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JANUARY 18, 2018 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, OWLINGDowney, CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Timeless PBA Legend PBA Tournament of Champions Kicks Off Carmen Salvino to Make 2018 Go Bowling! PBA Tour Season in U.S. Feb. 5-11 First major of 2018 to feature live ESPN telecast on Feb. 11 from historic AMF Riviera Lanes History in Indianapolis FAIRLAWN, Ohio – As ers who will compete this host of the Professional year, 70 will be PBA Tour only player in 1st & 60th anniversary PBA events Bowlers Association Tour- winners – including two- INDIANAPOLIS – nament of Champions from handers Svensson (who When timeless Profes- 1966 to 1994, AMF Riviera became the youngest TOC sional Bowler Association Lanes in Fairlawn, Ohio winner ever when he won star Carmen Salvino laces has been the scene of some the 2016 title at age 21), up his bowling shoes and of the most memorable mo- Osku Palermaa of Finland throws his first ball in com- ments in PBA history. and Texan Anthony Simon- petition in the Go Bowl- That tradition will re- sen. An additional 10 play- ing! PBA 60th Anniversary sume when AMF Riviera Norm Duke (1994), John- held at AMF Riviera Lanes ers who are not national Classic on Tuesday, Feb. Lanes hosts the return of ny Petraglia (1971), Sean in 1994, Duke won the tour winners but own titles 13, at Woodland Bowl, the PBA’s signature tour- Rash (2012), Chris Barnes event with a 217-184 vic- in PBA’s other divisions he’ll set a record that will nament Feb. 5-11 after a (2006) and Tommy Jones tory over Eric Forkel. At (PBA50, regional, PBA50 never be matched. 24-year absence. The first (2007). that time, Belmonte was 11 regional), will have the op- At age 84, PBA’s most Carmen Salvino major championship of the With nine PBA major years old and the PBA had portunity to qualify for the famous showman will be- gas at the age of 74. And 2018 Go Bowling! PBA wins to his credit, the spot- never seen a two-handed field by competing in an come the only player to he’ll improve upon his own Tour 60th Anniversary sea- light will be focused on player. eight-game TOC pre-tour- bowl in the first PBA tour- record as the oldest player son will culminate with a Belmonte as the 34-year- As the PBA’s signature nament qualifier on Feb. 5. nament ever held – the ever to bowl in a PBA Tour live ESPN finals telecast old two-handed player from tournament, a player must Competition begins 1959 Empire State Open at event. Sunday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. Australia has already estab- have won a PBA title to be with two six-game qualify- Schade’s Academy in Al- “I bowled in the 50th in Highlighting the list of lished himself as one of eligible to enter, and this ing rounds on Feb. 7 at 11 bany, N.Y. – and the 2018 Las Vegas, and I’ll prob- PBA champions compet- PBA’s all-time great play- time, Belmonte won’t be a.m. and 6 p.m. The entire tournament at Woodland ably be around to bowl ing for the title will be a ers. During a PBA career the only two-handed player field will then return on Bowl that will celebrate the in the 70th,” he said with cast of former TOC win- that spans only 10 years, in the field. Of the 80 play- Feb. 8continued for a final on six-game page 10 PBA’s 60th year of continu- a chuckle. “I hope there ners including defend- Belmonte is one major title ous competition. are still bowling writers ing champion EJ Tackett, away from tying Weber He’ll break his own re- around, too. I need the Jesper Svensson (2016), and Hall of Famer Earl An- cord which he set when he press. I need people to get Jason Belmonte (2014, thony for the most all-time bowled in the PBA’s 50th the word out. I’m still go- 2015); PBA Hall of Famers major wins with 10. Xframe at Oak Tree anniversary gala in Las Ve- continued on page 13 Pete Weber (1989, 2013), When the TOC was last January 20th DIAMOND BAR – Men and Women. NO Bowling Calendarby Bette Addington Xframe Bowlers Tour this membership fee at this Saturday Jan. 20 will be time! 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Calendar brought to you by California Bowling Writers (www.calbowlingwriters.org) New members are wel- Oak Tree is easy accessible come at up to 220 average. from either 60 or 57 fwys. PAGE 2 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM JANUARY 18, 2018 Jason Belmonte Sweeps End-of-Year Stats Sets PBA Average Record Australia’s two-handed star wins third PBA George Young Memorial High Average Award CHICAGO – Australia’s Jason Belmonte put an exclamation mark on another sensational year in Professional Bowl- ers Association competition by sweeping the PBA Tour’s two most defining statistical categories for 2017 – official earnings and scoring average, which included a record scoring pace. Belmonte concluded his 2017 season with a victory in the PBA World Championship in Reno, Nev., to become the first player in PBA history to win three major championships in a single season. The finishing touches to his four-title season included a Tour-best $238,912 in total earnings, and a third George Young Memorial High Average Award after posting a record 229.39 average for 380 games bowled. Belmonte, who previously won George Young High Average Awards for the 2012-13 and 2014 seasons, broke his own scoring record of 228.81 set during the 2012-13 season. He won the average contest by 2.5 pins-per-game over fel- low two-handed competitor Jesper Svensson of Sweden, who scored at a 226.88 pace for 308 games in 2017. Svensson was the 2016 George Young Award winner with a 226.07 average. Belmonte, who also led the PBA in earnings in 2012-13 and 2014, finished that race more than $7,000 ahead of runner-up EJ Tackett of Huntington, Ind., who took $220,708 to the bank last season. FINAL 2017 PBA STATISTICS COMBINED PBA EARNINGS (All PBA events) Name PBA Tour Titles Earnings Total 1, Jason Belmonte, Australia 4 $238,912 2, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind. 4 $220,708 3, Jesper Svensson, Sweden 2 $128,816 4, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash. 2 $112,480 5, Dom Barrett, England 1 $84,300 6, Anthony Simonsen, Austin, Texas 1 $81,534 7, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla. 2 $80,990 8, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C. 0 $76,630 9, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla. 0 $76,020 10, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill. 1 $74,787 2017 PBA TOUR AVERAGES (Min. 200 Games) Jason Belmonte Name Games Average 1, Jason Belmonte, Australia 380 229.39* 2, Jesper Svensson, Sweden 308 226.88 3, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich. 328 224.46 4, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind. 457 223.34 5, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla.