2005–06 PBA Tour season

PBA Bowling Tour: 2005–06 Season Professional Bowlers Association Ten-pin bowling September 20, 2005 – April 9, 2006 PBA Tour Tommy Jones Professional Bowlers Association Seasons PBA Tour PBA Bowling Tour: 2004–05 season 2004–05 PBA Bowling Tour: 2006–07 season 2006–07 This is the 2005–06 season in review for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour.http://www.pba.com/schedule/schedule.asp?season=53 2005–2006 Season Schedule PBA It was the Tour's 47th season and consisted of 22 events. Season highlights Sean Rash became the first bowler to win a title from a non-exempt position by defeating Mike DeVaney in the West Virginia Championship. Current PBA Hall of Famer Del Ballard Jr. made his first televised appearance since 1997 in the Motel 6 Phoenix Classic, but was thwarted of his 14th title (and first since the 1993 U.S. Open) by Ritchie Allen. Mike Scroggins won his third PBA title and first career major at the USBC Masters. Walter Ray Williams Jr. tied Earl Anthony's then-record of 41 PBA titles when he emerged victorious in the Denny's PBA World Championship. Tommy Jones earned PBA Player of the Year honors, becoming the second bowler to win both PBA Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year awards in a career (joining Mike Aulby). Jones won four titles on the season, including the 63rd U.S. Open. Two PBA Tour Trial events were held during the season. The first event saw Chris Loschetter, Brian Kretzer and D.J. Archer advance to the exempt field, while the second event was headlined by Kelly Kulick's PBA exemption, making her the first woman to ever capture full-time active membership in the PBA. Awards and leaders Player Of The Year: Tommy Jones Rookie Of The Year: Bill O'Neill Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award: Jack Jurek Money Leader: Tommy Jones ($301,700)http://www.bowlingdigital.com/bowl/node/1065 Tommy Jones wins PBA Player of the Year award bowlingdigital.com High Average Award: Norm Duke (224.29)http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=8678 Norm Duke PBA Tournament results Majors are noted in boldface. Date Event City Oil pattern Winner (title #) Runner-up Score Sep 20 Dydo Japan Cup Tokyo, Japan Custom Tommy Jones (5) Norm Duke 222–215 Oct 30 Tulsa Championship Owasso, OK Cheetah Tommy Jones (6) Wes Malott 289–248 Nov 6 Mile High Classic Lakewood, CO Shark Wes Malott (1) Mika Koivuniemi 215–211 Nov 13 Greater Omaha Classic Council Bluffs, IA Chameleon Mike Machuga (1) Bill O'Neill 256–245 Nov 20 USBC Masters Wauwatosa, WI Masters (custom) Mike Scroggins (3) Norm Duke 245–238 Nov 27 Chicago Classic Vernon Hills, IL Scorpion Jason Couch (12) Joe Ciccone 217–204 Dec 4 BowlersParadise.com Classic Hammond, IN Viper Pete Weber (32) Ryan Shafer 189–186 Dec 11 Keystone State Championship Mechanicsburg, PA Chameleon Patrick Allen (6) Tom Baker 247–218 Dec 18 Empire State Classic Clifton Park, NY Scorpion Mike Wolfe (2) Chris Collins 268–214 Jan 8 Earl Anthony Medford Classic Medford, OR Shark Brian Himmler (4) Mika Koivuniemi 214–204 Jan 15 Dick Weber Open Fountain Valley, CA Chameleon Jason Couch (13) Parker Bohn III 241–214 Jan 22 Motel 6 Phoenix Classic Phoenix, AZ Shark Ritchie Allen (2) Del Ballard Jr. 232–207 Jan 29 Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Classic Trussville, AL Cheetah Brian Voss (24) Steve Wilson 237–190 Feb 5 Bayer Atlanta Classic Norcross, GA Viper Tommy Jones (7) Mike Scroggins 224–191 Feb 12 West Virginia Championship Parkersburg, WV Scorpion Sean Rash (1) Mike DeVaney 194–178 Feb 19 63rd U.S. Open North Brunswick, NJ U.S. Open Tommy Jones (8) Ryan Shafer 237–223 Feb 26 GEICO Classic Cheektowaga, NY Cheetah Doug Kent (7) Norm Duke 222–201 Mar 5 Pepsi Championship Fairlawn, OH Shark Chris Collins (1) Walter Ray Williams Jr. 245–201 Mar 19 Ace Hardware Championship Taylor, MI Viper Norm Duke (23) Chris Loschetter 275–221 Mar 26 Denny's PBA World Championship Indianapolis, IN World Champ. Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (41) Pete Weber 236–213 Apr 2 Great Lakes Classic Wyoming, MI Chameleon Patrick Allen (7) Patrick Healey Jr. 259–193 Apr 9 Dexter Tournament of Champions Uncasville, CT T of C Chris Barnes (7) Steve Jaros 234–227 References External links 2005–06 Season Schedule 2005–06 Category:2005 in bowling Category:2006 in bowling