1980 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1980 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationDecember 31, 1979 – November 11, 1980
PBA Tour
Season MVP Wayne Webb
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1980 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 22nd season, and consisted of 34 events. Wayne Webb broke the six-season Earl Anthony-Mark Roth stranglehold on PBA Player of the Year awards, as he achieved the honor on the strength of three titles, including the Firestone Tournament of Champions major. Webb was also the Tour's leading money winner on the season.

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Steve Martin won his second career PBA title and first major at the BPAA U.S. Open. The following week, Johnny Petraglia captured the title at the PBA National Championship to give him his third career major and all three jewels of the PBA's "triple crown." Only Billy Hardwick had achieved this same feat to date. [1]

Mark Roth made PBA Tour history in the finals of the season-opening event in Alameda, California, when he became the first player to convert the 7-10 split on national television. [2]

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
ARC Alameda OpenMel's Southshore Bowl Alameda, California Dec 31 – Jan 5 Warren Nelson (2)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 6–12 Wayne Webb (4)
Miller High Life ClassicBrunswick Wonderbowl Anaheim, California Jan 15–19 Gary Dickinson (7)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling Lanes Grand Prairie, Texas Jan 22–26 Hugh Miller (1)
Rolaids OpenDick Weber Lanes Florissant, Missouri Jan 29 – Feb 2 Alvin Lou (1)
Midas OpenBrunswick Northwest Bowl Palatine, Illinois Feb 5–9 Mike Aulby (2)
AMF Magicscore OpenLandmark Lanes Peoria, Illinois Feb 12–16 Joe Hutchinson (2)
Ford OpenBuckeye Lanes North Olmsted, Ohio Feb 18–23 Kyle Shedd (1)
True Value OpenDon Carter's Kendall Lanes Miami, Florida Feb 25 – Mar 1 Palmer Fallgren (2)
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes University Adelphi, Maryland Mar 3–8 Nelson Burton Jr. (15)
Long Island OpenGarden City Bowl Garden City, New York Mar 11–15 Earl Anthony (32)
BPAA U.S. Open Bradley Bowl Windsor Locks, Connecticut Mar 16–22 Steve Martin (2)
PBA National Championship Sunnybrook Lanes Sterling Heights, Michigan Mar 24–29 Johnny Petraglia (14)
Miller High Life OpenRed Carpet Celebrity Lanes Milwaukee, Wisconsin Apr 1–5Alvin Lou (2)
King Louie OpenKing Louie West Lanes Overland Park, Kansas Apr 8–12 Ernie Schlegel (1)
Firestone Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Akron, Ohio Apr 15–19 Wayne Webb (5)
Showboat PBA Doubles ClassicShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jun 2–6 Tommy Hudson (9),
Pete Couture (2)
Northern California OpenMowry Lanes Fremont, California Jun 13–17 Tom Baker (1)
City of Roses OpenTimber Lanes Portland, Oregon Jun 20–24Ernie Schlegel (2)
Seattle OpenLeilani Lanes Seattle, Washington Jun 27 – Jul 1 Dave Beckmann (1)
U.S. Polychemical OpenCedar Lanes Fresno, California Jul 4–8 Steve Cook (2)
Southern California OpenGable House Bowl Torrance, California Jul 11–15Steve Martin (3)
Tucson OpenGolden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona Jul 18–22Mike Aulby (3)
Amarillo OpenAmarillo Bowl Amarillo, Texas Jul 25–29Hugh Miller (2)
Quad Cities OpenPlaza Bowl North Davenport, Iowa Aug 1–5 Jim Godman (10)
Waukegan Super Touch OpenBertrand Lanes Waukegan, Illinois Aug 8–12 Guppy Troup (2)
Buffalo OpenThruway Lanes Cheektowaga, New York Aug 15–19 Joe Berardi (3)
Canadian OpenHamilton Mountain Bowl Hamilton, Ontario Aug 22–26 Kevin Gillette (1)
Columbia 300 OpenGalaxy Lanes Sarasota, Florida Aug 29 – Sep 2 Bill Coleman (2)
Brunswick PBA Regional Champions ClassicBrunswick Olympic Bowl Rochester, New York Oct 10–14 Mark Roth (23)
Kessler OpenRoyal Scot Lanes Lansing, Michigan Oct 17–21Joe Berardi (4)
Kessler ClassicAstro Bowl Greenwood, Indiana Oct 24–28Wayne Webb (6)
Northern Ohio OpenWestgate Lanes Fairview Park, Ohio Nov 1–4 Mike Durbin (7)
Syracuse OpenBrunswick Holiday Bowl Syracuse, New York Nov 7–11Pete Couture (3)

References

  1. "1980 PBA National Championship". PBA.
  2. "Mark Roth's 1980 televised 7-10 Split spare". YouTube.