March 2017 -
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$3,000.00 GUARANTEED
1
ST
PLACE
Modesto Masters Tournament is to be held at McHenry Bowl.
Fee: $135.00 Open to all USBC Members in good standing.
Qualifying Rounds
April 1, 2017 Time: 11:30am and 4:00pm
The Qualifying rounds shall consist of seven (7) games across 14 lanes.
Lanes will be stripped and oiled before each squad
ENTRIES WILL CLOSE 15 MINUTES PRIOR
TO EACH
SQUAD
.
A 1099 form will be issued to all bowlers who receive prize money of $600 or more.
FORMAT: If entries are less than 96, the top sixteen (16) bowlers, based on
total pin-fall, will qualify for the FINALS. If entries are 96 or more, the top twenty
-four (24) will qualify for the finals. Finals will be held
April 2, 2017 @ 9:00 am.
If a tie exists for the last qualifying position, a one (1) game roll off will be held
on
April 2, 2017 at 8:00 am.
If a
tie still exists, a one ball roll off will take
place. The higher seed to choose lane and order of bowling. Higher seed will
be determined by high game in qualifying squad.
Practice for Match Play will start at 8:45 am
.
Entry fee breakdown: Prize fund $94.00,
High Game Pot $7.00, Lineage $27.00, Scholarship fund $5.00,
Expenses $2.00, There shall be one cash prize for every four entries
Presents
Modesto USBC Association's
21st Annual City Masters Tournament
Co-Sponsored by:
BOWLING OUTFITTERS, YOSEMITE LANES, MCHENRY BOWL,
CAL WEST ROOFING, MODESTO USBC ASSOCIATION
and MARK BAKER BOWLING
DRESS CODE:
Pants.
Dress pants must be worn in competition and the length must extend to the top of the shoe.
Denim type jeans, drawstring or parachute pants may
NOT
be worn during competition.
Skirts.
Skirts may be worn in competition by female competitors. If a competitor’s fingers are below the
hemline (with arms hanging naturally), the skirt is considered too short and not suitable.
Shorts.
Shorts may NOT be worn during competition.
T-Shirts.
T-shirts may NOT be worn during competition but mock turtle necks will be permitted.
Earrings.
Earrings are permitted as long as they are in good taste.
Items Protruding From Clothing.
Items that hang or protrude from apparel may NOT be worn during
competition.
Headwear.
Hats, scarves, bandannas or non-elastic sweatbands may NOT be worn during competition.
For consideration to participate in the Masters Tournament, I agree to the following
:
To abide by all Tournament rules and regulations of the United States Bowling Congress
and all special rules and regulations governing the Tournament.
After my entry has been accepted, I cannot transfer the entry except with the written consent
of the Tournament Committee. In no case is the Tournament Committee or Modesto USBC
Association obliged to return my entry fee.
Request for transfers shall be made no less than one hour before assigned squad time. The
only sum(s) of money in which I will be entitled to as a result of participation in this Tourna-
ment are those prizes or awards listed in the prize fund. A bowler may only bowl once.
BOWLING OUTFITTERS, YOSEMITE LANES, MCHENRY BOWL
CAL WEST ROOFING, MODESTO USBC ASSOCIATION & MARK BAKER BOWLING
PRIZE FUND will be returned 100%.
$3,000.00 GUARANTEED FIRST PLACE
(The balance of the payoff will be based on the number of tournament entries.)
Mail entries to: Modesto USBC Association, Attn: City Master’s Tournament
2301 Yosemite Blvd. Modesto, Ca. 95354
CBS Sports Network To Televise 23 Bowling Events In 2017
By Terry Bigham
The best professional, collegiate and youth bowling tournaments once again will
be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network as part of its agreement with the
United States Bowling Congress.
The 23-event national television package features live coverage of the U.S. Open,
a major event on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour, and live or
same-day coverage of the four major tournaments on the Professional Women’s
Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour – the USBC Queens, Go Bowling PWBA Cham-
pionship, U.S. Women’s Open and PWBA Tour Championships.
“We are thrilled to showcase the sport of bowling on CBS Sports Network through
this extensive national television package,” USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy
said. “From May to September, bowling will be appointment watching nearly every
Tuesday in primetime for a national audience.”
The national television schedule kicks off May 2 with the Intercollegiate Singles
Championships, and CBS Sports Network will televise at least one bowling show
each week through the PWBA Tour Championships on Sept. 6.
In between, there will be 13 shows from the PWBA Tour, the finals of the Intercolle-
giate Team Championships, and the title matches of the Junior Gold Champion-
ships presented by the Brands of Ebonite International, and the USA Bowling Na-
tional Championships presented by Sixlets.
The PWBA Tour, U.S. Open and youth events are collaboratively funded with the
Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America.
“We will have 23 weeks of shows for bowling, which is an opportunity to promote
the sport and our partners to a national television audience,” said BPAA Executive
Director Frank DeSocio. “The chance to keep bowling top of mind every week with
a consistent schedule delivers a great benefit for the entire bowling industry.”
Most events will be televised on Tuesdays in primetime as 20 of the 23 shows will
start between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. (Eastern) and 15 of the shows will start at 8
p.m. (Eastern).
The PWBA Tour portion of the schedule kicks off with the live stepladder finals of
the USBC Queens from the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisi-
ana, on Tuesday, May 23, at 10 p.m. (Eastern). Finals of the regular-season PWBA
events will taped on location at the major event sites.
The complete CBS Sports Network television schedule
(all times Eastern; subject to change):
Tue., May 2 Intercollegiate Championships – Women’s Singles, 8 p.m.
Tue. May 9 Intercollegiate Championships – Men’s Singles, 8 p.m.
Mon., May 15 Intercollegiate Championships – Women's Team, 8 p.m.
Tue., May 23 USBC Queens, Baton Rouge, La., 10 p.m.
Tue., May 30 Intercollegiate Championships – Men's Team, 8 p.m.
Tue., June 6 PWBA Sonoma County Open, Rohnert Park, Calif., 8 p.m.
Tue., June 13 PWBA Storm Sacramento Open, Citrus Heights, Calif., 8 p.m.
Tue., June 20 PWBA Fountain Valley Open, Fountain Valley, Calif., 8 p.m.
Sun., June 25 Go Bowling PWBA Players Championship, Green Bay, Wis., noon (live)
Tue., July 4 PWBA Wichita Open, Wichita, Kan., 8 p.m.
Tue., July 11 Pepsi PWBA Lincoln Open, Lincoln, Neb., 8 p.m.
Tue., July 18 PWBA Greater Detroit Open, Canton, Mich., 8 p.m.
Tue., July 25 Junior Gold Championships – U12, Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 1 Junior Gold Championships – U15, Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 6 U.S. Women’s Open, Plano, Texas, noon (live)
Tue., Aug. 8 Junior Gold Championships – U20, Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 15 USA Bowling National Championships – U12, Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 15 PWBA Orlando Open, Orlando, Fla., 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 22 USA Bowling National Championships – U15, Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 22 PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open, Seminole, Fla., 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Aug. 29 Nationwide PWBA Rochester Open, Rochester, N.Y., 8 p.m.
Wed., Sept. 6 PWBA Tour Championship, TBD, 8 p.m. (live)
Wed., Nov. 1 U.S. Open, Liverpool, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. (live)
CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and
telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel
158. For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get
CBS Sports Network, go to
