GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY FOR 2020 GO BOWLING PRO TOUR EVENTS
Go Bowling PBA Tour fans are advised to order admission tickets early for 2020 television finals seats, based upon the “sold out” success of last year’s schedule.
The best way to watch the Go Bowling PBA Tour finals is inside the specially designed FOX Sports TV set. Each venue offers a variety of seating options and ticket prices for exclusive experiences that fit exactly what you’re looking for during the finals.
In support of the PBA Tour’s record television viewership in 2019, the PBA is again expecting growth in on-site attendance in 2020. Tickets for all tournament finals through the PBA World Series of Bowling XI in Las Vegas can be ordered online at: https://www.pba.com/Tickets/.
STRIKEFORCE SIGNS MULTI-YEAR PBA PRODUCT REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
Strikeforce Bowling LLC has announced the signing of a three-year product registration agreement with the PBA, providing all PBA members access to use the extensive line of Strikeforce Bowling bags and accessories in competition.
“Supporting the Professional Bowlers Association is a natural fit for KR Strikeforce,” said Strikeforce President Brad Handelman. “Given the exciting Fox Sports television deal, recent acquisition of the Tour by Bowlero Corp, an expanded schedule, and increased prize funds, the timing was perfect to commit to a multi-year agreement and support the exciting future of our sport at the highest level.”
PBA PLAYER’S PERSPECTIVE: BILL O’NEILL RE-LIVES PBA HALL OF FAME CLASSIC VICTORY
The PBA Player’s Perspective interview series, featuring PBA title winners reflecting on their victories, kicks off the 2020 Go Bowling PBA Tour season by re-visiting Bill O’Neill’s victory in the 2019 season-opener, the PBA Hall of Fame Classic. By winning his 10th career title, O’Neill became title-eligible for PBA Hall of Fame consideration in 2025, his 20th year as a PBA member.
To view all of the PBA Player’s Perspective episodes, visit the PBA’s YouTube channel and click on the PBA Player’s Perspective play list. The weekly series will add a new perspective every Tuesday. The following players will provide personal play-by-play reflections in the weeks ahead:
• Jan. 21 – Jakob Butturff made the PBA Oklahoma Open a part of his “career year.” He’ll share insights about his 2019 win in Shawnee, Okla.
• Jan. 28 – Sean Rash will take a look into his past, revealing what he experienced in winning the 2012 PBA Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas.
Player’s Perspectives currently in the archives on YouTube include:
• Norm Duke’s stunning 2011 U.S. Open win (https://www.youtube.com/
• Kris Prather’s historic PBA Playoffs victory (https://www.youtube.com/
• Anthony Simonsen’s win in the 2019 Bear Open. (https://www.youtube.com/
• Sean Rash’s 2019 Wolf Open title (https://www.youtube.com/
• EJ Tackett’s Barbasol PBA Tour Finals victory (https://www.youtube.com/
• Bill O’Neill’s 2019 Harry O’Neale Chesapeake Open win (https://www.youtube.com/
• Jason Belmonte’s historic 11th major title victory in the 2019 PBA World Championship (https://www.youtube.com/
• Jakob Butturff’s 2019 USBC Masters win (https://www.youtube.com/
• EJ Tackett’s 2017 DHC PBA Japan Invitational victory. (https://www.youtube.com/
• Kris Prather’s 2019 PBA Scorpion Championship win (https://www.youtube.com/
Fans can follow all of the latest video clips and more by enrolling as a subscriber to PBA’s YouTube channel. It’s easy and it’s free. Visit YouTube.com/PBABowling and click on the “subscribe” button.
The 2020 PBA Regional season gets underway over the Jan. 17-19 weekend with tournaments in North Carolina and California for PBA50 competitors. Westview Lanes in Wilson, N.C., will host the PBA50 Richie’s Automotive South Open and Tracy Bowl in Tracy, Calif., will host the PBA50 Patton Amusement West Regional.
• Scheduled for Jan. 29-30 is the PBA Japan Region’s Ikyo Cup Wolf Open at Ikyo Bowl Inzai in Inzai, Japan.
• The PBA Central Region kicks off its 2020 schedule over the Jan. 31-Feb. 2 weekend with the PBA/PBA50 Don Vay Memorial Doubles Classic at Legend Lanes in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
• For complete PBA Regional schedules including rules and entry information, visit pba.com, open the “schedules” tab and click on PBA Regional Tours to find the event(s) in your area. Whether you are a competitor or a fan, you can follow “live scoring” for all PBA Regional events on pba.com (easily accessible for Apple and Android device users using the PBA app).
QUICK NOTES
• The PBA will again have strong representation on Team USA 2020 based on performances in the 2020 USBC Team USA Trials that concluded Tuesday at Gold Coast Bowling Center in Las Vegas. PBA players who either bowled their way onto the team, or were selected by the National Selection Committee, were Kyle Sherman of O’Fallon, Mo.; Nick Pate of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; Andrew Anderson of Holly, Mich.; AJ Johnson of Oswego, Ill.; Kyle Troup of Taylorsville, N.C.; Marshall Kent of Yakima, Wash.; EJ Tackett of Bluffton, Ind.; Kris Prather of Plainfield, Ill., and Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Ariz.
• PBA Tour star AJ Johnson has learned he’ll be inducted into the Oswego, Ill., High School Hall of Fame on Saturday, Feb. 15. In addition to excelling in bowling in high school, Johnson also was a baseball and football competitor.
• PBA member Nick Pate of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., has been elected as an athlete representative to the USBC Board of Directors, fulfilling the three-year term of fellow PBA member Rhino Page who stepped down to focus on new business opportunities within the bowling industry. Pate’s term will expire on July 31, 2020. Andrew Anderson, Kelly Kulick and Josie Barnes are the other athlete representatives on the USBC Board.
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