109-player field cut to 32 for match play
DECATUR, Ill. – With a 3,616 16-game overall pinfall (226 average), Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas, maintained his lead after the second round of qualifying in the PBA Senior Pepsi Open Monday at Spare Time Lanes.
In Monday’s second eight-game round, the PBA Hall of Famer had a 1,784 pinfall (223 average) with games of 232, 219, 178, 200, 255, 234, 233 and 233 stretching his lead to 124 pins over fellow Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., in second with 3,492.
The field of 109 players has been cut to the top 32 who will advance to best-of-five-game match play Tuesday morning . As a result of qualifying in the top eight Williams and Williams Jr. earned a two-round bye.
“I was able to put together a good five-game battle plan for match play from what I learned after today’s round,” said Mark Williams, who won the Senior U.S. Open in June for his third career Senior Tour title. “With less games in match play you’re going to have to make the most of a fresh lane condition and then be able to read the lanes and make adjustments much quicker than you would have to in qualifying.”
Williams and Williams Jr., who are not related, are contenders for Senior Player of the Year with only the Senior Jackson (Mich.) Open remaining in the 2010 season after the Decatur stop. Williams is second in Senior Player of the Year points and Williams Jr., who won the PBA Senior Miller High Life Classic in his Senior Tour debut in May, is third trailing points leader Hall of Famer Wayne Webb of Columbus, Ohio.
Webb, who was the winner of the USBC Senior Masters and Senior Columbus Open earlier this season, qualified 12th after Monday’s second round with 3,317 and will receive a one-round bye for Tuesday’s match play.
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PBA SENIOR PEPSI OPEN
Spare Time Lanes, Decatur, Ill., Aug. 16
SECOND ROUND (after 16 games)
Top 32 advance to Tuesday’s match play
s-indicates Super Senior (age 60 and over) cashing for $700
1, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,616.
2, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,492.
3, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,455.
4, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,439.
5, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 3,396.
6, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 3,392.
7, Bob Faragon, Schenectady, N.Y., 3,349.
8, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,340.
9, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,338.
10, Michael Tryniski, Fulton, N.Y., 3,335.
11, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 3,320.
12, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3,317.
13, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,313.
14, John Forst, Salt Lake City, 3,312.
15, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,299.
16, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 3,294.
17, Patric Donaghue, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., 3,290.
18, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,282.
19, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 3,280.
20, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3,260.
21, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,240.
22, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 3,230.
23, Warren Blankenship, Ardmore, Okla., 3,221.
24, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3,216.
25, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,206.
26, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,202.
27, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3,200.
28, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,197.
29, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,196.
30, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 3,191.
31, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,175.
32, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 3,168.
Failed to advance to match play
33, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,166, $900.
34, (TIE) Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla. and
Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 3,165, $900.
36, John Chapman, Canada, 3,163, $900.
37, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 3,161.
38, Jimmy Johnson, Bellevue, Neb., 3,155.
39, s-Charlie Tomey, Spartanburg, S.C., 3,154, $700.
40, s-Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 3,151, $700.
41, s-Ed Marzka, Orlando, Fla., 3,146, $700.
42, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,145.
43, (TIE) Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind.,
and Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 3,142.
45, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,140.
46, s-Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 3,137, $700.
47, (TIE) s-Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., $700
Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D. and
Gene Vincent, Decatur, Ill., 3,134.
50, (TIE) David Axon, Bellevue, Neb.
and Chuck Schuette, Bettendorf, Iowa, 3,132.
52, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,130.
53, s-Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 3,127, $700.
54, Mike Mineman, Belleville, Ill., 3,126.
55, Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill., 3,124.
56, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,113.
57, Billy Block, Pembroke Pines, Fla., 3,112.
58, s-Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 3,094, $700.
59, s-Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 3,092, $700.
60, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 3,083.
61, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 3,082.
62, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 3,079.
63, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,071.
64, Bennie Holman, Decatur, Ill., 3,067.
65, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 3,065.
66, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 3,064.
67, John Deloney, Troy, Ill., 3,059.
68, Steve Bergan, O'Fallon, Ill., 3,052.
69, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 3,050.
70, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,049.
71, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 3,043.
72, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 3,039.
73, Mark Zamora, Bellevue, Neb., 3,038.
74, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,026.
75, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 3,019.
76, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 3,018.
77, (TIE) Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C.
and Randy Peterson, Carrington, N.D., 3,011.
79, Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 2,999.
80, (TIE) Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn.
and Gary Reh, Nesbit, Miss., 2,998.
82, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 2,988.
83, (TIE) Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis.
and Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 2,985.
85, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,984.
86, Andrew Smith, Colonie, N.Y., 2,973.
87, Chris Fedden, Albany, N.Y., 2,963.
88, (TIE) Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis.,
and Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,962.
90, Daniel Nicklin, Aviston, Ill, 2,959.
91, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 2,955.
92, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 2,939.
93, Barry Witmer, St. Charles, Mo., 2,933.
94, Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 2,925.
95, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 2,923.
96, Kim Kirkpatrick, Rockford, Ill., 2,911.
97, Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 2,884.
98, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 2,865.
99, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 2,842.
100, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 2,835.
101, Rick Hood, Stafford, Va., 2,817.
102, Hubert Harrison, Middletown, Ind., 2,816.
103, Dan Kistner, Gresham, Ore., 2,743.
104, Patsy DellaPenna, Palm Harbor, Fla., 2,740.
105, Peter Brainard, Tampa, Fla., 2,714.
106, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 2,632.
107, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,561.
108, Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,778 (WD).
109, Paul Gerard, Cincinnati, 1,465 (WD).
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