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1972 PBA Tour season

FieldValue
titlePBA Bowling Tour: 1972 Season
leagueProfessional Bowlers Association
sportTen-pin bowling
durationJanuary 2 – December 15, 1972
seasonPBA Tour
MVPDon Johnson
seasonslistProfessional Bowlers Association Seasons
seasonslistnamesPBA Tour
prevseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1971 Season
prevseason_year1971
nextseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1973 Season
nextseason_year1973

This is a recap of the 1972 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 14th season, and consisted of 32 events. With three victories, including a major at the BPAA U.S. Open, Don Johnson repeated as PBA Player of the Year, becoming just the second multiple winner of the award (after Billy Hardwick). With his third victory of the season at the Brunswick World Open, Johnson also joined Dick Weber as the PBA Tour's only 20-time winners to date.

Mike Durbin captured the season's second major at the Firestone Tournament of Champions, while Johnny Guenther was the victor at the PBA National Championship.

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
**BPAA U.S. Open**Madison Square GardenNew York, New YorkJan 2–8Don Johnson (18)
**Denver Open**Colorado BowlDenver, ColoradoJan 11–15Don Johnson (19)
**Showboat Invitational**Showboat LanesLas Vegas, NevadaJan 18–22Gus Lampo (1)
**Don Carter Classic**Bowling SquareArcadia, CaliforniaJan 25–29Bill Beach (1)
**Mercury Cougar Open**Saratoga LanesSan Jose, CaliforniaFeb 1–5Gus Lampo (2)
**King Louie Open**King Louie WestKansas City, MissouriFeb 8–12Larry Laub (3)
**Winston-Salem Classic**Major League LanesWinston-Salem, North CarolinaFeb 15–19Butch Gearhart (4)
**Fair Lanes Open**Fair LanesSpringfield, VirginiaFeb 22–26Bobby Meadows (1)
**Ebonite Open**Fair Lanes ColiseumMiami, FloridaFeb 29 – Mar 2Nelson Burton Jr. (8)
**Buckeye Open**Imperial LanesToledo, OhioMar 7–11Curt Schmidt (2)
**Miller High Life Open**Red Carpet LanesMilwaukee, WisconsinMar 14–18Nelson Burton Jr. (9)
**Andy Granatelli's STP Classic**Pelican LanesNew Orleans, LouisianaMar 22–25Don Helling (4)
**Firestone Tournament of Champions**Riviera LanesAkron, OhioMar 28 – Apr 1Mike Durbin (5)
**Seattle Open**Ballinger BowlSeattle, WashingtonJun 2–5Gary Mage (1)
**Portland Open**Valley LanesPortland, OregonJun 8–11Earl Anthony (3)
**Japan Starlanes Open**Mel's BowlRedwood City, CaliforniaJun 17–20Earl Anthony (4)
**Fresno Open**Cedar LanesFresno, CaliforniaJun 23–26Allie Clarke (2)
**Tucson Open**Cactus BowlTucson, ArizonaJul 1–4Paul Colwell (1)
**Winston-Salem Open**Brunswick WonderbowlAnaheim, CaliforniaJul 7–10Mike McGrath (6)
**Houston-Sertoma Open**Stadium BowlHouston, TexasJul 14–17Paul Colwell (2)
**Columbia 300 Open**Cranston BowlCranston, Rhode IslandAug 4–7Barry Asher (5)
**Bay City Open**Eastland LanesBay City, MichiganAug 11–14Dick Ritger (10)
**Waukegan Open**Bertrand LanesWaukegan, IllinoisAug 17–20Nelson Burton Jr. (10)
**Grand Rapids Open**Westgate BowlGrand Rapids, MichiganAug 25–28Jim Godman (7)
**South Bend Open**Chippewa LanesSouth Bend, IndianaSep 1–4Matt Surina (1)
**Bellows-Valvair Open**Painesville LanesPainesville, OhioSep 8–11Johnny Petraglia (8)
**Japan Gold Cup**StarlanesTokyo, JapanSep 23 – Oct 8Barry Asher (6)
**Bellows-Valvair Open**Hartfield LanesDetroit, MichiganNov 3–6Roy Buckley (2)
**American Airlines Open**Western BowlSt. Louis, MissouriNov 10–13Earl Anthony (5)
**Brunswick World Open**Brunswick Northern BowlGlendale Heights, IllinoisNov 19–25Don Johnson (20)
**13th Annual PBA National Championship**Henrietta LanesRochester, New YorkNov 26 – Dec 1Johnny Guenther (7)
**Winston-Salem Invitational**Honolulu BowlHonolulu, HawaiiDec 5–15Mike McGrath (7)

References

References

  1. "1972 Season Schedule". PBA.
  2. "1972 Brunswick World Open". PBA.
  3. "1972 BPAA U.S. Open". PBA.
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