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PBA50 Paradise Lanes Spartanburg Open

Event dates
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Host center
Paradise Lanes

469 E. Blackstock Rd
Spartanburg, SC 29301
United States

***RV SPOTS AVAILABLE.  PLEASE CALL THE BOWLING CENTER TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT.***

Friday, Oct 10th
PRACTICE SESSION: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. (UPDATED)
NO PRO-AM – EVERYBODY HAS THE EVENING OFF!!

Saturday, Oct 11th
Qualifying:
Roll call is 30 minutes prior to all squads.
A Squad: 8:00 a.m. – (eight games) 
B Squad: 1:30 p.m. – (eight games)

Top 16 players advance (48 entries or more, format may change based on entry count.)

Sunday, Oct 12th
Roll call is 30 minutes prior to all squads.
9:00 a.m. - Top 16 advance- bowl four games (fresh oil)(8-game pin fall carries over).
Top 8 advance – bowl three games (fresh oil)(12-game pin fall carries over).
Top 4 advance – Stepladder Finals.

Host(s) – Paradise Lanes, 469 E. Blackstock Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29301 – Linda Gamble – Proprietor, Lori Gamble-Martin – GM, Buddy Mountcastle, fellow PBA Member & J&H Bowling Academy

Field Capacity – 112 BOWLERS (UPDATED)

Eligibility
Participant must be a USBC or PBA LBC Member in good standing. Participant must be the age of 50, Non-Members must meet the PBA minimum average requirements of 200 for 36 games in a USBC or PBA LBC sanctioned league. PBA Members have priority over any Non-Members up to 7 days before the event starts.

Entry Fee
PBA Members: $245

Non-Members: $310

Entry Deadline
Online priority entries for PBA Members close at midnight on Thursday, Oct 2nd.
Non-Member entries start - Friday, Oct 3rd.
PBA Member/Non-Member Entry Cut-Off: Monday Oct 6th, Midnight.

After the deadline, entries must be made directly with the PBA South Region Manager. Non-Members will be confirmed on a space available basis.

Payout Ratio – 1:3

BowlTV Regional Players Invitational
This event is a South Region Event and will only count for points in the South Region. Only Full PBA Members will be able to qualify for the year-end Finals. To qualify for the BowlTV RPI, you must bowl in 3 events within your region in the calendar year.

2025 PBA Approved Equipment

The 2025 list of acceptable Urethane and Urethane-Like equipment made at 78.0HD+ is available on the schedule page under “quick links”.

PBA Registered Products

Pattern - 2025 38' Marshall Holman

1st Place is projected to pay $2,500

12th Place is projected to pay $600

Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a minimum of $475