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1968 PBA Tour season

FieldValue
titlePBA Bowling Tour: 1968 Season
leagueProfessional Bowlers Association
sportTen-pin bowling
durationJanuary 2 – December 6, 1968
seasonPBA Tour
MVPJim Stefanich
seasonslistProfessional Bowlers Association Seasons
seasonslistnamesPBA Tour
prevseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1967 Season
prevseason_year1967
nextseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1969 Season
nextseason_year1969

This is a recap of the 1968 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's tenth season, and consisted of 34 events. Jim Stefanich won five titles on the season and was the Tour's leading money winner, earning him Sporting News PBA Player of the Year honors. Wayne Zahn won the PBA National Championship, while Dave Davis captured the title at the Firestone Tournament of Champions.

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
North Phoenix OpenSquaw Peak LanesPhoenix, ArizonaJan 2–6Dick Ritger (4)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat LanesLas Vegas, NevadaJan 9–13Bill Allen (10)
San Jose OpenSaratoga LanesSan Jose, CaliforniaJan 16–20Bill Allen (11)
Denver OpenBroadway BowlDenver, ColoradoJan 23–27Dave Soutar (4)
Cougar OpenKing Louie WestKansas City, MissouriJan 30 – Feb 3Mike Limongello (3)
Tampa Bay-Sertoma OpenEast Gate LanesTampa, FloridaFeb 20–24Jim Stefanich (5)
Buckeye OpenImperial LanesToledo, OhioFeb 27 – Mar 2Jim Stefanich (6)
Miller High Life OpenBowlero LanesMilwaukee, WisconsinMar 5–9Johnny Guenther (3)
Buffalo OpenFairlanesBuffalo, New YorkMar 12–16Bob Strampe (4)
Ebonite Gold CupEcho LanesMountainside, New JerseyMar 19–23Teata Semiz (1)
New Orleans Lions OpenPelican LanesNew Orleans, LouisianaMar 26–30Dick Ritger (5)
Firestone Tournament of ChampionsRiviera LanesAkron, OhioApr 1–6Dave Davis (9)
Ebonite InvitationalEllisville BowlSt. Louis, MissouriApr 3–6Don Glover (1)
Mobile-Sertoma OpenFlorida BowlMobile, AlabamaApr 9–13Jim Stefanich (7)
Seattle OpenBallinger BowlSeattle, WashingtonJun 6–9Billy Hardwick (10)
Portland OpenValley LanesPortland, OregonJun 13–16Jim Stefanich (8)
Fresno OpenCedar LanesFresno, CaliforniaJun 20–23Jim Stefanich (9)
Tucson OpenCactus BowlTucson, ArizonaJun 27–30Tim Harahan (2)
El Paso OpenBowlero LanesEl Paso, TexasJul 4–7Mike Durbin (3)
Fort Worth OpenMeadowbrook LanesFort Worth, TexasJul 11–14Don McCune (1)
Houston-Sertoma OpenStadium BowlHouston, TexasJul 18–21Wayne Zahn (8)
Coast Guard OpenStarlite LanesGrand Haven, MichiganAug 8–11Bill Allen (12)
Waukegan OpenBertrand BowlWaukegan, IllinoisAug 15–18Bob Strampe (5)
Canadian OpenLaurentian LanesMontreal, QuebecAug 22–25Skee Foremsky (3)
Rochester OpenClover LanesRochester, New YorkAug 30 – Sep 2Tim Harahan (3)
Portsmouth-Norfolk OpenMiracle LanesPortsmouth, VirginiaSep 5–8Don Johnson (5)
Altoona OpenHoliday BowlAltoona, PennsylvaniaSep 12–15Jim Godman (3)
Newark OpenValley Bowl LanesNewark, OhioSep 19–22Bill Allen (13)
Mercury OpenEdison LanesEdison, New JerseySep 22–29Wayne Zahn (9)
Japan Gold CupStarlanesTokyo, JapanOct 1–17Don Johnson (6)
Green Bay OpenWestern LanesGreen Bay, WisconsinOct 30 – Nov 2Mike McGrath (2)
Joliet OpenTown & Country LanesJoliet, IllinoisNov 7–10Don Glover (2)
Durham OpenVillage BowlDurham, North CarolinaNov 14–17Dave Davis (10)
Ninth Annual PBA National ChampionshipMadison Square Garden CenterNew York, New YorkDec 1–6Wayne Zahn (10)

References

References

  1. "Jim Stefanich profile". oocities.org.
  2. "PBA World Championship History". About.com.
  3. "PBA ToC winners". About.com.
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