1982 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1982 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 5 – November 20, 1982
PBA Tour
Season MVP Earl Anthony
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1982 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 24th season, and consisted of 34 events. Despite turning 44 years old during the season, Earl Anthony continued to roll through PBA opponents, winning another three titles. He topped his own records by winning a fifth PBA National Championship title along with his fifth PBA Player of the Year award. When Anthony won the ARC Alameda Open early in the season, it gave him at least one PBA title for a 13th straight season, topping the old mark of 12 straight seasons with a title set by Don Johnson. At this same tournament, Anthony also became the first player in PBA history to top the $1 million mark in career PBA Tour earnings. [1]

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Dave Husted joined a growing list of bowlers who captured their first career PBA title at the BPAA U.S. Open. Mike Durbin was victorious for a second time in the Firestone Tournament of Champions, ten years after he had first won this event.

Nineteen-year-old Pete Weber, son of 30-time PBA titlist Dick Weber, won two titles in 1982. This marked the first father-and-son combination ever to both earn titles on the PBA Tour. [2]

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
Miller High Life ClassicBrunswick Wonderbowl Anaheim, California Jan 5–9 Guppy Troup (3)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 10–16 James Miller (1)
ARC Alameda OpenMel's Southshore Bowl Alameda, California Jan 19–23 Earl Anthony (37)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling Lanes Grand Prairie, Texas Jan 26–30 Art Trask (1)
BPAA U.S. Open Big Texan Lanes Houston, Texas Jan 31 – Feb 6 Dave Husted (1)
Rolaids OpenDick Weber Lanes Florissant, Missouri Feb 9–13 Bill Straub (2)
True Value OpenLandmark Plaza Recreation Center Peoria, Illinois Feb 16–20Art Trask (2)
Toledo Trust PBA National Championship Imperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Feb 21–27Earl Anthony (38)
Greater Miami Sunshine OpenDon Carter's Kendall Lanes Miami, Florida Mar 2–6Bob Handley (2)
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes Capital Plaza Washington, DC Mar 9–13 Mal Acosta (3)
Long Island OpenGarden City Bowl Garden City, New York Mar 16–20 Steve Cook (5)
Miller High Life OpenRed Carpet Celebrity Lanes Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mar 23–27Earl Anthony (39)
King Louie OpenKing Louie West Lanes Overland Park, Kansas Mar 30 – Apr 3 Pete Couture (4)
Cleveland OpenBuckeye Lanes North Olmsted, Ohio Apr 6–10Art Trask (3)
Greater Hartford OpenBradley Bowl Windsor Locks, Connecticut Apr 13–17 Pete Weber (1)
Firestone Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Akron, Ohio Apr 20–24 Mike Durbin (10)
AC-Delco ClassicGable House Bowl Torrance, California May 18–22 George Pappas (7)
Tucson OpenGolden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona May 25–29Mike Durbin (11)
Seattle OpenLeilani Lanes Seattle, Washington Jun 1–5 Tommy Hudson (10)
City of Roses OpenTimber Lanes Portland, Oregon Jun 8–12Pete Weber (2)
Kessler OpenFuturama Bowl San Jose, California Jun 17–21Steve Cook (6)
Showboat Doubles ClassicShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jun 22–26 Nelson Burton Jr. (16),
Sam Zurich (1)
Buffalo OpenThruway Lanes Cheektowaga, New York Jul 16–20 Steve Martin (6)
Molson Bowling ChallengeRose Bowl Lanes Windsor, Ontario Jul 23–27Guppy Troup (4)
Waukegan OpenBertrand Lanes Waukegan, Illinois Jul 30 – Aug 3 Wayne Webb (9)
Denver OpenCelebrity Sports Center Denver, Colorado Aug 6–10 Randy Lightfoot (2)
Aqua Fest Mr. Gatti's OpenHighland Lanes Austin, Texas Aug 13–17 Gary Skidmore (1)
Sarasota OpenGalaxy Lanes Sarasota, Florida Aug 20–24Dave Husted (2)
AMF Grand PrixBowling de Paris Paris, France Sep 22–25 Tom Baker (5)
Northern Ohio OpenWestgate Lanes Fairview Park, Ohio Oct 15–19Guppy Troup (5)
Kessler ClassicWoodland Bowl Indianapolis, Indiana Oct 22–26 Steve Fehr (1)
Columbia 300 OpenSunnybrook Lanes Sterling Heights, Michigan Oct 29 – Nov 2Wayne Webb (10)
Syracuse OpenBrunswick Holiday Bowl Syracuse, New York Nov 5–9 Dave Soutar (17)
Brunswick Memorial World OpenBrunswick Northern Bowl Glendale Heights, Illinois Nov 14–20Steve Fehr (2)

References

  1. "1982 ARC Alameda Open". PBA.
  2. "1982 Greater Hartford Open". PBA.