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Jason Belmonte Becomes 47th PBA “Millionaire,”
Achieves Milestone in Record for Fewest Tournaments
By Bill Vint
Australia’s two-handed star,
Jason Belmonte
, will officially become the 47th member of
the PBA “Millionaire’s Club” this week after qualifying for the match play finals of the Mark
Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship at Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine.
And he’ll become the fastest player to reach that milestone in terms of the fewest number
of events bowled to get to $1 million, thanks in no small part to his collection of 14 career
titles including eight majors.
Less than $2,000 shy of the milestone after winning his unprecedented fourth USBC
Masters title in February, Belmonte – who is bowling the Roth/Holman Doubles event with
partner Bill O’Neill of Langhorne, Pa. – is assured of winning more than the $2,000 he
needs to exceed $1 million in official PBA Tour earnings. At age 33 and bowling in his
131st PBA Tour event, he will shatter the record for reaching $1 million in the fewest num-
ber of events, previously held by
Wes Malott
who broke the million-dollar barrier when he
won the 2013 U.S. Open in his 180th event.
