The PBA Tour started the new year with a new champion as 23-year-old Randy Pedersen captured the $150,000 AC-Delco Classic. It was the first national tour victory for the lanky right-hander and he won at Union Square Lanes the hard way. Pedersen, fourth-seeded into the nationally televised finals, began by eliminating fellow Californian Walter Ray Williams Jr., 204-182. Wayne Webb, who won the AC-Delco Classic at Alameda, Calif., two years ago, was up next, and the stocky Hoosier suffered three splits, including a 1-2-6-7-8-10 in the fifth frame, to go down to a 171-147 defeat. Second-seeded Rowdy Morrow couldn't topple Pedersen, who triumphed, 224-207. In the title game, Pedersen and Dennis Jacques both opened in the first frame and were pin for pin through the fifth frame. Pedersen finally doubled to take the lead and added four more closing strikes for a 213-158 victory. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | 812 (4 games) | $27,000 | | 2 | | Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. | 158 (1 game) | 14,000 | | 3 | | Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis | 207 (1 game) | 8,500 | | 4 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | 147 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 5 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 182 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Pedersen defeated Williams, 204-182; Pedersen defeated Webb, 171-147; Pedersen defeated Morrow, 224-207; and in the championship game, Pedersen defeated Jacques, 213-158.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. | | 9353 | | 222.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9683 | | | | #2 | | Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis | | 9064 | | 215.8 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9604 | | | | 3 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | | 9106 | | 216.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9586 | | | | 4 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | | 8884 | | 211.5 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9394 | | | | 5 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 8875 | | 211.3 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9325 | | | | 6 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | | 8877 | | 211.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9207 | | $5,000 | | 7 | | Butch Soper, Los Angeles | | 8855 | | 210.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9185 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8750 | | 208.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9140 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 8823 | | 210.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9123 | | 3,200 | | 10 | | Randy Canales, Poway, Calif. | | 8657 | | 206.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9107 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla. | | 8714 | | 207.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9074 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | | 8663 | | 206.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9053 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 8722 | | 207.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9052 | | 2,400 | | 14 | | Mike Jasnau, Wichita, Kan. | | 8654 | | 206.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8984 | | 2,300 | | 15 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 8526 | | 203.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8946 | | 2,200 | | 16 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | | 8470 | | 201.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8890 | | 2,100 | | 17 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans | | 8465 | | 201.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8885 | | 2,000 | | 18 | | Joe Staton, Sunnymead, Calif. | | 8452 | | 201.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8812 | | 1,900 | | 19 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | | 8513 | | 202.7 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8798 | | 1,800 | | 20 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | | 8434 | | 200.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8794 | | 1,700 | | 21 | | Paul Renteria, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8561 | | 203.8 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8771 | | 1,600 | | 22 | | Bill Peters, Englewood, Ohio | | 8466 | | 201.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8706 | | 1,500 | | 23 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. | | 8391 | | 199.8 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8631 | | 1,400 | | 24 | | Gerry Keslar, Seward, Neb. | | 8217 | | 195.6 | | 5-18-1 | | 165 | | 8382 | | 1,350 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | $1,293 | | | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. | 1,188 | | 27 | | Nicholas Maile, Cheektowaga, N.Y. | 1,120 | | | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 1,120 | | 29 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | 1,100 | | 30 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 1,090 | | 31 | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill. | 1,080 | | 32 | | Rick Jones, Bellingham, Wash. | 1,070 | | 33 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | 1,060 | | 34 | | Jim Pencak, Highland Hts., Ohio | 1,050 | | 35 | | Casey Berry, Albuquerque, N.M. | 1,035 | | | | Richard Bramwell, San Marcos, Calif. | 1,035 | | 37 | | Robert Worrall, Flagstaff, Ariz. | 1,020 | | 38 | | Jim Tilton, Huntington Beach, Calif. | 1,010 | | 39 | | Steve Preston, Kokomo, Ind. | 1,000 | | 40 | | Terry Leong, San Francisco | 990 | | 41 | | Mats Karlsson, Sweden | 980 | | 42 | | Billy Yinger, Arlington, Texas | 970 | | 43 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | 960 | | 44 | | Larry Laub, Tucson, Ariz. | 950 | | 45 | | Mike Faliero, Buffalo, N.Y. | 940 | | 46 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas | 930 | | 47 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 920 | | 48 | | Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa. | 910 | | 49 | | Chris MacLellan, St. Louis | 895 | | | | Steve J. Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 895 | | 51 | | Russ Cooper, Richmond, Calif. | 880 | | @52 | | Kevin Howard, Richmond, Calif. | 870 | | 53 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 860 | |
* - Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Dennis Jacques, 4051. 24th place - Joe Staton, 3625. 53rd place- Tom Milton, 3542. # - Rowdy Morrow rolled a 300 game ($100). PRO-AM CASHERS - Sam Flanagan, Bobby Jacks, Del Ballard Jr., Mike Aulby, Mark Fahy and Gary Skidmore ($50 each). @ - Non-PBA member.
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