Jakob Butturff
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 28, 1994 |
| Home town | Chandler, Arizona, U.S. |
| Bowling Information | |
| Affiliation | PBA |
| Dominant hand | Left |
| Wins | 4 |
| 300-games | 13 |
| Sponsors | Columbia 300, Vise Grips |
Jakob Butturff (born April 28, 1994) is a left-handed American ten-pin bowler from Chandler, Arizona and a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He competes in events on the PBA Tour and in global events as a member of Team USA. He has won four national PBA Tour titles and 19 PBA Regional Tour titles.[1]
Amateur career
Butturff finished first at the 2017 Team USA Trials, and has been a Team USA member for both 2017 and 2018. He won a team gold medal at the 2017 World Bowling Championships.[1]
Professional bowling career
Butturff became a PBA member in 2015, bowling primarily on the PBA Regional circuit that season. He won his first PBA Tour title in the 2016 PBA Xtra Frame Lubbock Sports Open. In October that same year, he won the PBA South Point Las Vegas Open for his second title.
While he had no PBA Tour victories in the 2017 season, Butturff did win the title at the Quibica AMF World Cup on November 11 in Hermosillo, Mexico.[2] Butturff’s best shot at a major championship occurred at the 2017 U.S. Open. He qualified as the #1 seed, leading his next-closest competitor by an astounding 617 pins, but he lost the televised championship match to Rhino Page, 256–222.[1][3]
Butturff won the Go Bowling! PBA 60th Anniversary classic in February 2018 for his third PBA Tour title. He then won the PBA Xtra Frame Kenn-Feld Group Classic in August for his fourth title.
In addition to his national PBA Tour titles, Butturff has won 19 PBA Regional Tour titles, including a PBA-record nine Regional titles in the 2016 season.[1]
Bowling style
Butturff has a unique delivery, in part due to being double-jointed with “hypermobility” in his wrist. According to bowling coach and author Bill Spigner, Butturff’s starting wrist position is “almost an impossible position for someone with normal flexibility to achieve.”[4] This allows Jakob to impart high revolutions on his shot, achieving an RPM rate comparable to many two-handed bowlers. For this reason, Butturff often uses an older technology urethane bowling ball, especially on shorter and/or drier oil patterns.
PBA Tour wins
- 2016: Xtra Frame Lubbock Sports Open (Lubbock, TX)
- 2016: South Point Las Vegas Open (Las Vegas, NV)
- 2018: Go Bowling! PBA 60th Anniversary Classic (Indianapolis, IN)
- 2018: Xtra Frame Ken-Feld Group Classic (Coldwater, OH)
Career statistics
Statistics are through the last complete PBA season.
| Season | Events | Cashes | Match Play | CRA+ | PBA Titles | Average | Earnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 222.46 | 18,400 |
| 2016 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 216.42 | 59,500 |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 220.35 | 66,000 |
+CRA = Championship Round Appearances
References
- ^ a b c d "Jakob Butturff PBA Player Bio". PBA.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ Spigner, Bill (November 11, 2017). "53rd QuibicaAMF Bowling World Cup – Full Results and Standings". bowlingdigital.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ Schneider, Jerry (November 1, 2017). "Rhino Page Wins 2017 U.S. Open for First Major Title". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ Spigner, Bill. "Do Not Try This Approach at Home" (PDF). Bowlers Journal (March 2017 issue). Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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External links
- Jakob Butturff's Profile at PBA.com