By Lucas Wiseman
USBC Communications
LAS VEGAS - Bob Handley of Winter Park, Fla., averaged 234.2 Monday to take the opening round qualifying lead at the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters.
Handley totaled 1,171 for five games, an average of 234.2, at the South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center. He had games of 223, 238, 227, 245 and 238 and leads a field of 298 of the top senior bowlers in the country.
"I really didn't expect this," said Handley, who has five career Professional Bowlers Association national titles and one PBA Senior Tour title. "I just wanted to hold my head above water. I never thought I would shoot this much, but it is a nice cushion. The goal isn't to lead, it's just to make the top 63."
Handley said one of the keys to his success came early in the round when he caught a fortunate break for a strike.
"The second frame of the first game I threw a horrible shot, went Brooklyn and struck," said Handley, who finished sixth at last week's Senior U.S. Open. "That really got my focus in the right place for the rest of the round."
Paul McCordic of Sugarland, Texas, sits in second place at 1,144, while Roger Kossert of Lithia, Fla., is third at 1,139. Kent Wagner of Palmetto, Fla., is fourth at 1,130 and last year's Senior Masters runner-up Ross Packard of San Jose, Calif., is fifth with 1,126.
There was one perfect game in the opening round, shot by Dean Jones of San Marcos, Texas. Jones fired 300 in the second game of the block and finished the day with a 1,056 total, good for 33rd place.
All participants will return for additional five-game blocks on Tuesday and Wednesday. The top 63 players after 15 games will join defending champion Dale Traber of Cedarburg, Wis., and advance to the double-elimination match-play bracket on Thursday and Friday. The championship match is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. PDT on Friday.
USBC SENIOR MASTERS
South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Monday, June 14
FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING (after 5 games)
1, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 1,171.
2, Paul McCordic, Sugarland, Texas, 1,144.
3, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,139.
4, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,130.
5, Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 1,126.
6, Greg Shields, Independence, Mo., 1,121.
7, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,102.
8, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,101.
9, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 1,099.
10, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 1,092.
11, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield, Mich., 1,089.
12, (tie) Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, and Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., 1,088.
14, John Di Santis, Wilmington, Del., 1,084.
15, (tie) Rich Cook, Olympia, Wash.; Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., and Cliff Connors, Tempe, Ariz., 1,080.
18, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,078.
19, (tie) Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., and Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,077.
21, Kevin Humble, Lake Mary, Fla., 1,076.
22, Max Shellabarger, Layton, Utah, 1,072.
23, Bob Purzycki, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,070.
24, Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,069.
25, Mike Lucente, Warren, Mich., 1,068.
26, Marc Scherlis, Littleton, Colo., 1,067.
27, (tie) David Eatmon, Ferndale, Mich., and Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 1,065.
29, Phillip Karwoski Sr., South Hadley, Mass., 1,063.
30, John Young, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,060.
31, Glenn Morgan, Seminole, Ala., 1,059.
32, Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., 1,058.
33, Dean Jones, San Marcos, Texas, 1,056.
34, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,055.
35, Michael Karch, Edgewood, Wash., 1,054.
36, Wayne Webb, Grove City, Ohio, 1,053.
37, Dan Ahlquist, Sweden, 1,052.
38, Sam Carter, Ben Lomond, Calif., 1,051.
39, (tie) Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, and Michael Chrzanowski, Shepard, Mich., 1,050.
41, John Chapman, Canada, 1,049.
42, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,048.
43, Bernard Iwasczyszyn, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,047.
44, Fred Strasser, Arroyo Grande, Calif., 1,044.
45, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,043.
46, (tie) Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, Ind., and Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,042.
48, Greg Waldon, Sun City West, Ariz., 1,041.
49, (tie) Kevin Gannon, Lakewood, Calif., and Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,040.
51, Don Fowler, Overland Park, Kan., 1,039.
52, (tie) Howie Partell, Las Vegas, Nev.; Max Martinez, Tijeras, N.M., and Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,037.
55, (tie) Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., and Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,036.
57, Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., 1,034.
58, Jerry Smith, Englewood, Colo., 1,033.
59, (tie) Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill.; Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio; Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., and Jerry Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 1,032.
63, David Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,030.
64, Keith Kolozsi, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,029.
65, Anthony Myers, Pensacola, Fla., 1,028.
66, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 1,026.
67, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,024.
68, Clark Poelzer, Arden Hills, Minn., 1,023.
69, (tie) Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., and Warren Eales, Chandler, Ariz., 1,022.
71, Don Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 1,021.
72, John Eiss, Orono, Minn., 1,020.
73, Charlie Tapp, Portage, Mich., 1,016.
74, Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, 1,015.
75, Al Rezendes, Aurora, Colo., 1,014.
76, Warren Nelson, Madera, Calif., 1,013.
77, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,010.
78, Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., 1,008.
79, (tie) Ed Bordenka, Las Vegas, Nev., and Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 1,007.
81, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 1,006.
82, (tie) Mark VanMeter, Albuquerque, N.M., and Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla., 1,003.
