Kamron Doyle

Last updated

Kamron Doyle (born January 13, 1998) is an American ten-pin bowler from Brentwood, Tennessee. [1]

Contents

Amateur accomplishments

Doyle was at one time the youngest person in USBC history to record a sanctioned 800 series — a three-game set with scores adding to at least 800 — which he accomplished by rolling an 802 score on March 14, 2009, at the age of 11 years, 60 days. (Korey Reichard of Jackson, Michigan, aged 10 years, 7 months, 23 days, rolled an 800 series on January 21, 2012, to top Doyle's record.) [2] Doyle is also the third-youngest bowler to roll a USBC-sanctioned 300 game, which he did in May 2008. [3]

In league play on December 8, 2012, Kamron blasted the pins for an 818 series with games of 239, 300 and 279, achieving his 15th perfect game and the fourth time he rolled an 800 series. On December 11, 2012, bowling with his high school, Kamron rolled a 247, 279, and a 278 for an 804 series—his fifth in his young "career." On February 2, 2013, Kamron blasted the pins for his 16th perfect game, and he also rolled a 299.

Doyle also bowled in the Southern Scratch Junior Bowling Association (SSJBA) and had won 15 titles through 2012. On April 15, 2012, Kamron broke the SSJBA record for most titles in one season with six, topping Chad Pitcock's previous record of five titles in 2001. Doyle's record was subsequently broken by James Matthews, who earned seven titles in 2014.

Doyle qualified as the top seed at the 2016 U.S. Amateur Championships, but lost the January 9 final match and finished runner-up to Chris Via. [4]

PBA Regional Tour

Doyle became the youngest bowler to ever cash in a PBA tournament, when he entered a PBA South Region Event in Canton, Georgia, in May 2010, at age 12, and finished in 30th place out of 94 bowlers. He averaged 215 for 13 games in that event and earned $400 in his second-ever PBA regional event. [3]

Kamron bowled another PBA regional, the PBA South Region Marion, NC Non-Champions Open, on April 1–3, 2011, at age 13. He blasted the pins for a 279 in the first game of match-play and compiled a 3–3 won-lost record en route to a respectable 7th-place finish out of 96 bowlers, earning $700 for the PBA event.

On August 26, 2012, Kamron had a stellar performance in a PBA South Region tournament in Canton, GA, finishing in a tie for third place out of 75 bowlers. In his 21 qualifying games, Kamron tallied a total pinfall of 4,646 (a 221.24 average), and posted a 5–3 win-loss record in match play. In the round of 16, Kamron defeated 2012 PBA Tour titlist Scott Newell, 3 games to 1, and the first match, which the 14-year-old won 299–289, was easily the most exciting game of the tournament. Kamron added scores of 229, 244 and 261 to cap off an excellent four-game block. He then went on to defeat Mike Williams II, 2 games to 1 in the round of 8, and met eventual tournament winner and bowling legend Walter Ray Williams, Jr. in the round of 4. Kamron lost to Walter Ray, 226–214 in the semi-final match, and earned $850 for the event.

Doyle won his first PBA Regional title on May 17, 2014, at the PBA Lightning Lanes Challenge in Marion, NC. Now age 16, he knocked down 3543 pins in his 17 games, for a 208.41 average. He recorded a 7–2 win-loss record in match play and defeated Derek Phillips 201-182 [5] in the title match to capture the first place prize of $1500. A total of 69 bowlers started the event (one withdrew after 5 games). [6]

PBA Tour

On February 23, 2012, at age 14, Doyle became the youngest person to ever cash in a PBA Tour major tournament, when he qualified 54th (out of 394 bowlers from 12 different countries) and finished 61st at the prestigious U.S. Open in North Brunswick, NJ. [7] In a scheduling oddity, Doyle, the youngest player in the event, bowled his qualifying round on the same lanes as 64-year-old PBA legend Johnny Petraglia. Said Petraglia of Doyle, whom he beat by just 7 pins: "I think he is going to be terrific. I remember bowling with Pete Weber in a pro-am in St. Louis when he was maybe 15, and I see the same kind of swing, the same fiery attitude, the same attributes Pete had when he was a teenager." In the U.S. Open, Doyle averaged 200.77 for the event, and earned $1340 for the week, finishing ahead of PBA stars Tommy Jones (65th), Amleto Monacelli (66th), Tom Baker (67th), Walter Ray Williams Jr. (74th), George Branham III (77th), Petraglia (78th), and Parker Bohn III (119th).

