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1986 PBA Tour season

FieldValue
titlePBA Bowling Tour: 1986 Season
leagueProfessional Bowlers Association
sportTen-pin bowling
durationJanuary 6 – December 6, 1986
seasonPBA Tour
MVPWalter Ray Williams, Jr.
seasonslistProfessional Bowlers Association Seasons
seasonslistnamesPBA Tour
prevseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1985 Season
prevseason_year1985
nextseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1987 Season
nextseason_year1987

This is a recap of the 1986 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 28th season, and consisted of 32 events. Walter Ray Williams, Jr. won his first three PBA titles on the season, and also won the player vote for the PBA Player of the Year award. This despite the fact that Steve Cook won four titles, including a major at the BPAA U.S. Open. Newcomer Tom Crites took the title at the Toledo Trust PBA National Championship.

In winning his second career Firestone Tournament of Champions ten years after his first, Marshall Holman won the highest single prize check in PBA history to date ($50,000) and also became just the third player to top the $1 million mark in career earnings (joining Earl Anthony and Mark Roth). The win also gave Holman his fourth career major among his 20 total titles.

Late in the season at the Brunswick Memorial World Open, George Branham III made history by becoming the first African American to win a national PBA Tour title.

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinnerReport
AC-Delco ClassicUnion Square LanesUnion City, CaliforniaJan 6–11Randy Pedersen (1)
Greater Los Angeles OpenGable House BowlTorrance, CaliforniaJan 13–18Del Warren (1)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling CenterLas Vegas, NevadaJan 19–25Gary Skidmore (6)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling LanesGrand Prairie, TexasJan 25 – Feb 1Jon O'Drobinak (1)
Lite Beer ClassicDon Carter's Kendall LanesMiami, FloridaFeb 3–8David Ozio (3)
BPAA U.S. OpenGalaxy LanesVenice, FloridaFeb 9–15Steve Cook (9)
St. Louis OpenNorth Oaks BowlSt. Louis, MissouriFeb 17–22Pete Weber (8)
Lite Beer ChampionshipRed Carpet Celebrity LanesMilwaukee, WisconsinFeb 24 – Mar 1Don Genalo (5)
True Value OpenLandmark Plaza Recreation CenterPeoria, IllinoisMar 4–8Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (1)
King Louie OpenKing Louie West LanesOverland Park, KansasMar 11–15Mark Baker (2)
Lite Beer OpenBuckeye LanesNorth Olmsted, OhioMar 17–22Mal Acosta (4)
Toledo Trust PBA National ChampionshipImperial LanesToledo, OhioMar 23–29Tom Crites (1)
Fair Lanes OpenFair Lanes WoodlawnBaltimore, MarylandApr 1–5Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (2)
Long Island OpenGarden City BowlGarden City, New YorkApr 8–12Peter Hakim (1)
Greater Hartford OpenBradley BowlWindsor Locks, ConnecticutApr 14–19Steve Cook (10)
Firestone Tournament of ChampionsRiviera LanesAkron, OhioApr 22–25Marshall Holman (20)
Showboat Doubles ClassicShowboat Bowling CenterLas Vegas, NevadaJun 7–11Mike Aulby (13),
Steve Cook (11)
Kessler OpenEarl Anthony's Dublin BowlDublin, CaliforniaJun 13–18Dave Husted (4)
Ebonite Firebolt OpenLeilani LanesSeattle, WashingtonJun 21–25Dale Eagle (3)
Southern California OpenTown Square LanesRiverside, CaliforniaJun 27 – Jul 2Mats Karlsson (1)
Miller Lite ChallengeGolden Pin LanesTucson, ArizonaJul 4–9Dave Husted (5)
Austin OpenHighland LanesAustin, TexasJul 11–16Steve Cook (12)
Hammer OpenBoulevard BowlEdmond, OklahomaJul 18–23Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (3)
Molson Golden Bowling ChallengeRose Bowl LanesWindsor, OntarioJul 25–30Don Genalo (6)
Greater Buffalo OpenThruway LanesCheektowaga, New YorkAug 1–6Jeff Bellinger (1)
Columbia Senior/Touring Pro DoublesSuper Bowl LanesErlanger, KentuckyAug 9–13Teata Semiz (4),
Joe Berardi (6)
Japan CupTokyo Port BowlTokyo, JapanSep 18–22Pete Weber (9)
Kodak InvitationalMarcel's Olympic BowlRochester, New YorkNov 3–8Tom Baker (7)
True Value OpenWoodland BowlIndianapolis, IndianaNov 10–15Harry Sullins (1)
Brunswick Memorial World OpenBrunswick Northern BowlGlendale Heights, IllinoisNov 15–22George Branham III (1)
Budweiser ClassicColumbus Square Bowling PalaceColumbus, OhioNov 24–29Dave Ferraro (1)
Budweiser Touring Players ChampionshipTaylor LanesTaylor, MichiganDec 1–6Mark Williams (4)

References

References

  1. "1986 BPAA U.S. Open". PBA.
  2. "1986 Lite Beer Open". PBA.
  3. "1986 Toledo Trust PBA National Championship". PBA.
  4. "1986 Firestone Tournament of Champions". PBA.
  5. "1986 Brunswick Memorial World Open". PBA.
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