Norm Duke overcame uncharacteristically erratic spare-shooting to claim his second win of the year and third PBA title in the $125,000 Tucson Open at Golden Pin Lanes. Duke, Albuquerque, N.M., upset leading qualifier John Mazza, 215-173, for the $18,000 first prize and denied Mazza his fourth victory of '91. Second-seeded Duke missed the 4-7 spare in the opening frame of the title match and had begun the semifinal game with back-to-back opens, which he survived. Duke's victim in that game was Jess Stayrook, who became just the third player in PBA history to convert the 7-10 split (and second in '91 - Mazza also accomplished the feat in February) in the second game of the ESPN telecast. Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich., started his game with a strike, three spares, strike, and then opened in the sixth and ninth frames. Duke by then had recorded five strikes beginning mid-game and coasted into the winner's circle. In the opening game, Stayrook, San Diego, Calif., turned back Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif., 250-211, to thwart Williams' bid for his elusive sixth PBA title, which he had been chasing since '87. Stayrook then used the 7-10 conversion to his advantage against hard-luck Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 224-214. Duke then entered and disposed of Stayrook, 216-190, to guarantee his spot in the championship game. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Norm Duke, Albuquerque, N.M. | 431 (2 games) | $18,000 | | 2 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. | 173 (1 game) | 9,500 | | 3 | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | 664 (3 games) | 7,000 | | 4 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 214 (1 game) | 5,500 | | 5 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 211 (1 game) | 4,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Stayrook defeated Williams, 250-211; Stayrook defeated Ferraro, 224-214; Duke defeated Stayrook, 216-190; and in the championship game, Duke defeated Mazza, 215-173.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. | | 9331 | | 222.2 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9856 | | | | 2 | | Norm Duke, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 9388 | | 223.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9748 | | | | #3 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | | 9244 | | 220.1 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9724 | | | | 4 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | | 9275 | | 220.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9695 | | | | 5 | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | | 9244 | | 220.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9634 | | | | 6 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9106 | | 216.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9556 | | $4,000 | | 7 | | Billy Young, Edmond, Okla. | | 9148 | | 217.8 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9553 | | 3,600 | | #8 | | Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. | | 9130 | | 217.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9520 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas | | 9129 | | 217.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9519 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | | 9032 | | 215.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9482 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla. | | 9088 | | 216.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9478 | | 2,600 | | #12 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | | 9079 | | 216.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9469 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | | 9151 | | 217.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9451 | | 2,300 | | 14 | | Ed Richardson, Corpus Christi, Texas | | 8958 | | 213.3 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9408 | | 2,200 | | 15 | | Mike A. Miller, Altamonte Springs, Fla. | | 9060 | | 215.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9390 | | 2,100 | | 16 | | Mike Shady, Ripon, Wis. | | 8934 | | 212.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9294 | | 2,000 | | 17 | | Ron Williams, Fort Worth, Texas | | 8977 | | 213.7 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9292 | | 1,900 | | 18 | | Ken Muscato, Canandaigua, N.Y. | | 8925 | | 212.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9285 | | 1,800 | | 19 | | Purvis Granger, Bricktown, N.J. | | 8843 | | 210.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9173 | | 1,700 | | 20 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 8881 | | 211.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9151 | | 1,600 | | 21 | | Tracy Lamberth, Hendersonville, Tenn. | | 8805 | | 209.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9045 | | 1,500 | | 22 | | Corey Groth, LaVerne, Calif. | | 8621 | | 205.3 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8831 | | 1,400 | | 23 | | Mark Bowers, Aberdeen, Md. | | 8538 | | 203.3 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8718 | | 1,350 | | #24 | | Kyle Shedd, Thornton, Colo. | | 8382 | | 199.6 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8637 | | 1,300 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | $1,080 | | 26 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | 1,030 | | 27 | | Chris Warren, Dallas | 1,000 | | 28 | | Dennis Horan Jr., San Jose, Calif. | 970 | | 29 | | Ricky Ward, N. Fort Myers, Fla. | 950 | | 30 | | John West, Portland, Ore. | 940 | | 31 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 930 | | 32 | | Brian Voss, Boca Raton, Fla. | 920 | | 33 | | Dale Strike, Saginaw, Mich. | 910 | | *34 | | George Branham III, Indianapolis | 1,020 | | 35 | | Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y. | 890 | | 36 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 875 | | | | Brad Snell, Elk Grove, Ill. | 875 | | 38 | | Curtis Odom, Winston Salem, N.C. | 860 | | 39 | | Wayne Webb, Beaumont, Texas | 850 | | 40 | | Larry Stephens, Hawthorne, Calif. | 840 | | 41 | | Kelly Coffman, Topeka, Kan. | 830 | | 42 | | Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla. | 820 | | 43 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 810 | | 44 | | Don Moser, Derby, Kan. | 800 | | 45 | | Scott Alexander, Gig Harbor, Wash. | 790 | | 46 | | Eric Forkel, Chatsworth, Calif. | 780 | | 47 | | Tommy Delutz Jr., Jamaica, N.Y. | 770 | | 48 | | Bruce Hamilton, Seattle, Wash. | 760 | | 49 | | Harry Sullins, Detroit | 745 | | | | David Traber, Woodstock, Ill. | 745 | |
*-Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader-Norm Duke, 4080. 23rd place-Parker Bohn and Ken Muscato, 3885. 49th place -Harry Sullins and David Traber, 3786. #-Marc McDowell, Kyle Shedd, Parker Bohn III and Dave Ferraro rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS-Tony Westlake, Danny Wiseman, Dave Ferraro, Tommy Delutz, Del Ballard Jr., Rod Singer, Bob Powell and Chris Warren ($50 each).
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