Personal information | |
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Born | December 24, 2003 |
Bowling Information | |
Affiliation | PBA |
Rookie year | 2019 |
Dominant hand | Left (two-hand delivery) |
Wins | 1 PBA Tour 10 PBA Regional Tour |
Sponsors | DV8 Bowling, VISE Grips |
Deo Benard (born December 24, 2003) is an American professional ten-pin bowler who competes as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). At age 20, Benard won the 2024 PBA WSOB XV Cheetah Championship, defeating top seed and multiple PBA Tour titlist Marshall Kent. [1] He bowls using the two-handed shovel style delivery with a dominant left hand.
Before his first national PBA Tour win, he was a multiple-time PBA Regional Tour winner. [2] [3] At age 16, he was the youngest PBA member to win a Regional title. [4] He won three Regional titles in 2023 alone at age 19, and was named PBA Southwest Region Player of the Year. [1]
Benard lives in Roanoke, Texas. [5] His father, Rick, was also a PBA member who won four PBA Regional titles. [6]