APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR CENTERS TO HOST QUALIFYING EVENTS FOR U.S. OPEN, U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
ARLINGTON, Texas – Bowling centers can provide their bowlers the opportunity to earn a spot in the 2019 U.S. Open or 2019 U.S. Women’s Open by hosting a direct-entry qualifying event for these major events.
The 2019 U.S. Open and 2019 U.S. Women’s Open once again will feature direct-entry fields, with players earning their way into the tournaments based on professional tour money lists and finishes at national and international events. The U.S. Open will have a 144-player field while the U.S. Women’s Open features a 108-player field.
For those who do not earn a direct entry, the direct-entry qualifying events will provide bowlers the opportunity to also earn their way into the field.
Request for Proposal (RFP) applications to host a direct-entry qualifier for the 2019 U.S. Open or 2019 U.S. Women’s Open now are available on BOWL.com/USOpenand BOWL.com/USWomensOpen, respectively.
For the U.S. Open, 20 centers will be selected from those who submit an RFP. The U.S. Women’s Open will select eight centers to host direct-entry qualifiers.
Centers must meet certain format requirements, which include having an event with a minimum of nine qualifying games and paying the cost for one spot in the U.S. Open field. As both events are jointly funded by the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA) and United States Bowling Congress (USBC), centers also must be a BPAA member and certified by the USBC.
The deadline for centers to submit an application is Dec. 15, 2018. The direct-entry events must be held no later than May 1, 2019.
For bowlers who do not directly qualify or advance through a direct-qualifying tournament, both the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open will hold on-site pre-tournament qualifying events.
The 2019 U.S. Open, the final major of the season on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour, will take place Oct. 23-30 at Victory Lanes in Mooresville, North Carolina. Learn more about the event at BOWL.com/USOpen.
The 2019 U.S. Women’s Open, a major on the Professional Women’s Bowlers Association (PWBA) Tour is set for June 16-23 at Texas Station in Las Vegas. More information can be found at BOWL.com/USWomensOpen and additional information about the PWBA can be found at PWBA.com.
About International Bowling Campus
The International Bowling Campus (IBC) is the headquarters for the bowling industry and directly serves the more than 69 million bowlers in the United States. The IBC houses the resources of the United States Bowling Congress, the governing body and membership organization for the sport; the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, representing the business interests of bowling centers; IBC Youth Development; Strike Ten Entertainment, the marketing arm for the industry; the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame; the International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association; the International Bowling Media Association; the Bowling News Network; the Billiard and Bowling Institute of America; and the International Training and Research Center.
The International Bowling Campus (IBC) is the headquarters for the bowling industry and directly serves the more than 69 million bowlers in the United States. The IBC houses the resources of the United States Bowling Congress, the governing body and membership organization for the sport; the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, representing the business interests of bowling centers; IBC Youth Development; Strike Ten Entertainment, the marketing arm for the industry; the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame; the International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association; the International Bowling Media Association; the Bowling News Network; the Billiard and Bowling Institute of America; and the International Training and Research Center.
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