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1993 PBA Tour season

FieldValue
titlePBA Bowling Tour: 1993 Season
leagueProfessional Bowlers Association
sportTen-pin bowling
durationJanuary 5 – December 5, 1993
seasonPBA Tour
MVPWalter Ray Williams, Jr.
seasonslistProfessional Bowlers Association Seasons
seasonslistnamesPBA Tour
prevseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1992 Season
prevseason_year1992
nextseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 1994 Season
nextseason_year1994

This is a recap of the 1993 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 35th season, and consisted of 35 events.

PBA Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams, Jr. dominated the season with seven victories and a 299 game in the first match in the Leisure's Long Island open against Robert Lawrence, while leading nearly every statistical category. He had a good chance to tie Mark Roth's 1978 single-season record of eight titles, having collected an additional four runner-up finishes during the year.

Ron Palombi, Jr. captured his second career major title at the Bud Light PBA National Championship. Del Ballard, Jr. became the PBA's third two-time winner of the modern-day BPAA U.S. Open, joining Marshall Holman and Pete Weber.

George Branham III made history in what would be the final Firestone Tournament of Champions, becoming the first African American to win a PBA major. Prior to the tournament, the PBA announced that General Tire would be taking over sponsorship of the ToC, which had been sponsored by Firestone Tire since 1965.

Mike Aulby rolled the PBA's sixth televised 300 game at the Wichita Open, defeating David Ozio 300–279 in the highest-scoring TV match in PBA history.

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
AC-Delco ClassicGable House BowlTorrance, CaliforniaJan 5–9Ron Williams (3)
Phoenix OpenFair Lanes Squaw PeakPhoenix, ArizonaJan 12–16Parker Bohn III (9)
Showboat InvitationalShowboat Bowling CenterLas Vegas, NevadaJan 17–23Mike Aulby (21)
Quaker State OpenForum Bowling LanesGrand Prairie, TexasJan 25–30Steve Hoskins (1)
True Value OpenLandmark Recreation CenterPeoria, IllinoisFeb 2–6John Mazza (4)
Bud Light Hall of Fame ChampionshipTropicana LanesRichmond Heights, MissouriFeb 8–13Bob Learn, Jr. (2)
Cleveland OpenYorktown LanesParma Heights, OhioFeb 16–20Ron Williams (4)
Bud Light PBA National ChampionshipImperial LanesToledo, OhioFeb 21–27Ron Palombi, Jr. (6)
Flagship City OpenEastway LanesErie, PennsylvaniaMar 1–6Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (7)
Baltimore OpenFair Lanes WoodlawnBaltimore, MarylandMar 9–13George Branham III (3)
Johnny Petraglia OpenCarolier LanesNorth Brunswick, New JerseyMar 15–20Ricky Ward (1)
Leisure's Long Island OpenSayville BowlSayville, New YorkMar 22–27Dave Arnold (1)
Tums ClassicBradley BowlWindsor Locks, ConnecticutMar 30 – Apr 3Jason Couch (1)
BPAA U.S. OpenRoseland BowlCanandaigua, New YorkApr 4–10Del Ballard, Jr. (12)
IOF Foresters Bowling for Miracles OpenClub 300 BowlMarkham, OntarioApr 13–17Pete Weber (20)
Firestone Tournament of ChampionsRiviera LanesFairlawn, OhioApr 20–24George Branham III (4)
PBA Touring Pro/Senior DoublesSt. Clair BowlO'Fallon, IllinoisMay 11–15Teata Semiz,
Rich Abboud (1)
Columbia 300 OpenAstro Bowling CenterSan Antonio, TexasMay 17–22Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (8)
Billy Vuckovich III Memorial Fresno OpenCedar LanesFresno, CaliforniaMay 24–29Randy Pedersen (9)
Seattle OpenSkyway Park BowlSeattle, WashingtonJun 7–12Steve Fields (1)
Northwest ClassicCelebrity BowlKennewick, WashingtonJun 14–19Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (9)
Oregon OpenHollywood BowlPortland, OregonJun 22–26Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (10)
Active West OpenActive West Town Square LanesRiverside, CaliforniaJun 28 – Jul 2Brian Voss (13)
Tucson PBA OpenGolden Pin LanesTucson, ArizonaJul 6–10Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (11)
El Paso OpenBowl El PasoEl Paso, TexasJul 13–17Bob Benoit (4)
Wichita OpenNorthrock LanesWichita, KansasJul 27–31Mike Aulby (22)
Choice Hotels Summer ClassicBoulevard BowlEdmond, OklahomaAug 2–7Steve Jaros (2)
Greater Grand Rapids OpenSpectrum LanesGrand Rapids, MichiganAug 8–12Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (12)
Greater Harrisburg OpenABC West LanesMechanicsburg, PennsylvaniaAug 14–19Brian Davis (1)
Paula Carter's Homestead ClassicPaula Carter's Pro BowlHomestead, FloridaAug 21–26Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (13)
Oronamin C Japan CupTokyo Port BowlTokyo, JapanOct 7–10Pete Weber (21)
Rochester OpenMarcel's Olympic BowlRochester, New YorkOct 16–20Roger Bowker (4)
Greater Detroit OpenTaylor LanesTaylor, MichiganOct 23–27Norm Duke (4)
Touring Players ChampionshipWoodland BowlIndianapolis, IndianaOct 30 – Nov 3Jason Couch (2)
Brunswick Memorial World OpenBrunswick Deer Park LanesLake Zurich, IllinoisNov 4–10Dave Husted (8)
Merit Mixed Doubles ChampionshipHilton LanesReno, NevadaDec 2–5Parker Bohn III (10),
Aleta Sill

References

References

  1. "1993 Greater Detroit Open". PBA.
  2. "1993 BPAA U.S. Open". PBA.
  3. "1993 Tournament of Champions". PBA.
  4. "1993 Wichita Open". PBA.
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