PBA Midwest Region

2026 PBA50 Buzz Social Midwest Open

Event dates
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Host center
Buzz Social

2310 Lineville Rd
Green Bay, WI 54313
United States

Friday October 30, 2026

Practice Session: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Orientation Meeting: 5:05 p.m. (Mandatory for all first-time participants)

Pro-Am: 6:00 p.m. (5:45 p.m. roll call for all champions, unless excused)

Saturday October 31, 2026

Roll call is 30 minutes before all squads

Qualifying squad 1 (6 games; fresh): 9:00 a.m.

Qualifying squad 2 (6 games; fresh): 3:00 p.m.

Cut to top 24 scores for Sunday’s advancers round, pins carry forward

Sunday November 1, 2026

Round of 24 (4 games; fresh): 9:00 a.m.

Cut to top 8

Round Robin Match Play (8 games; burn): 11:00 a.m.

Cut to top 4 stepladder finals at 3:00 p.m. on fresh

Finals format may be adjusted based on entries

Hosts: PBA members Daniel Patterson and Jay Nephew

Field Capacity:

110

Eligibility

Participants must be a USBC Member in good standing and must be the age of 50 as of October 30, 2026. Nonmembers must meet PBA average requirements. PBA Members have priority over any Nonmember up to 7 days before the event starts.

Entry Fee

PBA Members: $245

Non-Members: $310 (money order, cashier’s check or credit card only)

Entry Deadline

Online entries for members and non-members close at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, 2026. After the deadline, entries must be made directly with the Regional Manager.

Payout Ratio: 1 in 3

BowlTV Regional Players Invitational

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

Lane Pattern: To Be Announced

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

1st Place projected to pay $2,500

2 PBA60 checks projected to pay $300 each

Final cash spot guaranteed to pay a minimum of $500

*All prize funds are projected off 110 entries*