Pete Couture won the $110,000 Kessler Open the hard way. First, he came from behind to wins two-frame roll-off over veteran Larry Laub, and then he upset top qualifier Marshall Holman in the championship match, 211-186, to claim the $15,000 first prize and the Kessler championship trophy. For a time it looked as though Laub, whose last title oddly enough came in 1979 when he won the Kessler Classic at Battle Creek, Mich., would win again. He first defeated Ray Shackelford, 221-204, and then eliminated Alvin Lou, 205-187. In the overtime roll-off (9th and 10th frames), Couture struck, Laub spared and then struck out for 50 pins. That left it up to Couture, who rolled three more pressure-packed strikes to total 60 and earn the title shot. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 416 (2 games) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | 186 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Larry Laub, Tucson, Ariz. | 631 (3 games) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | 187 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Ray Shackelford, Fredericksburg, Va. | 204 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Laub defeated Shackelford. 221-204: Laub defeated Lou, 205-187: Couture and Laub tied at 205 and Couture won a two-frame roll-off, 60-50: and in the championship game. Couture defeated Holman, 211-186.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | | 9300 | | 221.4 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9795 | | | | 2 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 9172 | | 218.3 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9667 | | | | 3 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | | 9211 | | 219.3 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9661 | | | | 4 | | Larry Laub, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8914 | | 212.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9364 | | | | 5 | | Ray Shackelford, Fredericksburg, Va. | | 8871 | | 211.2 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9336 | | | | *6 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | | 8987 | | 213.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9317 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 8911 | | 212.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9301 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Roger Haskell, Renton, Wash. | | 8936 | | 212.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9296 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 8891 | | 211.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9281 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8788 | | 209.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9148 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | | 8730 | | 207.8 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9135 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8827 | | 210.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9127 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8677 | | 206.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9097 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 8714 | | 207.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9074 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | John Forst, La Grange, III. | | 8696 | | 207.0 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9041 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Tom Robards, Carmichael, Calif. | | 8704 | | 207.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9034 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8823 | | 210.0 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8973 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | John Green, Manassas, Va. | | 8592 | | 204.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8952 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Mark Leogrande, New York Mills, N.Y. | | 8572 | | 204.0 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 8947 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | | 8562 | | 203.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8892 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Warren Eales, Redondo Beach, Calif. | | 8450 | | 201.1 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 8795 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Marv Sargent, El Cajon, Calif. | | 8469 | | 201.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8709 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J. | | 8391 | | 199.7 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8676 | | 1,260 | | 24 | | Les Schissler, Ft. Lupton, Colo. | | 8440 | | 200.9 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8650 | | 1,230 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | **25 | | Tommy Hudson. Akron, Ohio | $1,205 | | 26 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 1,120 | | 27 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward. Calif. | 1,110 | | 28 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 1,100 | | 29 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Pomona, Calif. | 1,090 | | 30 | | Dale Eagle, Santa Maria, Calif. | 1,080 | | 31 | | Steve Westberg. Cottage Grove. Ore. | 1,070 | | 32 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland, Ohio | 1,060 | | 33 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 1,050 | | 34 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 1,040 | | 35 | | Paul Herrera, San Jose. Calif.. | 1,030 | | 36 | | Alan Granat, Palisade. Colo.. | 1,015 | | # | | Joe Merrill, Lancaster. Calif. | 1,015 | | 38 | | Jim Winklepleck, Portland, Ore. | 1,000 | | 39 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 990 | | 40 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 975 | | | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 975 | | 42 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 960 | | 43 | | Jimmy Certain, Milwaukee, Wis. | 950 | | 44 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 940 | | 45 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 930 | | 46 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 915 | | | | Billy Young Jr., Tulsa, Okla. | 915 | | 48 | | Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. | 900 | |
* - TV finals alternate. ** - Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Alvin Lou, 3977. 24th place Mark Leogrande, 3757. # - 300 game, Joe Merrill. PRO-AM CASHERS-($50 each) Marshall Holman, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Marty Letscher, David White, Steve Wunderlich, Dave Ferraro, Chuck Pierce, Randy Stoughton.
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