84, (tie) Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., and John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,002.
86, Bill Ades, Hesperia, Calif., 1,001.
87, Thomas Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,000.
88, George Lord, Mulberry, Fla., 998.
89, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 996.
90, (tie) Char Hammel, Las Vegas, Nev., and Warren Blankenship, Ardmore, Okla., 995.
92, (tie) Terry Metzner, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Bobby Holmes, North Las Vegas, Nev.; Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, and Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 992.
96, (tie) Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas; Dale Eagle, Kingsport, Tenn., and Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 991.
99, Jeff Suma Sr., Auburn Hills, Mich., 990.
100, Rick Parschen, Strongsville, Ohio, 989.
101, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 988.
102, Francisco Figueredo, Lauderhill, Fla., 986.
103, (tie) Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif.; Paul Kwiecien, Lansing, Mich., and Charles Best, Buda, Texas, 985.
106, (tie) Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala.; Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., and Chip Willett, San Diego, Calif., 984.
109, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 980.
110, (tie) Darrell Jones, Lingle, Wyo., and Rudy Moreno, Reno , Nev., 979.
112, (tie) Steven Bergan, Belleville, Ill., and Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 978.
114, (tie) Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, and Bob Priess, Las Vegas, Nev., 977.
116, Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 976.
117, Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 975.
118, (tie) Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz., and Don Moser, Murrieta, Calif., 974.
120, Paul Plummer, Boise, Idaho, 973.
121, Ziggy Czaja, Fontana, Calif., 972.
122, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 971.
123, (tie) Lee Rucker, Fort Myers, Fla., and Matt Surina, Linnewood, Wash., 970.
125, (tie) Bob McGuire, Warrenton, Va., and Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 969.
127, Dick Baker, Las Vegas, Nev., 968.
128, (tie) Bill Neumann, Rensselaer, N.Y., and Bob Pazur, Venice, Fla., 966.
130, (tie) Brad Newhouse, Henderson, Nev., and Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 965.
132, (tie) David Zelger, Red Lion, Pa.; Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore.; Leo Plaia, River Ridge, La., and Ed Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 964.
136, (tie) Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., and Eddie Katz, Lakewood, Calif., 963.
138, Frank DeFilippo, Las Vegas, Nev., 961.
139, (tie) Phil Prieto, El Paso, Texas, and Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., 960.
141, (tie) Bob Neuerburg, Ceres, Calif.; Bruce Lang, Lenore, Idaho, and Tom Baker, King, N.C., 959.
144, Van Fenner, Reno, Nev., 957.
145, (tie) Craig Vogel, Rome, N.Y.; Gary Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev., and Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 956.
148, Sam Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 955.
149, (tie) Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, and Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 954.
151, David Chew, Brentwood, Calif., 953.
152, Jim Cameron, Aliso Viejo, Calif., 952.
153, (tie) Rohn Morton, Portland, Ore., and Pawel Bondar, Lauderhill, Fla., 951.
155, (tie) Randy Shewmake, Fort Worth, Texas, and Jorge Gutierrez, Las Cruces, N.M., 950.
157, (tie) Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M.; Dan Miner, E. Moline, Ill.; James Moran, Henderson, Nev., and Jerry Keily, Lakewood, Colo., 949.
161, (tie) Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., and Mike Castleton, San Diego, Calif., 948.
163, Joe Salvemini, Las Vegas, Nev., 947.
164, (tie) Dan Duskin, Atlantic, Iowa; Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., and James Martin, Vero Beach, Fla., 946.
167, (tie) Mike McHugh, Keller, Texas; Bill Argenbright, Waynesboro, Va.; Dale Seath, Mankato, Minn., and Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 944.
171, (tie) Bob Permann, Hemet, Calif., and Patrick Byrne, Simi Valley, Calif., 943.
173, (tie) Les Shirwindt, Las Vegas, Nev.; John Cocchi, Las Vegas, Nev., and Bill Sell, Menasha, Wis., 942.
176, Glen Smith, Seattle, Wash., 941.
177, Don Lane, Oakland, Calif., 940.
178, Charles Nibert, Big Lake, Alaska, 937.
179, (tie) Craig Kisro, Granada Hills, Calif., and Mitch Vernon, Olympia, Wash., 935.
181, Gary Reh, Nesbit, Miss., 935.
182, (tie) Butch Hrouda, Dickinson, N.D., and James McGee, Townville, S.C., 935.
184, Mike Landrith, Maricopa, Ariz., 934.
185, (tie) Steve Freeman, Hermantown, Minn., and Ron DeGroat, Las Vegas, Nev., 933.
187, (tie) Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., and Danny Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 931.
189, James King, New Braunfels, Texas, 930.
190, Skip Sansone, Tucson, Ariz., 929.
191, (tie) Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla.; Lee Patterson, Antioch, Calif., and Bob Walters, North Las Vegas, Nev., 927.
194, (tie) Hal Wilbur, Las Vegas, Nev., and Ike Reese, Atlanta, Ga., 926.
196, (tie) Carl Chavez, Albuquerque, N.M., and TJ Johnson, Spring, Texas, 924.
