pba regional tour South region

2026 PBA BrightPulse IT Palm Coast Open

Event dates
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Host center
Palm Coast Lanes

11 Old Kings Road
Palm Coast, FL 32137
United States

Friday, July 24

Practice: 1-3 PM

Orientation Meeting: 3 p.m. (Mandatory for all first-time participants)

Pro-Am: 4 & 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 25

Roll Call 30 minutes prior to all squads

TWO SQUADS WITH ONE ROUND OF QUALIFYING

A Squad (7 games; fresh): 8 a.m.

B Squad (7 games; fresh): 1:30 p.m.

Top 1/3 advance to Advancers Round

Sunday, July 26

Advancer Round (5 games; fresh): 9 a.m.

Cut to Top 16

Round of 16 (4 games; burn): 12 p.m.

Round of 8 (3 games; burn): Immediately following the Round of 16

Round of 4 (2 games; fresh): Immediately following Round of 8

Finals (1 game; fresh): Immediately following Round of 4

Host(s): Palm Coast Lanes, Eric Lienhop – Proprietor & BrightPulse IT- Jason Miller, former PBA Member

Field Capacity: 110 BOWLERS

Eligibility:

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

Entry Fee:

PBA Members: $245

Non-Members: $310

Entry Deadline:

Non-Member entries start at Midnight on Friday, July 17th.
Online entries for PBA Members and Non-Members close at Midnight on Monday, July 20th.

After the deadline, entries must be made directly with the Regional Director.

Payout Ratio

1:3

PBA Regional Players Invitational Presented by USBC

This event is a PBA South Region event and will only count for points in the South Region. Only Full PBA Members will be able to qualify for the PBA Regional Players Invitational Presented by USBC. To qualify for the RPI, you must bowl in three events from November 14, 2025 thru November 13, 2026.

Lane Pattern:

2026 PBA Bear – 38’

2026 PBA Approved Equipment

The 2026 list of acceptable Urethane and Urethane-Like equipment made at 78.0HD+ is available on the schedule page under “quick links”.

PBA Registered Products

PRIZE FUND (BASED ON ENTRIES):

1st Place is projected to pay $3,000

12th Place is projected to pay $600

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

*All prize funds are projected off 70 entries*