2007–08 PBA Tour season

PBA Bowling Tour: 2007–08 Season Professional Bowlers Association Ten-pin bowling September 23, 2007 – March 30, 2008 PBA Tour Chris Barnes Professional Bowlers Association Seasons PBA Tour PBA Bowling Tour: 2006–07 season 2006–07 PBA Bowling Tour: 2008–09 season 2008–09 This is the 2007–08 season in review for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). It was the Tour's 49th season and consisted of 21 events.http://www.pba.com/schedule/schedule.asp?season=55 2007–2008 Season Schedule PBA Season highlights Chris Barnes made the final match in four tournaments, winning two titles en route to PBA Player of the Year honors. This marked the first PBA season that a points system (not a player vote) determined Player of the Year.http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=13248 Chris Barnes profile PBA 2008-10-17 2009-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090217073012/http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=13248 dead Sean Rash became the second bowler (Hugh Miller was the other) to win titles in his first four televised appearances, as he captured his first major title at the USBC Masters in November.http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=20327 Sean Rash profile PBA Walter Ray Williams, Jr. won two titles early in the season, raising his all-time PBA leading total to 44. This gave Williams a title in 15 straight seasons, tying Earl Anthony's 1970–84 streak. Williams also led the tour in average, setting the second-highest season mark in history at 228.34.http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=11534 Walter Ray Williams Jr profile PBA 2008-10-17 2007-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20070914043337/http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=11534 dead Norm Duke completed a stunning comeback from an injury-marred first half (which put him in danger of losing his tour exemption) to win the last two majors of the season (PBA World Championship and 65th U.S. Open).http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=8678 Norm Duke profile PBA Rookie Rhino Page set a record by making five televised finals while starting from the Tour Qualifying Round (TQR). He won his first PBA title in the Go RVing Classic – his fifth trip to the finals.http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=35089 Rhino Page profile PBA 2008-10-17 2008-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20080924194615/http://pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=35089 dead Michael Haugen Jr. overcame a 53-pin sixth-frame deficit against Chris Barnes to win the H&R Block Tournament of Champions. Rob Stone took over play-by-play duties from Dave Ryan on ESPN broadcasts of the PBA Tour. 13-time PBA titleist Randy Pedersen continued as the on-air analyst. Awards and leaders Player Of The Year: Chris Barnes Rookie Of The Year: Rhino Page High Average Award: Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (228.34) Money Leader: Norm Duke ($176,855) Tournament results Majors are noted in boldface. Date Event City Oil pattern Winner (title #) Runner-up Score Sep 23 Dydo Japan Cup Tokyo, Japan Standard Mika Koivuniemi (8) Mike Wolfe 200–178 Oct 28 USBC Masters Milwaukee, WI Standard Sean Rash (4) Steve Jaros 269–245 Nov 4 Motor City Classic Taylor, MI Viper Walter Ray Williams Jr. (43) Eugene McCune 214–194 Nov 11 Etonic Championship Cheektowaga, NY Scorpion Mike Wolfe (3) Walter Ray Williams Jr. 256–225 Nov 18 Lake County Indiana Classic Merrillville, IN Chameleon Michael Haugen Jr. (1) Wes Malott 247–239 Nov 25 CLR Windy City Classic Vernon Hills, IL Shark Robert Smith (7) Brad Angelo 223–205 Dec 2 Great Lakes Classic Wyoming, MI Cheetah Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (44) Chris Loschetter 276–204 Dec 9 Lumber Liquidators Championship Baltimore, MD Scorpion Patrick Allen (10) Wes Malott 247–217 Dec 16 Spartanburg Classic Spartanburg, SC Viper Parker Bohn III (31) Rhino Page 267–257 Jan 6 ConstructionJobs.com Classic Reno, NV Shark Tommy Jones (11) Patrick Allen 254–214 Jan 13 Earl Anthony Medford Classic Medford, OR Cheetah Wes Malott (3) Rhino Page 255–193 Jan 20 Motel 6 Dick Weber Open Fountain Valley, CA Standard Mike Scroggins (4) Chris Barnes 226–171 Jan 27 H&R Block Tournament of Champions Las Vegas, NV T of C Michael Haugen Jr. (2) Chris Barnes 215-214 Feb 3 PBA Exempt Doubles Classic Las Vegas, NV T of C Danny Wiseman (12) andMike Fagan (1) Joe Ciccone andRonnie Russell 210–208 Feb 10 Bayer Classic El Paso, TX Shark Chris Barnes (9) Tommy Jones 241–158 Feb 17 Pepsi Championship Elkhorn, NE Scorpion Mike Scroggins (5) Walter Ray Williams Jr. 214–194 Feb 24 Denny's World Championship Indianapolis, IN World Championship Norm Duke (27) Ryan Shafer 202–165 Mar 2 Don Johnson Buckeye St. Classic Columbus, OH Viper Chris Barnes (10) Ken Simard 209–197 Mar 9 Go RVing Classic Norwich, CT Chameleon Rhino Page (1) Jack Jurek 244–220 Mar 23 GEICO Classic West Babylon, NY Cheetah Tommy Jones (12) Pete Weber 257–191 Mar 30 65th U.S. Open North Brunswick, NJ U.S. Open Norm Duke (28) Mika Koivuniemi 224–216 Marking the end of the 2007–08 PBA season on ESPN, the fourth annual Motel 6 Roll To Riches was contested on April 13, 2008 in Orlando. In a unique format, six bowlers (Doug Kent, Sean Rash, Michael Haugen Jr., Norm Duke, Parker Bohn III and Chris Barnes) battled for a $150,000 winner-take-all prize. Parker Bohn III won the final "race to six strikes" against Norm Duke to take home the prize. (Earnings in this event do not count toward PBA career totals.) References External links 2007–08 Season Schedule 2007–08 Category:2007 in bowling Category:2008 in bowling