1988 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1988 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationDecember 29, 1987 – December 3, 1988
PBA Tour
Season MVP Brian Voss
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1988 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 30th season, and consisted of 35 events.

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Brian Voss won two titles on the season, including his first major at the Trustcorp PBA National Championship. [1] Voss also set a single-season earnings record ($225,485) and was crowned PBA Player of the Year. [2]

Mark Williams earned his second Firestone Tournament of Champions title, having also won the event in 1985. [3] Pete Weber took home the trophy and $100,000 first prize in the Seagram's Coolers U.S. Open. [4]

Bob Benoit, in his very first TV finals appearance, rolled the PBA's fifth televised 300 game in winning the Quaker State Open. It was the PBA Tour's first televised 300 game that was shot in the final championship match. [5]

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
ARC Alameda OpenMel's Southshore Bowl Alameda, California Dec 29 – Jan 2 Mike Jasnau (1)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 3–9 Amleto Monacelli (2)
AC-Delco ClassicGable House Bowl Torrance, California Jan 11–16 Joe Berardi (7)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling Lanes Grand Prairie, Texas Jan 18–23 Bob Benoit (1)
Don Carter's Greater New Orleans ClassicDon Carter's All-Star Lanes Harvey, Louisiana Jan 25–30 Roger Bowker (1)
Bowler's Journal Florida OpenGalaxy Lanes Venice, Florida Feb 1–6 Marshall Holman (21)
Miller Lite ClassicDon Carter's Kendall Lanes Miami, Florida Feb 8–13 Tom Milton (5)
Miller Lite OpenBuckeye Lanes North Olmsted, Ohio Feb 29 – Mar 5 Mike Aulby (14)
Trustcorp PBA National Championship Imperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Mar 6–12 Brian Voss (5)
King Louie OpenKing Louie West Lanes Overland Park, Kansas Mar 14–19 Palmer Fallgren (3)
True Value OpenLandmark Plaza Recreation Center Peoria, Illinois Mar 21–26Brian Voss (6)
Lite Beer ChampionshipRed Carpet Celebrity Lanes Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mar 28 – Apr 2 Jeff Bellinger (2)
Fair Lanes OpenTowson Fair Lanes Towson, Maryland Apr 4–9 Mark Williams (5)
Seagram's Coolers U.S. Open Atlantic City Showboat Lanes Atlantic City, New Jersey Apr 10–16 Pete Weber (11)
Greater Hartford OpenBradley Bowl Windsor Locks, Connecticut Apr 18–23 Tony Westlake (1)
Firestone Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Akron, Ohio Apr 26–30Mark Williams (6)
A & W Pro Bowlers ClassicFair Lanes Squaw Peak Phoenix, Arizona May 16–21 Steve Cook (13)
Fresno OpenCedar Lanes Fresno, California May 23–28 Pete McCordic (1)
Showboat PBA Doubles ClassicShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada May 31 – Jun 4 Joe Berardi (8),
Dave Ferraro (3)
Kessler OpenEarl Anthony's Dublin Bowl Dublin, California Jun 17–22 Bryan Alpert (1)
Seattle OpenSkyway Park Bowl Seattle, Washington Jun 24–29 Tom Crites (4)
Miller Lite ChallengeGolden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona Jul 1–6Pete McCordic (2)
Kessler ClassicTown Square Lanes Riverside, California Jul 8–13 Sam Maccarone (1)
Columbia 300 OpenHighland Lanes Austin, Texas Jul 15–20 Scott Devers (3)
Hammer OpenBoulevard Bowl Edmond, Oklahoma Jul 22–27 David Ozio (4)
La Mode ClassicRed Carpet Lanes Green Bay, Wisconsin Jul 30 – Aug 3 Dave Husted (6)
Molson Golden Bowling ChallengeRose Bowl Lanes Windsor, Ontario Aug 5–10Sam Maccarone (2)
Senior/Touring Pro Doubles ChampionshipThruway Lanes Cheektowaga, New York Aug 13–17 Carmen Salvino (17),
Randy Pedersen (4)
Number 7 PBA InvitationalSilver Dollar Action Centre Calgary, Alberta Sep 16–18Dave Ferraro (4)
Oronamin C Japan Cup '88 Tokyo Port Bowl Tokyo, Japan Oct 6–10 Takeo Sakai (1)
Kodak InvitationalMarcel's Olympic Bowl Rochester, New York Oct 24–29 Ron Palombi, Jr. (3)
True Value OpenWoodland Bowl Indianapolis, Indiana Nov 7–12Joe Berardi (9)
Brunswick Memorial World OpenBrunswick Northern Bowl Glendale Heights, Illinois Nov 13–19 Mats Karlsson (3)
Budweiser ClassicColumbus Square Bowling Palace Columbus, Ohio Nov 21–26 Ron Williams (1)
Budweiser Touring Players ChampionshipTaylor Lanes Taylor, Michigan Nov 28 – Dec 3Dave Ferraro (5)

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References

  1. ↑ "1988 Trustcorp PBA National Championship". PBA.
  2. ↑ "1988 Budweiser Touring Players Championship". PBA.
  3. ↑ "1988 Firestone Tournament of Champions". PBA.
  4. ↑ "1988 Seagram's Coolers U.S. Open". PBA.
  5. ↑ "1988 Quaker State Open". PBA.
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