Ron Mohr Wins PBA Senior Jackson Open to Clinch His Second Senior Player of the Year Crown

Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, won the PBA Senior Jackson Open on Aug. 25 at Airport Lanes for a record-tying fourth Senior Tour win of the season and clinching his second PBA Senior Player of the Year crown in the process.

Mohr defeated Rick Vittone of Ontario, Canada, 226-203, in the championship match in the bowling center where he won his first Senior Tour title in 2009 on his way to his first Senior Player of the Year crown.

In addition to his four titles this season, Mohr compiled two second-place, two thirds, a fourth and a 13-place finish.

This is the way I wanted to win it,” said the 55-year-old Mohr, who clinched Senior Player of the Year by making the semifinal round. “I wanted to earn it and not back into it. To do it here where I have a lot of fond memories made it special because this is where I won my first Senior Tour title.”

PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., and Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Township, Mich., a two-time winner during the season, were long shot contenders for Senior Player of the Year but were eliminated from contention once Mohr made the semifinal round. Williams and Sullins would have had to win the final two tournaments for any shot at challenging Mohr for the honor.

“My target was to make the semifinal round and then let everything take care of itself,” said Mohr, who now has seven career Senior Tour titles. “Once I accomplished that I felt really comfortable and just had to make some minor adjustments from the semifinal to final match.”

Mohr’s four titles tied the record for most in a season with Pete Couture (1998), Dale Eagle (1999) and Baker (2006).

“It’s just been a great year and something I really didn’t expect,” Mohr said. I’ve had a lot of breaks this year and a guardian angel. It’s been an example of a year where you really need everything going your way to achieve something like this.”