Randy Lightfoot, top-seeded by virtue of a 230 average and an 18-6 match play record, turned back Paul McCordic, 243-216, to win the $95,000 Denver Open. The 24-year-old Lightfoot, whose only other PBA title came more than four years earlier in Miami, Fla., struck on five of his first six shots in the final contest. But McCordic, the left-handed twin brother of Touring Pro Pete McCordic, did not give in easily, putting together a string of strikes at the end to force Lightfoot into a 10th frame mark for the $12,000 top prize. Lightfoot's pressure shot was flawless for a strike. McCordic, competing in just his third tournament of the year, made $7,000 for second. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 243 (1 game) | $12,000 | | 2 | | Paul McCordic, Houston | 402 (2 games) | 7,000 | | 3 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | 420 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 479 (2 games) | 4,500 | | 5 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | 211 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Handley defeated Webb, 278-211; Tapp defeated Handley, 259-201; McCordic defeated Tapp, 186-161; and in the championship match, Lightfoot defeated McCordic, 243-216.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | | 9678 | | 230.4 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 10218 | | | | 2 | | Paul McCordic, Houston | | 9669 | | 230.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10089 | | | | #3 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 9604 | | 228.6 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10084 | | | | 4 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | | 9541 | | 227.1 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10021 | | | | 5 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 9617 | | 228.9 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9962 | | | | **6 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas | | 9568 | | 227.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9958 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | | 9499 | | 226.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9949 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Gary Daroszewski, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 9500 | | 226.1 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9890 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Jerry Miller, Twin Lakes, Idaho | | 9448 | | 224.9 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9883 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 9470 | | 225.4 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9845 | | 2,400 | | 11 | | Don Genalo, North Merrick, N.Y. | | 9469 | | 225.4 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9829 | | 2,200 | | 12 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 9492 | | 226.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9792 | | 2,000 | | #13 | | Dennis Jacques, Highlands, N.J. | | 9374 | | 223.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9734 | | 1,800 | | 14 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9416 | | 224.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9716 | | 1,700 | | 15 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 9411 | | 224.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9711 | | 1,600 | | 16 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | | 9293 | | 221.2 | | 13-1-0 | | 390 | | 9683 | | 1,500 | | 17 | | Jeff Mattingly, Ukiah, Calif. | | 9344 | | 222.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9644 | | 1,400 | | 18 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 9212 | | 219.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9632 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | | 9161 | | 218.1 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9536 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Tom Kohler, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9226 | | 219.6 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9451 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 9109 | | 216.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9409 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Shannon Starnes, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 9071 | | 215.9 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9326 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Charles Del Plato, Lakewood, N.J. | | 9090 | | 216.4 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9270 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Martin Letscher, Aberdeen, Md. | | 8967 | | 213.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9237 | | 1,000 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | $958 | | | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | 883 | | 27 | | Shawn Christenson, Denver, Colo. | 820 | | 28 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 790 | | 29 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 780 | | 30 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 770 | | 31 | | Rye Young, Lakewood, Colo. | 760 | | 32 | | Norm Duke, Ft. Worth, Texas | 750 | | 33 | | Fred Mattson Jr., Billings, Mont. | 740 | | 34 | | Tim Campbell, Canisteo, N.Y. | 730 | | 35 | | Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N.M. | 720 | | 36 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | 710 | | 37 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 700 | | 38 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | 690 | | 39 | | Frank Tavella, Denver, Colo. | 680 | | 40 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | 670 | | 41 | | Mike Steinbach, Alsip, Ill. | 660 | | 42 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | 650 | | 43 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | 640 | | 44 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | 630 | | 45 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 620 | | 46 | | Amleto Monacelli, Millburn, N.J. | 610 | | 47 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | 600 | | 48 | | Dave Allen, Lakewood, Colo. | 590 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader- Handley, 4286. 24th place - Del Plato and Jerry Miller, 3989. # - Kevin Gillette (2), David Fritz, Charlie Tapp, Kyle Shedd and Dennis Jacques rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Randy Lightfoot ($100), Doug Laird, Tom Laskow, Charlie Tapp, Bobby Knipple, Pete Couture, Tony Acosta, Rye Young, Randy Hairgrove, Mike Truitt, Steve Fehr, Tom Milton, Don Genalo, Gil Sliker, Roger Haskell, Mike Durbin, Tom Baker, Roger Taylor, Dave Husted, Ted Hannahs, Kyle Shedd, Joe Hutchinson, Bo Bowden, Bruce Carter and Steve Wunderlich ($50 each).
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