1990 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1990 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 9 – December 10, 1990
PBA Tour
Season MVP Amleto Monacelli
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1990 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 32nd season, and consisted of 37 events. Amleto Monacelli repeated as PBA Player of the Year, winning another three titles on top of the four he had won in 1989.

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Jim Pencak won his second title and first major at the Society Bank PBA National Championship. By also winning the Budweiser Open and Showboat Atlantic City Open later in the season, Pencak set a PBA record by winning the first 15 TV matches of his career. [1]

Ron Palombi, Jr. won a major at the Seagram's Coolers U.S. Open, while Dave Ferraro was victorious at the Firestone Tournament of Champions.

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
AC-Delco ClassicGable House Bowl Torrance, California Jan 9–13 Ron Williams (2)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 14–20 Dave Husted (7)
ARC Pinole OpenPinole Valley Lanes Pinole, California Jan 23–27 Chris Warren (1)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling Lanes Grand Prairie, Texas Jan 30 – Feb 3 Randy Pedersen (8)
Don Carter ClassicDon Carter's All-Star Lanes Kenner, Louisiana Feb 5–10 Parker Bohn III (3)
Budweiser ClassicDon Carter's All-Star Lanes Sunrise, Florida Feb 12–17 Brian Voss (9)
Bowler's Journal Florida Space Coast OpenShore Lanes Merritt Island, Florida Feb 19–24 Robert Lawrence (1)
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes Woodlawn Baltimore, Maryland Feb 26 – Mar 3 Danny Wiseman (1)
Columbus Professional Bowling ClassicColumbus Square Bowling Center Columbus, Ohio Mar 5–10 Amleto Monacelli (7)
Society Bank PBA National Championship Ducat's Imperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Mar 11–17 Jim Pencak (2)
Budweiser OpenBuckeye Lanes North Olmsted, Ohio Mar 19–24Jim Pencak (3)
True Value OpenLandmark Recreation Center Peoria, Illinois Mar 27–31Robert Lawrence (2)
Seagram's Coolers U.S. Open Woodland Bowl Indianapolis, Indiana Apr 1–7 Ron Palombi, Jr. (4)
Showboat Atlantic City OpenShowboat Lanes Atlantic City, New Jersey Apr 9–14Jim Pencak (4)
Greater Hartford OpenBradley Bowl Windsor Locks, Connecticut Apr 17–21 Mike Aulby (19)
Firestone Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Fairlawn, Ohio Apr 24–28 Dave Ferraro (6)
Seattle OpenSkyway Park Bowl Seattle, Washington May 15–19Chris Warren (2)
PBA Oregon OpenHollywood Bowl Portland, Oregon May 22–26 Mark Baker (4)
Showboat PBA Doubles ClassicShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada May 29 – Jun 2 David Ozio (6),
Steve Wunderlich (2)
Kessler OpenEarl Anthony's Dublin Bowl Dublin, California Jun 11–16 Butch Soper (4)
Fresno OpenCedar Lanes Fresno, California Jun 19–23 Hugh Miller (5)
Kessler ClassicTown Square Lanes Riverside, California Jun 26–30Danny Wiseman (2)
Fair Lanes Phoenix ClassicFair Lanes Squaw Peak Phoenix, Arizona Jul 2–7Ron Polombi, Jr. (5)
Miller Lite ChallengeGolden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona Jul 9–14 Bryan Goebel (1)
El Paso OpenBowl El Paso El Paso, Texas Jul 17–21 Scott Devers (4)
Quality Inns International Summer ClassicBoulevard Bowl Edmond, Oklahoma Jul 22–28Parker Bohn III (4)
Columbia 300 OpenHighland Lanes Austin, Texas Jul 29 – Aug 2 Bob Handley (5)
Wichita OpenNorthrock Lanes Wichita, Kansas Aug 4–9Amleto Monacelli (8)
La Mode ClassicRed Carpet Lanes Green Bay, Wisconsin Aug 11–16 Pete Weber (14)
Senior/Touring Pro Doubles ChampionshipThruway Lanes Buffalo, New York Aug 19–23 Dave Soutar (18),
Rowdy Morrow (2)
Oronamin C Japan Cup '90 Tokyo Port Bowl Tokyo, Japan Oct 11–14Chris Warren (3)
Chevy Truck ClassicMarcel's Olympic Bowl Rochester, New York Oct 29 – Nov 3 Roger Bowker (2)
Toyota ClassicTropicana Lanes Richmond Heights, Missouri Nov 5–10Pete Weber (15)
Brunswick Memorial World OpenBrunswick Northern Bowl Glendale Heights, Illinois Nov 10–17 Jimmy Johnson (1)
American Bowling Congress Fall ClassicRed Carpet Celebrity Lanes Milwaukee, Wisconsin Nov 19–24Parker Bohn III (5)
Budwesier Touring Players ChampionshipTaylor Lanes Taylor, Michigan Nov 26 – Dec 1 Duane Fisher (1)
Cambridge Mixed DoublesSally's Lanes Reno, Nevada Dec 7–10Amleto Monacelli (9),
Tish Johnson

References

  1. "1990 Showboat Atlantic City Open". PBA.