1984 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1984 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 2 – December 1, 1984
PBA Tour
Season MVP Mark Roth
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1984 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 26th season, and consisted of 34 events. With Earl Anthony now retired, it was the bowler with the second-highest career wins, Mark Roth, who stepped up to take his fourth PBA Player of the Year honor. Roth won four titles in 1984, upping his career title count to 31 (second to Anthony's 41), and won his first major title at the BPAA U.S. Open. Roth had previously qualified for the TV finals in ten major championships without winning. [1] Adding to his accolades, Roth also became the PBA's second career millionaire (after Anthony) when he took the title at the Greater Detroit Open, and he capped the season by winning the Angle Touring Players Championship. [2]

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Bob Chamberlain, a 35-year-old who had toiled on and off the PBA Tour (mostly off) and had recently returned from treatment for alcoholism, [3] won his first ever PBA Tour event at the Toledo Trust PBA National Championship. Meanwhile, Mike Durbin became the first three-time winner in the Firestone Tournament of Champions, having previously won in 1972 and 1982. [4]

Nelson Burton Jr. broke a 12-year-old record for a four-game TV series when he toppled 1,050 pins en route to the title at the AMF Angle Open. [5]

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
Rolaids OpenBrunswick Wonderbowl Anaheim, California Jan 2–7 Wayne Webb (13)
AC-Delco ClassicMel's Southshore Bowl Alameda, California Jan 9–14 Butch Soper (2)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 15–21 George Pappas (9)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling Lanes Grand Prairie, Texas Jan 23–28 Hugh Miller (4)
Miller High Life ClassicDon Carter's Kendall Lanes Miami, Florida Jan 30 – Feb 4 Mark Baker (1)
AMF Angle OpenDick Weber Lanes Florissant, Missouri Feb 6–11 Nelson Burton Jr. (17)
True Value OpenLandmark Plaza Recreation Center Peoria, Illinois Feb 13–18 Ted Hannahs (2)
Meister Brau OpenBuckeye Lanes North Olmsted, Ohio Feb 20–25 Rickie Sajek (1)
Toledo Trust PBA National Championship Imperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Feb 26 – Mar 3 Bob Chamberlain (1)
King Louie OpenKing Louie West Lanes Overland Park, Kansas Mar 5–10 Gary Skidmore (3)
BPAA U.S. Open Arena Bowl Oak Lawn, Illinois Mar 12–17 Mark Roth (28)
Miller High Life OpenRed Carpet Celebrity Lanes Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mar 19–24Rickie Sajek (2)
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes Capital Plaza Hyattsville, Maryland Mar 27–31 Dale Eagle (2)
Long Island OpenGarden City Bowl Garden City, New York Apr 2–7 Ernie Schlegel (3)
Greater Hartford OpenBradley Bowl Windsor Locks, Connecticut Apr 9–14 Jimmie Pritts Jr. (2)
Firestone Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Akron, Ohio Apr 17–21 Mike Durbin (13)
Seattle OpenLeilani Lanes Seattle, Washington May 14–19 Don Genalo (3)
Denver OpenCelebrity Sports Center Denver, Colorado May 22–26 John Gant (1)
Tucson OpenGolden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona May 29 – Jun 2 Ron Palombi Jr. (1)
Southern California OpenActive West Town Square Lanes Riverside, California Jun 5–9Gary Skidmore (4)
Kessler OpenEarl Anthony's Dublin Bowl Dublin, California Jun 12–16Wayne Webb (14)
Showboat Doubles ClassicShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jun 19–23Mark Roth (29),
Marshall Holman (17)
Aqua Fest Mr. Gatti's OpenHighland Lanes Austin, Texas Jul 19–24 Pete Weber (3)
Houston OpenCopperfield Bowl Houston, Texas Jul 26–31 Brian Voss (2)
Waukegan OpenBertrand Lanes Waukegan, Illinois Aug 3–7 Mark Williams (1)
Buffalo OpenSuburban Lanes Buffalo, New York Aug 10–14George Pappas (10)
Molson Golden Bowling ChallengeRose Bowl Lanes Windsor, Ontario Aug 17–21Pete Weber (4)
Columbia Senior/Touring Pro DoublesPonderosa Bowl San Antonio, Texas Oct 16–20 Louis Blancarte,
John Forst (1)
Indianapolis OpenWoodland Bowl Indianapolis, Indiana Oct 23–27 Mike Aulby (5)
True Value OpenWestgate Lanes Fairview Park, Ohio Oct 30 – Nov 3 Charlie Lacy (1)
Greater Detroit OpenSatellite Bowl Dearborn Heights, Michigan Nov 6–10Mark Roth (30)
Brunswick Memorial World OpenBrunswick Northern Bowl Glendale Heights, Illinois Nov 11–14Mike Aulby (6)
Budweiser ClassicColumbus Square Bowling Palace Columbus, Ohio Nov 19–24 Guppy Troup (7)
Angle Touring Players ChampionshipGeorge Pappas' Park Lanes Charlotte, North Carolina Nov 27 – Dec 1Mark Roth (31)

References

  1. "1984 BPAA U.S. Open". PBA.
  2. "1984 Greater Detroit Open". PBA.
  3. "1984 Toledo Trust PBA National Championship". PBA.
  4. "1984 Firestone Tournament of Champions". PBA.
  5. "1984 Angle Open". PBA.