1960 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1960 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationMay 13 – November 28, 1960
PBA Tour
Season MVPNone selected
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1960 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's second season. It consisted of seven events, including the first PBA National Championship, now known as the PBA World Championship. Don Carter won this event among his two titles on the season.

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Tournament schedule

Major championships in bold text. The PBA tour's first event of the season, the second annual Empire State PBA open, was held at Schade's Academy, in Albany, New York. The season opened up on May 13, 1960. 28 bowlers cashed in this competition. Dick Weber won the first PBA event of the season, and his third consecutive.

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
Empire State PBA Open]]Schade's Academy Albany, New York May 13–15 Dick Weber (3)
Fairless Hills PBA OpenFairlanes Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania May 17–19 Bill Bunetta (1)
Paramus Eastern PBA OpenParamus Bowl Paramus, New Jersey May 20–22 Don Carter (1)
Las Vegas National PBA InvitationalShowboat Lanes Las Vegas, Nevada Jun 20–22 Tom Hennessey (1)
Northern California PBA OpenCastle Lanes San Francisco, California Jun 24–26 Earl Johnson (1)
Southern California PBA OpenBowl-O-Drome Los Angeles, California Jul 6 – Sep 1 Morrie Oppenheim (1)
First Annual National Championship Imperial Lanes Memphis, Tennessee Nov 25–28Don Carter (2)

Leading money winners

NameEarnings ($)TitlesTop 5Top 10Cashes
Don Carter 12,8002466
Harry Smith 7,1000335
Tom Hennessey 7,1001234
Earl Johnson 5,3951236
Bill Bunetta 4,8251135
Dick Weber 4,8001134
Glenn Allison 4,8000245
Morrie Oppenheim 4,1451114
Ronnie Gaudern 3,8500112
Ed Lubanski 3,5200224