Touring Players Championship



$100,000 TOURING PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
422 Limerick Bowl, Limerick, Pa., Oct 5-10, 1983
Cook Tops Touring Pros

Towering Steve Cook, the PBA Tour's largest competitor (6-foot-7, 265 lbs.), proved to be the best in the $100,000 Touring Players Championship when he defeated Steve Wunderlich in the championship game, 229-191.

Cook was leading qualifier in the championship round and he was forced to wait on the sidelines until Wunderlich, Mark Fahy, and last year's winner and runnerup at 422 Limerick Bowl, Mark Roth, and Tom Milton, battled it out.

Milton drew first blood, eliminating Roth, 231-216, with a closing "must" double in the ninth and 10th frames. Milton then ran into Wunderlich, and fell, 223-194, with Wunderlich then rolling over Fahy, 240-186.

The title game in this Inaugural event on the PBA Tour was a tense battle until late in the game. Cook started with a double, opened in the third frame, got three more strikes and a split, and then closed with four booming strikes to clinch the title and $13,000 check.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Pos.Name, City/StateTotalAmount
1Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif.229 (1 game)$13,000
2Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis654 (3 games)7,500
3Mark Fahy, Chicago186 (1 game)5,500
4Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla.425 (2 games)4,500
5Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J.216 (1 game)4,000

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Milton defeated Roth, 231-216; Wunderlich defeated Milton, 223-194; Wunderlich defeated Fahy, 240-186; and in the championship game, Cook defeated Wunderlich, 229-191.

56-GAME TOTALS

 Name, CityPinsAvg  WLT+TotAmt
#1Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. 12206 217.9 17-7-0 510 12716 
2Mark Fahy, Chicago 12181 217.5 17-6-1 525 12706 
#3Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis 12265 219.0 14-10-0 420 12685 
4Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. 12140 216.7 15-9-0 450 12590 
#5Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. 12251 218.7 11-13-0 330 12581 
***6Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. 12062 215.3 16-8-0 480 12542 $3,875
7Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. 12108 216.2 12-11-1 375 12483 3,600
8Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. 12064 215.4 13-11-0 390 12454 3,400
9Paul Moser, Brockton, Mass. 12094 215.9 11-13-0 330 12424 3,200
10George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. 11988 214.0 13-10-1 405 12393 3,000
11Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. 12009 214.4 9-15-0 270 12279 2,800
12Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. 11928 213.0 11-13-0 330 12258 2,600
13Pete McCordic, Houston 11895 212.4 10-14-0 300 12195 2,400
14Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. 11802 210.7 13-11-0 390 12192 2,200
15Amleto Monacelli, Barquisimeto, Venez. 11828 211.2 12-12-0 360 12188 2,000
16Mike Steinbach, Alsip, III. 11779 210.3 11-12-1 345 12124 1,800
17Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio 11742 209.6 12-11-1 375 12117 1,700
18Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. 11739 209.6 12-12-0 360 12099 1,600
19Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio 11737 209.5 12-12-0 360 12097 1,500
20Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. 11824 211.1 7-17-0 210 12034 1,400
21Larry Laub, Tucson. Ariz. 11621 207.5 12-12-0 360 11981 1,350
22David Ozio, Vidor, Texas 11670 208.3 8-16-0 240 11910 1,300
#**23Jeff Bellinger, Columbia. S.C. 8799 209.5 4-6-0 120 11818 1,175
*24Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. 9858 205.3 6-9-1 195 11621 1,162
**25Les Zikes, Palatine, III. 9803 213.1 5-9-0 150 9953 1,137
*26Jeff Morin, N. Ridgeville, Ohio 8416 210.4 2-6-0 60 8476 1,125

OTHER CASHERS

Pos.Name, City/StateAmount
27Wayne Webb, Indianapolis$1,030
28Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.1,045
29Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla.1,010
30Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif.1,000
31Mark Baker, Lake Tahoe, Nev.990
32Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y.980
33Jim Miller, Mesa, Ariz.970
34Tom Robards, Carmichael, Calif.960
35Gus Yannaras, Milwaukee. Wis.950
36Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo.940

*** - TV finals alternate. * - Troup replaced Morin after 40 games when Morin injured his hand. Troup was penalized 196 pins, which was the difference between their qualifying totals plus Morin's bonus pins. They split 24th and 25th-place money, and Troup retained $25 as alternate for one block. ** - Bellinger replaced Zikes after 42 games when Zikes injured his leg. Bellinger was penalized 356 pins, which was the difference between their qualifying totals plus Zikes' bonus pins. They split money equally and Bellinger retained $25 as alternate for one squad. Dave Husted also received $25 as third alternate. 32-game qualifying leader-Milton, 7159. 24th position - Laub, 6734. # - Bellinger, Wunderlich, Henry Gonzalez, Cook and Milton rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS - Jim Miller, Mike Steinbach, Martin Letscher, Dave Husted, Kent Wagner, Alan Granat, Jeff Morin, Gary Dickinson, Dale Eagle, Jeff Bellinger, Jimmie Pritts Jr., Guppy Troup, Steve Martin, Steve Fehr, Gil Sliker and Alvin Lou f$50 each).