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Michael Haugen Jr. Wins
Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open
For First PBA50 Tour Title
PBA50 Tour rookie outlasts Brian LeClair in title match,
173-158, to win season’s final PBA50 major
LAS VEGAS (June 16, 2017) – PBA50 Tour rookie
Michael Haugen Jr. of Phoenix, a five-time winner on
the PBA Tour, won the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S.
Open presented by Storm Friday for his first title on
PBA’s tour for players 50 and over.
In a championship where both players could not find
a consistent line to the pocket, Haugen defeated Brian
LeClair of Delmar, N.Y., 173-158, in the championship
match at the Suncoast Bowling Center.
“It wasn’t pretty but winning ugly is part of the deal in
this sport, too,” said Haugen, who was the top qualifier
for the finals. “I didn’t do it the way I wanted but a win is
a win.”
Both players opened in the first frame which was a
sign of what was to come for the rest of the match. Le-
Clair, who was trying for his third win of the season,
handed the match to Haugen when he left the 3-6 in
the eighth frame and missed both pins on his spare
attempt.
“While I was waiting for the title match I could see the
lanes (conditions) were changing quickly and it was
going to be a challenge,” Haugen said. “For the first
part of the game I usually play the pins and then I start
playing my opponent.
“When Brian missed that spare I had to make an edu-
cated guess and try to make something happen. Fortu-
nately, I guessed right, got the strike in the ninth and
finally felt comfortable about keeping the ball in play to
finish the match.”
It was Haugen’s second major title on the national
stage with his first coming in PBA’s signature tourna-
ment, the Tournament of Champions in 2008. In 2003,
he finished second to PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray
Williams Jr. in the PBA Tour’s U.S. Open.
“When you’re bowling for a major title like this, strange
things can happen,” Haugen added. “You just call on
all the experience you have and hope it’s enough.”
Previously this season, Haugen had three champion-
ship round appearances with best finishes of third in
the PBA50 Players Championship and Pasco County
Florida Open. He also finished fifth in the Race City
Open.
LeClair, the no. 4 qualifier got off to a strong start win-
ning the opening stepladder match, 224-193, against
Australian Andrew Frawley. He then went on to beat
three-time PBA50 Tour winner Lennie Boresch Jr. of
Kenosha, Wis., 220-191, before edging out Harry Sul-
lins of Chesterfield Twp., MI. in the semi-final, 185-183.
Sullins’ third-place finish was his fifth top-five in the
Senior U.S. Open. In addition to a runner-up finish in
2016, he has another third-place finish, which came in
2011, fourth in 2009 and fifth in 2010. He was trying for
his second PBA50 major title with his first coming in the
2009 PBA Senior World Championship.
Trying for his third consecutive Senior U.S. Open title,
Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., faded in the
final round of match play finishing 13th for the tourna-
ment.
The season’s other PBA50 major winners were Bryan
Goebel, who won the PBA50 Players Championship,
and Williams, who won last week’s USBC Senior Mas-
ters.
The PBA50 Tour takes a five-week break before re-
suming July 24-27 with the PBA50 South Shore Open
presented by DV8 at Olympia Bowl in Hammond, Ind.
SUNCOAST PBA SENIOR U.S. OPEN
Presented by Storm
Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Friday
Final Standings
1, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix,
$10,000.
2, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y.,
$6,000.
3, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., $4,500.
4, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis.,
$4,000.
5, Andrew Frawley, Australia,
$3,500.
Stepladder Results
Match One – LeClair def. Frawley, 224-193.
Match Two – LeClair def. Boresch, 220-191.
Semi-final Match – LeClair def. Sullins, 185-183.
Championship – Haugen def. LeClair, 173-158.
SEVENTH ROUND (after 42 games. Includes match
play record and total pinfall including match win bonus
pins. Top five advanced to stepladder finals)
1, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 18-6, 9,802.
2, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., MI., 15-8-1, 9,683.
3, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 16-7-1, 9,659.
4, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 13-10-1, 9,588.
5, Andrew Frawley, Australia, 14-9-1, 9,554.
6, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 11-12-1, 9,540, $3,000.
7, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 13-10-1, 9,520, $2,700.
8, Amleto Monacelli, Venzuela, 12-11-1, 9,517, $2,400.
9, Mika Koivuniemi, finland, 12-11-1, 9,510, $2,200.
10, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 13-11, 9,501, $2,000.
11, Ted Staikoff, Blk Hawk, S.D., 12-12, 9,469, $1,950.
12, Walter Ray Williams Jr., FL 14-10-0, 9,467, $1,900.
13, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 13-11, 9,435, $1,850.
14, Chris Warren, OR., 9-15, 9,420, $1,800.
15, Eddie Graham,, Ohio, 12-12, 9,341, $1,750.
16, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 14-10, 9,287, $1,700.
17, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 12-12, 9,255, $1,650.
18, Brian Voss, Centennial, CO 11-12-1, 9,247, $1,600.
19, Ryan Shafer, N.Y., 11-12-1, 9,173, $1,550.
20, Mike Scroggins, Texas, 7-17, 8,954, $1,500.
SIXTH ROUND (after 36 games. All players advanced
to seventh round)
1, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 13-5, 8,351.
2, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 13-5, 8,298.
3, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 11-6-1, 8,242.
4, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 10-7-1, 8,196.
5, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 11-7, 8,175.
6, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 12-6, 8,170
7, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 12-5-1, 8,161
8, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 8-9-1, 8,159.
9, Andrew Frawley, Australia, 11-6-1, 8,121.
10, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 10-8, 8,106.
11, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 9-9, 8,084.
12, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 8-9-1, 8,046.
13, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 9-9, 8,012.
14, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 6-12, 7,982.
15, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 9-9, 7,929.
16, Brian Voss, Centennial, Colo., 8-9-1, 7,915.
17, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 9-8-1, 7,876.
18, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 11-7, 7,838.
19, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 7-11, 7,808.
20, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 6-12, 7,748.
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We had 82 bowlers on Saturday at Yosemite Lanes.
The top qualifiers were Pedro Flores with an 1146 Bob
Gomes with 1039 and Linda Raw with 1014. Gomes
rolled 226 vs Raw's 257. Flores bowled a 252 vs Raw's
258. Linda Raw is our tournament champion. The club
paid
down 20 places:
1. Linda Raw $222
2. Pedro Gonzales 182
3. Bob Gomes 150
4. Hopee Fagundes 120
5. Ray Whitler 108
6. Dwayne Hunter 98
7. George Sanders 92
8. Bob Neuerburg 88
9. Reggie Fullmore 84
10. Julian Batiste 80
We welcomed three new bowlers into the club. Linda
Raw is from Los Banos, Butch Gutierrez is from
Madera and Cameron Clemens is from Atwater.
Next tournament is at Harvest Bowl in Brentwood on
August 19 and it is singles.
Let me know asap if you are planning on bowling.
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11. Harry Bellicitti 76
12. Claudelle Bonaccinie 72
13. Ron Brown 68
14. Don Parolini 64
15. Edison Tierra 60
16. Cameron Clemens 56
17. Mark Inman 52
18. Steve Sutton 48
19. Glenn Thompson 44
20. Mary Morales 40
Gold Country Lanes:1st Larry Valenti, SR
Gold Country Lanes: 2nd Dave Castro
