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Del Ballard Jr. Delmas Perry "Del" Ballard Jr. (born July 1, 1963) is a professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He was a 2009 inductee into the PBA Hall of Fame, and a 2011 inductee into the USBC Hall of Fame. [4] Ballard is the husband of top female bowler Carolyn Dorin-Ballard with whom he has one daughter.
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (born 1964, Linden, New Jersey) is one of the top female ten-pin bowlers in the world. She is a member of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (1990–2003 and 2015–present) and has bowled in PBA Tournaments as well. She was an exempt competitor in the 2008–09 and 2009-10 PBA Women's ...
This is a recap of the 1987 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 29th season, and consisted of 33 events. Del Ballard, Jr. won his first PBA title at the historic U.S. Open sponsored this season by Seagram's Coolers. The tourney offered a $500,000 prize fund and $100,000 first prize—both PBA records.
This is a recap of the 1991 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 33rd season, and consisted of 36 events. The 1991 season featured the infamous " Del Ballard, Jr. gutter ball." Needing two strikes and seven pins in the tenth frame to defeat Pete Weber for the title at the Fair Lanes Open, Ballard got the ...
The purse for the 1987 event, sponsored by Seagram Wine Coolers, was a then-record $500,000, with a record $100,000 going to the eventual winner, Del Ballard Jr. The final round of the 1995 event, at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, set a bowling attendance record with 7,212 watching Dave Husted notch the second of his three U.S. Open Crowns.
Staff. 19 [4] Website. www.pba.com. The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Mechanicsville, Virginia, [1] and currently owned by Bowlero Corporation since 2019, [2] the PBA's membership consists of over 3,000 members worldwide. [3]
The 1987 U.S. Open, sponsored by Seagram Wine Coolers, offered a then-record total purse of $500,000, and was the first PBA tournament to award a $100,000 first prize (won by Del Ballard Jr.). Unable to find viable sponsorship, the U.S. Open was canceled for 2014, amid speculation that the tournament may not return at all. [ 4 ]
Del Ballard, Jr. (11) Active West PBA Open: Active West Town Square Lanes Riverside, California: Jun 8–13 Dave Ferraro (9) Fresno Open: Cedar Lanes Fresno, California: Jun 16–20 Dave D'Entremont (1) El Paso Open: Bowl El Paso El Paso, Texas: Jun 23–27 Parker Bohn III (6) Tucson PBA Open: Golden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona: Jun 30 – Jul 4 ...