Weber Successfully Defends Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open Title
For Record Fourth Consecutive PBA50 Tour Win
Weber wins eighth career PBA50 Tour title by defeating Harry Sullins 223-184 in title match
LAS VEGAS (June 3, 2016) – Professional
Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo.,
successfully defended his Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by 900
Global title Friday for a record fourth consecutive PBA50 Tour title.
Weber,
who was the top qualifier for the stepladder finals, defeated Harry
Sullins of Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 223-184, in the title match at the
Suncoast Bowling Center to set the new mark. He had shared the previous
record of three consecutive titles with fellow Hall of Famer Tom Baker
who achieved the feat in 2006.
“It
ranks way up there as far as my career accomplishments,” said Weber,
who has won a record five U.S. Open titles on the PBA Tour. “I think
this is the best I’ve ever felt or thrown the ball for five consecutive
weeks in my whole career.”
Leading
Sullins by eight pins in the six frame, Weber threw four consecutive
strikes to clinch the match and his eighth career PBA50 Tour title. It
was his third PBA50 Tour major title having also won the 2013 United
States Bowling Congress Senior Masters.
“I
could see it was tough for Harry to get anything going and when he
didn’t strike in the ninth I knew I had the match,” Weber said.
For
Weber, who ranks fifth on the all-time PBA Tour titles list with 37
wins and has won a record-tying 10 PBA Tour majors, he ranked his win
among his top accomplishments in a professional career that spans more
than three decades.
“It’s
way up there as far as anything I’ve done in my career,” said the
53-year-old Weber. “I just do whatever I can do to win and that’s the
way it has been my entire career. Like I’ve said many times, winning
never gets old.”
Weber
began the 2016 season with a fourth-place finish in the Pasco County
Florida Open and then won the UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl In The Villages,
PBA50 Mooresville Ford Open and Johnny Petraglia BVL Open prior to
winning the Senior U.S. Open.
In
the semi-final match, Sullins, who was recently inducted into the USBC
Hall of Fame, defeated Brian Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio, making his PBA50
Tour debut, 193-164 to advance to the final match. Sullins was trying
for his fourth PBA50 Tour win and second major having won the 2009 PBA
Senior World Championship.
In
the opening match, Sullins defeated PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli
of Venezuela, 212-207, to advance to the semifinal. Monacelli, who won
the Senior U.S. Open in 2012 and 2013, was trying to become the
tournament’s first three-time winner.
Weber
joined Monacelli, Baker and Wayne Webb as a two-time Senior U.S. Open
winner, all of whom have won in successive years. Baker won his back to
back in 2005 and 2006, and Webb in 2008 and 2009.
Weber
will try to make it five in a row when the PBA50 Tour heads to Fountain
Valley, Calif. for the PBA50 Fountain Valley Open presented by Track
June 5-8. The sixth stop of the 2016 PBA50 Tour season can be seen on
PBA’s online bowling channel Xtra Frame. For subscription and schedule
information visit www.xtraframe.tv.
SUNCOAST PBA SENIOR U.S. OPEN PRESENTED BY 900 GLOBAL
Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Friday
1, Pete Weber, St. Ann., Mo., $10,000.
2, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., $6,000.
3, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, $5,000.
4, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, $4,000.
Playoff Results:
Match One – Sullins def. Monacelli, 212-207.
Semifinal – Sullins def. Kretzer, 193-164.
Championship match – Weber def. Sullins, 223-184.
SEVENTH ROUND RESULTS
(42-game pinfall totals including bonus pins, match play record and money earned.
Top four advanced to stepladder)
1, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 15-9, 10,109.
2, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 16-8, 9,836.
3, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 15-9, 9,818.
4, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 12-12, 9,802.
5, n-Mike Klosin, Windham, N.H., 16-8, 9,781, $3,500.
6, Andrew Frawley, Australia, 15-9, 9,734, $3,000.
7, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 16-8- 9,693, $2,800.
8, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 15-9, 9,686, $2,600.
9, Eric Forkel, Henderson, Nev., 12-12, 9,680, $2,400.
10, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 14-10, 9,671, $2,200.
11, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 9-15, 9,591, $2,100.
12, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 11-13, 9,566, $2,000.
13, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 13-11, 9,535, $1,900.
14, Brian Voss, Centennial, Colo., 11-12-1, 9,527, $1,800.
15, Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 10-14, 9,506, $1,750.
16, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 12-11-1, 9,386, $1,700.
17, Dave Arnold, Elk Grove, Calif., 13-11, 9,363, $1,650.
18, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 11-13, 9,262, $1,600.
19, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 9-15, 9,261, $1,550.
20, n-Mike Taylor, Las Vegas, 8-16, 9,052, $1,500.
SIXTH ROUND RESULTS
(36-game pinfall totals including bonus pins and match play record)
1, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 10-8, 8,522.
2, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 10-8, 8,492.
3, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 14-4, 8,467.
4, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 12-6, 8,427.
5, Andrew Frawley, Australia, 12-6, 8,407.
6, n-Michael Klosin, Windham, N.H., 12-6, 8,385.
7, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 7-11, 8,298.
8, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 13-5, 8,266.
9, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 11-7, 8,261.
10, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 10-8, 8,247.
11, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 9-9, 8,220.
12, Eric Forkel, Henderson, Nev., 8-10, 8,186.
13, Brian Voss, Centennial, Colo., 8-9-1, 8,122.
14, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 10-8, 8,090.
15, Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 6-12, 8,025.
16, Dave Arnold, Elk Grove, Calif., 10-8, 8,014.
17, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 9-8-1, 8,004.
18, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 9-9, 7,974.
19, n-Mike Taylor, Las Vegas, 8-10, 7,954.
20, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 5-13, 7,886.
n-denotes non-member
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