At age 15, Doyle was again successful in his second trip to the U.S. Open in 2013, as he qualified 38th with a 24-game pinfall of 4,896 to make the 65-player cut line. [8] Doyle shot 1,233 in the 6-game cashers round, failing to make the 24-player match play round and finishing 37th overall out of 260 bowlers to earn $1140. Doyle averaged 204.30 for the event and finished way ahead of such bowling legends as Chris Barnes (55th place), and Parker Bohn III and Walter Ray Williams Jr. (tied for 75th place). [9]

Kamron also had respectable U.S. Open finishes in 2015 (66th place, $930) and 2016 (36th place, $1825), before finishing a disappointing 108th in 2017.

PBA Rookie Year

After becoming a full-fledged PBA member at age 20, Doyle enjoyed his best finish in a PBA major at the 2018 USBC Masters in April. Out of a full field of 360 bowlers, he finished 14th, taking home $3,200. [10] On August 19, 2018, Doyle had his best finish to date in a national PBA Tour event, placing third at the PBA Gene Carter's Pro Shop Classic in Middletown, Delaware. [11]

On November 20, the PBA announced that Doyle had won the 2018 PBA Rookie of the Year award. [12]

Related Research Articles

A perfect game is the highest score possible in a game of bowling, achieved by scoring a strike in every frame. In bowling games that use 10 pins, such as ten-pin bowling, candlepin bowling, and duckpin bowling, the highest possible score is 300, achieved by bowling 12 strikes in a row in a traditional single game: one strike in each of the first nine frames, and three more in the tenth frame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walter Ray Williams Jr.</span> American professional ten-pin bowler

Walter Ray Williams Jr. is an American professional bowler and competitive horseshoes pitcher. He currently holds the record for all-time standard PBA Tour career titles (47) and total PBA earnings. He is a seven-time PBA Player of the Year, and won at least one PBA Tour title in a record 17 consecutive seasons. He starred in the ten-pin bowling sports documentary A League of Ordinary Gentlemen. As of June 26, 2022, Williams is also the all-time titles leader on the PBA50 Tour, with 16. He is a three-time PBA50 Player of the Year and has won three majors on that Tour. He has rolled 110 career perfect 300 games in PBA competition through 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dominic Barrett</span>

Dominic Simon Barrett is one of England's leading ten-pin bowlers. He competes in world events and on the PBA Tour, where he has won ten titles. This total includes three PBA major titles: the PBA World Championship (2013), the U.S. Open (2018) and the Tournament of Champions (2022), which makes him one of nine triple crown winners in PBA history and the first European player to accomplish the feat. He has been the ranking winner on the European Bowling Tour (EBT) in three seasons and is also the only player to have been named as ‘World Bowling Writers’ bowler of the year three consecutive times. He is nicknamed "The Dominator".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Barnes (bowler)</span> American professional bowler (born 1970)

Chris Barnes is an American professional bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), who currently competes on both the PBA Tour and PBA50 Tour. He has also competed internationally as a member of Team USA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Belmonte</span> Australian professional ten-pin bowler

Jason Belmonte is an Australian professional ten-pin bowler. He plays on the PBA Tour in the United States and in world events. He is known for being one of the first bowlers to gain media attention for using the two-handed approach style to deliver his shot. He has won 31 PBA titles, including a record 15 major championships; he is only one of eight bowlers in PBA tour history to achieve 30 wins, making him the only 30-time winner in PBA Tour history who is not currently a member of the PBA Hall of Fame. He is one of two bowlers in PBA history to have won the Super Slam, winning all five PBA major titles. He is the all-time leader in both USBC Masters and PBA Tournament of Champions titles, winning each event four times. He is also the only three-time winner of the PBA Players Championship.

The PBA Tour is the major professional tour for ten-pin bowling, operated by the Professional Bowlers Association. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, over 3,000 members worldwide make up the PBA. While most of the PBA members are Regional professionals, a small percentage of the bowling membership competes at the national and international level, forming the PBA Tour. Founded in 1958, the PBA Tour has been in continuous operation since the inaugural 1959 season.

John Petraglia Sr. is an American professional bowler. He is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), where he won 14 PBA Tour titles. He has also won eight PBA Senior Tour titles. He is a member of both the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame.

Doug Kent is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler, a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), and a PBA and USBC Hall of Famer. In the 2006–07 season, Kent became just the sixth bowler in PBA history to win two major championships in one tour year as he captured titles in the USBC Masters and Denny's PBA World Championship. For his efforts, he was voted the Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year and received a four-year exemption for PBA Tour events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sean Rash</span> American ten-pin bowler

Sean Rash is an American ten-pin bowler who is considered one of the top players on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. He currently owns 17 PBA Tour titles, including two major championships, and was the 2011–12 PBA Player of the Year. Rash has rolled two of his 30 career PBA perfect 300 games on television, making him the first player in history with multiple perfect games in the TV finals of a PBA Tour event. Canadian François Lavoie and American Chris Via, and Australian Jason Belmonte have since joined Rash in this exclusive club. Sean also owns ten PBA Regional Tour titles.

