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1985 PBA Tour season

FieldValue
titlePBA Bowling Tour: 1985 Season
leagueProfessional Bowlers Association
sportTen-pin bowling
durationJanuary 7 – December 7, 1985
seasonPBA Tour
MVPMike Aulby
seasonslistProfessional Bowlers Association Seasons
seasonslistnamesPBA Tour
prevseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1984 Season
prevseason_year1984
nextseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1986 Season
nextseason_year1986

This is a recap of the 1985 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 27th season, and consisted of 34 events. Mike Aulby had to defeat his brother-in-law, Steve Cook, in the final match to take the title in the Toledo Trust PBA National Championship. This was just one of six titles that Aulby won on the season, earning him 1985 PBA Player of the Year honors. Aulby also became the first PBA Player to ever cash more than $200,000 in season earnings, as he took home $201,200 on the year.

Marshall Holman became the first multiple winner of the modern-day BPAA U.S. Open. He had also won this event in 1981. Mark Williams made his first appearance in the Firestone Tournament of Champions, and took the title for his first major.

Even though he did not win a title in 1985, Mark Baker won the George Young High Average award (213.72)

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
AC-Delco ClassicUnion Square LanesUnion City, CaliforniaDec 31 – Jan 5Mike Aulby (7)
Greater Los Angeles OpenGable House BowlTorrance, CaliforniaJan 7–12Steve Martin (7)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling CenterLas Vegas, NevadaJan 14–19Pete Weber (5)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling LanesGrand Prairie, TexasJan 21–26Mike Durbin (14)
Lite Beer ClassicDon Carter's Kendall LanesMiami, FloridaJan 29 – Feb 2Pete Weber (6)
BPAA U.S. OpenGalaxy LanesVenice, FloridaFeb 3–9Marshall Holman (18)
AMF Angle OpenDick Weber LanesFlorissant, MissouriFeb 12–16David Ozio (1)
True Value OpenLandmark Plaza Recreation CenterPeoria, IllinoisFeb 18–23Ted Hannahs (3)
Lite Beer OpenBuckeye LanesNorth Olmsted, OhioFeb 26 – Mar 2Ernie Schlegel (4)
Toledo Trust PBA National ChampionshipImperial LanesToledo, OhioMar 3–9Mike Aulby (8)
King Louie OpenKing Louie West LanesOverland Park, KansasMar 11–16Don Genalo (4)
Lite Beer ChampionshipRed Carpet Celebrity LanesMilwaukee, WisconsinMar 18–23Wayne Webb (15)
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes WoodlawnBaltimore, MarylandMar 25–30Wayne Webb (16)
Old Spice ClassicGarden City BowlGarden City, New YorkApr 1–6Mike Aulby (9)
Pat Boone OpenBradley BowlWindsor Locks, ConnecticutApr 8–13Mark Williams (2)
Firestone Tournament of ChampionsRiviera LanesAkron, OhioApr 16–20Mark Williams (3)
Denver OpenCelebrity Sports CenterDenver, ColoradoJun 7–12Mike Aulby (10)
Seattle OpenLeilani LanesSeattle, WashingtonJun 14–19Dennis Jacques (2)
Kessler OpenEarl Anthony's Dublin BowlDublin, CaliforniaJun 21–26Tony Cariello (1)
Showboat Doubles ClassicShowboat Bowling CenterLas Vegas, NevadaJun 27 – Jul 1Mike Aulby (11),
Steve Cook (8)
Southern California OpenTown Square LanesRiverside, CaliforniaJul 5–10Dennis Jacques (3)
Tucson OpenGolden Pin LanesTucson, ArizonaJul 12–17David Ozio (2)
Austin OpenHighland LanesAustin, TexasJul 19–24Guppy Troup (8)
Hammer OpenBertrand LanesWaukegan, IllinoisJul 26–31Bob Chamberlain (2)
Molson Golden Bowling ChallengeRose Bowl LanesWindsor, OntarioAug 2–7Billy Young, Jr. (1)
Greater Buffalo OpenThruway LanesCheektowaga, New YorkAug 9–14Gary Skidmore (5)
Columbia Senior/Touring Pro DoublesSuper Bowl LanesErlanger, KentuckyAug 16–21Les Zikes (3),
Steve Wunderlich (1)
Japan CupTokyo Port BowlTokyo, JapanOct 3–6Ken Taniguchi (1)
Kodak InvitationalMarcel's Olympic BowlRochester, New YorkOct 28 – Nov 2Marshall Holman (19)
Budweiser OpenTaylor LanesTaylor, MichiganNov 4–9Pete Weber (7)
True Value OpenWoodland BowlIndianapolis, IndianaNov 11–16Darryl Bower (1)
Brunswick Memorial World OpenBrunswick Northern BowlGlendale Heights, IllinoisNov 16–23Mike Aulby (12)
Budweiser ClassicColumbus Square Bowling PalaceColumbus, OhioNov 25–30Tom Baker (6)
Touring Players ChampionshipStardust LanesSaginaw, MichiganDec 2–7Dave Husted (3)

References

References

  1. "1985 Toledo Trust PBA National Championship". PBA.
  2. "Annual PBA Money Leaders". HickokSports.com.
  3. "1985 BPAA U.S. Open". PBA.
  4. "1985 Firestone Tournament of Champions". PBA.
  5. (10 Feb 1986). "Mark Baker, who carried the highest average on the...". [[United Press International]].
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