PBA Returns to Action in Earl Anthony Memorial at Dublin Bowl
Professional Bowlers Association Returns to Action in Earl Anthony Memorial
Men and women will honor No. 1 player in PBA history during first visit to
Anthony’s Dublin Bowl since 1992
SEATTLE, Wash. (Dec. 20, 2009) – The Professional Bowlers Association returns to
action Jan. 12-17 with the Earl Anthony Memorial at its new home - Earl
Anthony’s Dublin Bowl in Dublin, Calif. It will be the first PBA national stop
in Dublin since 1992, and it will serve as a special tribute to the player
selected as the No. 1 bowler in PBA history during the PBA’s 50th anniversary
season earlier in 2009.
The Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Earl Anthony Memorial, and PBA Women’s Series
Earl Anthony Memorial, will bring the best in men’s and women’s bowling to
northern California. The finals of both events will air live on ESPN at 1 p.m.
Eastern (10 a.m. Pacific) on Sunday, Jan. 17.
“Susie Anthony (Earl’s widow) is thrilled to have the tournament return to the
center that bears Earl’s name,” said Ted Hoffman, managing partner of Earl
Anthony’s Dublin Bowl. “We’ve hosted a PBA West Regional tournament bearing
Earl’s name for years, but it’s really nice to have the national tour coming
back. We’re all excited. Our staff is pumped.”
The tournament will include pro-am squads on Saturday, Jan. 16, where are men,
women, senior and youth league bowlers will have a chance to bowl with the stars
of the PBA Tour.
Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, will seek his third consecutive Earl Anthony
Memorial men’s title. He defeated Rhino Page of Dade City, Fla., 255-193, to win
the 2008 Anthony title and he won the 2009 title by defeating Tommy Jones of
Simpsonville, S.C., 239-201, for the title. Both events where held at Lava Lanes
in Medford, Ore. Malott went on to win PBA Player of the Year honors for
2008-09.
Wendy Macpherson of Henderson, Nev. – who launched her Hall of Fame career as a
youth bowler growing up in nearby Walnut Creek, Calif. – will defend the Women’s
Earl Anthony Memorial title she won last January, rallying in the final frames
to upset Stefanie Nation of Arlington, Texas, 199-184. The Anthony Memorial will
be the final PBA Women’s Series presented by BOWL.COM singles event of the
2009-10 season.
Competition will get underway on Tuesday, Jan. 12, with men’s and women’s Tour
Qualifying Rounds. Non-exempt bowlers will bowl seven games to try to qualify
for the 64-player Exempt Tour and 20-woman PBA Women’s Series fields.
Also in the Exempt Tour field will be PBA Hall of Famer Wayne Webb of
Sacramento, and former PBA Exempt Tour competitor Tony Reyes of San Bruno, who
were granted Commissioner’s Exemptions to bowl in the Anthony Memorial.
Mike Shady of Ripon, Wis., was the winner of the last PBA Tour stop at Dublin
Bowl, but he is no longer active on the national tour. Prior to 1992, Dublin
Bowl hosted nine other PBA Tour events.
PBA EARL ANTHONY MEMORIAL SCHEDULE
Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl, Dublin, Calif., Jan. 12-17 (all times Pacific)
TUESDAY, JAN, 12
8 a.m. – Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour and PBA Women’s Series presented by
BOWL.COM Tour Qualifying Round (7 games)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13
10 a.m. – PBA Tour Round of 64 Round, (7 qualifying games)
5 p.m. – PBA Women’s Series Round of 20 (7 qualifying games)
THURSDAY, JAN. 14
10 a.m. – PBA Women’s Series Round of 20 (7 qualifying games)
5 p.m. – PBA Tour Round of 64 (7 qualifying games)
Cut to top 28 PBA Tour players; top four qualifiers earn byes into the Round of
16
Cut to the top 8 Women’s Series players
FRIDAY, JAN. 15
9 a.m. – PBA Tour Round of 28 (best of seven games)
2 p.m. – PBA Women’s Series Round of 8 (best of seven games)
2 p.m. – PBA Tour Round of 16 (best of seven games)
7 p.m. – PBA Women’s Series Round of 4 (best of seven games; two winners advance
to Sunday’s ESPN TV finals)
7 p.m. – PBA Tour Round of 8 (best of seven games; four winners advance to
Sunday’s ESPN TV finals)
SATURDAY, JAN. 16
Pro-Am Events and PBA Fan Day
9 a.m. - Youth Pro-am
11:15 a.m. - Senior Pro-am
1:30, 4:30 6:45 and 9 p.m. – Adult Pro-Am squads
SUNDAY, JAN. 17
10 a.m. - Live ESPN television finals
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the
world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events and awarded over
$4.3 million in prize money during the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA National
Tour. The organization has more than 4,000 members spanning 13 countries, and
nearly one million viewers tune-in to watch the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour
every Sunday on ESPN throughout the season. PBA sponsors last season included
Amp Energy, Bayer, Brunswick, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber
Liquidators, Motel 6, One a Day Men’s 50+ Multivitamin, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC,
among others. For more information on the PBA, log on to www.pba.com. The
2009-10 season marks the 51st Anniversary of the PBA Tour.
