PBA50

PBA50 The Villages Classic

Event dates
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Host center
Spanish Springs Lanes

997 Alvarez Avenue
The Villages, FL 32159
United States

Sunday, May 5

A Squad Practice Session: 11 a.m. – Noon

B Squad Practice Session: 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 a.m.

C Squad Practice Session: 1:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

No re-oil between squads
Pro-Am Squad: 4 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Monday, May 6

A Squad: 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

B Squad: 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

C Squad: 5 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

No re-oil between squads
(6 games of qualifying)

Tuesday, May 7

B Squad: 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

C Squad: 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

A Squad: 5 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

No re-oil between squads
(6 games of qualifying)

Wednesday, May 8

C Squad: 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

A Squad: 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

B Squad: 5 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

No re-oil between squads
(6 games of qualifying)

Top 1/3 advance

All pins carry forward

Thursday, May 9

Advancers Round: 9 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

(4 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): 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Re-oil

Round of 16 (Winners + Qualifiers 1-8): 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Re-oil

Round of 8 (Winners): 5 p.m. – 6:15 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: 7:10 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Top 5 Player Stepladder: 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Tournament Hosts:

Larry Ross, Loretta Lockett, Bjarki Bjornsson

Tournament Host Center

Spanish Springs Lanes

997 Alvarez

The Villages, FL 32159

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:

Holman 38

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 180 ENTRIES

1st Place - $8,000

2nd Place - $4,500

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 - $1,600

10th Place - $1,600

11th Place - $1,600

12th Place - $1,600

13th Place - $1,600

14th Place - $1,600

15th Place - $1,600

16th Place - $1,600

17th Place - $1,500

18th Place - $1,500

19th Place - $1,500

20th Place - $1,500

21st Place – $1,500

22nd Place - $1,500

23rd Place - $1,500

24th Place - $1,500

25th Place - $1,400

26th Place - $1,400

27th Place - $1,400

28th Place - $1,400

29th Place - $1,400

30th Place - $1,400

31st Place - $1,400

32nd Place - $1,400

33rd Place - $1,300

34th Place - $1,300

35th Place - $1,300

36th Place - $1,300

37th Place - $1,300

38th Place - $1,300

39th Place - $1,300

40th Place - $1,300

41st Place - $1,200

42nd Place - $1,200

43rd Place - $1,200

44th Place - $1,200

45th Place - $1,200

46th Place - $1,200

47th Place - $1,200

48th Place - $1,200

49th Place - $1,100

50th Place - $1,100

51st Place - $1,100

52nd Place - $1,100

53rd Place - $1,100

54th Place - $1,100

55th Place - $1,100

56th Place - $1,100

57th Place - $1,100

58th Place - $1,100

59th Place - $1.100

60th 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