1984 PBA Tour season explained

PBA Bowling Tour: 1984 Season
League:Professional Bowlers Association
Sport:Ten-pin bowling
Duration:January 2 – December 1, 1984
Season:PBA Tour
Mvp:Mark Roth
Seasonslist:Professional Bowlers Association Seasons
Seasonslistnames:PBA Tour
Prevseason Link:PBA Bowling Tour: 1983 Season
Prevseason Year:1983
Nextseason Link:PBA Bowling Tour: 1985 Season
Nextseason Year:1985

This is a recap of the 1984 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 26th season, and consisted of 34 events. With Earl Anthony now retired, it was the bowler with the second-highest career wins, Mark Roth, who stepped up to take his fourth PBA Player of the Year honor. Roth won four titles in 1984, upping his career title count to 31 (second to Anthony's 41), and won his first major title at the BPAA U.S. Open. Roth had previously qualified for the TV finals in ten major championships without winning.[1] Adding to his accolades, Roth also became the PBA's second career millionaire (after Anthony) when he took the title at the Greater Detroit Open, and he capped the season by winning the Angle Touring Players Championship.[2]

Bob Chamberlain, a 35-year-old who had toiled on and off the PBA Tour (mostly off) and had recently returned from treatment for alcoholism,[3] won his first ever PBA Tour event at the Toledo Trust PBA National Championship. Meanwhile, Mike Durbin became the first three-time winner in the Firestone Tournament of Champions, having previously won in 1972 and 1982.[4]

Nelson Burton, Jr. broke a 12-year-old record for a four-game TV series when he toppled 1,050 pins en route to the title at the AMF Angle Open.[5]

Tournament schedule

EventBowling center City Dates Winner
Rolaids OpenBrunswick WonderbowlAnaheim, CaliforniaJan 2–7Wayne Webb (13)
AC-Delco ClassicMel's Southshore BowlAlameda, CaliforniaJan 9–14Butch Soper (2)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling CenterLas Vegas, NevadaJan 15–21George Pappas (9)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling LanesGrand Prairie, TexasJan 23–28Hugh Miller (4)
Miller High Life ClassicDon Carter's Kendall LanesMiami, FloridaJan 30 – Feb 4Mark Baker (1)
AMF Angle OpenDick Weber LanesFlorissant, MissouriFeb 6–11Nelson Burton, Jr. (17)
True Value OpenLandmark Plaza Recreation CenterPeoria, IllinoisFeb 13–18Ted Hannahs (2)
Meister Brau OpenBuckeye LanesNorth Olmsted, OhioFeb 20–25Rickie Sajek (1)
Toledo Trust PBA National ChampionshipImperial LanesToledo, OhioFeb 26 – Mar 3Bob Chamberlain (1)
King Louie OpenKing Louie West LanesOverland Park, KansasMar 5–10Gary Skidmore (3)
BPAA U.S. OpenArena BowlOak Lawn, IllinoisMar 12–17Mark Roth (28)
Miller High Life OpenRed Carpet Celebrity LanesMilwaukee, WisconsinMar 19–24Rickie Sajek (2)
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes Capital PlazaHyattsville, MarylandMar 27–31Dale Eagle (2)
Long Island OpenGarden City BowlGarden City, New YorkApr 2–7Ernie Schlegel (3)
Greater Hartford OpenBradley BowlWindsor Locks, ConnecticutApr 9–14Jimmie Pritts, Jr. (2)
Firestone Tournament of ChampionsRiviera LanesAkron, OhioApr 17–21Mike Durbin (13)
Seattle OpenLeilani LanesSeattle, WashingtonMay 14–19Don Genalo (3)
Denver OpenCelebrity Sports CenterDenver, ColoradoMay 22–26John Gant (1)
Tucson OpenGolden Pin LanesTucson, ArizonaMay 29 – Jun 2Ron Polombi, Jr. (1)
Southern California OpenActive West Town Square LanesRiverside, CaliforniaJun 5–9Gary Skidmore (4)
Kessler OpenEarl Anthony's Dublin BowlDublin, CaliforniaJun 12–16Wayne Webb (14)
Showboat Doubles ClassicShowboat Bowling CenterLas Vegas, NevadaJun 19–23Mark Roth (29),
Marshall Holman (17)
Aqua Fest Mr. Gatti's OpenHighland LanesAustin, TexasJul 19–24Pete Weber (3)
Houston OpenCopperfield BowlHouston, TexasJul 26–31Brian Voss (2)
Waukegan OpenBertrand LanesWaukegan, IllinoisAug 3–7Mark Williams (1)
Buffalo OpenSuburban LanesBuffalo, New YorkAug 10–14George Pappas (10)
Molson Golden Bowling ChallengeRose Bowl LanesWindsor, OntarioAug 17–21Pete Weber (4)
Columbia Senior/Touring Pro DoublesPonderosa BowlSan Antonio, TexasOct 16–20Louis Blancarte,
John Forst (1)
Indianapolis OpenWoodland BowlIndianapolis, IndianaOct 23–27Mike Aulby (5)
True Value OpenWestgate LanesFairview Park, OhioOct 30 – Nov 3Charlie Lacy (1)
Greater Detroit OpenSatellite BowlDearborn Heights, MichiganNov 6–10Mark Roth (30)
Brunswick Memorial World OpenBrunswick Northern BowlGlendale Heights, IllinoisNov 11–14Mike Aulby (6)
Budweiser ClassicColumbus Square Bowling PalaceColumbus, OhioNov 19–24Guppy Troup (7)
Angle Touring Players ChampionshipGeorge Pappas' Park LanesCharlotte, North CarolinaNov 27 – Dec 1Mark Roth (31)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1984 BPAA U.S. Open . PBA.
  2. Web site: 1984 Greater Detroit Open . PBA.
  3. Web site: 1984 Toledo Trust PBA National Championship . PBA.
  4. Web site: 1984 Firestone Tournament of Champions . PBA.
  5. Web site: 1984 Angle Open . PBA.

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