PBA Senior Council Bluffs Open
Event Dates
From: Monday, July 30, 2007
To: Thursday, August 02, 2007
Host Center
Thunderbowl
1900 Madison Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA
51503
(712) 328-2374
Tournament News
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Dave Patchen used a little karmic retribution Thursday to take home his first career PBA Senior Tour title.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
In an already competitive PBA Senior Rookie of the Year race, Mike Dias is looking to make the race just a little more crowded. Competing in his first season on the PBA Senior Tour, Dias earned the top seed for match play in the 2007 PBA Senior Council Bluffs Open.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Qualifying is underway at the PBA Senior Council Bluffs Open. A squad is on the lanes with B squad scheduled to start at 4 p.m. CT.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
A brace covering his left arm from an injury suffered while jet skiing couldn't slow Jimmy Johnson, who took the lead after the first day of qualifying in the 2007 PBA Senior Council Bluffs Open, his first career PBA Senior Tour event.
Tournament Schedule / Notes
Monday, July 30
Practice/Pro-Am
A squad practice from 9-10 a.m.
Re-oil
B squad practice from 11 a.m.-Noon
Senior Shoot-Out: 3:30 p.m.
High School Baker Pro-Am: 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 31
Qualifying
A squad bowls eight games beginning at 9 a.m.
Re-oil
B squad bowls eight games beginning at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, August 1
Qualifying
B squad bowls eight games beginning at 9 a.m.
Re-oil
A squad bowls eight games beginning at 4 p.m.
Cut to top 32 players
Thursday, August 2
Finals
Players qualifying 17-32 bowl (best of five) at 9 a.m.
Winners and players qualifying 9-16 bowl (best of five) at 11 a.m.
Re-oil
Winners and players qualifying 1-8 bowl (best of five) at 2 p.m.
Re-oil
Round of 8 (best of three) at 6 p.m.
Round of 4 (one game) immediately following
Round of 2 (one game) immediately following
Standard Prize Fund
1st Place: $8,000
2nd Place: $4,500
3rd-4th Place: $3,000 each
5th-8th Place: $1,700 each
9th-16th Place: $1,300 each
17th-24th Place: $1,100 each
25th-32nd Place : $1,000 each
Remaining cashers: $800 each
(10) “Super Senior” cashers (Age 60+): $600 each
Cash ratio is 1:3. If entries exceed 160 the ratio is 1:4 with a minimum of 53 cash spots.