pba regional tour Southwest region

2026 PBA Southwest Starlite Lanes Open

Event dates
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Host center
Starlite Lanes

900 W Kansas Ave
McPherson, KS 67460
United States

February 27, 2026

Practice Round: 2-4 pm 

Optional Sweeper: 4 pm

New Members and First Time Participant Meeting (Required): 4pm

New Members and First Time Participants must contact the tournament Director ([email protected]) if unable to make the meeting. 

Pro-Am: 7 pm

February 28, 2026

Qualifying - 8 games

A Squad: 8:30 am 

B Squad: 3:30 pm

Cut To Top 24

March 1, 2026

Qualifying - 5 games

Qualifying 9:00 am

Cut to top 8

Bracket 12:30 pm

Top 8 Single Elimination Bracket (best of 3)

Host(s): Chris Skilings

Field Capacity: 80

Eligibility:

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:

Online entries for members and non-members close April 2, 2026.

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

Payout Ratio

1:3

BowlTV Regional Players Invitational

This event is a PBA SW Region event and will only count for points in the Southwest Region. Only Full PBA Members will be able to qualify for the Regional Players Invitational (RPI). To qualify for the RPI, you must bowl in 3 events within your region in the calendar year.

Lane Pattern: TBD

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 $2800

Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a minimum of $400

*All prize funds are projected off 80 entries*

Senior checks pay 1:5 outside the cut