4140 Fowler St
Fort Myers, FL 33901
United States
Sunday, May 12
A & B Squads Practice Session: 9 a.m. – Noon
A re-oil of ½ the lanes in use will take place at 10:30 a.m.
Pro-Am Squad: 6 p.m.
Monday, May 13
A Squad: 8 a.m. – Noon
Re-oil
B Squad: 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
(8 games of qualifying)
Tuesday, May 14
B Squad: 8 a.m. – Noon
Re-oil
A Squad: 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
(8 games of qualifying)
Top 1/3 advance to the Advancers Round
All pins carry forward
Wednesday, May 15
Advancers Round: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
(5 games)
Top 24 advance to bracket match play rounds
(All bracket match play rounds are best of three games)
Drop all pins
Re-oil
Round of 24 (Qualifiers 9-24): 12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Re-oil
Round of 16 (Winners + Qualifiers 1-8): 2 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Re-oil
Round of 8 (Winners): 4 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Winners advance to the stepladder. 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 of the stepladder.
Top 5 Stepladder Practice: 5:40 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Top 5 Player Stepladder: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Tournament Host:
Robert Eddy
Tournament Host Center
Lightning Strikes 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 Thursday, February 1. 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 2023 PBA50 Tour Point Leaders
- 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
OIL PATTERN INFO:
Badger 47
2024 PBA Approved Equipment
The 2024 list of acceptable Urethane and Urethane-Like equipment made at 78.0HD+ is available on the schedule page under “quick links”.
PROJECTED PRIZE FUND BASED ON 120 ENTRIES
1st Place - $7,500
2nd Place - $4,000
3rd Place - $3,000
4th Place - $2,500
5th Place - $2,000
6th Place - $1,750
7th Place - $1,750
8th Place - $1,750
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 - $1,325
18th Place - $1,325
19th Place - $1,325
20th Place - $1,325
21st Place – $1,325
22nd Place - $1,325
23rd Place - $1,325
24th Place - $1,325
25th Place - $1,200
26th Place - $1,200
27th Place - $1,200
28th Place - $1,200
29th Place - $1,200
30th Place - $1,200
31st Place - $1,200
32nd Place - $1,200
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
PBA60 #1 - $1,000
PBA60 #2 - $1,000
PBA60 #3 - $1,000
PBA60 #4 - $1,000
PBA60 #5 - $1,000
PBA60 #6 - $1,000
PBA60 #7 - $1,000
PBA70 #1 - $500
PBA70 #2 - $500