1994 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1994 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 18 – December 11, 1994
PBA Tour
Season MVP Norm Duke
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1994 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 36th season, and consisted of 30 events.

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History was made at the PBA National Championship when, for the first time, two brothers faced each other for a PBA title. David Traber defeated his elder brother, Dale, to take his first PBA title and first major. In the same tournament, 47-year-old Johnny Petraglia rolled the PBA's seventh televised 300 game before being defeated by Dale Traber in the next match. [1] Butch Soper would toss the PBA's eighth televised 300 game later in the season at the Hilton Hotels Classic. [2]

Justin Hromek made his second-ever PBA Tour victory count, winning the BPAA U.S. Open. Norm Duke captured the Tournament of Champions among his five titles for the season, and was voted PBA Player of the year. [3]

During the season, Pete Weber became the PBA's career money leader, surpassing Hall of Famer Marshall Holman. [4]

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
AC-Delco ClassicCal Bowl Lakewood, California Jan 18–22 Norm Duke (5)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 23–29 Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (14)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling Lanes Grand Prairie, Texas Feb 1–5 Steve Hoskins (2)
Choice Hotels ClassicBoulevard Bowl Edmond, Oklahoma Feb 6–12Norm Duke (6)
Bud Light Hall of Fame ChampionshipTropicana Lanes Richmond Heights, Missouri Feb 15–19 Andy Neuer (1)
True Value OpenLandmark Recreation Center Peoria, Illinois Feb 22–26 Bryan Goebel (3)
PBA National Championship Ducat's Imperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Feb 27 – Mar 5 David Traber (1)
Brunswick Johnny Petraglia OpenCarolier Lanes North Brunswick, New Jersey Mar 8–12Norm Duke (7)
Leisure's Long Island OpenSayville Bowl Sayville, New York Mar 15–19 Amleto Monacelli (14)
Tums ClassicBradley Bowl Windsor Locks, Connecticut Mar 22–26 Harry Sullins (5)
Splitfire Spark Plug OpenErie Civic Center Erie, Pennsylvania Mar 29 – Apr 2 Dennis Horan (1)
BPAA U.S. Open Bowl One Troy, Michigan Apr 3–9 Justin Hromek (2)
IOF Foresters Bowling for Miracles OpenClub 300 Bowl Markham, Ontario Apr 11–16 Mike Edwards (1)
Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Fairlawn, Ohio Apr 19–23Norm Duke (8)
Northwest ClassicCelebrity Bowl Kennewick, Washington Jun 24–28 Dave Husted (9)
PBA Oregon OpenHollywood Bowl Portland, Oregon Jul 1–5 Dave D'Entremont (2)
Hilton Hotels ClassicReno Hilton Bowling Center Reno, Nevada Jul 8–12 John Mazza (5)
Active West OpenActive West Thunderbird Lanes Ontario, California Jul 15–19Bryan Goebel (4)
Tucson PBA OpenGolden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona Jul 22–26Steve Hoskins (3)
Sherwin Williams ClassicBrunswick Ambassador Lanes Bedford, Ohio Aug 12–16Dave Husted (10)
Greater Harrisburg OpenABC West Lanes Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Aug 19–23 Randy Pedersen (10)
Greater Lexington ClassicCollins Bowling Center-Eastland Lexington, Kentucky Aug 26–30 Amleto Monacelli (15)
Oronamin C Japan Cup Tokyo Port Bowl Tokyo, Japan Sep 22–25 Brian Voss (14)
AMF Dick Weber ClassicAMF Major League Lanes Richmond, Virginia Sep 30 – Oct 5John Mazza (6)
Touring Players ChampionshipWoodland Bowl Indianapolis, Indiana Oct 8–12Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (15)
Greater Detroit OpenTaylor Lanes Taylor, Michigan Oct 15–19Bryan Goebel (5)
Rochester OpenMarcel's Olympic Bowl Rochester, New York Oct 22–26Norm Duke (9)
Great Lakes OpenSpectrum Lanes Wyoming, Michigan Oct 29 – Nov 2 Dave Ferraro (10)
Brunswick Memorial World OpenBrunswick Deer Park Lanes Lake Zurich, Illinois Nov 3–9 Eric Forkel (3)
Merit Mixed Doubles ChampionshipHilton Lanes Reno, Nevada Dec 8–11Bryan Goebel (6),
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References

  1. ↑ "1994 PBA National Championship". PBA.
  2. ↑ "1994 Hilton Hotels Classic". PBA.
  3. ↑ "1994 Tournament of Champions". PBA.
  4. ↑ "1994 Quaker State Open". PBA.
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