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TOURNAMENT PROGRAM A WORD FROM STEVE YOUTH NMO MOVED TO MAIN EVENT TIME-FRAME We welcome bowlers, their families and friends and all of our The 4th Youth New Mexico Open has been upgraded in status by moving it to many faithful local league and join the main event week of hectic bowling activity, after it had previously been tournament bowlers to the 14th held on the 4th July weekend. New Mexico Open that promises Qualifying rounds, over eight games, will take place at 12 noon and 4 pm on to be one of the most competitive Thursday August 17 and again at 9 am and 2 pm on Friday August 18. The top eight yet based on the quality of early in each of two divisions will bowl eliminator finals on Sunday August 20, starting entrants at the date of writing at 8 am. First prize is estimated at $750 in the scratch division and paid as a scholarship STEVE MACKIE (late July). Dozens of top ten finishers through the national SMART program, while the under-180 winner gets at least from past events have signed up including defending $250. Tenpins & More has added $1,500 in scholarship money to the event. champion, former Junior Bowlers Tour stand-out, Eric Defending champion, Heather Penatzer of Tucson, Arizona will be trying for Hatchett of Henderson, Nev and 2015 winner, Jakob a rare "three-peat", after capturing both the 2015 and 2016 scratch titles. She Butturff of Chandler, Arizona. also won a trip to Australia this past May and while there, won a national youth Butturff is coming back after recovering from an injury tournament in Sydney. to a finger that cost him a chance to represent the USA at the World Games in Poland last month, which would have been his first foray in international play. TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR, STEVE MACKIE PRESENTS THE WINNER'S CHECK FOR $ 10,500 TO Others include "Bowlers Journal" ball guru, Vernon ERIC HATCHETT OF HENDERSON, NEVADA. Peterson, Chad Lusche, Kyle King, Ben Laughlin, Ed Smaglik, Joe Findling, Casey Kuhrt, Frank Guccione, Brett Wolfe, Dennis Brown, Chris Klerk, Zack Stone, Matt Jones and Kris Koeltzow. Albuquerque's Carl Chavez and Lance Emerson along with Rio Ranchoans, Marty Bedford, Adrienne Hare, J D Nance and Rick Benard will also challenge the always strong out-of-state contingent, as well as the tournament's only two-time champion, John Young, who won NMO numbers one and two in 2004 and 2005. Should the event draw 200 plus bowlers as expected, total prize-money paid out in the 14 years will exceed $537,000, certainly significant for any sport ever played in the state of New Mexico. We thank "Albuquerque the Magazine" and it's sister publication, "Rio Rancho the Magazine" for it's coverage NO-ONE, EXCEPT 2004/2005 WINNER, JOHNY OUNG OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS EVER WON THE of the tournament in their August edition and the local COVETED NEW MEXICO OPEN TITLE TWICE - CAN HATCHETT REPEAT? media including the "Rio Rancho Observer" and the "Albuquerque Journal" plus radio and TV stations for supporting our efforts to promote the SPORT of bowling. And to the hundreds of thousands of people who have BIG ENTRY, BIG PAY-OUT bowled here when it was called Ranchero Bowl, Ideal Lanes, Fun Lanes and since December 11, 1999 Tenpins Just south of 2,000 bowlers (1,974 to be exact) have played the first 13 years & More, we're getting ready to celebrate 35 years of of the New Mexico Open, while earning $477, 515 in prize-money at the main operations, starting this month. Keep an eye out for some event. That's an average of 151 entries per year bowling for an average $36,732. special events over the next few months. Last year we paid a record $60,310 and enjoyed the company of 211 people Bowl well, learn something, eat locally and enjoy a from all over the US. And this while still charging an entry fee of (only) $240. beverage in our Perfect Shotz Sports Bar before you leave. 