1992 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1992 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 7 – November 11, 1992
PBA Tour
Season MVP Dave Ferraro
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1992 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 34th season, and consisted of 35 events.

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The 1992 season featured 12 first-time winners, including a stretch of five straight weeks in January–February where previous non-winners took home all of the titles.

Eric Forkel, who won his first PBA title earlier in the season, won his second at the Bud Light PBA National Championship. Robert Lawrence was victorious at the BPAA U.S. Open, while PBA President Marc McDowell captured the Firestone Tournament of Champions and was named Bowling Writers Association of America Male Bowler of the Year.

Though he won only two titles on the year and was shut out in majors, Dave Ferraro made numerous TV finals and finished high on the points, average and earnings lists, all of which helped him garner PBA Player of the Year honors.

Jim Pencak, who had gone undefeated in his first 15 career televised matches (a PBA record), ran his streak to 16 in the semi-final of the ABC West Lanes Open before losing in the final match to Bob Vespi. [1]

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
AC-Delco ClassicGable House Bowl Torrance, California Jan 7–11 Marc McDowell (3)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 12–18 Harry Sullins (4)
ARC Sacramento OpenMardi Gras Lanes Pinole, California Jan 21–25 Mike Scroggins (1)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling Lanes Grand Prairie, Texas Jan 28 – Feb 1 Alan Bishop (1)
Flagship City OpenEastway Lanes Erie, Pennsylvania Feb 4–8 Eric Forkel (1)
True Value OpenLandmark Recreation Center Peoria, Illinois Feb 10–15 Bruce Hamilton (1)
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes Woodlawn Baltimore, Maryland Feb 17–22 Bob Learn, Jr. (1)
Florida OpenCypress Lanes Winter Haven, Florida Feb 24–29 Chris Warren (5)
Paula Carter's Homestead ClassicPaula Carter's Pro Bowl-Homestead Homestead, Florida Mar 2–7 Brian Voss (12)
Johnny Petraglia OpenCarolier Lanes North Brunswick, New Jersey Mar 9–14 Dave Ferraro (8)
Cleveland OpenYorktown Lanes Parma Heights, Ohio Mar 16–21 Steve Cook (15)
Bud Light PBA National Championship Imperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Mar 22–28Eric Forkel (2)
Toyota Long Island OpenSayville Bowl Sayville, New York Mar 30 – Apr 4 Del Ballard, Jr. (10)
BPAA U.S. Open Roseland Bowl Canandaigua, New York Apr 5–11 Robert Lawrence (3)
Tums ClassicBradley Bowl Windsor Locks, Connecticut Apr 13–18 Jimmy Keeth (1)
Firestone Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Fairlawn, Ohio Apr 21–25Marc McDowell (4)
Earl Anthony PBA OpenEarl Anthony's Dublin Bowl Dublin, California May 19–23 Mike Shady (1)
Seattle OpenSkyway Park Bowl Seattle, Washington May 25–30 Eric Adolphson (1)
PBA Oregon OpenHollywood Bowl Portland, Oregon Jun 2–6Del Ballard, Jr. (11)
Active West PBA OpenActive West Town Square Lanes Riverside, California Jun 8–13Dave Ferraro (9)
Fresno OpenCedar Lanes Fresno, California Jun 16–20 Dave D'Entremont (1)
El Paso OpenBowl El Paso El Paso, Texas Jun 23–27 Parker Bohn III (6)
Tucson PBA OpenGolden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona Jun 30 – Jul 4 Bob Vespi (1)
Wichita OpenNorthrock Lanes Wichita, Kansas Jul 7–11 Mike Miller (2)
Choice Hotels Summer ClassicBoulevard Bowl Edmond, Oklahoma Jul 12–18 Amleto Monacelli (12)
Beaumont PBA Doubles ClassicCrossroads Bowling Center Beaumont, Texas Jul 19–23Parker Bohn III (7),
Hugh Miller (6)
Columbia 300 OpenAstro Bowling Center San Antonio, Texas Jul 26–30 Roger Bowker (3)
Senior/Touring Pro DoublesSt. Clair Bowl Belleville, Illinois Aug 2–6 Dick Weber (28),
Justin Hromek (1)
Green Bay ClassicRed Carpet Lanes Green Bay, Wisconsin Aug 9–13 Mike Aulby (20)
ABC West Lanes OpenABC West Lanes Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Aug 15–20Bob Vespi (2)
Oronamin C Japan Cup Tokyo Port Bowl Tokyo, Japan Oct 8–11Parker Bohn III (8)
Bud Light Touring Players ChampionshipWoodland Bowl Indianapolis, Indiana Oct 17–21 Pete Weber (19)
Rochester OpenMarcel's Olympic Bowl Rochester, New York Oct 24–28Marc McDowell (5)
Taylor Lanes OpenTaylor Lanes Taylor, Michigan Oct 31 – Nov 4Amleto Monacelli (13)
Brunswick Memorial World OpenBrunswick Deer Park Lanes Lake Zurich, Illinois Nov 5–11 Jeff Lizzi (1)

References

  1. "1992 ABC West Lanes Open". PBA.