Will More Great Moments Be in Store When PBA50 Tour Resumes Season With PBA50 Cup?
After the first five events of the 2021 PBA50 Tour season, there already have been what seems like a full season’s worth of great moments on the tour for players 50 and over.
The PBA50 Tour season resumes after its spring/summer break with two stops in Texas — the PBA50 Cup June 27-30 at South Plains Lanes in Lubbock, and the Odessa Open at Diamond Lanes in Odessa July 2-5.
Here’s a look at some of the major highlights so far this season:
Pete Weber Wins Back-to-Back Titles for 13th Career PBA50 title
Pete Weber, a 37-time winner on the PBA Tour, becomes a contender for the all-time PBA50 Tour titles lead when he wins the Florida Blue Medicare PBA50 National Championship and PBA50 Granville Open back-to-back for his 12th and 13th career PBA50 Tour titles. The PBA50 National Championship win was his fifth PBA50 major (tying Amleto Monacelli) and his first PBA50Tour title since winning the DeHayes Insurance Group Championship in August of 2017.
Walter Ray Wins 15th Career PBA50 Tour Title to Become Career Titles Leader
47-time Guaranteed Rate PBA Tour winner Walter Ray Williams Jr. becomes the all-time leader on both of PBA’s national tours when he wins the season-opening Lightning Strikes Open for his 15th career ‘senior’ title. He had previously shared the career titles lead of 14 wins with John Handegard who held the mark for nearly two decades.
Jason Couch Wins His First PBA50 Tour Title
In his rookie season on the PBA50 Tour, Jason Couch, a 16-time winner on the PBA Tour including three Tournament of Champions titles, wins the PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open for his first PBA50 Tour title. The lefthander defeated Michael Haugen Jr. 278-260 in the title match to hand Haugen his second consecutive runner-up finish of the season. Earlier in the finals, Haugen beat Chris Barnes 300-289 in a thrilling semifinal match in which both players combined for 22 out of a possible 24 strikes.
John Marsala Wins Bud Moore Classic in Special Setting
John Marsala wins the PBA50 Bud Moore Classic for his second PBA50 Tour title with a 255-226 championship match victory over Brad Angelo in the unique setting of the Bud Moore Lanes two-lane installation located in the home of tournament sponsor Bill Moore. Qualifying and match play rounds were conducted at AMF Bowlero Centreville in Centreville, Va. In the second match of the finals, Angelo left a 10 pin on his final shot to defeat Mitch Sacks 299-238 to advance to the semifinal match against Lennie Boresch Jr.
Remaining PBA50/60 Tour Events in 2021
PBA50 Cup presented by South Plains Lanes & Lubbock Sports Authority
Lubbock, Texas
June 27-30
PBA50 Odessa Open, presented by Diamond Lanes
Odessa, Texas
July 2-5
PBA50 South Shore Open
Olympia Lanes
Hammond, Ind.
July 26-29
PBA50 Spectrum Lanes Open
Wyoming, Mich.
August 1-4
PBA50 Dave Small's Championship Lanes Open
Anderson, Ind.
August 7-10
PBA50 JAX 60 Open
Jax Lanes
Jackson, Mich.
August 12-15
PBA60 Dick Weber Classic
Jax Lanes
Jackson, Mich.
August 17-19
PBA50 Suncoast Senior U.S. Open
Suncoast Bowling Center
Las Vegas
August 29-September 3
PBA50 Northern California Classic
Harvest Park Bowl
Brentwood, Calif.
September 5-8
USBC Super Senior Classic
Sam’s Town Bowling Center
Las Vegas
September 9-13
USBC Senior Masters
Sam’s Town Bowling Center
Las Vegas
September 13-19
The top 10 points leaders are as follows:
- Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo. – 11,325
- Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis. – Kenosha, Wis. – 7,315
- Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla - Oxford, Fla. – 6,960
- Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix – 6,680
- Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y. – 6, 055
- Tom Hess, Granger, Iowa – 5,105
- Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas - 4,220
- John Marsala, St. Louis, Mo. - 4,045
- Brian LeClair, Albany, N.Y. - 3,995
- Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela – 3,405
The complete list of points is available at PBA.com.
About the PBA
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