Two of the biggest men in professional bowling, Steve Cook, a six-foot, seven-incher from Roseville, Calif., and six-foot-four Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz., hooked up in the finals of the $200,000 BPAA U.S. Open and it was Cook who emerged on top. The burly 260-pound former national junior archery star rolled to a 245-211 victory over the top-seeded Ellenburg, who just couldn't get it going in the championship match. The win netted Cook $38,000 and a second leg in professional bowling's "Triple Crown." Cook captured the equally prestigious Firestone Tournament of Champions in 1981. Ellenburg and Cook were joined in the finals by David Ozio, who was trying to win his second straight title, Brian Voss, and 21-year-old Del Ballard Jr. Ozio started strongly, coming from behind to oust Ballard, 240-235, and he won another thriller from Voss, 247-236, when Voss missed on a "must" strike in the 10th frame. Enter Cook. His match with Ozio was nip and tuck until the eighth frame when Ozio missed a 2-4-5 spare and Cook recovered from a split In his ninth frame with a game-ending turkey to shut out Ozio, 222-205. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 467 (2 games) | $38,000 | | 2 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 211 (1 game) | 20,000 | | 3 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 692 (3 games) | 11,000 | | 4 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | 236 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 5 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | 235 (1 game) | 6,400 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Ozio defeated Ballard, 240-235; Ozio defeated Voss, 247-236; Cook defeated Ozio, 222-205 and in the championship game, Cook defeated Ellenburg, 245-211.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 12862 | | 229.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 13222 | | | | #2 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 12678 | | 226.4 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 13188 | | | | 3 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | | 12667 | | 226.2 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 13177 | | | | 4 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 12849 | | 229.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 13119 | | | | 5 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 12688 | | 226.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 13078 | | | | 6 | | Jerry Miller, Twin Falls, Idaho | | 12495 | | 223.1 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 13005 | | $5,500 | | 7 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | | 12602 | | 225.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12962 | | 5,000 | | #@8 | | Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y. | | 12363 | | 220.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 12843 | | 4,500 | | 9 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | | 12220 | | 218.2 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 12730 | | 4,000 | | 10 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | | 12335 | | 220.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12725 | | 3,500 | | @11 | | Andrew Bartholomy, Springfield, Mo. | | 12421 | | 221.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12721 | | 3,000 | | 12 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 12306 | | 219.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12666 | | 2,800 | | 13 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif., | | 12263 | | 219.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12593 | | 2,600 | | 14 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 12187 | | 217.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12577 | | 2,400 | | 15 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | | 12146 | | 216.9 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12491 | | 2,300 | | 16 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 12150 | | 217.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12480 | | 2,200 | | 17 | | Mats Karlsson, Sweden | | 12138 | | 216.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12468 | | 2,100 | | @18 | | Tom Atkins, Wilmington, Del. | | 12029 | | 214.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12359 | | 2,000 | | 19 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 12027 | | 214.8 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 12342 | | 1,900 | | 20 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 12038 | | 215.0 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 12323 | | 1,800 | | 21 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | | 12025 | | 214.7 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 12265 | | 1,700 | | 22 | | Larry Womack, Morro Bay, Calif. | | 11920 | | 212.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12250 | | 1,600 | | 23 | | Jimmy Certain, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 11866 | | 211.9 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 12106 | | 1,500 | | 24 | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, III. | | 11703 | | 209.0 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 11928 | | 1,485 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | #*25 | | Pete Kaczmarczyk, Warren, Mich. | $1,465 | | #26 | | Rick Sajek, Coral Springs, Fla.. | 1,340 | | 27 | | Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif. | 1,330 | | 28 | | Rey C. Perez, Cincinnati, Ohio | 1,320 | | 29 | | John Gant, Pittsburgh, Pa. | 1,310 | | 30 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 1,300 | | @31 | | Gary . Bower, Middletown, Pa. | 1,290 | | @32 | | Joseph Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla. | 1,280 | | 33 | | Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. | 1,270 | | 34 | | Chuck Mogavero, Sun Lakes, Ariz. | 1,260 | | 35 | | Mal Acosta, Manteca, Calif. | 1,245 | | | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 1,245 | | 37 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | 1,230 | | @38 | | Don Scudder Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio | 1,220 | | 39 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 1,210 | | 40 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 1,200 | | 41 | | Casey Berry, Albuquerque, N.M. | 1,190 | | 42 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 1,180 | | 43 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | 1,170 | | 44 | | Brad Bohling, Denver, Colo. | 1,155 | | | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul Minn. | 1,155 | | 46 | | Don Genalo Perrysburg Ohio | 1,140 | | 47 | | Huh Miller Everett, Wash. | 1,130 | | @48 | | Wayne Hathaway, Minneapolis, Minn. | 1,120 | | 49 | | Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa. | 1,110 | | @50 | | Mie Devine, Rock Falls, Ill. | 1,100 | | 51 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. | 1,090 | | 52 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo. | 1,080 | | 53 | | Storm DeVincent, Tamarac, Fla. | 1,070 | | 54 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | 1,060 | | 55 | | Leroy Bornhop St. Charles, Mo. | 1,050 | | 56 | | Greg Nesbit, Pittsburgh, Pa. | 1,040 | | 57 | | Jim Harvey, Tucson, Ariz. | 1,030 | | @58 | | Curtis Odom, Winston Salem, N.C. | 1,020 | | 59 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 1,010 | | 60 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 1,000 | |
* - Match play alternate. 32-game qualifying leader - Frank Ellenburg, 7476. 24th place - Mark Roth, 6968. 60th place Mike Durbin, 6724. # - Rick Sajek, Steve Cook, Pete Kaczmarczyk and @Ryan Shafer each rolled 300 games ($100 each). @ - BPAA entry. PRO-AM CASHERS - Bob Handley, Steve Neff, Sam Maccarone, Dave Ferraro, Steve J. Martin and Hugh Miller ($50 each). SQUAD PRIZES - Matt Kerns, Jerry Miller, Joe Firpo, Brian LeClair, @John Donovan Jr., @Boyd Edelin, @Ryan Shafer, Ricky Carden, @Andrew Bartholomy Brian Voss, Mark Baker, Amleto Monacelli, Pete McCordic, Frank Ellenburg, Steve Cook, Bob Learn, Tom Crites, Pete Kaczmarczyk ($100 each).
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