198, (tie) Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, and Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 923.
200, Chuck Worsham, Orange, Calif., 922.
201, (tie) Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill.; Steve Fulton, Lansing, Mich., and Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 920.
204, (tie) Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., and Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 919.
206, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 918.
207, (tie) Mark Peavey, Van Nuys, Calif.; Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., and Don Jackson, Bonita, Calif., 917.
210, (tie) Darryl Bower, Midletown, Pa., and Wayne Richards, Fernley, Nev., 914.
212, Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, Nev., 912.
213, (tie) Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., and Ray Shuel, Canada, 910.
215, (tie) Richard Nardozza, Clearfield, Pa., and Randee Fry, Scotts Bluff, Neb., 909.
217, Bob Sturges, Las Vegas, Nev., 907.
218, (tie) Mike Schmid, Arden Hills, Minn., and Terry Leong, Henderson, Nev., 906.
220, (tie) Glenn Masukawa, Henderson, Nev., and Lindle Kincannon, Pearland, Texas, 904.
222, (tie) Ralph Presley, Atlanta, Ga.; Jerry Watkins, Bloomfield, N.M., and Lee Tucker, Camarillo, Calif., 903.
225, Samuel Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 902.
226, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 901.
227, (tie) Jerry Dallum, Prescott, Ariz., and Bob Teeters, Anderson, Ind., 900.
229, John Czipka, Sparks, Nev., 898.
230, William Keenan, Orlando, Fla., 897.
231, Fernando Aguirre, Puerto Rico, 895.
232, (tie) Richard Latvala, Egan, Minn.; Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., and Barry Richards, Lodi, Calif., 894.
235, (tie) Hubert Harrison, Middletown, Ind., and Rickey Smith, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 893.
237, Robert Michalojko, Mars, Pa., 892.
238, (tie) Ron Hosler, Denver, Colo., and Ernie Bourque, Acushnet, Mass., 891.
240, (tie) Garde Ron, Henderson, Nev.; Carl Hendrickson, Cloquet, Minn., and Gordon Stuntz, Hellertown, Pa., 889.
243, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 887.
244, (tie) Rich Cutler, Valley Springs, Calif., and Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 885.
246, (tie) Bill Stempke, Burbank, Calif.; Douglas Thompson, Aberdeen, S.D., and Dennis Frawley, Binghamton, N.Y., 884.
249, Bob Faragon, Schenectady, N.Y., 883.
250, Mike Raleigh, Clyde, Mich., 882.
251, (tie) JP Muller, Gervais, Ore.; Will Friedrich, Green Bay, Wis., and Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 880.
254, Vaughn Doody, Las Vegas, Nev., 877.
255, Carey Hofmann, Phoenix, Ariz., 874.
256, Mark Sabatine, Syracuse, N.Y., 873.
257, (tie) Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., and Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 872.
259, Avery LeBlanc, Plano, Texas, 871.
260, (tie) Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., and Donnie Todd, Somerset, Ky., 864.
262, Alden Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 861.
263, Harry Villavicencio, Puerto Rico, 860.
264, Gregory Popham, Crestview Hills, Ky., 856.
265, Scott Hansel, Stockton, Calif., 855.
266, Melvin Shirey, Sun City West, Ariz., 847.
267, Diogenes Perez, New York, N.Y., 846.
268, (tie) Joseph Stalnaker, Alderson, W.Va., and Allen Sobelman, Moorpark, Calif., 844.
270, (tie) Don Ketterling, Westlake Village, Calif., and Laurie Karrppala, Folsom, Calif., 843.
272, Ralph O'Leary, La Mirada, Calif., 838.
273, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 836.
274, (tie) John Reed, Pueblo, Colo.; Dennis Dedmon, Houston, Texas, and Richard Campbell, Phippsburg, Maine, 835.
277, Jose Mendaz, Venezuela, 832.
278, Leon Uzelac, Woods Cross, Utah, 831.
279, Perry Larson, Kaysville, Utah, 830.
280, Frank Weiler, San Bernadino, Calif., 829.
281, Tom McNaughton, Sylmar, Calif., 825.
282, (tie) Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., and Randolph Kerr, Troutdale, Ore., 823.
284, Rodney Musgrove, Clinton, Utah, 822.
285, (tie) James Cote, Spokane, Wash., and Gary Friedman, Chandler, Ariz., 813.
287, William Kaiser, Las Vegas, Nev., 812.
288, Jorge Aeurero, Taylorsville, Utah, 810.
289, Clyde Gehringer, Memphis, Tenn., 808.
290, Terre Sampson, Las Vegas, Nev., 806.
291, Tim Bates, Orlando, Fla., 798.
292, Edward Bayard, Escondido, Calif., 789.
293, Fred Kouri, Castle Rock, Colo., 785.
294, Gary Carter, Woodinville, Wash., 782.
295, Ronald Ruminer, Clifton, Colo., 781.
296, Brien Show-Yin, Australia, 779.
297, Doug Kuzanek, Rowlett, Texas, 770.