Daniel Albert Wiseman is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler who won 12 national titles as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He is a member of both the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame.

Mike Scroggins is a left-handed professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), having joined in 1989. He resides in Amarillo, TX. He has won eight PBA Tour titles in his career, including two majors. He won the USBC Masters in 2005 and the Lumber Liquidators 66th U.S. Open in 2009. He has 39 career PBA 300 games, and stands at over $1.45 million in career PBA earnings following the 2017 PBA50 season. He also has three PBA50 Tour titles. Scroggins was elected to the PBA Hall of Fame in 2016, and was officially inducted with the 2017 class.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Fagan</span> American professional bowler

Michael Todd Fagan is an American former professional bowler on the PBA Tour. He has also participated in World Bowling Tour (WBT) and European Bowling Tour (EBT) events, and as a member of Team USA in international competitions. Known for his high backswing, he was given the nickname "King of Swing". He has a high RPM rate, but also has a smooth release, so his style can be classified as either a cranker or a power stroker.

This is a recap of the 2011–12 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It is the tour's 53rd season, and the third straight season in which all of the first half events were condensed into the PBA World Series of Bowling (WSOB). The season consisted of 15 title events. This is also the final season in which the PBA is using an "exempt" player list. The "exempt" status for touring players will not be carried into the 2012–13 season.

The 56th season of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour was played in 2015. There were 27 singles title events, three doubles title events, and two team events on the 2015 schedule.

2016 is the 57th season of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. There were 26 singles title events, two doubles title events, and two team events on the 2016 schedule.

2017 is the 58th season of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. The 2017 schedule includes 24 singles title events, two doubles title events, and one non-title team event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Simonsen</span> American ten-pin bowler

Anthony Walter Simonsen is an American professional ten-pin bowler from Little Elm, Texas, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has been a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) since 2014. Simonsen became known in bowling fan circles early in the 2016 season, when he earned the distinction as the youngest player in history to win a PBA major championship. He is now the youngest player in history to own five major PBA Tour titles. He uses the two-handed shovel-style delivery with a dominant right hand. At age 25, Simonsen eclipsed $1 million in career PBA earnings during the 2022 season.

The 2018 PBA Tour season, the 59th season of play of the U.S. Professional Bowlers Association's (PBA) ten-pin bowling tour, began on January 26, 2018. The season included 21 singles title events, two doubles title events, and a non-title team event. The 2018 season was used to mark the PBA's 60th year of operations, which included a 148-player PBA 60th Anniversary Classic in Indianapolis, and the unveiling of the Tour's top 60 moments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jakob Butturff</span> American ten-pin bowler

Jakob Butturff is a left-handed American ten-pin bowler from Chandler, Arizona and a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He competes in events on the PBA Tour and in global events as a member of Team USA. He has won eight national PBA Tour titles and 27 PBA Regional Tour titles. Jakob also rolled the 28th of the PBA Tour's 34 televised 300 games.

Chris Via is an American professional ten-pin bowler from Springfield, Ohio known for winning the 2021 U.S. Open. Chris uses the two-handed shovel-style delivery with a dominant right hand. He competes in events on the PBA Tour and has also bowled internationally as a member of Team USA.

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Jason. "Quick Take on Kamron Doyle." Article at www.pba.com on May 12, 2010.
  2. ↑ ""Korey Reichard has 800 reasons to smile" article at wxyz.com on February 17, 2012". Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Layman, Donnie. "Is Kamron's Success Bad for the Sport?" Article at www.pba.com on May 13, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Kenton Ridge grad Via wins U.S. Amateur bowling title". Dayton Daily News. January 9, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ "PBA Lightning Lanes Challenge (NON CHAMPIONS EVENT) Results". www.pba.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ pba.com
  7. ↑ Vint, Bill. "Shafer Leads U.S. Open, But 14-Year-Old Kamron Doyle Becomes Youngest Casher in PBA Tour History." Article at www.pba.com on February 23, 2012.
  8. ↑ Belmonte, Johnson Lead Qualifying at U.S. Open, Fields Cut to Top 65 men and 28 Women Schneider, Jerry at pba.com on July 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ 2013 U.S. Open Cashers Round Results at www.pba.com, retrieved July 30, 2013.
  10. ↑ 2018 USBC Masters - Full Standings at www.pba.com, retrieved August 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ Vint, Bill (August 19, 2018). "Anthony Simonsen Gets Creative, Wins Fourth PBA Title in PBA Xtra Frame Gene Carter's Pro Shop Classic" . Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ Vint, Bill (November 20, 2018). "Michigan's Andrew Anderson, Tennessee's Kamron Doyle Win PBA Player, Rookie of the Year Honors". PBA.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.