame at Don Carter's Kendall Lanes, when DeVincent had the misfortune of grazing his ankle on the downswing, deflecting the ball to the right of his far outside line and into the channel. He recovered to convert the spare, however, forcing Handley to mark. Handley clinched his second PBA title with a final-frame strike to win, 213-193. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 213 (1 game) | $13,000 | | 2 | | Storm DeVincent, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 422 (2 games) | 7,500 | | 3 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon Ill. | 637 (3 games) | 5,500 | | 4 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 193 (1 game) | 4,500 | | 5 | | Jeff Mattingly, Ukiah, Calif. | 173 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Gibson defeated Mattingly, 222-173; Gibson defeated Weber, 215-193; DeVincent defeated Gibson, 229-200; and in the championship game, Handley defeated DeVincent, 213-193.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 9303 | | 221.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9723 | | | | 2 | | Storm DeVincent, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 9266 | | 220.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9656 | | | | #3 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 9084 | | 216.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9534 | | | | 4 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, III. | | 8984 | | 213.9 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9494 | | | | 5 | | Jeff Mattingly, Ukiah, Calif. | | 9061 | | 215.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9451 | | | | **6 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9106 | | 216.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9406 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas | | 9006 | | 214.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9396 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Butch Soper, Newport Beach, Calif. | | 9004 | | 214.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9394 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | | 9060 | | 215.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9390 | | 2,500 | | | | David White, Oklahoma City, Okla. | | 9030 | | 215.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9390 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 8965 | | 213.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9325 | | 2,200 | | 12 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 8984 | | 213.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9314 | | 2,100 | | 13 | | A. J. Vincent, Metairie, La. | | 8904 | | 212.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9294 | | 2,000 | | 14 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U. S. A. | | 8952 | | 213.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9282 | | 1,900 | | 15 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 8888 | | 211.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9278 | | 1,800 | | 16 | | Mike Steinbach, Alsip, III. | | 8961 | | 213.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9261 | | 1,700 | | 17 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | | 8822 | | 210.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9242 | | 1,600 | | 18 | | Jim Maxey, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8874 | | 211.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9234 | | 1,500 | | 19 | | Tom Kress, Rochester, N.Y. | | 8873 | | 211.2 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9218 | | 1,400 | | 20 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 8860 | | 210.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9190 | | 1,300 | | 21 | | Rich Hartman, Godfrey, III. | | 8762 | | 208.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9152 | | 1,200 | | 22 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 8846 | | 210.6 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9116 | | 1,150 | | 23 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | | 8702 | | 207.1 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9017 | | 1,100 | | 24 | | Mike Monyak, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8640 | | 205.7 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8820 | | 1,050 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Ken Fernandez, Rogue River, Ore. | $1,045 | | 26 | | Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N.M. | 940 | | 27 | | Roger Haskell, Renton, Wash. | 920 | | 28 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 905 | | 29 | | Dale Glenn, Santa Maria, Calif. | 890 | | 30 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 880 | | 31 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 870 | | 32 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | 860 | | 33 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 850 | | 34 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 835 | | | | Jimmie Pritts, Lawrence, Mass. | 835 | | 36 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. | 820 | | 37 | | Phil Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | 810 | | 38 | | Palmer Fallgren, Boca Raton, Fla. | 800 | | 39 | | Jim Murtishaw, San Marcos, Calif. | 790 | | 40 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 775 | | | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 775 | | 42 | | Matt Matheson, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 760 | | 43 | | Mitch Jabczenski, Taylor, Mich. | 750 | | 44 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. | 740 | | 45 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 725 | | | | David Ozio, Vidor, Tex. | 724 | | 47 | | Kenny Hall, Latham, N.Y. | 710 | | 48 | | Walt Pulchlopek, Hillside, N.J. | 700 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Handley, 4126. 24th place - Soper, 3837. # - Pete Weber and Tony Acosta rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) - Frank Ellenburg, AI Stonum, Storm DeVincent, Phil Ringener, Sam Zurich, Paul Gibson, Joe Berardi, Bobby Knipple, Jeff Mattingly, Bob Handley, Kevin Gillette, Rich Hartman, Dave Olm, Dave Husted, Mark Fahy, David Ozio, Todd Strebel and Dale Glenn. Alvin Lou and Mike Monyak ($100 each).
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