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1969 PBA Tour season

FieldValue
titlePBA Bowling Tour: 1969 Season
leagueProfessional Bowlers Association
sportTen-pin bowling
durationJanuary 7 – December 18, 1969
seasonPBA Tour
MVPBilly Hardwick
seasonslistProfessional Bowlers Association Seasons
seasonslistnamesPBA Tour
prevseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1968 Season
prevseason_year1968
nextseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1970 Season
nextseason_year1970

This is a recap of the 1969 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 11th season, and consisted of 35 events. Billy Hardwick won six titles on the 1969 Tour (also adding a seventh in the BPAA All-Star, which was not part of the Tour at the time), and won the Sporting News PBA Player of the Year award. Mike McGrath won the PBA National Championship, while Jim Godman took the title in the Firestone Tournament of Champions.

Johnny Guenther rolled the PBA's second-ever televised 300 game in a semi-final match at the San Jose Open on February 1, 1969, before going on to win the tournament.

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
West Valley OpenWest Valley LanesCanoga Park, CaliforniaJan 7–11Wayne Zahn (11)
Valley of the Sun OpenTempe BowlTempe, ArizonaJan 14–18Don Glover (3)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat LanesLas Vegas, NevadaJan 21–25Skee Foremsky (4)
San Jose OpenSaratoga LanesSan Jose, CaliforniaJan 28 – Feb 1Johnny Guenther (4)
Denver OpenBroadway BowlDenver, ColoradoFeb 4–8Billy Hardwick (11)
Ebonite OpenKing Louie WestKansas City, MissouriFeb 11–15Don Glover (4)
Cougar OpenParamus BowlParamus, New JerseyFeb 18–22Ralph Engan (2)
Greater Buffalo OpenFairlanesBuffalo, New YorkFeb 25 – Mar 1Dick Ritger (6)
Miller High Life OpenBowlero LanesMilwaukee, WisconsinMar 4–8Billy Hardwick (12)
Buckeye OpenImperial LanesToledo, OhioMar 11–15Ray Bluth (2)
Portsmouth OpenPortsmouth BowlPortsmouth, VirginiaMar 18–22Tommy Tuttle (2)
New Orleans Lions OpenPelican LanesNew Orleans, LouisianaMar 25–29Dick Weber (18)
Firestone Tournament of ChampionsRiviera LanesAkron, OhioApr 1–5Jim Godman (4)
National Pro-Am Bowling ClassicFlorida BowlMobile, AlabamaApr 12–13Don Helling (2)
Smallcomb Enterprises ClassicRedwood City BowlRedwood City, CaliforniaJun 3–8Billy Hardwick (13)
Seattle OpenBallinger BowlSeattle, WashingtonJun 12–15Don Johnson (7)
Portland OpenValley LanesPortland, OregonJun 19–22Allie Clarke (1)
Tucson OpenCactus BowlTucson, ArizonaJul 3–6Terry Booth (1)
Fort Worth OpenMeadowbrook LanesFort Worth, TexasJul 10–13Billy Hardwick (14)
Houston-Sertoma OpenStadium BowlHouston, TexasJul 17–20Marty Piraino (2)
Huntsville OpenPin Palace LanesHunstville, AlabamaJul 24–27Joe Dignam (1)
Five-Star OpenCranston BowlCranston, Rhode IslandAug 7–10Nelson Burton Jr. (3)
Grand Rapids OpenWestgate BowlGrand Rapids, MichiganAug 14–17Billy Hardwick (15)
Waukegan OpenBertrand BowlWaukegan, IllinoisAug 21–24Les Zikes (1)
Canadian OpenLaurentian LanesMontreal, QuebecAug 28 – Sep 1Dave Davis (11)
Altoona Jaycee OpenHoliday BowlAltoona, PennsylvaniaSep 4–7Dick Weber (19)
Newark Kiwanis OpenValley Bowl LanesNewark, OhioSep 11–14Butch Gearhart (3)
Japan Gold CupStarlanesTokyo, JapanSep 20 – Oct 5Dick Ritger (7)
Mercury OpenDick Weber LanesSt. Louis, MissouriOct 22–25Jim Godman (5)
American Airlines OpenHartfield LanesDetroit, MichiganOct 30 – Nov 2Dave Soutar (5)
Joliet OpenTown & Country LanesJoliet, IllinoisNov 6–9Billy Hardwick (16)
Lincoln OpenHollywood BowlLincoln, NebraskaNov 13–16Don Johnson (8)
Bellows-Valvair OpenClover LanesRochester, New YorkNov 20–23Dick Ritger (8)
Tenth Annual PBA National ChampionshipGarden City BowlGarden City, New YorkNov 30 – Dec 6Mike McGrath (3)
Hawaiian InvitationalHonolulu BowlHonolulu, HawaiiDec 10–18Don Johnson (9)

References

References

  1. "Dr. Jake's Bowling History Blog".
  2. "Mike McGrath". mcubed.net.
  3. "Jim Godman". mcubed.net.
  4. (January 17, 2011). "San Jose Open - Archived Standings". PBA.
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