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VOLUME 49 ● ISSUE 4 ● JANUARY 2017 COVERING THE WORLD OF BOWLING See Story Page 3 January 2017 - www.bowlingworld.com 1 2 www.bowlingworld.com - January 2017 bowlingworld.com TOURNAMENTS R F Butturff, Brummett Lead After Fourth The United States National Amateur Bowling Champion- S U ships also is being contested during Team USA Trials. The Round At 2017 USBC TEAM USA Trials top three amateur men and top three amateur women after By Aaron Smith Sunday’s final round of qualifying will advance to a steplad- HENDERSON, Nevada – Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Ari- der finals, which will determine the U.S. Amateur champi- 4thstreetbowl.com zona, and Sydney Brummett of Fort Wayne, Indiana, found ons. The winners will earn spots on Team USA. their way back to the top of the standings after four rounds The top three amateurs on the men’s side are Russo (58 abtbowling.com ranking points), Badovinac (63 points) and AJ Chapman of at the 2017 USBC Team USA Trials. belmateobowl.com Butturff, who held a share of the lead after Round 2, re- Wichita, Kansas (76 points). The top three amateurs for the gained the men’s lead after finishing in 15th place Saturday women are Brummett (26 points), Stephanie Zavala of bowl.com Downey, California (43 points), and Julia Bond of Aurora, for a total of 45 ranking points. Brummett, who led the tour- bowlgoldcountrylanes.com nament’s opening round on the women’s side, paced the Illinois (52 points). field at Sunset Station’s Strike Zone Bowling Center on Sat- To be eligible for the U.S. Amateur, a bowler must not hold calbowlingwriters.com or have held a professional membership (PBA or Profes- urday and leads with 26 points. californiaproshop.com The players earn points based on their finishing positions sional Women’s Bowling Association) in the preceding year. in each qualifying round. The top bowler of the block earns Also, anyone who has won a professional title (regional, calusbc.com national or senior) as a professional is not eligible to com- one ranking point, second place earns two points, etc., with classicbowling.com the lowest total of ranking points after the five six-game pete as an amateur. blocks determining the 2017 USBC Team USA Trials cham- A minimum of 12 men and 12 women will join Team USA cloverleafbowl.com pions. 2017. The top four men and top four women at the 2017 Team USA Trials, based on ranking points, will earn auto- doubledeckerlanes.com Butturff has been steady throughout the first four days of competition, averaging more than 228 across four World matic spots, while two additional men and two additional earlanthonysdublinbowl.com Bowling oil patterns. The left-hander posted a 1,359 total women will be selected by the National Selection Committee from the pool of players that competed during the week at gobowlreno.com Saturday on the 44-foot Tokyo condition and has continued to make the right decisions on moves throughout the week. Sunset Station. granadabowl.com ―Normally, when lefties encounter the transition from the The National Selection Committee will select a maximum righties moving left on the longer patterns, we move left,‖ of five men and five women for the team based on submitted hammerpins.net resumes from Team USA or Junior Team USA members said Butturff, a two-time Professional Bowlers Association high-roller.com Tour champion. ―This week, I’ve been moving right, increas- within the last 10 years or those in the top 25 in earnings ing the speed and taking some hand out of it, and it has during the 2016 PBA Tour season and top 25 in points dur- mchenrybowl.com ing the 2016 PWBA Tour season. worked. I’ve been able to stay pretty consistent the whole modestousbc.com week. Hopefully, I will be able to do the same tomorrow.‖ For youth competitors, Junior Team USA 2017 will consist Matt Russo of Millstone Township, New Jersey, who led of 12 boys and 12 girls. The top four boys and top four girls morganhillbowl.com at the 2017 Team USA Trials, based on ranking points, will after Friday’s third round, sits in second place overall with 58 nugenerationlanes.com points. Steven Badovinac of Monument, Colorado, is third earn automatic spots, while two additional boys and two with 63 points, AJ Johnson of Oswego, Illinois, is fourth with additional girls from either the 2017 Team USA Trials or offthesheetproshop.com 2016 Junior Gold Championships will be selected by the 73 points and defending Team USA Trials champion Mar- pacificbowl.com shall Kent of Yakima, Washington, is fifth with 75 points. National Selection Committee. Johnson bounced back from a 52nd-place finish during They will join the six boys and six girls who already earned paddockbowl.com Round 3 to lead Saturday’s round with a 1,490 total, a their spots on Junior Team USA 2017 through qualifying at pba.com 248.33 