1999 PBA Tour season
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| PBA Bowling Tour: 1999 Season | |
|---|---|
| League | Professional Bowlers Association |
| Sport | Ten-pin bowling |
| Duration | January 10 – November 17, 1999 |
| PBA Tour | |
| Season MVP | Parker Bohn III |
This is a recap of the 1999 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 41st season, and consisted of 26 events.
Parker Bohn III collected five titles during the season to take PBA Player of the Year honors, ending Walter Ray Williams, Jr.'s streak of three straight POY awards.
Tim Criss secured a major title at the PBA National Championship. Amateur Brian Boghosian took the title at the ABC Masters, while Bob Learn, Jr. won his first career major at Bowling's U.S. Open. Jason Couch collected $100,000 in winning the season-ending Brunswick World Tournament of Champions among his two titles on the year.[1]
During the season, Steve Jaros and Mike Miller rolled the 13th and 14th (respectively) televised 300 games in PBA history. Another highlight of the season was the PBA's first-ever outdoor finals at the NYC PBA Experience, which took place on specially-built lanes in mid-town Manhattan's Bryant Park.[2]
Tournament schedule
[edit]| Event | City | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Bowling Stadium National/Senior Doubles | Reno, Nevada | Jan 10–15 | Jason Hurd (1), Johnny Petraglia |
| Albuquerque Open | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Jan 19–23 | Brian Himmler (1) |
| PBA Don Carter Classic | Dallas, Texas | Jan 26–30 | Mike Miller (3) |
| Columbia 300 Open | Austin, Texas | Feb 2–6 | Parker Bohn III (18) |
| Chattanooga Open | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Feb 9–13 | Steve Jaros (3) |
| Flagship Open | Erie, Pennsylvania | Feb 16–20 | Chris Barnes (1) |
| PBA National Championship | Toledo, Ohio | Feb 21–27 | Tim Criss (5) |
| Empire State Open | Latham, New York | Apr 13–17 | Parker Bohn III (19) |
| Brunswick Johnny Petraglia Open | North Brunswick, New Jersey | Apr 20–24 | Doug Kent (3) |
| Brunswick Long Island/NYC PBA Experience | Sayville, New York New York, New York |
Apr 27 – May 1 | Eric Forkel (5) |
| ABC Masters | Syracuse, New York | May 3–8 | Brian Boghosian (amateur) |
| Bayer/Brunswick Touring Players Championship | Akron, Ohio | May 10–15 | Steve Hoskins (9) |
| PBA Oregon Open | Portland, Oregon | May 25–29 | Chris Barnes (2) |
| Showboat Invitational | Las Vegas, Nevada | May 31 – Jun 5 | Parker Bohn III (20) |
| Tucson Open | Tucson, Arizona | Jun 8–12 | Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (30) |
| National Bowling Stadium Open | Reno, Nevada | Jun 13–20 | Ricky Ward (4) |
| AC Delco All-Star Classic | Lakewood, California | Jun 21–26 | Tommy Delutz, Jr. (1) |
| Bowling's U.S. Open | Uncasville, Connecticut | Jul 24 – Aug 1 | Bob Learn, Jr. (4) |
| Oronamin C Japan Cup | Tokyo, Japan | Sep 16–19 | Parker Bohn III (21) |
| AC Delco Challenge | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Oct 2–6 | Mark Mosayebi (1) |
| Brunswick Pro Source Open | Wichita, Kansas | Oct 9–12 | Rick Lawrence (1) |
| Track/Dexter Open | Canandaigua, New York | Oct 16–20 | Parker Bohn III (22) |
| Greater Detroit Open | Taylor, Michigan | Oct 23–27 | Dave Wodka (1) |
| Bay City Classic | Bay City, Michigan | Oct 30 – Nov 3 | Jason Couch (6) |
| Indianapolis Open | Indianapolis, Indiana | Nov 6–10 | Randy Pedersen (12) |
| Brunswick World Tournament of Champions | Overland Park, Kansas | Nov 13–17 | Jason Couch (7) |
References
[edit]- ^ "PBA Champions by Season". PBA.
- ^ "PBA History". PBA.