2 UPCOMING CALENDAR: DEE MILLER BUSY TOURNEY TIME AHEAD MEMORIAL COURAGE AWARD We use the New Mexico Open as a promoter of the sport of bowling - both league and tournament play. This attractive trophy award, chosen by Mike Of course, it's important to us that the fall league season starting Miller and Dana Miller-Mackie, is presented in August and September gets off to a strong start. We're aiming for each year to a bowler who exemplifies the more than 720 people in our fall leagues. strength and courage displayed by their mother, To keep people's interest during the season and encourage Dee Miller, who was New Mexico’s first professional bowler and a improvement, our Center offers more tournaments than any other trail blazer for the family’s foray in to the sport. house in the state. Here's what's in store in the coming weeks and Eric Forkel, the Las Vegas bowling coach and multi-title winner months: on the PBA Tour was selected in 2014, Santa Fe’s ball driller, Marcus August 26 & 27: NMPC Handicap Doubles at various squad times Medina was the recipient in 2015 and Stoney Burke Jr, now living in both days Texas, was pleasantly surprised to be the winner in 2016. September 2, 3 & 4: Pentathabowl squads at various times September 10: Rio Rancho High School Bowlathon 9-pin No-Tap at 9.30 am September 16: Family Fun Day at 1 pm September 17: Best Three of Four Games at 9 am (on 2017 USBC NMO IS CERTIFIED Team oil pattern) September 17: Bowling Camp with Dana, Billy & Steve at 9.30 am The New Mexico Open is always certified with the governing September 24: Color Pin Cash at 9.30 am United States Bowling Congress, indicating that high score honor September 30: Perry’s Family Two-Some at 1 pm awards will be recognized. October 1: Perry’s Family Two-Some at 9.30 am October 8: Fall Sunday Doubles Marathon at 9 am October 14: Rust Hospital Fund-Raiser at 1 pm October 15, 21 & 22: Handicap Singles/ Throw Out the Trash at various times October 28: Halloween Family Fun Day at 1 pm - Come dressed up! October 29: Color Pin Cash at 9.30 am Other significant events include the annual JBT Doubles on December 17 and the 18th annual Champion of Champions qualifying and finals in December. The weekend of January 6-7, 2018, Tenpins will host the Pepsi State Youth Championship tournament on Then in March, we host the New Mexico Women’s State Championship tournament for three weekends. LAST YEAR'S BIGGEST PRIZE-WINNERS In no particular order, the 15 biggest cash winners from the 2016 tournament are: Cody Vaughn-$1,375; Russ Oviatt-$1,075; Brandon Knowles-$1,195 (SMART scholarship); Rick Schafer-$1,075; Ben Laughlin-$1,075; Nathan Bohr-$945; Benjamin Canfield-$935; Marty Bedford -$1,350; Dylan Burns-$1,350; Mike DeVaney-$1,875; Steve Weber-$1,935; Joe Findling-$2,250; Jesse Bauer-$2,810; Darren Tang-$5,560 and Eric Hatchett-$10,500 3 FOUR MORE HEROES ADDED JAKOB REMAINS TO WALL PLAQUE OUR MONEY KING Last year, Tenpins & More decided to honor some of its customers Jakob Butturff of Chandler, Arizona as "Real Bowling Heroes", inducting twelve people, including youth essentially launched his successful professional and seniors and others in between to the new wall plaque on display bowling career when he won our 2015 title at the front desk. here, going on to win both regional and Four more have been added since, including Rhian Edwards, Tammy national titles and securing a couple bowling Michel, Cheryle Costales and Bob Dillman (who'll be bowling in the manufacturing contracts to boot. New Mexico Open). Butturff still holds the single tournament earnings record with an Edwards is an Afghan war vet, dealing with PTSD. $ 11,430 haul that year. He's back this month to try again to win one Michel, who coaches our Saturday youth and Rams high school of the sport's most demanding titles. rookies, suffers from occasional difficulties with MS. It'll be his first main event for a while after injuring a finger on his Costales is arguably one of the best league secretaries in the state, left (bowling) hand that forced him to forgo a trip to the World Games often helping to sort out computer problems and league questions in Poland last month. That would have been his first representing the for less-experienced fellow secretaries. She also soldiered on through USA overseas. personal problems during the season. Welcome back, Jakob! Dillman is a vet too, a helicopter medic, who now has to learn to cope with numerous health issues himself, while continuing to "soldier on" on the lanes. Best of Luck www.kegel.net To Toll Free: (800) 280-2695 Phone: (863) 734-0200 All the Bowlers! Fax: (863) 734-0204 1951 Longleaf Blvd. Lake Wales, FL 33859 Wholesale Bowling Supply Houston and Denver 800‐728‐2416 www.premierbowlingsupply.com 4 Shamrock Foods is proud to be a part of the Rio Rancho community and to sponsor the 14th Annual New Mexico Open. Thank you to Tenpins & More for hosting this annual tournament and for being a strong Shamrock Foods partner. 5 FOR NEWBIES - THIS IS WHERE WE'VE COME FROM... Each year, new tournament bowlers try their skill in the tournament, so it's important to let them know we didn't start as a $60k plus event.