1960 PBA Tour season

PBA Bowling Tour: 1960 Season Professional Bowlers Association Ten-pin bowling May 13 – November 28, 1960 PBA Tour None selected Professional Bowlers Association Seasons PBA Tour PBA Bowling Tour: 1959 Season 1959 PBA Bowling Tour: 1961 Season 1961 This is a recap of the 1960 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's second season. It consisted of seven events, including the first PBA National Championship, now known as the PBA World Championship. Don Carter won this event among his two titles on the season. Tournament schedule Major championships in bold text. The PBA tour's first event of the season, the second annual Empire State PBA open, was held at Schade's Academy, in Albany, New York. The season opened up on May 13, 1960. 28 bowlers cashed in this competition. Dick Weber won the first PBA event of the season, and his third consecutive. Event Bowling center City Dates Winner Empire State PBA Open Schade's Academy Albany, New York May 13–15 Dick Weber (3) Fairless Hills PBA Open Fairlanes Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania May 17–19 Bill Bunetta (1) Paramus Eastern PBA Open Paramus Bowl Paramus, New Jersey May 20–22 Don Carter (1) Las Vegas National PBA Invitational Showboat Lanes Las Vegas, Nevada Jun 20–22 Tom Hennessey (1) Northern California PBA Open Castle Lanes San Francisco, California Jun 24–26 Earl Johnson (1) Southern California PBA Open Bowl-O-Drome Los Angeles, California Jul 6 – Sep 1 Morrie Oppenheim (1) First Annual National Championship Imperial Lanes Memphis, Tennessee Nov 25–28 Don Carter (2) Leading money winners Name Earnings ($) Titles Top 5 Top 10 CashesDon Carter 12,800 2 4 6 6Harry Smith 7,100 0 3 3 5Tom Hennessey 7,100 1 2 3 4Earl Johnson 5,395 1 2 3 6Bill Bunetta 4,825 1 1 3 5 Dick Weber 4,800 1 1 3 4Glenn Allison 4,800 0 2 4 5Morrie Oppenheim 4,145 1 1 1 4 Ronnie Gaudern 3,850 0 1 1 2Ed Lubanski 3,520 0 2 2 4 External links 1960 Season Schedule Category:PBA Tour seasons Category:1960 in bowling