1732 Bush River Rd.
Columbia, SC 29210
United States
Friday, Jul. 19
Practice Session: 3:30-5:30 P.M.
MANDATORY New PBA Member/Non-Member Meeting: 5:30PM (right after practice session has completed) (UPDATED)
Pro-am: 7:00 P.M.
Saturday, Jul. 20
Roll call is 30 minutes prior to all squads.
A Squad: 9:00 a.m. – (eight games)
B Squad: 2:30 p.m. - (eight games)
Top 1/3 players advance to Advancer’s Round. All pin fall carries over. (Based on 64 entries.)
Sunday, Jul. 21
Advancer’s Round: 9:00 a.m. – (fresh oil)(4-games) all pin fall carries over.
Top 12 players advance to Round-Robin Match Play. All pin fall carries over.
Round-Robin Match Play - 12:00 NOON - (time will be adjusted based on number of bowlers in Advancer's Round)
12-Games -- (30 bonus pins for a win, 15 bonus pins for a tie).
12th Game is a Position Round Game to determine the Champion.
Host(s) – AMF Columbia Lanes, Kristy Melton - Head GM, & Lane Shull - GM
Field Capacity – 144 BOWLERS
Eligibility
Participant must be a USBC or PBA LBC Member in good standing. Non-Members must meet the PBA minimum average requirements of 200 for 36 games in a USBC or PBA LBC sanctioned league. PBA Members have priority over any Non-Members up to 7 days before the event starts.
Entry Fee
PBA Members: $245
Non-Members: $310
Entry Deadline
Online entries for PBA Members close at midnight on Thursday, Jul. 11th.
Non-Member entries start - Friday, Jul. 12th.
PBA Member/Non-Member Entry Cut-Off: Monday, Jul. 15th, Midnight.
After the deadline, entries must be made directly with the PBA South Region Manager. Non-Members will be confirmed on a space available basis.
Payout Ratio – 1:3
BowlTV RPI
This event is a South Region Event and will only count for points in the South Region. Only Full PBA Members will be able to qualify for the year-end Finals. To qualify for the BowlTV RPI, you must bowl in 3 events within your region in the calendar year.
Pattern - 2025 35' Test Pattern
2024 PBA Approved Equipment
The 2024 list of acceptable Urethane and Urethane-Like equipment made at 78.0HD+ is available on the schedule page under “quick links”.
1st Place is projected to pay $3,000
12th Place is projected to pay $600
Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a minimum of $475