Professional Bowlers Association

Despite having to deal with the affects of diabetes, 58-year-old amateur, Rod Tramp of Porterville, Calif., led first-round qualifying Monday in the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters at Golden Pin Lanes.

Averaging 226.3, 2007 PBA Senior Rookie of the Year Sam Zurich leads after second round qualifying Tuesday in the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters at Golden Pin Lanes.

When PBA Hall of Famer Tom Baker competes in the 2008 USBC Senior Masters, he hopes to become the event’s first three-time winner, not to mention being the first to win three years in a row.

If anyone doubted Tom Baker during a rough first half of the 2007 PBA Senior Tour season, he’s proved over the last two weeks that this is still his Tour.

Tom Baker and Shannon Starnes are undefeated heading into Friday's championship round in the 2007 USBC Senior Masters, while Sam Zurich and Bob Chamberlain survived through the loser's bracket. The championship round gets underway Friday at 9:30 a.m. PST.

Defending champion Tom Baker’s road to a second consecutive USBC Senior Masters is already a lot smoother than the path he took to last season’s crown.

Kevin Croucher had a simple goal Tuesday after leading the first day of qualifying in the 2007 USBC Senior Masters: stay over 200 in each of his five games. Though he slipped up in his final game of the day, Croucher did more than enough in the first four to maintain his lead.

Tom Baker will look to defend his title and become the first bowler in PBA Senior Tour history to win four PBA Senior Tour Majors as the 2007 Senior USBC Masters kicks off this week in the National Bowling Stadium.

Kevin Croucher has quietly become one of the most consistent bowlers on the PBA Senior Tour the last two years, but he’s not going to be able to hide for long.