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2001–02 PBA Tour season


FieldValue
titlePBA Bowling Tour: 2001–02 Season
leagueProfessional Bowlers Association
sportTen-pin bowling
durationJanuary 9, 2001 – March 17, 2002
seasonPBA Tour
MVPParker Bohn III
seasonslistProfessional Bowlers Association Seasons
seasonslistnamesPBA Tour
prevseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 2000 Season
prevseason_year2000
nextseason_linkPBA Bowling Tour: 2002–03 season
nextseason_year2002–03

This is a recap of the 2001–02 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tour. It was the tour's 43rd season. This was a transitional season for the PBA Tour following its sale in April 2000. After holding nine events in the early part of 2001, the PBA announced it was moving to a "seasonal" (September–March) National Tour format. The first event under this new format would have been the Wichita Open on September 13, but it was cancelled due to the September 11th attacks. An additional 21 events were held in this time frame, for a total of 30 events in 2001–02.

Parker Bohn III won his second PBA Player of the Year award in three seasons, after posting five titles on the season. The season featured two PBA World Championship events. The first, in 2001, was won by Walter Ray Williams, Jr. The second, in 2002, offered an unprecedented $120,000 first prize and was won by Doug Kent. There were also two ABC Masters events, one in each calendar year. Parker Bohn III won the 2001 event, while amateur Brett Wolfe won the 2002 event.

The season's other major, the U.S. Open was won by Mika Koivuniemi.

With his win in the Silicon Valley Open, Mike Aulby became the only bowler in history to win at least one standard PBA Tour title in four different decades.

Tournament schedule

EventCityDatesWinner
NBS National/Senior DoublesReno, NevadaJan 9–14Parker Bohn III (25),
Rohn Morton
Silicon Valley OpenDaly City, CaliforniaJan 16–21Mike Aulby (27)
The Orleans Casino OpenLas Vegas, NevadaJan 21–25Ryan Shafer (3)
PBA World ChampionshipToledo, OhioJan 28 – Feb 4Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (33)
Parker Bohn III Empire State OpenLatham, New YorkFeb 7–11Parker Bohn III (26)
Tar Heel OpenBurlington, North CarolinaFeb 13–18Ricky Ward (5)
The Villages PBA OpenThe Villages, FloridaFeb 20–24Jason Couch (9)
The Battle at Little CreekVirginia Beach, VirginiaMar 1–4Steve Wilson (3)
ABC MastersReno, NevadaJun 11–16Parker Bohn III (27)
Japan CupTokyo, JapanSep 5–9Bob Learn, Jr. (5)
PBA Peoria OpenPeoria, IllinoisSep 20–25Kurt Pilon (1)
PBA Greater Nashville OpenHendersonville, TennesseeSep 27 – Oct 2Chris Barnes (3)
PBA Miller High Life OpenIndianapolis, IndianaOct 4–9Dave Arnold (3)
PBA Great Lakes ClassicGrand Rapids, MichiganOct 11–16Pete Weber (26)
PBA Greater Detroit ClassicTaylor, MichiganOct 18–23Patrick Allen (1)
PBA Johnny Petraglia OpenNorth Brunswick, New JerseyOct 25–30Danny Wiseman (9)
PBA Greater Cincinnati ClassicErlanger, KentuckyNov 6–11Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (34)
PBA Long Island OpenSyosset, New York
Uncasville, ConnecticutNov 13–18Tommy Delutz, Jr. (2)
PBA Greater Louisville OpenLouisville, KentuckyNov 21–25Pete Weber (27)
Bowling's U.S. OpenFountain Valley, CaliforniaDec 2–9Mika Koivuniemi (2)
PBA Earl Anthony Memorial ClassicKirkland, WashingtonJan 1–6Parker Bohn III (28)
PBA Medford OpenMedford, OregonJan 8–13Ricky Ward (6)
ABC MastersReno, NevadaJan 15–20Brett Wolfe (amateur)
PBA Las Vegas OpenLas Vegas, NevadaJan 19–24Brian Voss (21)
PBA Dallas OpenDallas, TexasJan 29 – Feb 3Ritchie Allen (1)
PBA Columbia 300 Tar Heel OpenBurlington, North CarolinaFeb 5–9Pete Weber (28)
PBA Empire State OpenLatham, New YorkFeb 13–17Robert Smith (3)
PBA Flagship OpenErie, PennsylvaniaFeb 20–24Steve Wilson (4)
PBA World ChampionshipToledo, OhioFeb 24 – Mar 3Doug Kent (5)
The Battle at Little CreekVirginia Beach, VirginiaMar 13–17Parker Bohn III (29)

References

References

  1. "New-look PBA will debut on Sept. 13".
  2. "PBA History". PBA.
  3. "PBA Champions by Season". PBA.
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