"I was going to win or lose with the outside shot, throwing hard." So said Mal Acosta of his first championship round appearance in two years and so it was in his winning the $150,000 Lite Beer Open, breaking a four-year PBA victory drought. Acosta topped Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela, 235-195, for the $27,000 first prize at Buckeye Lanes, where Acosta also captured the 1981 Cleveland Open. For Monacelli, it was his fourth PBA runnerup finish and prolonged his televised finals frustration, leaving him without a title in 10 appearances. The televised finals began with Leroy Bornhop topping Indianapolis' Randy Stoughton, 244-190. Bornhop's momentum continued in rolling over Brian Voss, 256-234, before bowing to Acosta, 215-202. Any hopes for a "Mini-Slam" and accompanying $50,000 bonus for winning two of the three $1 million Lite Slam events sponsored by Miller Brewing were dashed earlier in the week. Neither David Ozio nor Don Genalo, winners at Miami, Fla., and Milwaukee, Wis., respectively, were able to complement their earlier 1986 Lite wins at Buckeye Lanes. Ozio finished match play as alternate (25th place) and Genalo ended in 34th place, good for $1,180. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mal Acosta, Manteca, Calif. | 450 (2 games) | $27,000 | | 2 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 195 (1 game) | 14,000 | | 3 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | 702 (3 games) | 8,500 | | 4 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | 234 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 5 | | Randy Stoughton, Indianapolis | 190 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Bornhop defeated Stoughton, 244-190; Bornhop defeated Voss, 256-234; Acosta defeated Bornhop, 215-202; and in the championship game, Acosta defeated Monacelli, 235-195.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 9511 | | 226.5 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 10051 | | | | 2 | | Mal Acosta, Manteca, Calif. | | 9441 | | 224.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9921 | | | | 3 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9369 | | 223.1 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9909 | | | | 4 | | Randy Stoughton, Indianapolis | | 9578 | | 228.0 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9893 | | | | 5 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | | 9468 | | 225.4 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9843 | | | | 6 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 9393 | | 223.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9813 | | $5,000 | | 7 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago | | 9299 | | 221.4 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9764 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Mark Stibora, Brooklyn, Ohio | | 9335 | | 222.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9755 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 9254 | | 220.3 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9704 | | 3,200 | | 10 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | | 9365 | | 223.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9695 | | 3,000 | | #11 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 9327 | | 222.1 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9672 | | 2,800 | | #12 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 9256 | | 220.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9616 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 9279 | | 220.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9609 | | 2,500 | | 14 | | Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa. | | 9273 | | 220.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9603 | | 2,400 | | 15 | | Dale Strike, Saginaw, Mich. | | 9391 | | 223.6 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9571 | | 2,300 | | 16 | | Roger LeBlanc, Burbank, Calif. | | 9059 | | 215.7 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9539 | | 2,200 | | 17 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 9189 | | 218.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9489 | | 2,100 | | 18 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9163 | | 218.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9463 | | 2,000 | | 19 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9112 | | 217.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9412 | | 1,900 | | 20 | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, III. | | 9046 | | 215.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9406 | | 1,800 | | 21 | | Jeff Dreyfus, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | 9123 | | 217.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9363 | | 1,700 | | 22 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | | 9008 | | 214.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9308 | | 1,600 | | 23 | | Guppy Troup, Neptune Beach, Fla. | | 9012 | | 214.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9252 | | 1,500 | | 24 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. | | 9007 | | 214.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9247 | | 1,400 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | $1,380 | | 26 | | Tony Westlake, Altus, Okla. | 1,260 | | 27 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 1,250 | | 28 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 1,235 | | | | Eddy Kelly, Amarillo, Texas | 1,235 | | 30 | | Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 1,220 | | 31 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | 1,210 | | 32 | | David D'Entremont, Cleveland | 1,200 | | 33 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 1,190 | | 34 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | 1,180 | | 35 | | Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis | 1,170 | | 36 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | 1,160 | | 37 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. | 1,150 | | 38 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. | 1,140 | | 39 | | Butch Soper, Los Angeles | 1,125 | | | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | 1,125 | | 41 | | Randy Johnson, Webster Groves, Mo. | 1,110 | | #42 | | Tim Menge, Cleveland | 1,100 | | 43 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | 1,090 | | 44 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 1,075 | | | | Pete Kaczmarczyk, Warren, Mich. | 1,075 | | 46 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | 1,060 | | 47 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas | 1,050 | | 48 | | W. R. Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 1,040 | | 49 | | Chris Goddard, Zephyr Cove, Nev. | 1,030 | | 50 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | 1,020 | | 51 | | Bill Knight Jr., Gallup, N.M. | 1,005 | | | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 1,005 | | 53 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 495 | | | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | 495 | |
* - Match play alternate. # - George Kuriatnyk, Tim Menge, Randy Pedersen and Jeff Bellinger rolled 300 games ($100 each). 18-game qualifying leader - Randy Stoughton, 4209. 24th place - Darryl Bower, 3964. 53rd place Tom Milton and Mark Williams, 3863. PRO-AM CASHERS - Warren Nelson, Bill Peters, Ron Palombi Jr., Steve Fehr, Ted Hannahs and Storm DeVincent ($50 each).
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