average. Justin Carl of Albany, New York, finished in the 2016 Junior Gold Championships in Indianapolis. second with 1,427 and William Boston of Evansville, Indi- 2017 USBC Team USA Trials presidiobowl.com ana, was third with 1,423. At Sunset Station’s Strike Zone Bowling Center, Richard Paul III of Winton, California, rolled the only perfect renojradult.net Henderson, Nev. game Saturday, the seventh of the week for the men, on his shirts4bowling.com SATURDAY’S RESULTS way to an 11th-place finish with 1,378. skatebowl.com After starting Saturday’s round with games of 219 and 217, ROUND 4 – TOP 20 (six-game total) MEN Brummett averaged 259 in her final four games with scores 1, AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 1,490. southpointcasino.com of 237, 290, 246 and 263 for a 1,472 total to lead the women 2, Justin Carl, Albany, N.Y., 1,427. stationcasinoslanes.com and move back into the overall lead. 3, William Boston, Evansville, Ind., 1,423. ―I had good ball reaction, and when that happens, it really stevecooksfiresidelanes.com 4, Pete Vergos, Apopka, Fla., 1,419. loosens up your swing,‖ said Brummett, who earned a spot 5, Zach Hattori, Henderson, Nev., 1,412. stormbowling.com on Junior Team USA 2017 through the 2016 Junior Gold 6, Steven Badovinac, Monument, Colo., 1,407. Championships. ―Having good ball motion and a little bit of 7, Brandon Biondo, Carpentersville, Ill., 1,400. thealbanybowl.com 8, Kyle Sherman, O’Fallon, Mo., 1,388. room on the lane is nice, and I felt comfortable. I’ve been 9, Dallas Leong, Las Vegas, 1,386. taking it one day at a time and treating each day like an indi- tymetobowl.com 10, Kyle Krol, Tinley Park, Ill., 1,383. vidual tournament, so the last four days are completely over. 11, Richard Paul III, Winton, Calif., 1,378. valleycenterbowl.com I’m going to try and get as many pins as possible tomorrow 12, Kennon McFalls, Gastonia, N.C., 1,375. westlanebowl.com and hope it turns out well.‖ 13, Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 1,368. Kelly Kulick of Union, New Jersey, held onto the second 14, AJ Chapman, Wichita, Kan., 1,360. westvalleybowl.com 15, Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz., 1,359. spot with 27 points. Round 3 leader Missy Parkin of Laguna 16, Cortez Schenck, Phoenix, 1,358. yosemitelanes.com Hills, California, is third with 37 points, and Erin McCarthy of Omaha, Nebraska, and Shannon O’Keefe of O’Fallon, Illi- 17, Tyrell Ingalls, Loganville, Ga., 1,356. 18, Bryan Bourget, Woonsocket, R.I., 1,355. nois, are tied for fourth place with 41 points. 19, Dakota Vostry, Chicago, 1,354. O’Keefe finished second in Saturday’s daily standings with T20, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,353. a 1,425 total. Rebecca Gotterbarn of Garden City, New T20, Nick Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 1,353. York, was third with 1,381. (Continued on page 10) January 2017 - www.bowlingworld.com 3 Features: Diablo .......................................................... 12 BOWLING WORLD USBC Team USA Trials ................................... 3,10,16 (Paddock Bowl) ―Where Are They Now‖ ............................................... 6 Peninsula .................................................... 13 Volume 49, Issue , January 2017 Kulick Defends Title .................................................... 6 (Bel Mateo Bowl) USBC Hall of Fame..................................................... 7 Publisher Donna Hazel Japan Invitational........................................................ 7 Santa Clara…………………. .................. 14-15 (4th Street Bowl, Morgan Hill Bowl, Founder Red Pfeiffer Helen Duval ............................................................... 8 Idle Bowling Thoughts ........................................... 8 Homestead Lanes) Photographer Kimberly Power Big Bowling ................................................................ 9 Tulare/ Modesto .......................................... 18 Essay Winners ......................................................... 14 (McHenry Bowl, Yosemite Lanes) Graphic Designer GE CA Lottery ................................................................ 20 Monterey Bay Area ..................................... 19 Staff Writers Link Strategy ............................................................ 20 (Monterey Lanes, Valley Center Bowl) PBA Spare Shots..................................................... 23 Helen Duval Chuck Pezzano Sonoma Country ........................................ 20 USBC Hall of Fame.................................................. 24 (Double Decker Lanes) Ask Bob ................................................................... 26 Alameda County .................................... 21-23 Contributing Writers 2014 (Albany Bowl, Granada Bowl, E.A. Dublin Bowl, Mary Lynly Brian Lim Erin Vosburgh Gene’s Pro Shop) Jim Goodwin