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1965 PBA Tour season

FieldValue
titlePBA Bowling Tour: 1965 Season
leagueProfessional Bowlers Association
sportTen-pin bowling
durationDecember 10, 1964 – November 27, 1965
seasonPBA Tour
MVPDick Weber
seasonslistProfessional Bowlers Association Seasons
seasonslistnamesPBA Tour
prevseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1964 Season
prevseason_year1964
nextseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1966 Season
nextseason_year1966

This is a recap of the 1965 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's seventh season, and consisted of 32 events. Dave Davis won the first two titles of his career, including the sixth PBA National Championship, but it was PBA legend Dick Weber who was honored with the Sporting News PBA Player of the Year award. The second-ever PBA Firestone Tournament of Champions was held this season, and featured all PBA titlists since the inaugural 1962 event. The tournament offered a then-PBA record $25,000 first prize, and was won by Billy Hardwick. Following this season, the PBA announced that the Tournament of Champions would be an annual event.

Buzz Fazio won the season-opening tournament on December 14, 1964 for his second PBA title. His victory made him the oldest player (56 years, 307 days) to capture a standard PBA Tour title—a record that would not be broken until 1995 (by 57-year-old John Handegard).

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
Northern California PBA OpenCountry Club LanesSacramento, CaliforniaDec 10–14Buzz Fazio (2)
Southern California PBA OpenKona LanesCosta Mesa, CaliforniaDec 17–21Jerry Hale (1)
Hialeah-Miami PBA OpenHialeah LanesHialeah, FloridaJan 26–30Billy Golembiewski (3)
Mobile Sertoma PBA OpenFlorida BowlMobile, AlabamaFeb 2–6Billy Golembiewski (4)
Parkersburg PBA OpenEmerson LanesParkersburg, West VirginiaFeb 8–12Fred Lening (2)
Thunderbird PBA OpenThunderbird LanesWichita, KansasFeb 16–20Dick Weber (14)
Pikes Peak PBA OpenClassic LanesColorado Springs, ColoradoFeb 22–26Dave Soutar (2)
Oklahoma City PBA Open66 BowlOklahoma City, OklahomaMar 2–6Mike Limongello (1)
Madison PBA OpenNorth Gate BowlMadison, WisconsinMar 9–13Earl Johnson (5)
Continental OpenContinental LanesRoseville, MichiganMar 16–20Bob Strampe (2)
Fair Lanes PBA OpenFairanesBuffalo, New YorkMar 23–27Bill Allen (8)
Insurance City PBA ClassicMeadow LanesHartford, ConnecticutMar 30 – Apr 3Bill Allen (9)
PBA Firestone Tournament of ChampionsFirestone BowlaramaAkron, OhioApr 5–10Billy Hardwick (8)
Venezuelan PBA OpenPin Cinco LanesCaracas, VenezuelaMay 3–9Harry Smith (8)
Seattle PBA OpenRobin Hood LanesSeattle, WashingtonJun 3–6Gene Rhoda (1)
Portland PBA OpenValley LanesPortland, OregonJun 10–13Mike McGrath (1)
San Jose PBA OpenSaratoga LanesSan Jose, CaliforniaJun 17–20Bill Tucker (1)
Tucson Squirt PBA OpenCactus BowlTucson, ArizonaJul 1–4Harry Smith (9)
Salt Lake City PBA OpenRitz Classic BowlSalt Lake City, UtahJul 8–11Dave Davis (1)
Denver PBA OpenBroadmoor BowlDenver, ColoradoJul 15–18Harry Smith (10)
Louisville PBA OpenThelmal LanesLouisville, KentuckyJul 22–25Gene Rhoda (2)
Boston PBA OpenWestgate LanesBrockton, MassachusettsAug 12–15Johnny Meyer (2)
Bergen Mall PBA OpenTenpin-on-the-MallParamus, New JerseyAug 19–22Carmen Salvino (6)
Bertrand PBA OpenBertrand BowlWaukegan, IllinoisAug 26–29Tom Harnisch (1)
PBA Labor Day ClassicHart BowlDallas, TexasSep 3–6Sam Baca (1)
Birmingham PBA OpenRoebuck LanesBirmingham, AlabamaSep 9–12Carmen Salvino (7)
Nashville-Kiwanis PBA OpenTusculum LanesNashville, TennesseeSep 16–19Gary Martineau (1)
Houston PBA OpenLamar LanesHouston, TexasSep 23–26Dick Weber (15)
Northern California PBA OpenL&I Castle LanesSan Francisco, CaliforniaSep 30 – Oct 3Bob Strampe (3)
Oxnard PBA OpenTournament BowlOxnard, CaliforniaOct 7–10Johnny Guenther (1)
Las Vegas PBA OpenShowboat LanesLas Vegas, NevadaOct 12–15Bob Collatos (1)
Sixth Annual PBA National ChampionshipContinental LanesRoseville, MichiganNov 21–27Dave Davis (2)

References

References

  1. "1964 Northern California PBA Open". PBA.
  2. (November 25, 2008). "PBA to Induct Norm Duke, Del Ballard Jr. and John Handegard into PBA Hall of Fame". PBA.
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