Gary Skidmore fired a title-winning, 10th-frame strike in defeating Mike Aulby, 218-204, to collect his first PBA championship in the $110,000 Aqua Fest/Mr. Gatti's Open in Austin, Texas. It was along climb for Skidmore, the fourth-seeded bowler competing in a national tour TV finals for the first time. The 28-year-old right-hander began by defeating veteran Gary Dickinson and newcomer Alan Granat before registering a brilliant 279 against No. 2-seed Dave Husted. In the final game Aulby, top-seeded by 198 pins, held a 16-pin advantage through six frames but could not put the match away. Skidmore rallied for a ninth-frame strike to set the stage for the dramatic final-frame pressure toss that earned him a berth in the Firestone Tournament of Champions and the $15,000 top prize. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. | 909 (4 games) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 204 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 205 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | 139 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | 177 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Skidmore defeated Dickinson, 192-177; Skidmore defeated Granat, 220-139; Skidmore defeated Husted, 279-205; and in the championship match, Skidmore defeated Aulby, 218-204.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9640 | | 229.5 | | 15-8-1 | | 454 | | 10105 | | | | #2 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9382 | | 223.3 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9907 | | | | 3 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | | 9320 | | 221.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9740 | | | | 4 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N. M. | | 9335 | | 222.2 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9680 | | | | 5 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | | 9309 | | 221.6 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9654 | | | | #**6 | | Ken Fernandez, Grants Pass, Ore. | | 9202 | | 219.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9622 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9241 | | 220.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9601 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 9083 | | 216.2 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9593 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Tom Robards, Carmichael, Calif. | | 9181 | | 218.5 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9586 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | | 9268 | | 220.6 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9553 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | | 9213 | | 219.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9543 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Butch Soper, Newport Beach, Calif. | | 9104 | | 216.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9494 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. | | 9128 | | 217.3 | | 10-12-2 | | 330 | | 9458 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | | 9038 | | 215.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9398 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 9044 | | 215.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9374 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas | | 9024 | | 214.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9354 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8982 | | 213.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9312 | | 1,800 | | #18 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | | 8917 | | 212.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9307 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 8948 | | 213.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9278 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | | 8894 | | 211.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9254 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Pat Dickey, Woodlands, Texas | | 8924 | | 212.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9224 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 8846 | | 210.6 | | 7-15-2 | | 240 | | 9086 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | | 8831 | | 210.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9071 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Mike Steinbach, Alsip, 111. | | 8629 | | 205.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8929 | | 1,100 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | $995 | | *26 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 1,055 | | 27 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 960 | | 28 | | Roger Haskell, Renton, Wash. | 935 | | | | Shannon Starnes, Ft. Worth, Texas | 935 | | 30 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | 920 | | 31 | | Amleto Monacelli, Millburn, N.J. | 910 | | 32 | | Bill Lillard Jr., Houston | 900 | | 33 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | 890 | | 34 | | Skee Foremsky, Conroe, Texas | 880 | | 35 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | 870 | | 36 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 860 | | 37 | | Del Ballard, Dallas | 850 | | 38 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 840 | | 39 | | Doug Laird, Grand Island, Neb. | 830 | | 40 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 810 | | | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 810 | | | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | 810 | | 43 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | 790 | | #44 | | John Green, Manassas, Va. | 780 | | 45 | | Michael Friedrichs, Glendale, Ariz. | 770 | | 46 | | Michael Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | 760 | | 47 | | Tony Acosta, Hialeah, Fla. | 750 | | 48 | | Paul McCordic, Houston | 740 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Robards, 4087. 24th place Fernandez, 3863. # -Gary Fox, David Phelps, Dave Husted, Ken Fernandez, Jimmie Pritts and John Green bowled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Billy George, Bob Phalen, Marshall Holman, Larry Gray, Rick Vittone and Jimmie Pritts Jr. ($50 each).
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