Steve Westberg notched his second title in three weeks when he won the $6,000 first prize in the $60,000 Sarasota Open, final event on the Summer Tour. Veteran Carmen Salvino led the 18-game qualifying with a 228 average, but Surrendered the lead to Westberg after the fifth game of match play. Westberg continued to set the pace and outdistanced runnerup Tommy Hudson by 118 pins despite a 217-216 loss to the latter in the position round. "I really wanted this one," Westberg said. "When I won the Great Adventure Open two weeks ago some people thought I had lucked out. I hope I proved something to them by winning again." Westberg posted a 19-5 match play record, the best of the 24 finalists, and averaged 223 over the 42-game grind. Dale Glenn was third, Nelson Burton Jr., fourth and Dave Soutar fifth. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 9366 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 9936 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9308 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9818 | | 3,500 | | 3 | | Dale Glenn, Glendale, Calif. | | 9269 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9689 | | 3,000 | | 4 | | Nelson Burton, St. Louis | | 9100 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9520 | | 2,500 | | 5 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | | 9058 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9508 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | | 9205 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9475 | | 1,800 | | 7 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8981 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9461 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9088 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9448 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | | 9024 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9444 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C | | 8962 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9442 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Jim Godman, Miami | | 8986 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9391 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 9113 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9383 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8918 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9368 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8951 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9356 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 8957 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9317 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 8868 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9258 | | 1,000 | | 17 | | Wayne Graham, Miami | | 8879 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9149 | | 950 | | 18 | | Mike Alfieri, LaCrosse, Wis. | | 8729 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9104 | | 900 | | 19 | | Don Schultz, W. Lafayette, Ind. | | 8765 | | 8=15-1 | | 255 | | 9020 | | 850 | | 20 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8807 | | 6-16-2 | | 210 | | 9017 | | 800 | | 21 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Pk., Calif. | | 8703 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8973 | | 750 | | 22 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota | | 8784 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8964 | | 700 | | 23 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8642 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8942 | | 650 | | 24 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 8589 | | 4-20-0 | | 120 | | 8709 | | 600 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Bobby Fenton, Cucamonga, Calif. | $535 | | 26 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | 460 | | 27 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 450 | | 28 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 440 | | 29 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 430 | | 30 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 420 | | 31 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 410 | | 32 | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City, Tenn. | 400 | | 33 | | Eric Cecka, Miami | 390 | | 34 | | Jerry Hendrix, Savannah, Ga. | 380 | | 35 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 370 | | 36 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 360 | | 37 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | 350 | | 38 | | K. Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | 335 | | | | Mike Kelly, Seattle | 335 | | 40 | | Dave Bash, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 320 | | 41 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | 310 | | 42 | | Bobby Campbell, Irving, Texas | 300 | |
*Alternate (Includes $75). 18-game qualifying leader-Salvino, 4105. 24th place-Martin and Moore, 3800. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each)-Glenn Pierce, Paul Colwell, Wayne Graham, Steve Carson, Jeff Mattingly, Tim Harahan.
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