4140 Fowler St
Fort Myers, FL 33901
United States
Sunday, August 20
Practice (A & B Squads): 9 a.m. - Noon
Re-oil of ½ the lanes will take place at 10:30 a.m.
Pro-am: 6 p.m.
Monday, August 21
A Squad Qualifying Round 1 (eight games): 8 a.m.
Re-oil
B Squad Qualifying Round 1 (eight games): 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 22
B Squad Qualifying Round 2 (seven games): 8 a.m.
Re-oil
A Squad Qualifying Round 2 (seven games): 2:30 p.m.
Top 1/3 players advance – all pins carry forward
Wednesday, August 23
Advancers Round (five games): 8 a.m.
Top 24 players advance to bracket match play rounds
All match play rounds are three game sets, total pins (all qualifying pins dropped)
Re-oil
Round of 24 (qualifiers 9 - 24): 12:30 p.m.
Round of 16 (winners + qualifiers 1- 8): 2:15 p.m.
Re-oil
Round of 8: 5 p.m.
Winners advance to Stepladder Finals. Positions 1-4 will be determined according to their bracket seed number. The highest seed losing in the Round of 8 will also qualify in the 5th position for the Stepladder Finals.
Stepladder Finals: 7 p.m.
Tournament Hosts:
Robert Eddy, Proprietor
Christy Raldiris, Manager
Tournament Host Center
Lightning Strikes Bowling Lanes
4140 Fowler St.
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239) 936-2695
Eligibility
Participant must be at least 50 years of age to enter a PBA50 Tour event.
Non-members:
A mandatory meeting for all non-members will be held 30 minutes prior to the first practice session. Non-members are welcome and encouraged to experience PBA50 Tour events providing they average 200 in their most recent league season with at least 36 games bowled.
Maximum Field
200
Point Values
Tier 2 Points
Priority Entries
Priority entries open Monday, Feb. 13. Entry priority will be given in the following order, provided players regardless of their status, have entered by the entry deadline date, which is 14 days prior to the official start date (practice day) of each PBA50 Tour event.
- PBA Tour and PBA50 Tour Title Holders
- Top 50 2022 PBA50 Tour Point Leaders – link these words to this link (https://www.r2sports.com/system/rankings/ITArankings.asp?rankingsRunID=2596&fromPage=rankingRuns&sportOrganizationID=874
- Eligible PBA Members
- Eligible PBA Guests
NOTE: Entrants will be placed into the tournament based on priority succession, plus date and time the entry was received online. If the tournament fills by the deadline entry date, remaining entrants will be placed on standby and notified if spots come available.
Anyone needing instructions on how to enter online can contact membership services at (206) 332-9688.
Entry Fees
PBA50 Members: $495
PBA50 Non-members: $545
PBA50 FORT MYERS LIGHTNING STRIKES LANES CLASSIC
PROJECTED PRIZE FUND BASED ON 128 ENTRIES
1st Place - $7,500
2nd Place - $4,000
3rd Place - $2,500
4th Place - $2,500
5th Place - $1,900
6th Place - $1,900
7th Place - $1,900
8th Place - $1,900
9th Place - $1,500
10th Place - $1,500
11th Place - $1,500
12th Place - $1,500
13th Place - $1,500
14th Place - $1,500
15th Place - $1,500
16th Place - $1,500
17th Place - $1,400
18th Place - $1,400
19th Place - $1,400
20th Place - $1,400
21st Place – $1,400
22nd Place - $1,400
23rd Place - $1,400
24th Place - $1,400
25th Place - $1,300
26th Place - $1,300
27th Place - $1,300
28th Place - $1,300
29th Place - $1,300
30th Place - $1,300
31st Place - $1,300
32nd Place - $1,300
33rd Place - $1,100
34th Place - $1,100
35th Place - $1,100
36th Place - $1,100
37th Place - $1,100
38th Place - $1,100
39th Place - $1,100
40th Place - $1,100
41st Place - $1,100
42nd Place - $1,100
SS#1 - $1,000
SS#2 - $1,000
SS#3 - $1,000
SS#4 - $1,000
SS#5 - $1,000
SS#6 - $1,000
SS#7 - $1,000
SS#8 - $1,000