By Matt Cannizzaro, IBC Communications LINCOLN, Neb. - Every time Francois Lavoie returns home from an event on the PBA Tour, regardless of how he fared on the lanes that week, he'll be reminded about the fact that he's living his dream. The 26-year-old right-hander recently purchased a home in
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Bill O’Neill Wins PBA Players Championship After Clutch Performance in 10th Frame of Title Match
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A clutch performance in the 10th frame of the championship match gave Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a thrilling 233-232 victory over top seed EJ Tackett of Bluffton, Indiana, to win the PBA Players Championship Saturday at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl for his second career major title.
PBA Spare Shots: Will “Million Dollar 300 Bonus” Be Collected in PBA Players Championship Final Match?
After the highest-scoring title match streak in PBA history through the first four tournaments of the 2020 Go Bowling PBA Tour season, the natural question is, is the “Million Dollar 300 Bonus” the next milestone on the horizon? Will that historic incentive be collected in Saturday’s final match of the
Tackett Outduels Belmonte to Take Top Seed For PBA Players Championship Finals
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Thirteen-time Go Bowling PBA Tour winner EJ Tackett of Bluffton, Indiana, compiled a 13-3 match play record and averaged 231 in Thursday’s final two match play rounds to earn the top seed for Saturday’s PBA Players Championship stepladder finals as he tries for his third major title.
Belmonte Regains PBA Players Championship Lead After First Match Play Round
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Australian two-hander Jason Belmonte averaged 232 and posted a 3-4-1 record in the first round of match play Wednesday at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl but it was good enough to retake the lead in the PBA Players Championship. Leading with a 6,184 26-game pinfall total including match
Belmonte Has Big Second Round to Take PBA Players Championship Lead
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sitting in 13th after the first round, Australian two-hander Jason Belmonte averaged 246 in Tuesday’s second round to emerge as the PBA Players Championship leader after two rounds. After bowling 1,371 for six games in the first round of the 2020 Go Bowling PBA Tour season’s second
Rookie Two-Hander Matt Russo Tops PTQ Field for PBA Players Championship; Qualifying Begins Tuesday
COLUMBUS, Ohio – PBA rookie Matt Russo, a 23-year-old lefthanded two-hander and the 2020 USBC Team USA Trials winner, averaged 239.3 for 10 games Sunday to top the PBA Players Championship Pre-Tournament Qualifier (PTQ) at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl, joining 10 other players who will advance into the PBA Players
Kris Prather Takes All Four Stepladder Matches to Win 55th PBA Tournament of Champions for First Major Title
FAIRLAWN, Ohio – Coming off a 2019 season in which he captured his first two Go Bowling PBA Tour wins including the inaugural PBA Playoffs, Kris Prather of Plainfield, Illinois, won all four stepladder matches to win the 55th PBA Tournament of Champions Sunday at AMF Riviera Lanes for his
Bill O’Neill Captures Top Seed for PBA Tournament of Champions Finals
FAIRLAWN, Ohio – As the top seed for the stepladder finals of the 55th PBA Tournament of Champions, 11-time Go Bowling PBA Tour winner Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, will need to win one match for his second major title, while defending champion Jason Belmonte of Australia will try for
PBA Spare Shots: Tournament of Champions Kicks Off “Million Dollar 300 Bonus” Series Sunday on FOX
The two players who will bowl for the $100,000 first prize in Sunday’s finals of the PBA Tournament of Champions also will be the first two players to try for the “$1 Million 300 Game Bonus” incentive. Live FOX coverage of the TOC finals from AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn,