1972 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1972 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 2 – December 15, 1972
PBA Tour
Season MVP Don Johnson
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1972 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 14th season, and consisted of 32 events. [1] With three victories, including a major at the BPAA U.S. Open, Don Johnson repeated as PBA Player of the Year, becoming just the second multiple winner of the award (after Billy Hardwick). With his third victory of the season at the Brunswick World Open, Johnson also joined Dick Weber as the PBA Tour's only 20-time winners to date. [2]

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Mike Durbin captured the season's second major at the Firestone Tournament of Champions, while Johnny Guenther was the victor at the PBA National Championship.

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
BPAA U.S. Open Madison Square Garden New York, New York Jan 2–8 Don Johnson (18) [3]
Denver OpenColorado Bowl Denver, Colorado Jan 11–15Don Johnson (19)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Lanes Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 18–22 Gus Lampo (1)
Don Carter ClassicBowling Square Arcadia, California Jan 25–29 Bill Beach (1)
Mercury Cougar OpenSaratoga Lanes San Jose, California Feb 1–5Gus Lampo (2)
King Louie OpenKing Louie West Kansas City, Missouri Feb 8–12 Larry Laub (3)
Winston-Salem ClassicMajor League Lanes Winston-Salem, North Carolina Feb 15–19 Butch Gearhart (4)
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes Springfield, Virginia Feb 22–26 Bobby Meadows (1)
Ebonite OpenFair Lanes Coliseum Miami, Florida Feb 29 – Mar 2 Nelson Burton, Jr. (8)
Buckeye OpenImperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Mar 7–11 Curt Schmidt (2)
Miller High Life OpenRed Carpet Lanes Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mar 14–18Nelson Burton, Jr. (9)
Andy Granatelli's STP ClassicPelican Lanes New Orleans, Louisiana Mar 22–25 Don Helling (4)
Firestone Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Akron, Ohio Mar 28 – Apr 1 Mike Durbin (5)
Seattle OpenBallinger Bowl Seattle, Washington Jun 2–5 Gary Mage (1)
Portland OpenValley Lanes Portland, Oregon Jun 8–11 Earl Anthony (3)
Japan Starlanes OpenMel's Bowl Redwood City, California Jun 17–20Earl Anthony (4)
Fresno OpenCedar Lanes Fresno, California Jun 23–26 Allie Clarke (2)
Tucson OpenCactus Bowl Tucson, Arizona Jul 1–4 Paul Colwell (1)
Winston-Salem OpenBrunswick Wonderbowl Anaheim, California Jul 7–10 Mike McGrath (6)
Houston-Sertoma OpenStadium Bowl Houston, Texas Jul 14–17Paul Colwell (2)
Columbia 300 OpenCranston Bowl Cranston, Rhode Island Aug 4–7 Barry Asher (5)
Bay City OpenEastland Lanes Bay City, Michigan Aug 11–14 Dick Ritger (10)
Waukegan OpenBertrand Lanes Waukegan, Illinois Aug 17–20Nelson Burton, Jr. (10)
Grand Rapids OpenWestgate Bowl Grand Rapids, Michigan Aug 25–28 Jim Godman (7)
South Bend OpenChippewa Lanes South Bend, Indiana Sep 1–4 Matt Surina (1)
Bellows-Valvair OpenPainesville Lanes Painesville, Ohio Sep 8–11 Johnny Petraglia (8)
Japan Gold CupStarlanes Tokyo, Japan Sep 23 – Oct 8Barry Asher (6)
Bellows-Valvair OpenHartfield Lanes Detroit, Michigan Nov 3–6 Roy Buckley (2)
American Airlines OpenWestern Bowl St. Louis, Missouri Nov 10–13Earl Anthony (5)
Brunswick World OpenBrunswick Northern Bowl Glendale Heights, Illinois Nov 19–25Don Johnson (20)
13th Annual PBA National Championship Henrietta Lanes Rochester, New York Nov 26 – Dec 1 Johnny Guenther (7)
Winston-Salem InvitationalHonolulu Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii Dec 5–15Mike McGrath (7)

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References

  1. ↑ "1972 Season Schedule". PBA.
  2. ↑ "1972 Brunswick World Open". PBA.
  3. ↑ "1972 BPAA U.S. Open". PBA.
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