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1980 PBA Tour season

FieldValue
titlePBA Bowling Tour: 1980 Season
leagueProfessional Bowlers Association
sportTen-pin bowling
durationDecember 31, 1979 – November 11, 1980
seasonPBA Tour
MVPWayne Webb
seasonslistProfessional Bowlers Association Seasons
seasonslistnamesPBA Tour
prevseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1979 Season
prevseason_year1979
nextseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1981 Season
nextseason_year1981

This is a recap of the 1980 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 22nd season, and consisted of 34 events. Wayne Webb broke the six-season Earl Anthony-Mark Roth stranglehold on PBA Player of the Year awards, as he achieved the honor on the strength of three titles, including the Firestone Tournament of Champions major. Webb was also the Tour's leading money winner on the season.

Steve Martin won his second career PBA title and first major at the BPAA U.S. Open. The following week, Johnny Petraglia captured the title at the PBA National Championship to give him his third career major and all three jewels of the PBA's "triple crown." Only Billy Hardwick had achieved this same feat to date.

Mark Roth made PBA Tour history in the finals of the season-opening event in Alameda, California, when he became the first player to convert the 7-10 split on national television.

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
ARC Alameda OpenMel's Southshore BowlAlameda, CaliforniaDec 31 – Jan 5Warren Nelson (2)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling CenterLas Vegas, NevadaJan 6–12Wayne Webb (4)
Miller High Life ClassicBrunswick WonderbowlAnaheim, CaliforniaJan 15–19Gary Dickinson (7)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling LanesGrand Prairie, TexasJan 22–26Hugh Miller (1)
Rolaids OpenDick Weber LanesFlorissant, MissouriJan 29 – Feb 2Alvin Lou (1)
Midas OpenBrunswick Northwest BowlPalatine, IllinoisFeb 5–9Mike Aulby (2)
AMF Magicscore OpenLandmark LanesPeoria, IllinoisFeb 12–16Joe Hutchinson (2)
Ford OpenBuckeye LanesNorth Olmsted, OhioFeb 18–23Kyle Shedd (1)
True Value OpenDon Carter's Kendall LanesMiami, FloridaFeb 25 – Mar 1Palmer Fallgren (2)
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes UniversityAdelphi, MarylandMar 3–8Nelson Burton Jr. (15)
Long Island OpenGarden City BowlGarden City, New YorkMar 11–15Earl Anthony (32)
BPAA U.S. OpenBradley BowlWindsor Locks, ConnecticutMar 16–22Steve Martin (2)
PBA National ChampionshipSunnybrook LanesSterling Heights, MichiganMar 24–29Johnny Petraglia (14)
Miller High Life OpenRed Carpet Celebrity LanesMilwaukee, WisconsinApr 1–5Alvin Lou (2)
King Louie OpenKing Louie West LanesOverland Park, KansasApr 8–12Ernie Schlegel (1)
Firestone Tournament of ChampionsRiviera LanesAkron, OhioApr 15–19Wayne Webb (5)
Showboat PBA Doubles ClassicShowboat Bowling CenterLas Vegas, NevadaJun 2–6Tommy Hudson (9),
Pete Couture (2)
Northern California OpenMowry LanesFremont, CaliforniaJun 13–17Tom Baker (1)
City of Roses OpenTimber LanesPortland, OregonJun 20–24Ernie Schlegel (2)
Seattle OpenLeilani LanesSeattle, WashingtonJun 27 – Jul 1Dave Beckmann (1)
U.S. Polychemical OpenCedar LanesFresno, CaliforniaJul 4–8Steve Cook (2)
Southern California OpenGable House BowlTorrance, CaliforniaJul 11–15Steve Martin (3)
Tucson OpenGolden Pin LanesTucson, ArizonaJul 18–22Mike Aulby (3)
Amarillo OpenAmarillo BowlAmarillo, TexasJul 25–29Hugh Miller (2)
Quad Cities OpenPlaza Bowl NorthDavenport, IowaAug 1–5Jim Godman (10)
Waukegan Super Touch OpenBertrand LanesWaukegan, IllinoisAug 8–12Guppy Troup (2)
Buffalo OpenThruway LanesCheektowaga, New YorkAug 15–19Joe Berardi (3)
Canadian OpenHamilton Mountain BowlHamilton, OntarioAug 22–26Kevin Gillette (1)
Columbia 300 OpenGalaxy LanesSarasota, FloridaAug 29 – Sep 2Bill Coleman (2)
Brunswick PBA Regional Champions ClassicBrunswick Olympic BowlRochester, New YorkOct 10–14Mark Roth (23)
Kessler OpenRoyal Scot LanesLansing, MichiganOct 17–21Joe Berardi (4)
Kessler ClassicAstro BowlGreenwood, IndianaOct 24–28Wayne Webb (6)
Northern Ohio OpenWestgate LanesFairview Park, OhioNov 1–4Mike Durbin (7)
Syracuse OpenBrunswick Holiday BowlSyracuse, New YorkNov 7–11Pete Couture (3)

References

References

  1. "1980 PBA National Championship". PBA.
  2. "Mark Roth's 1980 televised 7-10 Split spare". [[YouTube]].
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