pba regional tour South region

2026 PBA50 Sky Lanes Asheville Open

Event dates
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Host center
Sky Lanes Asheville

1477 Patton Ave
Asheville, NC 28806
United States

Friday, Mar. 6th

Practice: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Orientation Meeting: 6 p.m. (Mandatory for all first-time participants)

Pro-Am: 7 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 7th

Roll Call 30 minutes prior to all squads

TWO SQUADS WITH ONE ROUND OF QUALIFYING

A Squad (7 games; fresh): 9:00 a.m.

B Squad (7 games; fresh): 2:30 p.m.

Top 1/3 advance to Advancers Round

Sunday, Mar. 8th 

Roll Call 30 minutes prior to first squad

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

Top 12 advance to Round Robin Match Play -

Round Robin Match Play (12 games; fresh): 12 NOON

Host(s): Adam Sprinkle & Chris Banks – Co-Proprietors

Field Capacity: 110 BOWLERS

Eligibility:

Participant must be a USBC Member in good standing. Participant must be the age of 50 as of March 6, 2026. 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 Non-Member entries start at Midnight on Friday, February 28th.
Online entries for Members and Non-Members close at Midnight on Monday, March 3rd

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:

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 $2,000

12th Place is projected to pay $600

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

*All prize funds are projected off 60 entries*