5707 Forest Hills Blvd
Columbus, OH 43231
United States
TIMES LISTED ARE LOCAL (EASTERN STANDARD TIME)
Monday, March 30
Practice: 3 p.m.
Pro-Am: 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 31
Qualifying Rd. 1 (six games): 11 a.m.
Qualifying Rd. 2 (six games): 6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1
Qualifying Rd. 3 (six games): 11 a.m.
Qualifying Rd. 4 (six games): 6 p.m.
Cut to 1:3 for PBA Ohio Classic Elimination Rd. 1;
Pins carry over
Thursday, April 2
Elimination Rd. 1 (six games): 11 a.m.
Cut to top 16 for PBA Ohio Classic Elimination Rd. 2;
Pins carry over
Elimination Rd. 2 (six games): 6 p.m.
Cut to top five for PBA Ohio Classic (LIVE) on The CW
Sunday, April 5
PBA Ohio Classic (LIVE) on The CW: 4 p.m.
Tournament Host Center:
Columbus Square Bowling Palace
5707 Forest Hills Blvd.
Columbus OH 43231
Maximum Field:
120
Point Values:
Tier 2
Eligibility:
Participant must be a Full PBA member to enter unless they are a collegiate bowler currently on a team roster. College players can enter after entries close for PBA members and they have created their PBA account online. To enter, email Tony Lanning at [email protected].
Priority Entries:
PBA Tour Priority Eligibility is determined based on the following criteria. Priority entries must be entered no later than Jan. 12, 2026.
- Top 75 from the 2025 PBA Tour point list
- Top 3 (including ties) from the Collegiate Points List after 2024-25 season
- Top 3 finishers from the 2025 Regional Players Invitational (RPI)
- PBA National Tour Title champions within the past 10 years
- PBA Hall of Famers (PBA Tour Superior Performance category only)
- PBA Tour Medical Exemptions
- Commissioner's Exemptions
Anyone needing instructions on how to enter online can contact membership services at (206) 332-9688.
Remaining Entries:
Entries for the PBA Ohio Classic open on January 5, 2026. PBA members without Priority Entry status will be eligible to enter beginning January 5. Entries will be accepted in the order they are received, based on date and time of entry.
Entry Fees:
PBA Ohio Classic: $500
Equipment Notice:
All bowling balls on the PBA National Tour (including PTQs) must be manufactured on or after 8/1/2022. Only registered equipment that has been cleared and listed on PBA.com will be allowed in any PBA Tour Event.
NOTE: For the PBA National Tour, any older second shot balls (spare balls) made of plastic or rubber may be approved for use at spares or as a fill ball by the Tournament Director or Director of Rules and Equipment on case by case basis.
The 2026 list of acceptable Urethane and Urethane-Like equipment made at 78.0HD+ is available on the schedule page under “quick links”.
Schedules and details are subject to revision.
OIL PATTERN INFO:
PBA Ohio Classic: TBD
PRIZE FUND: $200,000
1st - $30,000
1:3 players will cash