1986 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1986 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 6 – December 6, 1986
PBA Tour
Season MVP Walter Ray Williams, Jr.
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1986 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 28th season, and consisted of 32 events. Walter Ray Williams, Jr. won his first three PBA titles on the season, and also won the player vote for the PBA Player of the Year award. This despite the fact that Steve Cook won four titles, including a major at the BPAA U.S. Open. Newcomer Tom Crites took the title at the Toledo Trust PBA National Championship.

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In winning his second career Firestone Tournament of Champions ten years after his first, Marshall Holman won the highest single prize check in PBA history to date ($50,000) and also became just the third player to top the $1 million mark in career earnings (joining Earl Anthony and Mark Roth). The win also gave Holman his fourth career major among his 20 total titles.

Late in the season at the Brunswick Memorial World Open, George Branham III made history by becoming the first African American to win a national PBA Tour title.

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinnerReport
AC-Delco ClassicUnion Square Lanes Union City, California Jan 6–11 Randy Pedersen (1)
Greater Los Angeles OpenGable House Bowl Torrance, California Jan 13–18 Del Warren (1)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 19–25 Gary Skidmore (6)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling Lanes Grand Prairie, Texas Jan 25 – Feb 1 Jon O'Drobinak (1)
Lite Beer ClassicDon Carter's Kendall Lanes Miami, Florida Feb 3–8 David Ozio (3)
BPAA U.S. Open Galaxy Lanes Venice, Florida Feb 9–15 Steve Cook (9) [1]
St. Louis OpenNorth Oaks Bowl St. Louis, Missouri Feb 17–22 Pete Weber (8)
Lite Beer ChampionshipRed Carpet Celebrity Lanes Milwaukee, Wisconsin Feb 24 – Mar 1 Don Genalo (5)
True Value OpenLandmark Plaza Recreation Center Peoria, Illinois Mar 4–8 Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (1)
King Louie OpenKing Louie West Lanes Overland Park, Kansas Mar 11–15 Mark Baker (2)
Lite Beer OpenBuckeye Lanes North Olmsted, Ohio Mar 17–22 Mal Acosta (4) [2]
Toledo Trust PBA National Championship Imperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Mar 23–29 Tom Crites (1) [3]
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes Woodlawn Baltimore, Maryland Apr 1–5Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (2)
Long Island OpenGarden City Bowl Garden City, New York Apr 8–12 Peter Hakim (1)
Greater Hartford OpenBradley Bowl Windsor Locks, Connecticut Apr 14–19Steve Cook (10)
Firestone Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Akron, Ohio Apr 22–25 Marshall Holman (20) [4]
Showboat Doubles ClassicShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jun 7–11 Mike Aulby (13),
Steve Cook (11)
Kessler OpenEarl Anthony's Dublin Bowl Dublin, California Jun 13–18 Dave Husted (4)
Ebonite Firebolt OpenLeilani Lanes Seattle, Washington Jun 21–25 Dale Eagle (3)
Southern California OpenTown Square Lanes Riverside, California Jun 27 – Jul 2 Mats Karlsson (1)
Miller Lite ChallengeGolden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona Jul 4–9Dave Husted (5)
Austin OpenHighland Lanes Austin, Texas Jul 11–16Steve Cook (12)
Hammer OpenBoulevard Bowl Edmond, Oklahoma Jul 18–23Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (3)
Molson Golden Bowling ChallengeRose Bowl Lanes Windsor, Ontario Jul 25–30Don Genalo (6)
Greater Buffalo OpenThruway Lanes Cheektowaga, New York Aug 1–6 Jeff Bellinger (1)
Columbia Senior/Touring Pro DoublesSuper Bowl Lanes Erlanger, Kentucky Aug 9–13 Teata Semiz (4),
Joe Berardi (6)
Japan Cup Tokyo Port Bowl Tokyo, Japan Sep 18–22Pete Weber (9)
Kodak InvitationalMarcel's Olympic Bowl Rochester, New York Nov 3–8 Tom Baker (7)
True Value OpenWoodland Bowl Indianapolis, Indiana Nov 10–15 Harry Sullins (1)
Brunswick Memorial World OpenBrunswick Northern Bowl Glendale Heights, Illinois Nov 15–22 George Branham III (1) [5]
Budweiser ClassicColumbus Square Bowling Palace Columbus, Ohio Nov 24–29 Dave Ferraro (1)
Budweiser Touring Players ChampionshipTaylor Lanes Taylor, Michigan Dec 1–6 Mark Williams (4)

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References

  1. ↑ "1986 BPAA U.S. Open". PBA.
  2. ↑ "1986 Lite Beer Open". PBA.
  3. ↑ "1986 Toledo Trust PBA National Championship". PBA.
  4. ↑ "1986 Firestone Tournament of Champions". PBA.
  5. ↑ "1986 Brunswick Memorial World Open". PBA.
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