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PBA50 Nellie Fox Open

Event dates
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Host center
Nellie Fox Bowl

3587 Molly Pitcher Hwy.
Chambersburg, PA 17202
United States

Friday, April 4

Practice Session: 4-6 p.m.

Orientation Meeting: 6 p.m. (Mandatory for all first-time participants)

Pro Am: 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 5

Roll call is 30 minutes prior to all squads.

A Squad: 8 a.m. – (eight games)

B Squad: 2:30 p.m. – (eight games)

Top 1/3 advance.

Sunday, April 6

Roll call is 8:30 a.m.

Advancer Round: 9 a.m. (4 games) All qualifying pinfall carries over. Top 16 (12 game total) advance.

Re-oil

Top 16 bowl 3 additional games. Top 8 (15 game total) advance.

Top 8 bowl 2 additional games. Top 4 (17 game total) advance.

Drop pinfall

Top 4 bowl stepladder finals.

Host Brett Hockensmith

Field Capacity 80 (including win-a-spot qualifiers)

Eligibility

Participant must be a USBC Member in good standing. Participant must be the age of 50 as of April 3, 2025. Non-Members must meet the PBA minimum average requirements of 200 for 36 games in a USBC sanctioned league. PBA Members have priority over any Non Member up to 7 days before the event starts.

Entry Fee

PBA Members: $245

Non-Members: $310

Entry Deadline

Online entries deadline is midnight Monday, March 31. Entries made after the online deadline are subject to a late charge. Members have entry priority until midnight, Thursday, March 27. Beginning March 28, entries are process based on time of entry, regardless of membership status.

Payout Ratio

1:3

BowlTV Regional Players Invitational

This event is a PBA50 East Region event and will only count for points in the PBA50 East Region. Only Full PBA Members will be able to qualify for the year-end Finals. To qualify for the RPI, you must bowl in 3 events within your region in the calendar year.

Pattern TBD

PBA Registered Products

1st Place is projected to pay $1,700

12th Place is projected to pay $500

Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a minimum of $450

Top 2 Super Senior (60+) outside of the regular prize fund will receive a minimum of $250

All prize funds are projected on 70 entries*