Brian Voss, as had Pete Weber the week before, fired a 244 in the title game to defeat tournament leader Marshall Holman and claim victory in the $115,000 Houston Open. Voss put together a five-bagger beginning in the sixth frame to pull away from Holman, who could muster only 189. Coming from third, Voss got past Steve Fehr, 190-164, and Henry Gonzalez, 214-191, to earn a shot at Holman. Holman had averaged 225 through qualifying and match play to quality In the top-seeded position for the third straight tournament. He and Roth won the Showboat PBA Doubles Classic and Holman began the Summer Tour by setting the pace In both Texas tournaments. It was Voss' second PBA title and worth $16,000. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | 648 (3 games) | $16,000 | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | 189 (1 game) | 8,250 | | 3 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 191 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 399 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | 234 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Fehr defeated Baker, 235-234; Voss defeated Fehr, 190-164; Voss defeated Gonzalez, 214-191; and in the championship game, Voss defeated Holman, 244-189.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | | 9457 | | 225.1 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9997 | | | | 2 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | 9401 | | 223.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9821 | | | | 3 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9330 | | 222.1 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9810 | | | | 4 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 9254 | | 220.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9674 | | | | 5 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | | 9220 | | 219.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9670 | | | | #**6 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 9255 | | 220.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9615 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9148 | | 217.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9598 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 9167 | | 218.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9557 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 9186 | | 218.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9516 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | | 9151 | | 217.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9481 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9026 | | 214.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9386 | | 2,350 | | | | Dennis Pate, Temple, Texas | | 8996 | | 214.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9386 | | 2,350 | | #13 | | Steve J. Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9023 | | 214.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9383 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Wayne Webb, Carmel, Ind. | | 9032 | | 215.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9362 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, III. | | 9088 | | 216.3 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9358 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 8959 | | 213.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9349 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | John Green, Manassas, Va. | | 9059 | | 215.6 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9329 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8968 | | 213.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9268 | | 1,700 | | #19 | | Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden | | 8904 | | 212.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9234 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | | 8905 | | 212.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9175 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 8743 | | 208.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9133 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8845 | | 210.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9085 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 8726 | | 207.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9056 | | 1,225 | | 24 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 8778 | | 209.0 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9018 | | 1,175 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Don Genalo, N. Merrick, N.Y. | $1,130 | | 26 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | 1,040 | | 27 | | Mike Bouvia, Portland, Ore. | 1,030 | | 28 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | 1,020 | | 29 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. | 1,010 | | 30 | | Norm Duke, Mt. Pleasant, Texas | 1,000 | | 31 | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill. | 990 | | 32 | | Rickie Sajek, Highland, Ind. | 980 | | 33 | | Skee Foremsky, Conroe, Texas | 970 | | @34 | | John Stoever, Houston | 960 | | 35 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 945 | | | | Joe Salvemini, Reno, Nev. | 945 | | 37 | | Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif. | 930 | | 38 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | 920 | | 39 | | John Kirker, Norwich, Conn. | 905 | | | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 905 | | 41 | | Billy Young Jr., Tulsa, Okla. | 890 | | 42 | | Kyle Shedd, Indianapolis | 880 | | 43 | | Sam Zurich, Hicksville, N.Y. | 870 | | 44 | | Jim Miller, Mesa, Ariz. | 860 | | 45 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | 850 | | 46 | | Chris Warren, Dallas | 840 | | 47 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 830 | | 48 | | Keith Kolozsi, Xenia, Ohio | 820 | | 49 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 810 | | 50 | | Rick Loeb, Sugarland, Texas | 800 | | 51 | | Randy Stoughton, Indianapolis | 790 | | 52 | | Roger Bowker, Rockford, Ill. | 780 | | 53 | | Bob Chamberlain, Pontiac, Mich. | 770 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Del Ballard Jr., 4038. 24th place - Ernie Schlegel, 3833. 53rd place - Bob Chamberlain, 3715. # - Mats Karlsson, Gil Sliker, Steve J. Martin and Randy Johnson rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS -Tom Baker, Pete Weber, Casey Berry, Randy Johnson, John Dankovich, David Ozio, John Fine, Dave Chapman, Gil Sliker, Ron Williams, Brian Voss, Mats Karlsson, Amleto Monacelli, Guppy Troup, Les Zikes, Marshall Holman, Bobby Knipple and Butch Soper ($50 each). @ -non-PBA member.
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